Four people in critical condition following Asake London show

Four people are in a critical condition with four more injured following a crush at an Asake concert in London last night. The Nigerian afrobeats artist was performing the third of three sold-out shows at O2 Academy Brixton when the incident took place. The live show was canceled as a result of the crowd trouble.

The Guardian reports that police were alerted that people were attempting to force their way into the venue and arrived around 9:35pm. Once there they found a number of people with “injuries believed to have been caused by crushing.”

They need to close down o2 Brixton. What a myth lol #asake pic.twitter.com/5vjNzwi4pn

— say no more (@DammySNM) December 15, 2022

Footage from outside the venue showing large crowds awaiting entry has been shared widely on social media. Speaking from the stage after police told him to stop performing, Asake told fans: “They said outside is fucked up already. So we have to end the show. I don’t know why. It’s not me.”

Another man then spoke from the stage, saying. “We have stopped the show, because they breached the door. You have got 3,000 people have broken the door outside and because of security, police have asked us to close the show. We apologise to you. This is nothing to do with us."

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— Milez (@MilezGrey) December 16, 2022

Police reported no arrests on the night with detectives from specialist crime now investigating the incident.

The FADER has reached out to representatives for Asake and O2 Academy Brixton for comment.