Legendary London venue The O2 Academy Brixton has had its licence temporarily suspended after two people died in a crowd crush at the venue.
Security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33 were badly hurt when fans without tickets tried to get into a show by Nigerian artist Asake at the south London venue on December 15.
A 21-year-old woman remains seriously ill in hospital.
On Thursday,the local Lambeth Council's licensing sub-committee decided to force the site to close until a further meeting on January 16 next year.
The O2 Academy Brixton offered a voluntary closure until that date.
The meeting was called following an application by the Metropolitan Police, who said the licence should be suspended immediately to "protect the public".
Announcing the sub-committee’s decision, Cllr Fred Cowell said: "The sub-committee accepts the licence-holder’s offer to voluntarily close has been made in good faith.
"However, in the view of the licensing sub-committee, given the severity of events of December 15 2022, the risks to public safety as a consequence of, in particular, serious disorder rising from a lack of crowd control at the front doors of the venue remain high if the venue were able to operate as before."
In their application to have the licence suspended, the police said it was apparent "security staff had completely lost control of the situation with regards to crowd control".
The Academy has been hosting concerts since 1983, becoming one of London's leading music venues, hosting over 50 live albums, and winning the NME Best Venue 12 times since 1994.
It has been home to several notable performances, including The Smiths' last gig in December 1986, Leftfield's June 1996 concert which set a decibel record for a live gig at 137db, and Madonna's gig in 2000, which was watched by an online audience of 9 million.
