I think we know by now we'll find the answers in the article, don't we, Reader?
Asake is a breakout star in the Afrobeats genre of upbeat West African pop music. Before his first London gig, on Sunday, December 11, the singer used Twitter to warn fans: ‘Please do not come to the Brixton Academy tonight if you do not have a valid ticket.’
Shanice Choi, who was at Thursday’s concert, told the MyLondon news website that she believes many ticketless fans decided to turn up after hearing rumours that the doors wouldn’t be properly guarded.
‘People are trying to force their way to Asake tonight,’ says one of hundreds of posts that begin to appear on TikTok and Twitter. ‘Why are people behaving like animals?’ asks a second.
A mob breaks through doors to the main auditorium, while about a dozen security guards try to maintain order.
...in the unfolding chaos, clashes develop between fans and the police. One officer allegedly throws a woman down the entrance steps after an altercation in its foyer, in circumstances that are now the subject of an official review. A woman outside walks up to a male officer and punches him in the face. There is one arrest.
It's really deja vu all over again, isn't it?
Yes, it does ring a bell...
ReplyDeleteThousands of entitled Nigerians try to force their way in without tickets and the media are trying to blame the police. Utterly disgraceful.
ReplyDeleteJaded
They weren't from Liverpool, were they?
ReplyDeleteMonkey see monkey do.
ReplyDelete"Yes, it does ring a bell..."
ReplyDeleteI think it's tolling, this bell, rather than ringing...
"...and the media are trying to blame the police."
And the organisers. And anyone else with deep pockets. 🙄
"They weren't from Liverpool, were they?"
LOL! No, they just shoot revellers up there...
"Monkey see monkey do."
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