It will be at least April before the venue is expected to re-open (Picture: James Veysey/Shutterstock)

Music lovers will have to wait another three months before being able to go to a gig at the O2 Academy in Brixton after its license was suspended.

The popular music venue in south London will remain closed until at least April, after two people were killed in a crush at a gig last year.

In December security guard Gaby Hutchinson, 23, and Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, were killed when fans tried to enter an Asake gig without tickets.

Its licence was first suspended in December, and a further decision was made today after a meeting of Lambeth Council’s licensing sub-committee.

Afro-pop singer Asake’s gig was cancelled when a large number of people tried to get into the venue.

A huge crush between the crowds outside the gig killed two people including a security guard (Picture: PA)

Gaby Hutchinson, 23, was working as a security provider at the event in Brixton (Picture: Met Police)

Phoebie Turley (right) posted this photo of her with Gaby Hutchinson (Picture: Facebook)

Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, was a mum-of-two and autism campaigner (Picture: PA)

Tributes were been paid to mum-of-two Rebecca from Newham in east London, who died in hospital after being caught in the crush.

Gaby Hutchinson, 23, was working as one of the contracted security providers for the event, and died after being taken to hospital following the incident.

Rebecca was an autism campaigner and worked as a nurse until her older son was diagosed with autism in 2020.

Friends described her as a ‘beautiful woman who radiated positive energy and was dedicated to being the best version of herself for her kids’.

Ms Ikumelo leaves behind two sons, Jamael and Joelle. The single mother worked as a nursing associate in sexual health until her older child was diagnosed with autism in 2020.

She then took a break from nursing and began spending more time with her children, documenting her son’s development after his autism diagnosis.

Gaby from Gravesend, Kent, died in hospital on Monday from serious injuries sustained in the incident.

Gaby’s family described them as someone who protected the people they loved ‘fiercely’.

 In a tribute they said: ‘When Gaby loved you, it was with their whole heart.

‘Gaby has brought so much love, laughter and inappropriate jokes into our lives and will forever be our baby, our daughter, our sister, our man and our joy.

‘Getting 23 years of Gaby’s life was a blessing and one we will never forget. Gaby will forever live on in our hearts. No one should go to work and not come home.

‘But Gaby protected those they loved fiercely and it was the same with Gaby’s job.’

Gaby was working as one of the contracted security providers for the event that evening.

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It comes after two people were killed in a crush at a gig in December.