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Sombr calls out Brixton Academy mid-performance after fan incident: ‘You guys need to pay attention’

Sombr calls out Brixton Academy mid-performance after fan incident: ‘You guys need to pay attention’

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Pop star Sombr called out Brixton Academy during his performance at the London venue after security apparently failed to notice a fan who had fainted in the crowd. The Grammy-nominated US singer, real name Shane Michael Boose, was performing his third and final show at the venue on Monday (9 March) when he stopped midway through a rendition of his hit song “Back to Friends”. “Guys, there’s someone passed out over here,” the 20-year-old told security, seen in footage that has circulated on social media. “This is the most poorly managed venue I’ve ever played at in my life. You guys need to pay attention. It’s insane. Safety comes first.” Sombr did not address the incident after the show, only posting to social media to say: “London night three. I love you so much. Thanks for an unforgettable past three nights. I’ll be …

New Year’s Eve Clubs London 2025: The Best NYE Club Nights

New Year’s Eve Clubs London 2025: The Best NYE Club Nights

Welcome to the Standard’s guide to New Year’s clubbing in London. New Year’s Eve is notoriously tricky to navigate: which club, which night, which DJ? Should you arrive for the countdown or slink in after midnight? Do your friends share the same musical tastes, or will half of them spend the evening looking pained? Do you need an outside space? And crucially, do you actually want to dance, or do you just want to say you went dancing? Exhausting, isn’t it? But here’s the thing: it’s too late to agonise. Book something, anything, before everything sells out. Below, we’ve rounded up the best nights the capital has to offer for New Year’s Eve 2025 (plus an option for the genuinely unhinged, who fancy partying on New Year’s Day 2026 instead). Rally your friends, strong-arm them into agreement, and buy the tickets. They’ll thank you when they’re not standing in Trafalgar Square at 11pm wondering what went wrong. Why not have an intimate clubbing experience this New Year’s Eve? Like at Venue MOT, one of London’s …