{"id":238221,"date":"2023-10-09T14:31:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=238221"},"modified":"2023-10-09T14:31:53","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T14:31:53","slug":"security-brawl-with-revellers-outside-o2-forum-in-kentish-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/security-brawl-with-revellers-outside-o2-forum-in-kentish-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Security brawl with revellers outside O2 Forum in Kentish Town"},"content":{"rendered":"
Security guards brawled with revellers in ugly scenes outside the O2 Forum in Kentish Town last night.<\/p>\n
Video circulating on X\u00a0shows Showtec staff wearing yellow hi-vis vests jostling with a number of men outside the London music venue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Iranian hip-hop band Zedbazi were listed as playing at the O2 Forum at the time of the fracas.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The footage starts with a security guard grabbing hold of a man’s hand who can be heard telling him ‘you have to stay here’. The man then gives him a gentle shove and walks away.<\/p>\n
It then cuts to a bearded Showtec employee wearing a grey fleece pushing a man wearing a grey gilet and navy baseball cap.<\/p>\n
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A security guard outside O2 Forum in Kentish Town can be heard telling a man ‘you have to stay here’. The man then gives him a gentle shove and walks away<\/p>\n
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A bearded Showtec employee wearing a grey fleece pushing a man wearing a grey gilet and navy baseball cap in a confrontation outside the O2 Forum<\/p>\n
Another person wearing a yellow top is huddled on the ground as a security guard is seen pulling a man clinging onto the rails.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Things then escalate as the scene abruptly clips to a T-shirt wearing reveller falling on the floor who then picks up one of the O2 Forum branded metal barricades and chucks it towards Showtec staff.<\/p>\n
Five men are huddled near the entrance of the concert venue in another shot and appear to be trying to strike a man on the ground. He then gets to his feet and grabs hold of reveller’s top before being kicked to the floor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Another person wearing a yellow top is huddled on the ground as a security guard is seen pulling a man clinging onto the rails<\/p>\n
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Things then escalate as the scene abruptly clips to a T-shirt wearing reveller falling on the floor<\/p>\n
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Another man comes into view and hits a man on the head before he is grabbed by the arm and dragged to safety<\/p>\n
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A Metropolitan Police officer appears to point a Taser at a reveller and gestures them to stay away\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another man comes into view and hits a man on the head before he is grabbed by the arm and dragged to safety.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two uniformed Scotland Yard officers come into a view in the next scenes, with one policeman pointing what appears to be a Taser and holding up his other arm appearing to gesture others to stay away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is not known what caused the melee. MailOnline has contacted Met Police, the O2 Forum, and Showtec for comment.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n