Nigerian Afrobeats star Asake was forced to cancel his sold-out show at the O2 Academy Brixton in the middle of it due to crowds of people, many of whom did not have tickets.
According to reports, ticketless fans attempted to break down the venue's doors on Thursday night, forcing the sold-out show to be called off halfway through.
According to police, four people were critically injured and four others were hospitalized after a crush at the south London concert venue.
At 21:35 p.m. (2135 GMT), police and other emergency services were called to the O2 Academy in Brixton after reports that "a large number of people were attempting to force entry to the venue."
They arrived to find a number of people with injuries that were thought to have been caused by crushing.
“Detectives are investigating the circumstances which led to four people sustaining critical injuries,” the Metropolitan police said.
Two “less seriously injured” people were treated at the scene while the eight others were taken to hospital by ambulance.
No arrests have been made, the Met noted.
“This is an extremely upsetting incident which has left four people critically ill in hospital,” Commander Ade Adelekan said.
“A police investigation has been launched, and it will be as thorough and as forensic as necessary to establish exactly what happened last night.”
He added specialist officers will examine the scene and CCTV, but appealed for anyone with information to come forward.