Birmingham nightclub to re-open under new name four years after footballer Cody Fisher's death

The nightclub will re-open with a revised licence, following the death of Cody Fisher in December 2022.

A nightclub will re-open with a revised licence, four years after Cody Fisher’s death in December 2022.

Birmingham City Council shared that the nightclub will re-open with new safety measures in place.

The license for Crane Nightclub on 50 Adderley Street was previously suspended after Cody Fisher’s death.

Mr Fisher was stabbed on the dancefloor of the Crane nightclub in Adderley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, just before midnight on December 26 and was pronounced dead at the scene.placeholder image
Mr Fisher was stabbed on the dancefloor of the Crane nightclub in Adderley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, just before midnight on December 26 and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The nightclub has been renamed as GASWRX.

A Birmingham City Council spokesperson said: “The licence for the Crane Nightclub on 50 Adderley Street was suspended and revoked by the council’s Licensing and Public Protection Committee following the tragic death of Cody Fisher in December 2022.

The force previously said there had been “serious management failings” at the Crane venue, when officers responded to the fatal stabbing of Cody Fisher, 23, in Digbeth, Birmingham, on Boxing Day 2022.placeholder image
The force previously said there had been “serious management failings” at the Crane venue, when officers responded to the fatal stabbing of Cody Fisher, 23, in Digbeth, Birmingham, on Boxing Day 2022.

“The premises has subsequently remained closed pending the outcome of an appeal by the Premises Licence Holder

“Working in partnership with West Midlands Police and the Premises Licence Holder, we have reached an agreement in which the premises will be able to reopen with a revised licence under which the venue will operate with robust and meaningful safeguards in place and be as safe as possible.”

GASWRX has also been approached for comment.

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