Tragic final photo of Oasis fan moments before he died in horror fall at Wembley
Lee Claydon was declared dead at Wembley Stadium on Saturday after sustaining "injuries consistent with a fall".
He is believed to have tumbled from the upper tier balcony at the London gig whilst the audience was enjoying pyrotechnics and applauding the performance.
He had attended the event with his brother Aaron, his niece and his nephew. His niece Lilly Claydon shared a photograph on Facebook accompanied by a tribute, reports the Mirror.
Lee, sporting a hat, can be seen grinning beside Lilly with an arm raised in the air.
She penned: "What a night we all had Lee. The best uncle, I have no words I'll never forget you uncle lee lee." Lee pictured with partner Amanda Purnell (Image: Facebook) Lee's dad said he was a lifelong Oasis fan. (Image: Facebook)
Lee's father Clive Claydon, 75, disclosed that his son was a "lifelong" fan of the band, and had been thrilled to see them perform live.
Clive said: "He was a lifelong Oasis fan and he was so looking forward to going. Out of all the thousands of people there why's it got to be my son?".
Lee's father now suspects the tragedy occurred after he slipped on beer with the floor being wet.
"There was beer all over the floor, it was really slippery, and Lee just slipped and fell," he told The Sun.
"I've been told that it was an accident waiting to happen. It was a horrible, horrible accident."
Paying tribute to Lee on Facebook, his cousin Shannon Gabrielle said: "Honestly don't even know what words to write right now. My cousin Lee tragically passed away this weekend after no doubt having the time of his life at the Oasis concert this weekend, most will have seen snippets in the news I'm sure and as you can imagine it has devastated the whole family and for his closest knit family unit it's the toughest time they are going through ever right now.
"Sharing his Go Fund Me page, in the hope that any donations, big or small, will go a long way towards helping his partner Amanda and the boys throughout this awful period and costs of things. You just don't fathom you will go out for a night of amazing fun and not come home at the end of it."
Following the tragic news, Oasis expressed their shock and sadness upon learning of the death during their sold-out Wembley performance last weekend. The band released a statement saying: "We are shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of a fan at the show last night. Oasis would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the person involved."
Prior to the concert, Lee's brother Aaron had posted on Facebook "today is gonna be the day", referencing the Oasis classic 'Wonderwall'. What may have been one of Lee's final social media interactions was his reply to his brother's post, simply writing: "Cheers our kid".
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