Dad's tragic three-word post hours before plunging to his death at Oasis gig
Lee Claydon was declared deceased at the scene at Wembley Stadium on Saturday after sustaining "injuries consistent with a fall".
He is believed to have plummeted from the upper tier balcony at the London gig whilst the audience was enjoying pyrotechnics and celebrating the performance.
Prior to the concert, Aaron Claydon, sibling of cherished Lee, had posted on Facebook "today is gonna be the day", referencing the Oasis chart-topper 'Wonderwall'.
And potentially one of Lee's final social media interactions was a reply to his brother's message.
He tagged his sibling and other relatives in the post.
And Lee responded: "Cheers our kid". Lee Claydon (Image: Facebook) Lee with partner Amanda Purnell (Image: Facebook)
Following the tragedy, Aaron established a GoFundMe campaign in memory of his brother and to provide financial assistance for his family.
In a heartfelt memorial, Aaron described his brother as the person he "always looked up to" and that their family has been "turned upside down" by his passing.
The family including his partner Amanda is "struggling to deal with this devastation and unexpected loss", Aaron explained.
He penned: "Lee leaves behind his Son, Dad, Partner, Brothers, Sisters, Nephews and Niece. Lee was a loving family man who was a role model to his son Harry and was loved so much by all his family.
"Lee would have done anything for any of us and he was taken from us far too soon and we will miss him so very much. Lee loved all outdoor activities, one of his favourite hobbies was fishing. He also loved music and his guitar. He also really enjoyed going to watch and support the boys and his nephew at their football games. Lee's last message on social media (Image: Facebook)
"Amanda and the boys have our full support at this very sad time which is why we would love to be able to help them financially as well as emotionally. Please help us raise as much funds as we can to take one worry off Amanda and family right now as they are going through any family's worst nightmare."
Paying tribute to the dad 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 news, Oasis expressed they were "shocked and saddened" to learn of the death during their sold-out Wembley performance at the 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."
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