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Bittersweet last post of lifelong Oasis fan hours before plunging to his death at Wembley gig
The bittersweet final post of an Oasis fan hours before he plunged to his death at their Wembley gig has emerged.
Lee Claydon plummeted from the upper tier balcony of the stadium in north London in front of 100,000 people on Saturday.
The father-of-one, from Bournemouth, died at the scene despite medics battling to save his life in front of horrified fans as the band finished off the gig.
And his last social media message ahead of the concert showed how excited he was for the big night at Wembley.
His brother Aaron took to Facebook to say: 'Today is gonna be the day @Lilly Claydon @Lennon Claydon @Lee Claydon make sure you have downloaded the Shazam app. #oasislive25'
The post was a reference to Oasis anthem Wonderwall and, in response, Mr Claydon said: 'Cheers our kid.'
In the aftermath of his brother's death, Aaron paid tribute, describing him as 'the man I have always looked up to' via a GoFundMe page set up to support his grieving family.
He wrote: 'Our family has been turned upside down and are struggling to deal with this devastation and unexpected loss.
'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.
'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.'
Mr Claydon's cousin Shannon Robbie also paid tribute, writing on Facebook: '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.'
His last social media message ahead of the concert showed how excited he was for the big night at Wembley
In a statement issued over the weekend Liam and Noel Gallagher said they were 'shocked and saddened' by the tragedy.
A witness previously told the Daily Mail they heard screams and shouts after the fan had tumbled, saying: 'It was horrendous. The guy fell from a balcony. Paramedics came rushing over. There was a lot of screaming and shouting.
'It was a big fall. God knows how it happened. It was so tragic. I don't know how on earth it happened. It was heartbreaking. He was only young.'
The Daily Mail understands Mr Claydon fell at the end of the concert while fireworks were being set off from the stage after Oasis had played Champagne Supernova.
Another fan saw paramedics trying to revive him after he had hit the concrete.
They first thought a coat was falling from above until they looked over.
'I was directly underneath in section 211. At first glance I thought it was a coat falling from the above tier but then I looked and saw the bloke on the concrete. It was horrific to see,' they said.
Sunday night's show at Wembley went ahead as planned with frontman Liam appearing to hint about the previous evening's tragedy before performing Live Forever.
The singer told the crowd: 'This ones for all the people who can't be here tonight, but who are here if you know what I mean. And ain't they looking lovely.'
Meanwhile, former Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys, who had been at Wembley to watch Oasis, said he was shocked at the amount of alcohol fans were drinking.
On social media he said: 'I heard about this last night. It's so sad. Thoughts are with the family.
'The cause was the massive amount of alcohol allowed into the arena. I was astounded to see it. It wouldn't happen at a football match. It shouldn't happen at a concert.'
A spokesman for the Met Police said: 'At around 10.19pm on Saturday August 2, officers on duty at Wembley Stadium for the Oasis concert responded alongside venue medics and the London Ambulance Service to reports that a person had been injured.
'A man - aged in his 40s – was found with injuries consistent with a fall. He was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
'The stadium was busy, and we believe it is likely a number of people witnessed the incident, or may knowingly or unknowingly have caught it on mobile phone video footage.
'If you have any information that could help us to confirm what happened, please call 101, quoting 7985/02AUG.'
A Wembley Stadium spokesman said: 'Last night, Wembley Stadium medics, the London Ambulance Service and the police attended to a concert goer who was found with injuries consistent with a fall.
'Despite their efforts, the fan very sadly died.
'Our thoughts go out to his family, who have been informed and are being supported by specially trained police officers.
'The Police have asked anyone who witnessed the incident to contact them.'
