Oasis have said they are “shocked and saddened” after a man fell to his death at Wembley Stadium during the band’s Saturday concert. The man, aged in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found with injuries consistent with a fall.
The Metropolitan police said officers on duty at Wembley responded to reports that a person had been injured at 10.19pm. A spokesperson said: “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.”
Oasis said in a statement: “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.” During their Wembley gig on Sunday night, the band dedicated the track Live Forever to “all the people who can’t be here tonight”. Liam Gallagher said: “This one’s for all the people who can’t be here tonight, but who are here if you know what I mean, and aren’t they looking lovely. Live Forever.”
One fan, sitting in a lower tier, said on social media she had witnessed paramedics trying to revive the man. She wrote: “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.”
A Wembley Stadium spokesperson said: “Last night, Wembley Stadium medics, the London ambulance service and the police attended to a concertgoer 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 Oasis reunion tour, with Liam and Noel Gallagher at the band’s helm for the first time in 16 years, includes seven shows at Wembley and five in Manchester, before continuing to the US, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia and ending in South America in November.
