Lee Claydon, 45, died after falling from a balcony at one of Oasis’s performances at Wembley Stadium – in an emotional tribute, his father described him as a ‘lovely, lovely bloke’
The father of an Oasis fan who plunged to death at their Wembley Stadium gig has paid a heartbreaking tribute to his “lovely, lovely” son.
Lee Claydon, from Bournemouth in Dorset, was pronounced dead on Saturday after sustaining “injuries consistent with a fall”. The 45-year-old is thought to have fallen from the upper tier balcony of the stadium during the concert. Lee leaves behind his son, dad, partner, brothers, sisters, nephews and niece.
His father Clive Claydon, 75, has now revealed that his son was a “lifelong” fan of the band, and had been excited to see them live along with his brother Aaron, and his niece and nephew. It comes after a mum left a 16-month-old baby home alone to die when she went on holiday.
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Clive told The Sun: “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?”
He said Lee lived with his partner and son Harry in Bournemouth, and was “lovely, lovely bloke” who “no one could say a bad thing about ever.”
At the weekend, shocked gig-goers described witnessing the horror moment the dad fell from the balcony during the lively concert. Writing on social media, one parent said her teenage son “saw him falling” but couldn’t see the landing, while another woman said she saw the man fall into their block, calling the incident “awful”.
Claire Collier posted: “It happened about [five] mins before the end of the gig, it was awful… thinking of his family and friends and everyone that witnessed it.”
Vincent Muylle, who was also at the gig, described the mood inside the venue as “euphoric” until the “very shocking” fall occurred. “He fell, right in front of us,” he recounted. Petrina Whiley also spoke of the collective disbelief among those who were in the block the following day, saying: “I think we are all in a state of shock at what happened last night.”
A GoFundMe page has been set up in the hope that any donations, big or small, will go a long way towards helping his family throughout this awful period. A message on the page reads: “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.”
A statement released by the band following the incident said: “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.”