Police are continuing to review CCTV from Wembley Stadium to work out how the dad fell from Wembley Stadium
An Oasis fan who fell to his death at one of the band’s Wembley concerts suffered “multiple bodily injuries”, an inquest has heard. Landscape gardener Lee Claydon, 45, of Bournemouth, Dorset, died following the incident at Wembley Stadium on August 2.
Mr Claydon’s inquest was opened at Barnet Coroner’s Court on Thursday by senior coroner Andrew Walker. The inquest heard that Mr Claydon was taken to a medical centre in Wembley after the fall where he was pronounced dead at 10.38pm.
After Lee’s death, his dad Clive Claydon, 75, said: “He was a lovely bloke, loved to be with his family – a hard-working family man, he loved his kid, looked after them really well.” He added: “He had everything going for him. I am so devastated, I have been to the doctor for tablets and everything to get over it.”
He said that Lee, who was a dad of one and was set to go on holiday with his family to Turkey soon after the gig, had gone to the concert with his brother and his brother’s children, might have had a “couple of beers” but had not taken any drugs.
Mr Walker said a post-mortem examination on August 6 gave the preliminary medical cause of death as “multiple bodily injuries”. Detective Inspector Aimee-Leigh Sando said the police could not “give a timeframe” on when the investigation into Mr Claydon’s death will be completed.
Ms Sando told the inquest: “We are reviewing all evidence including CCTV footage and surrounding evidence. We are looking to complete statements from significant witnesses of those present during the fall. A substantial amount of personnel came forward after we put out the media request.”
Mr Walker adjourned the inquest until a pre-inquest hearing on November 19. The senior coroner added: “Having heard that information I’m going to open an investigation touching on the death of Lee Claydon. I’m going to direct that a pre-inquest hearing take place on November 19 this year at 10am.”
The fall happened during a run of stadium shows for the rock band’s sell-out Live ’25 reunion tour – their first since splitting in 2009. Oasis previously said in a statement: “We are shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of a fan at the show. Oasis would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the person involved.”
At the time a spokesperson for Wembley Stadium said: “Wembley Stadium operates to a very high health and safety standard, fully meeting legal requirements for the safety of spectators and staff, and is certified to and compliant with the ISO 45001 standard.
“We work very closely and collaboratively with all relevant event delivery stakeholders – including event owners, local authorities, the Sports Grounds Safety Authority and the police – to deliver events to high standards of safety, security and service for everyone attending or working in the venue.”
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