NEED TO KNOW
- Lee Claydon has been identified as the man who died in a fall at Oasis’ concert at Wembley Stadium in London on Aug. 2
- “Our family has been turned upside down and are struggling to offer with this devastation and unexpected loss,” Aaron Claydon, his brother, wrote in a GoFundMe
- The band said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE that they were “shocked and saddened” by the death
A man who fell to his death during an Oasis show at London’s Wembley Stadium has been identified.
Family members said the victim was 41-year-old Lee Claydon, The Telegraph, the Bristol Post and The Independent.
Aaron Claydon, who described himself on a GoFundMe as Lee’s brother, described his late sibling as a “loving family man” and a father of one son.
“Our family has been turned upside down and are struggling to offer with this devastation and unexpected loss,” Aaron said in the fundraiser.
The Metropolitan Police earlier said that medics, authorities and the London Ambulance service responded to reports that the victim at the Saturday, Aug. 2, Oasis concert had been injured at around 10:19 p.m. local time, according to The Independent and the BBC.
Police said the man, who “was found with injuries consistent with a fall,” was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Telegraph reported that Lee was a landscape gardener from Dorset, a county in southwestern England.
In the GoFundMe, Aaron wrote that Lee leaves behind his son Harry and partner Amanda as well as his father, 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,” Aaron said. “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.”
The brother noted that he organized the fundraiser to help Lee’s partner Amanda and son.
“Please help us raise as much funds as we can to take one worry off Amanda and family right immediately as they are going through any family’s worst nightmare,” he concluded.
Led by brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher, Oasis are currently in the midst of their much-anticipated reunion tour. In a statement obtained by PEOPLE in response to last Saturday’s incident at Wembley Stadium, the Manchester group 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,” the band said.
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Authorities asked concertgoers who went to the Aug. 2 show to breakdown footage they recorded and to come forward with any information about the fatal incident.
“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,” the Metropolitan Police said, according to The Independent.
PEOPLE contacted Aaron Claydon and the Metropolitan Police for additional information on Tuesday, Aug. 5.
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