AN Oasis fan tragically plunged to his death during the band’s reunion gig at Wembley.
The man – aged in his 40s – was understood to be sitting in the upper tier of the stadium as the Gallagher brothers performed to a sell-out crowd on Saturday.
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Police and paramedics rushed to the gig but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The highest stands in the 90,000-seat venue are some 170ft above the ground.
One fan, who was sitting in a lower tier, described watching medics try to revive the tragic fan after he hit the concrete.
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.”
The Met Police confirmed that officers at Wembley responded to reports that a man had been injured at 10.19pm, where they found the casualty with “injuries consistent with a fall”.
They urged anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have unknowingly caught it on their mobile phone to get in touch.
The police are expected to inform the Health and Safety Executive which could launch a probe into the death.
Saturday’s gig was the fourth of seven London shows on Oasis’ blockbuster reunion tour.
The band crashed ticket sites when they announced they were making a comeback last year – as more than 14 million fans tried to secure a seat at the highly-anticipated gigs.
Last month Liam and Noel reunited on stage in Cardiff for the first time since a backstage bust-up broke up the band 16 years ago.
The Britpop icons returned to their hometown of Manchester for five dates in July.
They performed a 23-song setlist of classic hits, including Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back in Anger and Live Forever to a roaring crowd of 80,000 people at Heaton Park.
They will head to America later this month before returning to London for two more gigs in September.
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