Oasis fan death at Wembley Stadium raises safety concerns and prompts review

Oasis

A coroner has ordered a review into the safety of barriers at Wembley Stadium after an Oasis fan fell to his death last summer.

On August 2 last year, Lee Claydon, 45, died after he fell from an upper tier at the London venue at the end of one of the band’s reunion shows.

An inquest into the incident was opened at Barnet Coroner’s Court in September by senior coroner Andrew Walker, and during a pre-inquest review on Thursday (February 26), Walker ordered a report into the barriers in question.

He said that the report should examine the design, height and placement of the barriers on level five of the stadium, where Claydon fell, and assess whether the area provides a “safe environment” for people attending concerts, and whether any modifications have been made since their installation.