Fans who witnessed a man fall to his death at an Oasis show at Wembley Stadium have spoken about conditions in the stands that “seemed unsafe”.

The band played the fourth of five shows at the London venue on Saturday night (August 2) as part of their comeback tour. Towards the end of the main set, a man in his 40s died from injuries consistent with a fall.

The Metropolitan Police urged anyone who “may knowingly or unknowingly have caught it on mobile phone video footage” to come forward, with reports suggesting that the man fell from the stadium’s upper tier.

Oasis said in a statement they were “shocked and saddened” to hear of the news, adding: “Oasis would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of the person involved.”

Some who witnessed the incident have spoken to the Guardian about their experience, sharing views on the safety and alcohol regulations at the stadium.

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One said he had seen fans leaning over the balcony on the upper tier and noted: “One guy was stopped but after that no security came down. The security was so lax. There’s a rail and a small guard but it did make me think someone could quite easily get knocked off there.”

“It seemed unsafe,” he added. “If they’d have actually posted a security guard at the bottom of those steps, where people were continually going, it would have prevented the fall.”

A couple who were close to point where the man fell pointed to the levels of alcohol consumption at the show. “So much beer was being thrown throughout the whole concert,” said one. “I was surprised they allowed people to bring drinks into the stands. It made the floor really slippy.”

“They should put the security guard at the bottom of all the aisles too, and permanently station them there to stop people falling off.”

Her partner added: “Beer was coming from everywhere. I got hit by an empty cup right on the side of the head. If it had been full it would really have hurt. We started getting beer on us from the moment Oasis came on stage.”

A spokesperson for Wembley Stadium told NME: “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 Ground 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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Figures shared by Delaware North, the company with operates the catering at Wembley, indicated that 250,000 pints were sold on average at the first three nights of Oasis’ run at the venue. That well outstripped the 120,000 sold at Coldplay’s 2024 shows and the 40,000 at Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras Tour’ dates last year.

Oasis will next play three shows in Edinburgh and two in Dublin before heading across the Atlantic for the North American leg of the ‘Oasis Live ‘25’ tour. They will then head back to the UK for two final Wembley shows in September, with negotiations underway to bring the tour to Italy.

At the first of the 41 comeback shows, NME gave the historic night in Cardiff the full five stars, and shared: “After a ‘90s heyday and an often maligned post-millennium era, this is Oasis redesigned for the 21st Century.

“Playing before a pop-art-meets-psychedelia visual spectacular that never distracts but will look sick on a phone, they seem the quintessential stadium band playing the greatest hits of greatest hits.”