A man fell to his death during an Oasis concert at London's Wembley Stadium
The Metropolitan Police force said officers and paramedics responded to reports of an injured person just before 10:30 (2130GMT) on Saturday night
It said a man in his 40s was found 'with injuries consistent with a fall.' He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The force urged anyone who saw what happened or caught it on phone video to contact police.
'We are shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of a fan at the show last night,' Oasis said in a statement, offering 'sincere condolences to the family and friends of the person involved.'
The Britpop icons' first tour in 16 year s kicked off July 4 in Cardiff, Wales. Saturday's concert was the fourth of seven planned shows at Wembley.
Stadium management said Sunday's gig would go ahead as planned.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
San Francisco Chronicle
an hour ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Stella Rimington, Britain's first female MI5 spy chief, dies at 90
LONDON (AP) — Stella Rimington, the first female chief of Britain's MI5 intelligence agency and later a successful thriller writer, has died, her family said Monday. She was 90. The first woman to head a U.K. intelligence agency, Rimington was the inspiration for Judi Dench's portrayal of MI6 chief M in seven James Bond films. Her family said in a statement that Rimington died on Sunday 'surrounded by her beloved family and dogs and determinedly held on to the life she loved until her last breath.' MI5's current director-general, Ken McCallum, said that 'as the first avowed female head of any intelligence agency in the world, Dame Stella broke through long-standing barriers and was a visible example of the importance of diversity in leadership.' Born in London in 1935, Rimington studied English at Edinburgh University and later worked as an archivist. She was living in India with her diplomat husband in the mid-1960s when she was recruited by MI5, Britain's domestic security service, as a part-time clerk and typist in its New Delhi office. She joined the agency full-time after moving back to London in 1969 and rose through the ranks, overcoming rules that kept the most prestigious roles, such as recruiting and running agents, for men only. She worked in each of MI5's operational branches — counterespionage, counterterrorism and counter-subversion — at a time when MI5's work included sniffing out Soviet spies, infiltrating Northern Ireland militant groups and, controversially, spying on leftists, trade union leaders and other alleged subversives. Rimington acknowledged in 2001 that the organization 'may have been a bit over-enthusiastic' in some of its snooping on domestic targets during the Cold War. Rimington was appointed MI5 director-general in 1992, the first head of the organization to be named in public, and her tenure saw the secretive organization become slightly more open. Dench's first appearance as M, a role formerly played by men, was in 'GoldenEye' in 1995. The film's producers said the casting was inspired by Rimington's appointment. After stepping down in 1996, Rimington was made a dame, the female equivalent of a knight, by Queen Elizabeth II. Rimington later published a memoir, 'Open Secret' — to the displeasure of the government — and a series of spy thrillers featuring fictional MI5 officer Liz Carlyle. 'The Devil's Bargain,' published in 2022, introduced a new heroine, CIA officer Manon Tyler. Other women followed her top intelligence jobs. Eliza Manningham-Buller led MI5 between 2002 and 2007. Anne Keast-Butler became head of electronic and cyber-intelligence agency GCHQ in Metreweli was named in June as the first female head of the overseas intelligence agency, MI6. Rimington and her husband, John Rimington, separated in the 1980s, but moved back in together during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020. 'It's a good recipe for marriage, I'd say,' she said. 'Split up, live separately, and return to it later.'
San Francisco Chronicle
an hour ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Music Review: The Black Keys' 'No Rain, No Flowers' puts a feel-good spin on a turbulent year
NEW YORK (AP) — The Ohio alt-rock band the Black Keys are finding their way home on their 13th full-length LP, 'No Rain, No Flowers.' The journey hasn't been easy. Last year, the Grammy-winning duo underwent a fiery, public split with their management after their arena tour was unceremoniously canceled. But on 'No Rain, No Flowers,' guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Pat Carney put a feel-good spin on their recent career turbulence. The album pulls the raw blues, psychedelia, garage rock and roots music of their 23-year discography into a single package. Discerning fans won't have to look hard for nods to their rough 2024. The opening track begins with a synthesizer-infused post-punk riff that leaves a sense of both inner peace and simmering resentment. After warning 'There's evil people in this world / Live long enough and you will be burned,' Auerbach's easygoing voice assures that 'Baby, the damage is done / It won't be long 'til we're back in the sun.' Their fourth album in five years marks a return to the prolific pace they maintained early on in their career. Underdogs no more, the critically acclaimed duo's tenure shows itself on this album, in a mix of trusted creative partners and long-admired new collaborators. And perhaps truer to their name, this iteration of the Black Keys includes a lot more piano. The band says they've never worked with someone who writes on the piano like Rick Nowels, who appeared on Lana Del Rey 's Auerbach-produced album 'Ultraviolence.' Hip-hop producer Scott Storch plays keyboard on the groovy 'Babygirl,' which is part-power pop, part-Rolling Stones with its sharp rhythmic piano and lyrical self-assertiveness. He's also on 'Make You Mine,' where Auerbach's upper register and a string section push the band as close to Bee Gees' disco as they'll get. But they're at their best with moody, trance-inducing tracks like 'Down to Nothing,' where Auerbach's guitar elicits the feeling of yearning that's remained a constant throughout their catalog. The album leaves listeners with the twangy tones and folksier sounds of Nashville — where many of its contributors work and where Auerbach launched his Easy Eye Sound record label eight years ago. Music City songwriter Pat McLaughlin brings the same Americana sound of Auerbach's 2017 solo album to the penultimate track 'A Little Too High,' an upbeat stomper that evokes The Eagles. Electronic backing vocals imbue the closer, 'Neon Moon,' with the same supernatural undercurrent as Kacey Musgraves' 2018 'Golden Hour' — both of which credit songwriter Daniel Tashian. Its natural imagery, however, is less complex. 'You can find it in the southern sky,' Auerbach sings, 'By the light of the neon moon.' 'Take me home / Back to you,' the chorus repeats. 'Take me home / Neon moon.'
San Francisco Chronicle
an hour ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
From a job at a meat processing plant to country music stardom, Bailey Zimmerman is figuring it out
NEW YORK (AP) — His is a Cinderella story. Before the big tours and country music award nominations, Bailey Zimmerman was growing up in the small town of Louisville, Illinois, working at the local meat processing plant and laying gas pipeline. Then, in 2020, he decided to upload videos of himself singing to social media — Black Stone Cherry's 'Stay,' and, later, an original. He quickly garnered a fan base on TikTok. It wasn't overnight, but it was fast. Soon, he inked a deal with Warner Music Nashville and released his debut full-length, 2023's 'Religiously. The Album.' It peaked at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart and was certified two-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Now comes Friday, when he follows it up with a sophomore offering, 'Different Night Same Rodeo.' 'I don't know what I'm doing,' Zimmerman, 25, tells The Associated Press through a smile. 'I randomly got into music in 2020, 2021, and I'd never sang before. I'd never wrote songs before.' After 'Religiously. The Album.' did well — something he didn't see coming — Zimmerman found himself trying to recreate it while writing for his second album. 'It just didn't work,' he says. 'I just found myself not really writing that great of songs because I'm trying to write other songs that have already been written.' So, he took a step back, and asked himself: 'What am I trying to do with my music? And what is the whole goal of this next album?' The answer was simple: He wanted to tell stories from his life. 'You didn't know what you were doing the first time. And you don't know what you're doing now,' he told himself. 'So just write songs that you love and try to write songs that you feel like people can relate to, you know, stories from things I've been through.' On 'Different Night Same Rodeo,' those stories are told in big-hearted ballads ('Hell or High Water'), good time stomps ('New to Country') and varied collaborations, including with country star Luke Combs ('Backup Plan'), the rising pop voice the Kid LAROI ('Lost'), and Diplo ('Ashes'). He's always been open to such eclectic collaborations, anchored in his raspy, charismatic tone — Zimmerman's highest charting song to date is 'All The Way,' a hip-hop-country hybrid he features on with rapper BigXThaPlug. For his second album, Zimmerman wanted to make sure he worked with artists he had true relationships with. For Combs, he knew the singer would be perfect for the fiery 'Backup Plan' — he just never thought he'd meet him. Then, Combs invited Zimmerman to perform at his Hurricane Helene relief benefit 'Concert for Carolina.' They hit it off, and the rest is history. The Kid LAROI ('We're like the same person,' Zimmerman says) and Diplo ('Sometimes things just feel like God's plan,' he says) were partnerships that also happened organically. 'When I collaborate, I just want it to be a real friendship,' he says. 'And I want it to feel real, because it comes across not real when it's not.' For an artist who describes himself as 'dealing with a little bit of impostor syndrome,' he seems to know, at least intuitively, what works for himself and his fans. 'The main reason I write music is so people know they're not alone and that I've been through the things that they've been through, too,' he says. 'I think that's what I started my whole career on, was people relating to me kind of 'therapy writing,'' he says. ''Different Night Same Rodeo' — it's the fluctuation of life. It's the ups and the downs, the mountains, the valleys, but we're still on a good vibe.'
