Fan dies at Stone Roses’ Glasgow Green gig

A SPECTATOR who collapsed at a major rock concert in Glasgow at the weekend has died, police confirmed.
A Stone Roses fan died at the band's show at Glasgow Green on Saturday. Picture: Robert PerryA Stone Roses fan died at the band's show at Glasgow Green on Saturday. Picture: Robert Perry
A Stone Roses fan died at the band's show at Glasgow Green on Saturday. Picture: Robert Perry

The woman, who has not been identified, fell to the ground during a gig by the Stone Roses on Saturday.

She was treated at the scene by paramedics and taken to Glasgow Royal Infirmary, where she was later pronounced dead.

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It is understood friends of the 24-year-old also at the concert on Glasgow Green alerted the authorities when she took ill at around 9pm.

At the time, there was an interlude between the support band Primal Scream, and The Stone Roses’ set, which was attended by 50,000 people.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: “Just after 9pm we received a report that a 24-year-old woman had fallen while attending the Stone Roses concert.” A post-mortem examination will be carried out, but it is not thought there are any suspicious circumstances.