An Oasis fan claims he was left seriously injured after an "excruciating" fall down stairs at Wembley Stadium during one of the band's reunion gigs - the day after another fan fell to his death. Michael Hargreaves, 53, of Stockport, said he broke his elbow after falling down stairs that were "slippier" than "any other concert I've been to" on August 3, and having to miss most of the band's set to receive first aid and go to hospital.

Lawyers Slater and Gordon said Mr Hargreaves was unsure when he would be able to return to work as a self-employed plumber and gas engineer after being warned he could face "lifelong consequences of the injury to his dominant right arm". A Wembley spokesperson said all incidents were "investigated thoroughly". Mr Hargreaves said the pain when he slipped and hit the floor was "excruciating", according to the law firm. "And then I saw the blood. I knew something was seriously wrong. It genuinely felt like my arm had detached at the elbow."

The Wembley spokesperson said Mr Hargreaves was treated onsite at the London venue and advised to go to hospital immediately, but he discharged himself to return to the concert.

Mr Hargreaves, who went to the show with his wife Theressina, agreed he was determined to see Oasis, but had to leave after a few songs due to the pain from his injury, his lawyers said.

"They gave us some seats to watch Oasis, but I think once the shock had worn off, I realised the amount of pain I was in," Mr Hargreaves said in comments issued via the lawyers.

"I just couldn't stay, and knew I needed to get to hospital.

"The pain when I landed was excruciating, and then I saw the blood. I knew something was seriously wrong. It genuinely felt like my arm had detached at the elbow. I think I went into shock, as a lot of it is a blur after that.

"I had only had a couple of glasses of wine with lunch, so was far from being drunk, which is verified in my medical report. We were looking forward to a great time at Oasis after being so lucky to get tickets when a few extra ones were released after they initially sold out."

He's had emergency surgery and said he was now doing physiotherapy, but been told he may never be able to straighten his arm properly again.

"I've always worked, I've worked for 35 years, and the thought of now having to claim benefits just to pay the bills is really awful," he said.

"It's all so unknown, you never think you'll be in this position. While a lot of my customers are waiting for me to recover, I just don't know when that will be, and I'm having to turn work away - I couldn't afford to pay someone else. It's a really worrying time."

As a regular concert goer, Mr Hargreaves estimates he has been to Wembley about 65 times. "The floor was slippier than I've ever known it at Wembley, or at any other concert I've been to.

"I was walking down some stairs with a drink in each hand for me and my wife and the next thing I knew I was up in the air. It all happened so quickly."

His legal representative Matthew Tomlinson at Slater and Gordon said: "This injury has turned Michael's life upside down and has left him struggling physically and financially. We will work tirelessly to establish the facts of what happened to cause Michael's serious injury, and to support him in his recovery."

But the firm cited reports of other Oasis fans who had attended the Wembley shows saying the floor was "like an ice rink".

Another fan, Lee Claydon, died after falling from a height at the Oasis show the night before. An inquest into the cause of his death has been opened and adjourned for a further pre-inquest hearing, set for November 19.

The Wembley Stadium spokesperson said: "All accidents and incidents that take place at Wembley Stadium are reported and investigated thoroughly.

"On this occasion the guest was taken to the medical centre and assessed by a doctor who treated a wound and advised he be transferred to hospital immediately for an x-ray and further examination.

"The guest refused the medical advice provided and discharged himself so he could return to the concert."