Prodigy are rocked by second tragedy as gig security man ‘Con’ is found dead just weeks after frontman Keith Flint found hanged
- The death of Con, the band’s minder was announced on the band’s website
- They referred to Con as a ‘superman’ and the ‘greatest loyal friend’ in the post
- The band’s frontman Keith Flint was found hanged at his Essex home on March 4
The Prodigy’s minder Con has tragically died a little over a month after frontman Keith Flint’s suicide.
The sad news was announced on the band’s website today as they paid tribute to ‘Superman’ Con.
‘R.i.P Con.You always had our backs and looked after us for years,you got us out of many sticky situations on tour,you were a truly great man, in fact you were actually Superman – the people that knew you will understand what I’m sayin,’ they wrote in the post.
The Prodigy’s minder Con has tragically died a little over a month after frontman Keith Flint’s suicide
‘Above all you were the greatest loyal friend to us all man. We will truly miss you and never forget you brother. Our love goes out to Jayne and family. The Prodigy boys.’
The band also shared a moving picture of Con lifting up Keith as he was surrounded by fans at a gig.
Con’s age and the circumstances around his death have not been released.
The band shared moving pictures of Con with Flint, including one of him lifting up the frontman as he was surrounded by fans at a gig
His death comes just weeks after Flint, pictured above with Con, was found dead at his Essex home on March 4
His death comes just weeks after Flint was found dead aged 49 on March 4, and an inquest later found that he had died as a result of hanging.
Bandmate Liam Howlett bandmate Liam Howlett said that Flint ‘took his own life’ in an earlier Instagram post.
At the star’s funeral, a huge crowd danced through the streets of Essex as his coffin was taken to his local church.
Con’s age and the cause of his death has not yet been announced. He is pictured above with
Many fans had travelled from across Europe and the rest of the world to pay tribute.
The singer rose to fame in the Brit Award-winning electronic band in the 1990s and was known for hits including Firestarter and Breathe.
Fans pledged to make Firestarter number one after Flint’s death, with it climbing the charts in the days after the tragic discovery.
They released their latest album No Tourists in November, their seventh consecutive number one record.
He was described in a statement by Howlett and fellow bandmate Maxim as ‘a true pioneer, innovator and legend’.