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Fans of The Prodigy's Keith Flint to line procession route | Fans of The Prodigy's Keith Flint to line procession route |
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Fans of The Prodigy star Keith Flint have been invited to line the funeral procession route ahead of a service celebrating his life. | Fans of The Prodigy star Keith Flint have been invited to line the funeral procession route ahead of a service celebrating his life. |
Flint, who sang lead vocals on the band's number one singles Breathe and Firestarter, was found dead at his Essex home on 4 March. | Flint, who sang lead vocals on the band's number one singles Breathe and Firestarter, was found dead at his Essex home on 4 March. |
A church service for family and close friends will be held on Friday. | A church service for family and close friends will be held on Friday. |
On Twitter, the band asked fans to line the route to the church near Braintree and "'raise the roof' for Keef". | On Twitter, the band asked fans to line the route to the church near Braintree and "'raise the roof' for Keef". |
The band tweeted a map of the procession route through Braintree, starting from Courtauld Road at the roundabout linking Railway Street and Coggeshall Road. | The band tweeted a map of the procession route through Braintree, starting from Courtauld Road at the roundabout linking Railway Street and Coggeshall Road. |
It will head along Courtauld Road, right on to Bradford Street and then left on to Church Lane as it heads to St Mary's Church in Bocking. | |
The band said fans were invited to line the route from 15:00 GMT, to "pay their final respects & 'raise the roof' for Keef!" | The band said fans were invited to line the route from 15:00 GMT, to "pay their final respects & 'raise the roof' for Keef!" |
It said if anyone wished to lay flowers or tributes, they should be sent to the church no later than 14:00 GMT on Friday. | It said if anyone wished to lay flowers or tributes, they should be sent to the church no later than 14:00 GMT on Friday. |
"The church service will just be for family and close friends, but there will be speakers relaying the ceremony outside the church for everyone to hear," the tweet said. | "The church service will just be for family and close friends, but there will be speakers relaying the ceremony outside the church for everyone to hear," the tweet said. |
An inquest into the 49-year-old singer's death at his Dunmow home opened on 11 March and heard the provisional cause of death was from hanging. | An inquest into the 49-year-old singer's death at his Dunmow home opened on 11 March and heard the provisional cause of death was from hanging. |
Flint was born in Redbridge, north-east London, and later moved to Braintree, where he co-founded The Prodigy in 1990 with Liam Howlett and Leeroy Thornhill. | Flint was born in Redbridge, north-east London, and later moved to Braintree, where he co-founded The Prodigy in 1990 with Liam Howlett and Leeroy Thornhill. |
The band, who had been due to tour the United States in May, released their latest album in November and had recently been on tour in Australia. | The band, who had been due to tour the United States in May, released their latest album in November and had recently been on tour in Australia. |