Our Tribute to Viola Beach

We often hear of members of bands sadly passing away, but for a whole band to be wiped out in such a way has come as a massive shock to all of us.

All four members of Viola Beach and their manager died after falling 82ft after a car crash in Sweden, while they were part of a Swedish music festival.

It may be an overused cliche, but this band really were destined for great things – and we weren’t the only ones to believe it. They played at Reading and Leeds last year, Spotify featured them on one of their playlists, Hew Stephens gave them a spin on Radio 1 and Radio X tipped them to be a “great X-Pectation” for 2016.

Ricky Wilson from the Kaiser Chiefs paid tribute on his Radio X show earlier today, “it’s awful news and it just brings it so close to home when it’s part of a world that your part of. I’ve been in many cars late at night after festivals and gigs and it just brings it home, it’s just a reminder about how fragile life is. All our thoughts at Radio X are with their family.”

As a tribute, Radio X is Playing Viola Beach on every show today.

Tributes have also been flowing in through Twitter.

Viola beach, only saw them on thursday. Terrible news, bands out there stay safe

— Casual Agenda (@casualagenda) February 14, 2016

Absolutely devastated for the loss of Viola Beach and Craig Tarry. Our thoughts are with their friends and families. pic.twitter.com/Fg52on42as

— B L O S S O M S (@BlossomsBand) February 14, 2016

We are all absolutely devastated to hear about @Viola_Beach and their manager, an absolutely amazing band! So so tragic R.I.P

— LISBON (@wearelisbon) February 14, 2016

Here is their latest song, ‘Boys That Sing’ Play it out loud.