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Viola Beach Credit: Viola Beach It is five years since the Warrington band Viola Beach and their manager were killed in a car accident in Sweden. Now a group of musicians from their hometown have come together to record a cover of their debut single 'Swings And Waterslides'. All revenue from the single's release will be donated to charities chosen by the families of the band. A group of musicians from their hometown have come together to record a cover of Viola Beach's debut single 'Swings And Waterslides'. Credit: Warrington Music The project was organised by Lee Harman, Editor of [WAM] Ma...

Viola Beach remembered on fifth anniversary of their tragic accident with Swings & Waterslides charity cover 5 February, 2021 The late Jack Dakin performing with Viola Beach at the London Koko on January 30th, 2016 (Photo: Alberto Pezzali for Live4ever Media) The cover of the Viola Beach track will raise money for charities of their families’ choice. It’s hard to believe it’s five years now since a young band and their young lives were so tragically cut short. Yet here we are, and on this anniversary friends of Viola Beach have arranged a charity cover of one of the singles which had h...

ONE of Viola Beach's best loved songs has been reimagined to mark five years since we lost the Warrington band. Featuring seven singers, two guitarists, a bassist and a drummer, a cover of Swings and Waterslides has been recorded by the town's community of musicians and will be released on Friday, February 12. The charity single has even been mixed by Viola Beach's former sound engineer Cal Bate, who now works with Blossoms. Viola Beach were hotly tipped to become one of the UK’s biggest indie bands. But the lives of Kris Leonard, Jack Dakin, River Reeves, Tom Lowe and their Wools...