Viola Beach Families - 'Lets Get Them To Number 1'
The family of Warrington band Viola Beach and their manager, killed in a car crash, has urged people to buy their music as a tribute.
Speaking in public for the first time about his son's death, Colin Tarry, the father of Craig Tarry said he hopes the up-and-coming British indie group "didn't die in vain".
All four band members and their manager were killed when their vehicle smashed through a bridge barrier in Sweden and plunged more than 80ft into a canal early on Saturday.
Singer Kris Leonard, guitarist River Reeves, bassist Tomas Lowe, drummer Jack Dakin and Craig Tarry died around 25 miles from Stockholm after a gig.
Colin Tarry said: "It's just a tragic loss. I just don't want them to die in vain. Go out there and buy their records. Let's get them to number one."
He said the Warrington-based group were set for big things, adding they were "like a volcano - ready to explode".
Reeves' mother Sharon Dunne described her son as "amazing, funny and talented. He was probably the funniest young man".
She said: "He lit up the room. Everybody loved him," adding the band was "living the dream."
Mrs Dunne went on: "We just feel the only thing we've got left is for them to make number one because that was their dream."
Tomas Lowe's sister Rebecca said: "They didn't want the fame. They just wanted to make music and to let people listen to it and enjoy it."
She said they were "five good friends within the group" and "were the nicest people you could ever meet".
Jack Dakin's mother Joanna Dakin called him "a really lovely young man, full of fun, wit and cheek and was loved by everybody who met him. A gentle giant. A loving son and brother."
She said the band were "really going to be big".
Viola Beach have already entered the Official Top 40 as fans pay tribute to the group.
The group have charted at number 39 with their single Swings & Waterslides and are expected to rise before Friday's full chart is announced.
A fan-led campaign is also now attempting to get the group to number one and has already succeeded in getting the song into the iTunes top three.
The band's record label Communion have confirmed the proceeds from the sale of singles will go to the families of the band and manager.