COLDPLAY are urging people to buy tickets for RivFest17, the annual music festival set up in memory of the late Viola Beach guitarist, River Reeves.
RivFest will take place on Saturday September 2 at Priestley College, where all four members of the band attended.
Reeves, Kris Leonard, Tomas Lowe, Jack Dakin and their manager Craig Tarry were all killed in a tragic car accident in Sweden back in February 2016.
Organisers say that for every ticket sold, £1 will be donated to the We Love Manchester campaign set up by the British Red Cross and Manchester City Council in support of victims of the recent terrorist attack in the city.
A Coldplay statement read: “If you live anywhere near Warrington, please buy a ticket for
Rivfest17 on Saturday 2nd September.
“It’s a fantastic line up, a top day out and a wonderful cause – raising money to realise the dreams of upcoming local talent, all in memory of the great River Reeves.”
Proceeds will also go to The River Reeves Foundation, which will be working with bus company Arriva NW to build over the coming years a school to school bus fleet that will include a recording studio bus, animation bus, theatre bus, dance bus, and a creative arts bus as well as single decker buses providing mental health support for youngsters across Warrington’s schools as part of the Future in Mind initiative.
The buses will tour schools and provide inspiration to youngsters, many from disadvantaged backgrounds as well as wider support for those struggling to access mental health support.
Following their tribute to Viola Beach at Glastonbury in 2016, Coldplay have been passionate advocates of the charity and are lending their support to the bus project and other ambitious plans the charity has.
Among the bands playing at the festival are Pacific, a fresh and alternative indie band that had their debut single picked up by Huw Steven of BBC Radio 1.
