Artist Info: The Lapelles

The Lapelles were one of the UK’s promising guitar bands. They had been featured in the NME and had performed at festivals including T in the Park and Belladrum.
Gary Watson, the frontman of rising Scottish band the Lapelles, has died after falling into the river Clyde in Glasgow. The singer was due to celebrate his 22nd birthday the day after the accident occurred.

According to a post on the band’s Facebook page, Watson died “as a result of injuries sustained in a tragic accident” on Saturday 13 August 2016. [read more...]