stephen fitzpatrick and audun laading died along with their manager as they were travelling between gigstheirfans, but on the way to a gig in california, duo stephen fitzpatrick and audun laading, alongside their tour manager, were killed in a car crash on an arizona freeway. their record label said they died in the early hours of wednesday. the arizona department of public safety says it is investigating. the label heist or hit said they were heartbroken, and their energy, vibrancy and talent came to define the label. having recently released their debut album, they were featured earlier this week by bbc music during a festival in austin, texas. there, they spoke to bbc radio one‘s hugh stevens. we have been selling out shows on the east coast so far which is, yeah, it has been a really, really good run so far. we‘re excited. so it is proper life on the road for her‘s? yeah, big time. that‘s why i lost my voice so much as well. they came across as such a wonderful, warm couple of human beings. and really good friends, and so, i was so saddened to hear. 24—year—old stephen from cumbria a

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ashley john—ba ptiste reports. 24—year—old stephen from cumbria and 25—year—old audun from audun fromng most bands‘ dream, touring the us, playing live music forfans. the duo, along with their tour manager, trevor engelbrektson, were killed in a car crash in the early hours of wednesday morning. officials in arizona said a nissan pick—up was driving on the wrong side of the freeway before hitting the musicians' ford van. since news of the crash, tributes have been flooding in. you could just see they were being themselves when they were on stage. they came... they came alive. they were sweet, they were warm, they were infectious to be around. they were just the loveliest people, they really were. truly talented. having released their debut album, they were recently interviewed by bbc music during a festival in texas. we've been selling out shows on, like, the east coast which is, it has been really good. a good run so far. we are excited. # oh, boy #. midway through a tour in north america, the band stood out as a promising talent whose potential was brutally cut short. ashleyjohn—bap

ashleyjohn baptiste reports. 24—year—old stephen fitzpatrick from cumbria and 25—year—old audun laadingouring the us, playing live music for fans. the duo, along with their tour manager, trevor engelbrektson, were killed in a car crash in the early hours of wednesday morning. officials in arizona said a nissan pick—up was driving on the wrong side of the freeway before hitting the musicians' ford van. since news of the crash, tributes have been flooding in. you could just see they were being themselves when they were on stage. they came... they came alive. they were sweet, they were warm, they were infectious to be around. they were just the loveliest people, they really were. truly talented. having released their debut album, they were recently interviewed by bbc music during a festival in texas. we've been selling out shows on, like, the east coast which is, it has been really good. a good run so far. we are excited. # oh, boy #. midway through a tour in north america, the band stood out as a promising talent whose potential was brutally cut short. ashleyjohn—baptiste, bbc news. befor