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U2 Star Adam Clayton’s Irish Showband Series ‘Ballroom Blitz’ Set For International Launch


Rock star Adam Clayton will explore Irish showbands in 'Ballroom Blitz'

EXCLUSIVE: Rock star Adam Clayton will explore the unique phenomenon of the Irish showband in doc series Ballroom Blitz. Icons including Van Morrison and Rory Gallagher plied their trade in Irish showbands before leaving to write and perform their own material. That was a year before U2 formed and in Ballroom Blitz, the band’s bass player, Clayton, also explores how showbands played an integral role in the development of the Irish music industry.

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