Adam Clayton-fronted music doc set for Mipcom

Adam Clayton

Anton Corbijn

NEWS BRIEF: Dublin-based independent production company Sideline Productions is launching an 85-minute feature doc exploring the unique phenomenon and musical legacy of the Irish showbands, fronted by U2 bassist Adam Clayton, at Mipcom.

Ballroom Boom – a feature based on Ballroom Blitz, an original two-part series commission from Irish pubcaster RTÉ with a global distributor TBC – dives deep into the unique story of the Irish showband, which dominated Ireland’s music scene in the 1960s. It features the shocking incident on July 31, 1975, when three members of The Miami – then Ireland’s most popular showband – were gunned down in Northern Ireland by rogue British ‘soldiers’.