Miami Showband

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The Miami Showband was a popular Irish showband of the 1960s and 1970s, known for its lively pop and dance music performances across Ireland before its tragic association with the 1975 Miami Showband killings.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical group
showband
activePeriodEnd 1970s
activePeriodStart 1960s
associatedWith Northern Ireland conflict NERFINISHED
basedIn Dublin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Ireland
culturalImpact remembered as victims of Troubles‑related violence
symbol of the Irish showband boom
dateOfEvent 1975
dateOfNotableIncident 31 July 1975
era 1960s Irish music scene
1970s Irish music scene
formedIn Dublin NERFINISHED
genre dance music
pop music
showband
hasGenreCharacteristic cover versions of contemporary pop hits
dance‑oriented arrangements
hasLegacy commemorated in memorial events in Ireland
subject of books on the Troubles
subject of documentaries
hasMember Brian McCoy
Des Lee
Fran O’Toole
Ray Millar
Stephen Travers NERFINISHED
Tony Geraghty NERFINISHED
hasNotableIncident fake military checkpoint attack in County Down
locationOfActivity Ireland
notableEvent Miami Showband killings
notableFor lively live performances
touring dance halls across Ireland
notableSong Clap Your Hands, Stamp Your Feet
Love Is
There’s Always Me
partOf Irish showband era
performingCircuit ballrooms of Ireland
dance halls of Northern Ireland
recordLabel Pye Records
Release Records
transportModeOnTour band minibus
victimOf Miami Showband killings
Ulster Volunteer Force

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Des Lee
Fran O’Toole
memberOf
Miami Showband killings
victim

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