Showband return to North 30 years after shooting

The Miami Showband is set to play a gig in the Co Down town of Banbridge next month, over thirty years after three of its members were shot dead by loyalists nearby.

Sat, 01 Nov, 2008 - 11:32

The Miami Showband is set to play a gig in the Co Down town of Banbridge next month, over thirty years after three of its members were shot dead by loyalists nearby.

The popular 1970’s band was returning south when the UVF attacked their van, shooting three of them dead in 1975.

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