Ballroom Blitz explores the unique phenomenon of the Irish showband which provided the soundtrack to Ireland as it danced its ...

U2 bassist Adam Clayton is a decent presenter and great fun to hang with, but the documentary leans too hard on nostalgia for ...

U2 fans worldwide are missing out on Adam Clayton-fronted documentary series Ballroom Blitz as it’s not available outside ...

U2 bass player Adam Clayton’s two-part documentary about Ireland’s showband scene, a name suddenly popped into my head: The ...

"Look, it takes all sorts. And the all sorts in the showbands were more interested in making a solid living than changing the ...

Adam Clayton says that U2 owe a huge debt to Ireland's showbands and dismissed any lingering snobbery about the era as ...

The bassist, 64, recounts his battle with the bottle while fronting new RTE series Ballroom Blitz, in which he tells the ...

Part one of two. Adam Clayton explores how showbands played an integral role in the development of an Irish music industry, ...

Part two of two. Adam Clayton traces the history of showbands, looking at how the rise of the student movement and the renaissance in traditional music in the 1970s sparked a folk and ballad boom that ...