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In 1975, on the way home from a gig, the apolitical rock group The Miami Showband fell into the crosshairs of a Loyalist paramilitary group that planted explosives on their bus at a fake checkpoint.

But bassist Stephen Travers survived the false flag operation. A 2019 Netflix documentary tracks Travers’ efforts and recent discoveries to tie the bombing and subsequent attacks to direct orders given by the British government.

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When we played, sectarianism was left outside the door – that’s the power of music.

The sound of the music will far, far outlast the sound of their guns and their bombs.

Stephen Travers
Black and white photo of the Miami Showband from 1975