Alarm 2000 Day was a special and unique kind of day. 250 dedicated MPO members made the trip to North Wales to spend the day with Alarm lead singer, Mike Peters and listen to him spill his innermost feelings and thoughts on his Alarm experiences. It was a very emotional and uplifting day with Mike determined to sing almost every song from the Alarm catalogue.
Fatigued by his recent touring exploits with Big Country and overwhelmed with recording a dizzying realm of dedications pouring in from all over the world, Mike was exhausted and fighting off a heavy ‘tour’ cold. At 11am that morning, cocooned on the top flooe of the country house and location for the day, the Faenol Fawr, Mike felt for the first time that he was ‘without voice’ and the day ahead loomed ominously. It was even considered by Mike and MPO staff that maybe the day would have to be reset. Like the trooper he is, Mike decided to plunge in to the danger zone of ‘Declaration’ and test his voice to the limit. Buckets of honey and lemon later and aided by a fantastic and supportive audience Mike soon felt his voals juicing back to life and the day of songs and recollections rolled on into the night.
It is pointless to try and recapture Mike’s stories and heartfelt memories here in print as that is an experience all in itself. Suffice to say, the experience has moved MPO to explore the possibilites of holding Alarm 2000 Days all over the world. Investigations are already being made for a possible Alarm 2000 Day on the east coast of America later this year. In the meantime read on through the setlist and imagine a one man 12 hour performance…
Unsafe Building
Up For Murder
For Freedom
Across the Border
Lie Of The Land
The Stand
Declaration
Marching On
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
Sixty Eight Guns
Tell Me
We Are The Light
Shout To The Devil
Blaze Of Glory
The Deceiver
Pavilion Steps
What Kind Of Hell
Third Light
The Stand (Prophecy)
Unbreak The Promise
Howling Wind
The Chant Has Just Begun
Second Generation
Room At The Top
Reason 36
Reason 41
Bells Of Rhymney
Bound For Glory
Absolute Reality
Strength
Knife Edge
Spirit Of 76
Walk Forever By My Side
Father To Son
Deeside
Majority
One Step Closer To Home [Electric Version] (From The CD)
Caroline Isenberg
Dawn Chorus
Only The Thunder (Played Later)
The Day The Ravens Left The Tower
Knocking On Heaven’s Door
Rain In The Summertime
Newtown Jericho
Rose Beyond The Wall (Not Played)
Hallowed Ground
One Step Closer To Home
Shelter
Eye Of The Hurricane
Permanence In Change
Presence Of Love (Not Played)
Time To Believe (Not Played)
Only Love Can Set Me Free
Rescue Me
Elders & Folklore (Not Played)
My Land Your Land (Not Played)
Pastures Of Plenty (Not Played)
Change I
Sold me Down The River
Devolution Working Man Blues
Love Don’t Come Easy
Change II
Hardland
The Rock
No Frontiers
Where A Town Once Stood
Scarlet
Black Sun
Prison Without Prison Bars
How The Mighty Fall
Firing Line (Not Played)
Corridors Of Power
Breaking Point
Rivers To Cross
A New South Wales (In Welsh)
Rockin’ In the Freeworld
The Road
Raw
The Wind Blows Away My Words
God Save Somebody
Moments In Time
Let The River Run It’s Course
Lead Me Through The Darkness
Hell Or High Water
Wonderful World
Save Your Crying
Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Maggie May
Only The Thunder
Walk Forever By My Side
Breathe
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