Gig: 1/31/1990, The Alarm, Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham

The Alarm Alarm 2000 Collection 21ST CENTURY 21C018 Much derided, even in their heyday, The Alarm suffered from a tendancy to wear their influences (Clash, U2, Dylan) all too obviously on their sleeves. Their songs sometimes struggled clumsily to contain frontman Mike Peters’ big-hearted righteous visions, but when it all clicked together (68 Guns, Blaze of Glory) their stomping rock lit up a moribund ’80s musical landscape. Immaculately packaged and [read more]

1/25/1990: The Alarm, St George’s Hall, Bradford Summary No Frontiers Tour (to support Change album)Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments