Gig: 5/12/1987, The Alarm, Sheffield University

9/21/1983: The Alarm, “Top of the Pops” BBC TV, UK Summary The bands first appearance on the BBC’s flagship “Top Of The Pops” chart show with their first hit single, “68 Guns”. Although the band played live in the studio, the BBC dubbed the recorded version over the broadcast pictures. The single would spend 7 weeks in the UK chart, peaking at number 17.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan [read more]

‘Up Downtown (itpf bond)’ [??:??] (Mike Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: I was running with the backhanders From the mona to the mermaiders From the east end to the west paraders Through the car park and up the stairs You can forget all your troubles, forget all of your cares I’m going up downtown I met the twist in there one new years eve [In the nineteen seventies] I said [read more]

3/3/1984: The Alarm, IRS’ “The Cutting Edge” on MTV Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments