Gig: 1/23/1984, The Alarm, The Academy, Bournemouth

7/16/1984: The Alarm, BBC Radio 1 Roadshow Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

Producer: The Alarm I.R.S. Records A line in the song “Moments in Time” from Raw, the latest release from the Alarm, seems to sum up songwriter Mike Peters’ current vision for this band: “Somewhere we got lost along the way.” Indeed, the title is apt; what we have here is one of those back-to-basics, we-can-be-a-garage-band collection of artful yet angry songs that eschews the sequencer formula the band has perfected [read more]

6/29/1983: The Alarm, The Metro, Boston Summary The Alarm opened for U2 at Pier 84 in New York earlier in the evening (the final night of the War tour) & then played a “warm-down” show later that night, with the show starting after 12:00 midnight. The show was recorded for radio show “King Biscuit’s Flower Hour” on WBCN radio. King Biscuit was long running series of shows featuring upcoming artists.Press [read more]