Boontown Rats support tour begins.
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The Alarm play Spirit Of ’86 at UCLA.
The biggest Alarm gig ever. 25,000+ people witness one of the first live satellite worldwide broadcasts ever. Played live on MTV, but taped for some parts of the world. This show should have been the band’s big break. However, in-fighting would doom the band, and this would end-up their biggest ever highlight. Support gigs for Queen at Wembly stadium would also be great highlights, but in retrospect the Spirit Of [read more]
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Gig: 1/13/1988, The Alarm, Denmark “The City Garage” interview
1/13/1988: The Alarm, Denmark “The City Garage” interview Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments
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Strength album recording start with Mike Howlett
Mike Howlett replaces the absent Jimmy Iovine to produce “Strength”. Recording starts the Roundhouse in London. With the band recoding silly covers of a overa dozen songs. A few of the tracks appear on the “Abolsute Tour” flexi disc.