Gig: 3/20/1988, The Alarm, Cal State, Northridge, CA

7/25/1987: The Alarm, Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales Summary A massive stadium gig on U2’s Joshua Tree Tour. The Alarm were third on the bill, behind U2 and The Pretenders. The Silencers were opening act. (An interesting mix of acts, The Alarm having opened for U2 in 1983 and for The Pretenders in 1985. The Silencers were opening act for The Alarm earlier in 1987).Press Release Set List Strength Knife [read more]

Back in 1981, The Alarm was being hailed by some as the next Clash, but just as many were tagging the band as phony Clash poseurs. Ten years, and many ups and downs later, they’ve all but shed those labels and become just another intrepid rock’n’roll band from Wales. Which isn’t a bad thing, considering some of the overdubbed new wavish atrocities they released in the mid-to-late 80’s (a fact [read more]

1/20/1988: The Alarm, Italian TV, “DOC” Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments