Gig: 3/29/1986, The Alarm, Spokane, WA

4/26/1991: The Alarm, Hartfort Summary Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

‘How The Mighty Fall (electric demo)’ [5:19] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Once you held your finger on the trigger Now the gun is pointing at your head Once you reigned supreme Over all that you could see Now you walk on the other side of the street How the mighty fall I’ve seen it all before Cause the harder they come The harder they fall How the mighty fall [read more]

The leader of a long-defunct pop group mounts a tour using the old group’s name but none of the other original members. No, it’s not the Supremes; this time it’s ’80s Welsh rock band the Alarm. Singer Mike Peters hit the Alarm’s “off” button during a 1991 show in London by announcing, “This is my last moment with the Alarm,” then walking off stage, seemingly for good. Nine years later, [read more]