Gig: 4/20/1988, The Alarm, Dave interviewed by WNEW radio New York

Day Seven: Wednesday 1 June 2005 James picks Craig up from the railway station. Finally we are all together and ready to rock. Craig look great considering he has travelled from Tokyo via Los Angeles, Denver, Baltimore, Washington and then to Manchester all within about 36 hours…. We decide to get playing straight away and we have a run through some of the classics from the tour. ‘Coming Home’, ’45 [read more]

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]

3/26/1983: The Alarm, City Hall, Newcastle Summary Opening For U2 on the “War” tour.Press Release Set List Shout to the devil Declaration For freedom Up for Murder Marching On The Stand Blaze of Glory Third light Across the border 68 Guns == Unsafe Building Marching OnBand Comments Fan Comments