Gig: 5/15/1991, The Alarm, Vic Theatre, Chicago

The Alarm open for U2 at the Lyceum ballroom, in London. They got the gig because Ian Wilson, the booking agent for U2, had taken on the job as their manager.

‘Sixty Eight Guns’ [5:49] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: And now they’re trying to take my life away Forever young I cannot stay Hey On every corner I can see them there They don’t know my name they don’t know my kind They’re after you with their promises (Promises of love) They’re after you to sign your life away (Yeah, yeaoh) Sixty-eight Guns will never die Sixty-eight Guns our battle [read more]

4/14/2004: The Alarm, NEW ORLEANS, HOUSE OF BLUES (Psychedelic Furs Support) Summary Press Release Updated Note Regarding The Alarm’s three scheduled Texas Concert’s In the tradition of the show must go on: Since today’s earlier announcement regarding Alarm lead-singer Mike Peters flying home to Wales to be by the side of wife Jules for the imminent birth of the couple’s first child, the three remaining members of the band have [read more]