Gig: 6/1/1985, The Alarm, “Rock in Basel” Fesitval, Switzerland

Description: Credits:Photo Provided By Pete Cole

This report was put together from fans who saw the show. Official word will come through soon. (Photo by Andy Greenly) The band arrived by limousine, and each were greated by 100’s of fans waiting in line to get into the venue. The crowd chanted the names of band members as they entered the venue Set List As far as we can tell, the set-list for the show was: Declaration [read more]

“The Chant Has Just Begun” is released as a single. It reaches #48, only 3 places higher than “The Deceiver”. The Alarm’s attempt to model the sound of the times instead of their own true passions proves to be a failed experiment.