Gig: 8/6/1988, The Alarm, San Diego, CA

Still on a roll from a year of Bob Dylan supports, The Alarm make up for lost time this side of the Atlantic with a Tony Visconti-produced concept LP that bemoans the fate of their ailing Welsh homeland. Simultaneously released with Welsh language vocals as Change, this is a stadium-sized pub-rock set that lacks the gusto and rampant commerciality of their 68 Guns secondhand The Clash without ever really living [read more]

3/25/1983: The Alarm, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool Summary Opening For U2 on the “War” tour.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments

The Alarm may look like desperado bandits fresh off the cattle truck from Mexico, but in reality you couldn�t hope to meet four nicer boys; honest! The clothes may be black and menacing, the haircuts stiff and spiky, but underneath the tough exterior The Alarm heart ticks to a happy beat! The four musicians from Rhyl in North Wales suddenly found their world turned upside down when their single, �68 [read more]