Gig: 9/8/1984, The Alarm, “Festival” in Ahlen, West Germany

Day Twenty Two: Tuesday 21st June 2005 Back into the serious business of the album. We decide to have a run through ‘Few And far Between’. Steve and I had come up with the idea of merging the song with the end of ‘My Defenses’ from the Poppy Fields Bond. At first we play it like it has been done live in recent times. Then the ideas start to flow, [read more]

The Alarm: Back In The USA The Alarm marched into New York Town once again to kick off their “Back In The USA” tour. To the delight of Alarm fanatics everywhere, they’ve been making frequent visits to America of late. Riding high on the strength of their brilliant new album “In The Poppy Fields”, the dazzling culmination of five self-produced independent releases over a five-month period. Having allowed their faithful [read more]

11/10/1984: The Alarm, Friar’s in Aylesbury Summary Press Release Set List Includes unreleased Dave Sharp song “Black Side of Fortune” and a cover of “Maggie May” (Rod Stewart).Band Comments Fan Comments