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.
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Day Three: Wednesday 25 May 2005 There is still a lot of work to be done creating the recording side things. In this situation we are building the recording studio around the band rather than fitting the band into the studio if you get my drift. Martin Wilding has been acquiring microphones and pre-amps that will suit what we are trying to achieve. It is a process of elimination really [read more]

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