In early 2000 Mike Peters began an acoustic support for the Big Country “Final Fling” tour that is historic for morphing into an electric tour, which in-turn gave birth the modern day version of The Alarm, then named “The Alarm 2000) by Ian Grant the manager of Big Country who used the name on the tour posters. Eddie Macdonald joined the band for some of the electric dates on this tour.

Mike Peters appears as Special Guest to Big Country through the month of April. Dates are as follows.
2nd April 2000 – Kulturfabrik, Kreefeld, Germany
3rd April 2000 – Capitol, Hanover, Germany
5th April 2000 – Kesselhous, Berlin, Germany
6th April 2000 – Anker, Leipzig, Germany
7th April 2000 – Elfenheim, Bielefeld, Germany
8th April 2000 – Kultureage, Oldenburg, Germany
10th April 2000 – Fabnk, Hamburg, Germany
11th April 2000 – Prime Club, Cologne, Germany
12th April 2000 – Suppkultur, Kolenz, Germany
14th April 2000 – Substage, Karlsruhe, Germany
15th April 2000 – Jazzhaus, Freiburg, Germany
16th April 2000 – Metropolis, Munich, Germany
17th April 2000 – Hirsh, Nuremberg, Germany

The MPO can confirm rumours that Mike Peters will be touring with an electric line-up in May as Special Guest to Big Country. MPO is still awaiting final confirmation from Big Country’s Management but in the meantime the dates read as follows. – MPO Press Release (March 30, 2000)

18th May 2000 – The Junction, Cambridge, England 
19th May 2000 – University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
20th May 2000 – Shepherds Bush Empire, London W12, England
21st May 2000 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England
23rd May 2000 – Stantonbury Campus, Milton Keynes, England
24th May 2000 – Rock City, Nottingham, England 
25th May 2000 – Town and Country, Leeds, England 
27th May 2000 – Academy, Manchester, England 
29th May 2000 – Olympia, Dublin Ireland
30th May 2000 – Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland 
31st May 2000 – Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland 

(Page updated 17/05/2021)