Cardiff is the capital city of Wales where The Alarm, Mike Peters & The Poets of Justice have played at various venues.
Cardiff is also the location where a number of recording sessions have taken place including for Flesh and Blood, the city the play of the same name was performed in.
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(v) 22nd April 1985 : The Alarm – St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales
Absolute Tour
Band line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist and Rupert Black
With support from the Faith Brothers
(v) 25th July 1987 : The Alarm – Arms Park, Cardiff Wales
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist
Supporting U2. Also on the line up The Pretenders and The Silencers
Set list : Strength, Knife Edge, Blaze of Glory, The Bells Of Rhymney, Absolute Reality, Newtown Jericho, Spirit of 76, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?, Sixty Eight Guns
Audio Link – Audience recording of full gig
The Alarm were most at home in front of what amounted to a home crowd for the North Wales boys. Mike Peters was a bundle of energy, clearly relishing every moment of his rousing, crowd-call songs. A performance of strength (of course) and stirring confidence – Julian Bishop, South Wales Echo
(Picture sources thealarm.com, Walesonline, Pete Cole, Pauline Redman, Jules Jones Peters, Endaf Parry)
4th February 1990 : The Alarm – St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales – No Frontiers Tour
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist, Mark Taylor
With Support from Jess
13th April 1991 : The Alarm- St David’s Hall, Cardiff, Wales – Raw Tour
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist
With support from Looking For Adam
18th November 1992 : Mike Peters and The Poets of Justice – Bogiez, Cardiff, Wales – Exodus Tour
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Ethan Johns, Dave Watkins-Clarke, Martyn Barker, Jules Jones Peters
(Page updated 15/12/2021)