Llandudno is a town in North Wales which, for many years has been the home of The Gathering, the first event was 12th and 13th January 1996 when the venue was known as The Aberconway Centre
The Alarm and Dave Sharp (Solo) have played in Llandudno on a number of other occasions at various venues
(v) 20th April 1985 : Astra Theatre, Llandundo, Wales
Absolute Tour with support from Maffia Mr Huws
Band line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist, Rupert Black
Set List : One Step Closer to Home, Tell Me, Third Light, The Deceiver, Walk Forever by My Side, Vigilante Man, Deeside, Dawn Chorus, Howling Wind, Blaze of Glory, Sixty Eight Guns, Absolute Reality, The Bells of Rhymney, Room at the Top, Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke, The Chant Has Just Begun, The Stand, Unbreak the Promise
An extra date added to the original tour and the first time The Alarm had played in North Wales since the 2 shows in Prestatyn and St Asaph that launched the band. This gig was a charity one in connection with Save The Children & Sudan Appeal. There is some footage of this gig that appeared on BBC2 The Old Grey Whistle Test TV show alongside an interview, this appears in the Big Night In Episode first broadcast on 13th August 2021
(Ticket sourced via John Kidd) (Cutting from Record Mirror 16th March 1985)
(v) 8th April 1991 : The Alarm – Arcadia Theatre, Llandudno, Wales
Raw Tour with support from Looking For Adam
Band line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist
Review from the North Wales Weekly News by Sara Taylor
* A Kind of Homecoming *
THE ALARM could have sold out the Arcadia Theatre, Llandudno twice over as an ecstatic home crowd flocked to see them on Monday night. Sceptics sniffed when singer Mike Peters declared that the “lucky few were watching a legend in the making.”But after hitting “God Save Somebody” Mr Peters, if so inclined, could have convinced every air punching rock n’ roller in the place that the Poll Tax is fair. And by “Spirit of 76” they might even have paid it. The Alarm are a professional stadium band with a predictable line in anthem rock. But it wasn’t just slick formats that cut the ice.The home crowd welcomed them back with a shake of nationalism and affection, topped off with a fat dollop of pride Showman Mike Peters gulped down the heady atmosphere and mixing nostalgia with plugs for their new album RAW shook up a spirited cocktail of hits and heartache. Pinking at an acoustic guitar he played Walk For Ever By My Side –a poignant tribute to his sister Sue, who is recovering from a brain hemorrhage. Then to a roar of approval he announced ‘RAW’, due out in a couple of weeks, is being simultaneously released in both Welsh and English, repeating the ‘CHANGE’ album experiment. The new single – title track from the forthcoming album – fitted snugly into their flexible mold combining rock lyrics and softer tones in a hit-making formula: “Let me put my arms around you…burn like fire to the bone”. A tame cover of Neal Young’s “Keep On Rocking In The Free World’ was the only crack in this well-rehearsed set. Home ground support seems guaranteed, but with a new album set for release The Alarm are facing less forgiving critics in a crowded market.As they prophetically sing in “Moments In Time’: “There won’t be any comebacks tomorrow.”
12th January 1996 : Mike Peters Un.Alarm.Ed – Aberconway Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 4 – Acoustic Performance
13th January 1996 : Mike Peters Un.Alarm.Ed – Aberconway Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 4 – Full electric performance
10th January 1997 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 5 – Acoustic Performance
11th January 1997 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 5 – Full electric performance
9th January 1998 : Mike Peters / COLOURSØUND – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 6 – Acoustic Performance. The debut performance of COLOURSØUND
10th January 1998 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 6 – Full electric performance
15th January 1999 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 7 – Acoustic Performance.
16th January 1999 : Mike Peters New Electric Band / COLOURSØUND – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 7 – Full electric performance. COLOURSØUND encore set
14th January 2000 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 8 – Mike Peters in the Round Acoustic Performance.
Mike Peters & Flesh and Blood Orchestra in the round
15th January 2000 : Mike Peters New Electric Band – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 8 – Full electric performance.
12th January 2001 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 9 – Mike Peters in the Round Acoustic Performance.
13th January 2001 : The Alarm MM – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 9 – Full electric performance with support from XELL
11th January 2002 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 10 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
12th January 2002 : The Alarm MMII – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 10 – Full electric performance
24th January 2003 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 11 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
25th January 2003 : The Alarm MMIII – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 11 – Full electric performance
23rd January 2004 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 12 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
24th January 2004 : The Alarm MMIV – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 12 – Full electric performance
28th January 2005 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 13 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
29th January 2005 : The Alarm MMV – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 13 – Full electric performance
27th January 2006 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 14 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
28th January 2006 : The Alarm MMVI – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 14 – Full electric performance
26th January 2007 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 15 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
27th January 2007 : The Alarm – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 15 – Full electric performance
26th January 2008 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 16 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
27th January 2008 : The Alarm – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 16 – Full electric performance
30th January 2009 : Mike Peters – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 17 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
31st January 2009 : The Alarm – The North Wales Conference Centre, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 17 – Full electric performance
25th January 2013 : Mike Peters – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 21 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
26th January 2013 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 21 – Full electric performance
27th January 2013 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon
31st January 2014 : Mike Peters – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 22 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
1st February 2014 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 22 – Full electric performance
2nd February 2014 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon
30th January 2015 : Mike Peters – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 23 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
31st January 2015 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 23 – Full electric performance
1st February 2015 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon
29th January 2016 : Mike Peters – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 24 – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
30th January 2016 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 24 – Full electric performance
31st January 2016 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon
2nd February 2017 : Smiley’s Pre Gathering Party – 3rd Space the Llandudno Brewery, Llandudno, Wales
3rd February 2017 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 25 – The Alarm Full electric performance
4th February 2017 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 25 – The Alarm Full electric performance
5th February 2017 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon
1st February 2018 : Smiley’s Pre Gathering Party – Love Hope Strength Lounge, Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
Smiley & Friends plus special guest appearance from James Stevenson Matt Peach, Steve Webster,
2nd February 2018 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 27 – Acoustic in the Round.
Ian NcNabb solo acoustic set.
Mike Peters solo acoustic set.
Dave Sharp and Mike Peters Together acoustic set, joined by Ian McNabb, James Stevenson, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Jules Jones-Peters for the encore.
3rd February 2018 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 26 – The Alarm Full electric performance.
With support from Third Generation and Dave Sharp.
Band line up : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Jules Jones-Peters. Craig Adams joined the band for the 2nd set. Special guest for encore Dave Sharp.
4th February 2018 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon 
31st January 2019 : Smiley’s Pre Gathering Party – Love Hope Strength Lounge, Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
Smiley & Friends plus special guest appearance from James Stevenson and performances by Matt Peach, Billy Liberator, Steve Webster, Marc Suhanyi & Clive ‘the rock n roll tailor’ Faulkner.
1st February 2019 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 27 – Acoustic in the Round.
Dave Sharp solo acoustic set.
Dave Sharp and Mike Peters Together acoustic set.
Mike Peters & The Alarm Acoustic in concert – Mike Peters, James Stevenaon, Steve “Smiley” Barnard and Dave Sharp for encore.
2nd February 2019 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 27 – The Alarm Full electric performance
With support from Third Generation, Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts and Then Jericho
Band line up : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Jules Jones-Peters. Special guests for encore Mark Shaw, Ryan Hamilton and Gaz Top.
3rd February 2019 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon with Mike Peters Acoustic Performance. 
(v) 31st January 2020 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 28 – Stream Hurricane of Change Performance
The Stream cast : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Jules Jones Peters, George Williams, Dave Sharp. Narrator Simon. Leader of the “Rebecca” activists Gareth Jones (Gaz Top). The Rebecca activists included Dylan & Evan Peters, Simon & Nikki Wall, Paul “Tizzer” Tyrell
(v) 1st February 2020 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 28 – Support from Third Generation, Dave Sharp
Band line up : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Jules Jones-Peters. Special guest appearance by Gaz Top
(v) 2nd February 2020 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon with Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
(v) 2nd February 2020 : Dave Sharp – Tiffany Cafe Bar, Llandundo, Wales
A Gathering Fringe Event
(Ticket and photograph provided by Lily Elsayed)
27th January 2023 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 30th Anniversary – Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
With Dylan ap Michael Peters and Evan ap Michael Peters guest appearance for encore
28th January 2023 : The Alarm – Venue Cymru, Llandudno, Wales
The Gathering 30th Anniversary – The Alarm Full electric performance
Band line up : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Jules Jones-Peters
29th January 2023 : Love Hope Strength Foundation – Venue Cymru, The Promenade and Pier, Llandudno, Wales
Love Hope Strength Foundation Walkathon with Mike Peters Acoustic Performance.
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