Manchester is a city in England, where Seventeen, The Alarm, Dave Sharp (solo), Mike Peters & Poets of Justice, Mike Peters (solo) have played live at various venues.
Guitarist Dave Sharp was born and lived in Salford, Manchester.
Recording history
(v) 4th September 1981 : The Alarm recorded the original Unsafe Building / Up For Murder single at Pluto Studios Manchester, produced by The Alarm and Scratch. The recording of what would become The Alarm’s first release, 2000 copies are pressed on their own “White Cross” label to sell at gigs & use as demos.
Eddie Macdonald and Dave Sharp during the recording session for Unsafe Building, these were released in 1990 as part of the Unsafe Building 1990 single release.
(v) 14th August 1984 : The Alarm recorded The Bells of Rhymney and This Train Is Bound For Glory at Pluto Studios Manchester on engineered by Phil Bush to be released as B-sides for The Chant Has Just Begun release in October 1984.
(v) May 17th, 1985 : During a day off on the Absolute Tour Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald record “In The Cold Light Of Day” at Pluto Studios, Manchester for Alan Shacklock as a possible song consideration for Roger Daltrey, whom Shacklock was producing at the time (Under A Raging Moon). It was not used as by the time the tape got to London, all the songs titles for recording have been chosen (including After The Fire’ written for Roger Daltrey by Pete Townshend).
The first Alarm Fan Club Convention was held at The Gallery, Manchester
Live Gigs and events
30th July 1980 : Seventeen – Cyprus Bar, Manchester, England
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Buckle
31st July 1980 : Seventeen – Portland Bar, Manchester, England
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Buckle
8th October 1982 : The Alarm – Salford University, Manchester, England
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist
Supporting The Beat on the Special Beat Tour
(v) 28th January 1990 : The Alarm – Apollo Theatre, Manchester, England
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist, Mark Taylor
No Frontiers Tour
With Support from Salvation
(v) 29th March 1991 : The Alarm – International II, Manchester, England
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist
Raw Tour
Support from Looking For Adam
21st November 1992 : Mike Peters and The Poets of Justice – Exodus Tour – Hope & Grape, Manchester University Student Union, Manchester, England
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Ethan Johns, Dave Watkins-Clarke, Martyn Barker, Jules Jones-Peters
8th June 1995 : Mike Peters – Academy, Manchester,, England
Supporting The Stranglers on their 20th Anniversary Tour
9th April 2011 : Big Country – Dreams Stay With Me Tour – Academy 2, Manchester,, England
Band line up : Mike Peters, Bruce Watson, Jamie Watson, Tony Butler, Mark Brzezicki
(Page updated 19/08/2022)