Norwich is a city in Norfolk, England where the The Alarm, Mike Peters & Poets of Justice, Mike Peters (solo), Dead Men Walking, Big Country, The Alarm2.0 have played live at various venues
(v) 14th February 1990 : The Alarm – University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
No Frontiers Tour with Support from Salvation
Band line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist, Mark Taylor
(v) 22nd March 1991 : The Alarm – University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
Raw Tour with support from Looking For Adam
Band line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist
(v) 5th November 1992 : Mike Peters and The Poets of Justice – The Oval Rockhouse, Norwich, England
Exodus Tour
Band line up : Mike Peters, Ethan Johns, Dave Watkins-Clarke, Martyn Barker, Jules Jones-Peters
Set List : Can’t Get Through To You, Poetic Justice, One World Exodus, The Stand, We Are The Light, This Ain’t Love This Is War, It’s A Beautiful Thing, Levi’s and Bibles, Don’t Get Any Better Than This, Into The 21st Century, All I Wanted, Spiritual, I Want What The World Can’t Give Me, Unsafe Building, Unstoppable, Can’t Get Through To You
4th June 1995 : Mike Peters – University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
Mike Peters solo acoustic
Supporting The Stranglers on their 20th Anniversary Tour
(v) 31st March 2001 : Dead Men Walking – Fat Pauly’s, Norwich, England
Band line up : Mike Peters. Kirk Brandon, Glen Matlock, Pete Wylie
Review – Eastern Daily Press by Sean Atkins
The Dead Men, playing Norwich on Saturday towards the end of a six-date tour of the country, are actually Glen Matlock of The Sex Pistols, Kirk Brandon of Spear of Destiny, Mike Peters of The Alarm and Pete Wylie of The Mighty Wah. These four fairly different musicians are all graduates of punk in their own way and their mutual respect and admiration is clear.
The unusual format involved all four guitar-playing singers sharing the stage, taking turns to perform their own material, with varying degrees of backing from the others. Brandon drew a terrific response with SoD hit Never Take Me Alive, Matlock showed the strength of his post-Pistols material with Open Mind and Wylie took us back to the 1980s with a stirring Story of the Blues. For me Peters was strongest, simply because he refuses to act his age, belting out Alarm anthem 68 Guns and Neil Young cover Rockin’ in the Free World with great energy. The music was interspersed with stories and relaxed banter from the Dead Men, who promise to continue their collaboration. Spurred on by an enthusiastic following at this excellent club venue, the Dead Men finished with storming versions of the Pistols’ Pretty Vacant, the Small Faces’ All or Nothing and The Who’s My Generation.
12th April 2011 : Big Country – The Waterfront, Norwich, England
Dreams Stay With Me Tour
Big Country : Mike Peters, Bruce Watson, Jamie Watson, Tony Butler, Mark Brzezicki
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(v) 17th March 2022 : The Alarm – The Waterfront, Norwich, England
40th Anniversary Red Poppy Tour 1982-2022 with support from Dave Sharp solo acoustic performance
The Alarm : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Steve “Smiley” Barnard, Jules Jones-Peters
Dave Sharp set included: Hard Travellin’, Last Smilin’ Villain From The South, Big Road Blue, One Step Closer To Home
The Alarm Set List : Protect and Survive, Absolute Reality, 45 R.P.M., Fail, Rain In The Summertime, Superchannel, Safe From Harm, Two Rivers, Breathe, 21st Century, In The Poppy Fields, The Stand, Deeside, Beautiful, The Deceiver, Majority, Third Light, Shout To The Devil, For Freedom, Marching On, Close, Unsafe Building, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?, Knife Edge, Walk Forever By My Side, My Town, Sixty Eight Guns, Spirit of ’76, Rescue Me, Blaze of Glory, In The Poppy Fields (reprise). Sold Me Down The River, Warriors
Fan comments :
They played from 9 to 11 but the venue has an 11pm curfew so they could possibly choose to go on for longer in other places. They were relentless, though, so many songs and they just kept powering on. Absolutely amazing! – Susi Barber
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First gig in two years was awesome! Cracking set and the crowd were in good voice (don’t think I will have any voice left tomorrow) – Zenda Madge
(Set list from Dean Smith, pictures by Dean Smith and Susi Barber)
(v) 14th March 2026 : The Alarm2.0 – The Adrian Flux Waterfront Studio, Norwich England
Awakening Tour Spring ’26 with support from Billy Liberator
Band line up : Eddie Macdonald, James Stevenson, Steve ‘Smiley” Barnard, Craig Adams, Dave Blackman
Set list : Declaration, Marching On, Absolute Reality, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?, The Stand/The Chant Has Just Begun, Rain In The Summertime, Strength, We Are The Light, Tell Me, Knife Edge, Deeside, Sixty Eight Guns, Sold Me Down The River, Rescue Me, Spirit Of ’76, Blaze Of Glory
Photos by Billy LIberator, Cathi Simpson
(Page updated 21/03/2026)