Rhyl is a town in Wales, where Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald grew up living on Edward Henry Street
The Toilets, Seventeen, Mike Peters & Poets of Justice, Mike Peters (solo) have played live gigs at various venues
For the 30th anniversary of The Alarm in June 2011 Mike did a solo show at Rhyl Town Hall
(v) 23rd September 1977 : The Toilets – Kings Discotheque, Rhyl, Wales
Band line up : Richard ‘O’Malley’ Jones, Glyn Crossley, Mike Peters, Nigel Buckle
(Advert from the Rhyl Journal via the link2wales website)
(v) 30th September 1977 : The Toilets – The Palace Hotel, Rhyl, Wales
Band line up : Richard ‘O’Malley’ Jones, Glyn Crossley, Mike Peters, Nigel Buckle
Band managed at this point by Chuck Burial (David Kitchingman aka Dave Sharp)
Set list includes : Media Girl, James Bond, Ice Cream & Rock
12th January 1978 : Amsterdam – 1520 Club, Rhyl, Wales
(v) 27th January 1978 : The Toilets – 1520 Club, Rhyl, Wales
Band line up :Richard ‘O’Malley’ Jones, Glyn Crossley, Mike Peters, Nigel Buckle
This was the final The Toilets gig
Set List : Ice Cream And Rock, Breakdown (Buzzcocks cover), Lies Lies Lies, Alarm Alarm, Sweets, Social Security, James Bond, News At 10, You, No Truth, Anarchy In The UK (Sex Pistols cover), Big In Japan (Big In Japan cover), Nothing To Do, Media Girl, Hear Me Out, My Generation (Who cover)
The 1520 club was a club set up by Mike Peters in December 1977 to promote New Wave bands. One of the first bands to play was Amsterdam which featured Eddie MacDonald
(v) 27th May 1978 : Seventeen – The Bee Hotel, Rhyl, Wales
Band line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Buckle
The was the first Seventeen gig at The Bee Hotel (Now Station Hotel) at a night called “Pop Generation”
(v) 10th November 1979 : Seventeen – The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales – live gig
Band line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Buckle
Three band bill with Squire and The Fixations 
(v) 9th September 1992 : Dave Sharp – Caskeys, Rhyl, Wales
Dave Sharp performing a solo acoustic show
(Photos by Glenn Mitchell)
(v) 21st May 2021 : Mike Peters – The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales
Gathering 2021 40th Anniversary concert 1981-2021
(v) 22nd May 2021 : Mike Peters – The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales
Gathering 2021 40th Anniversary concert 1981-2021
Shows postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic
(v) 14th January 2022 : Mike Peters – The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales
Gathering 40th Anniversary concert
(v) 15th January 2022 : Mike Peters – The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales
Gathering 40th Anniversary concert
Rescheduled date from May 2021 then further postponed due to Covid-19 restrictions
(v) 11th March 2022 : Mike Peters – The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales
Show originally due to occur May 2021, January 2022 delayed due to Covid restrictions
Mike Peters performing solo over 2 sets
The set was streaming live on The Alarm Central Platform for the benefit of those unable to attend
Set 1 – 2022 to 2010
Two Rivers, Brighter Than The Sun, Time, Heroine, Tomorrow, Coming Backwards, Beautiful, Hellfire, Neutral, Cenotaph, Peace Now, A Breed Apart, Free Rock And Roll, Direct Action, Loaded, Badge Of Honour, Plastic Carrier Bags, Situation Under Control, One Guitar, Alarm Calling, Kill To Get What You Want [Die For What You Believe In], Three Sevens Clash, Love Hope Strength
Set 2 – 2009 to 2000
Superchannel, My Town, This Is The Way We Are, It’s Alright It’s Okay, In The Poppy Fields, Coming Home, True Life, The Innocent Party, You’re Only Young and Innocent Once, The Drunk And The Disorderly, Be Still, Peace Agreement, Edward Henry Street, Mercenary Skank, The Normal Rules Do Not Apply, New Home New Life, The Unexplained, When Everything Was Perfect, All Seeing, Swansong, Close, 45 R.P.M. 
(Photos by Mark Heybourne, Mel De Castro Pugh, Gina Irlam)
(v) 12th March 2022 : Mike Peters – The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales
Show originally due to occur May 2021, January 2022 delayed due to Covid restrictions
Mike Peters performing solo over 2 sets
The set was streaming live on The Alarm Central Platform for the benefit of those unable to attend
Set 1 – 1999 to 1992
House of Commons, Rise, High On The Hill, My Calling, Transcendental, Shine On, Feel Free, Gone Elvis, Regeneration, All Is Forgiven, What Happened To The Love We Made, Broken Silence (with a chorus of Run To You), No Better Than This, Back Into The System, Poetic Justice, Train A Comin’, Spiritual, The Message, A New Chapter, Into the 21st Century, Breathe
Set 2 – 1991 to 1981
Moments In Time, Rockin’ In The Free World, Raw, The Wind Blows Away My Words, Happy Xmas (War is Over), The Road, Sold Me Down The River, No Frontiers, Hardland, How The Mighty Fall, Love Don’t Come Easy, Rivers To Cross, A New South Wales, Eye OF The Hurricane, Rain In The Summertime, Newtown Jericho, Permanence In Change, Presence Of Love, One Step Closer To Home, Shelter, Rescue Me, Strength, Knife Edge, Father To Son, Deeside, Dawn Chorus, The Day The Ravens Left The Tower, Majority, Spirit Of 76, Walk Forever By My Side, Absolute Reality, The Chant Has Just Begun, Declaration, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?, The Deceiver, Third Light, Howling Wind, We Are The Light, Sixty Eight Guns, Blaze Of Glory, The Stand, Marching On, Up For Murder, Unsafe Building
(Photos by Roy Ward, Mick Peek, Kevin Huw-Davies, Ellis Meredith-Owen, Mel De Castro Pugh)
(Page updated 17/02/2024)