Sheffield is a city in England where The Alarm, The Poets of Justice, Mike Peters (solo), Stiff Little Fingers (with Dave Sharp), Dave Sharp (solo) Alarm MM, HMV Record store for signing session, Big Country.
6th October 1982 : The Alarm – Lower Refectory, The University, Sheffield, England.
Supporting The Beat
11th December 1982 : The Alarm – The Lyceum, Sheffield, England
Supporting Boomtown Rats
24th May 1983 : The Alarm – The Limit Club, Sheffield, England
With support from The Climb
24th May 1983 : Mike Peters is interviewed for R.O.T.T. BBC Radio Sheffield
12th July 1983 : The Alarm – The Limit Club, Sheffield, England
With support from Under Two Flags
21st October 1983 : The Alarm – The Oasis, Nelson Mandela Building, Sheffield City Polytechnic, Sheffield, England
With support from The Climb
(Ticket provided by Pauline Redman)
5th February 1984 : The Alarm – The Limit Club, Sheffield, England
With support from Lost Loved Ones
(v) 7th October 1984 : The Alarm – The Leadmill, Sheffield, England
(note this date is incorrectly recorded in some sources as 6th October)
The Chant Tour
With support from Mick Jones BAD626 who would be officially renamed Big Audio Dynamite
Band line up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie MacDonald, Nigel Twist
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(Poster provided by Shaun Finnie)
2nd May 1985 : The Alarm – City Hall, Sheffield, England
Absolute Reality Tour
With support from Faith Brothers
(Ticket provided by Pauline Redman)
10th December 1985 : The Alarm – City Hall, Sheffield, England
Strength Tour
With support from The Escape Club
12th May 1987 : The Alarm – The Octagon Centre, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
With support from Wire Train
24th January 1990 : The Alarm – City Hall, Sheffield, England
No Frontiers Tour
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald, Nigel Twist, Mark Taylor
With Support from Salvation
Set list : Change, Devolution Workin’ Man Blues, Permanence In Change, Strength, Hardland, Where A Town Once Stood, Prison Without Prison Bars, 68 Guns, Blaze of Glory, Absolute Reality, No Frontiers, Love Don’t Come Easy, Rivers To Cross, Sold Me Down The River, Rain In The Summertime, Rescue Me, One Step Closer To Home, The Stand, New South Wales, Marching On, Spirit of 76, Rocking In The Free World
22nd November 1992 : Mike Peters and The Poets of Justice – University Students Union, Sheffield, England
Exodus Tour
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, Ethan Johns, Dave Watkins-Clarke, Martyn Barker, Jules Jones-Peters
13th February 1994 : Mike Peters and The Poets – The Leadmill, Sheffield, England
Back Into The System Tour
10th April 1994 : Stiff Little Fingers – University of Sheffield Students Union, Sheffield, England
Band Line Up : Jake Burns, Dave Sharp, Bruce Foxton
24th April 1994 : Mike Peters & The Poets – The Leadmill, Sheffield, England
Support slot to Aimee Mann
11th October 1994 : Mike Peters – Sheffield HMV Signing session and acoustic songs
23rd October 1994 : Mike Peters – University of Sheffield Students Union, Sheffield, England
28th January 1998 : Mike Peters – The Boardwalk, Sheffield, England
Rise Tour
10th December 2000 – The Alarm MM – The Leadmill Sheffield, England
The Resistance Tour
22nd November 2002 : Mike Peters – City Hall, Sheffield, England
Support slot to Bob Geldof
10th December 2002 : Mike Peters & The Alarm MM – The Leadmill, Sheffield, England
Band Line Up : Mike Peters, James Stevenson, Richard Llewellyn, Steve Grantley
2nd February 2003 : The Alarm/Mike Peters – The Leadmill, Sheffield, England
23rd July 2004 – The Alarm – The Boardwalk, Sheffield, England (Rescheduled gig)
21st December 2004 : Mike Peters – The Boardwalk, Sheffield, England
28th October 2006 : The Alarm – The Plug, Sheffield, England
17th April 2011 : Big Country – 02 Academy 2, Sheffield, England
Dreams Stay With Me Tour
Band line up : Mike Peters, Bruce Watson, Jamie Watson, Tony Butler, Mark Brzezicki
12th May 2011 : The Alarm – 02 Academy, Sheffield, England
The Sound and Fury Tour
18th November 2011 : Mike Peters – The Academy, Sheffield, England
18th February 2012 : Big Country – 02 Academy, Sheffield, England
Band line up Mike Peters, Bruce Watson, Jamie Watson, Mark Brzezicki, Tony Butler
video Link
16th November 2012 – Mike Peters – 02 Academy 2, Sheffield, England
The Red Poppy Tour
3rd March 2013 – The Alarm – 02 Academy 2, Sheffield, England
Vinyl Tour
6th March 2014 : Mike Peters – 02 Academy 2, Sheffield, England
Declaration 30th Anniversary Tour
Mike Peters solo set
Set includes We Are the Light, Spirit of 76
8th March 2015 : Mike Peters – 02 Academy 2, Sheffield, England
Strength 30th Anniversary Tour
Mike Peters solo set
17th March 2016 : The Alarm – 02 Academy, Sheffield, England
Supporting the Stranglers on the Black and White tour
28th May 2016 : Mike Peters – 02 Academy 2, Sheffield, England
Spirit of 86 in 2016 Tour
Mike Peters solo set
(v) 13th September 2024 : Mike Peters – The Foundry, Sheffield University Students Union, Sheffield, England
Supporting Big Country on The Return To Steeltown 40th Anniversary 1984-2024 Tour
Mike Peters Presents The Alarm solo set
Set list includes : The Stand, Rain In The Summertime, Strength, Sixty Eight Guns, Spirit Of ’76,
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(Pictures by Kate Nelson, Tracy Day Dawson, Jason Bradley)
(Page updated 24/11/2024)
