Support Slots – Live Shows

This is an attempt at looking at the bands The Alarm and associated projects. have sported or been support by

Salvation – Support for The Alarm – Salvation were the main support during the 1990 No Frontiers UK Tour. At the time they had just been signed to IRS records and released a single, Debris, to coincide with the tour from their forthcoming album of the times Sass
Salvation still play live but with a different line up to the one on that tour but are once again fronted by Danny Mass
Sample Track – Debris (Released 1990)

Salvation supporting the Alarm 15th February 1990 pictures from the Salvation website

The Slits – The Toilets supported – The Stables, St Asaph, Wales 15th September 1977
Part of a Punk Night at the Stables event
The Slits playing in North Wales is big news; but back in 1977 it barely made the papers. Supporting them was Rhyl’s very own pioneering punk band The Toilets
Sample Track Typical Girls (released 1979)

Til Tuesday – Support for The Alarm – The Metro, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 30th June 1983.
This band included Aimee Mann on vocals and bass who Mike Peters would support in 1994 in the UK



Working structure from On this Day In History
22nd October 1977 : The Toilets – Eric’s, Liverpool. England – Lunchtime show – live gig
With Shattered Dolls

22nd October 1977 : The Toilets – Eric’s, Liverpool. England – – Evening show – live gig
Supporting The Clash on the Out of Control Tour, also on the bill Richard Hell & The Void-oids, The Lous and Penetration

18th November 1977 : The Toilets – Eric’s, Liverpool. England – live gig
Supporting The Buzzcocks on the Coming Your Way tour, The Fall also supported

10th November 1979 : Seventeen – The Town Hall, Rhyl, Wales – live gig
Three band bill with Squire and The Fixations

15th December 1979 : Seventeen – Pier Pavilion, Hastings, England – live gig
The 1st Mods Convention. Seventeen were 3rd on the bill with Secret Affair as headline act, Squire and The Same the other 2 bands

9th February 1980 : Seventeen – Polytechnic, Huddersfield, England – live gig
Supporting Dexys Midnight Runners

16th February 1980 : Seventeen – Pier Pavilion, Hastings, England – live gig
The 3rd Mods Convention. Seventeen were 2nd on the bill with the event opened by Relay and headlined by The Circles

19th April 1980 : Seventeen – Picketts Lock, London N9, England – live gig
The First National Eight-Hour Mod Festival 3pm to 11pm
The Festival line up was : Skatalites, The Mods, Squire, Gangster, Seventeen, The Step.
Mod, Ska, R&B + Disco DJ Andy (The Bear) Ruw. 

13th December 1980 : Seventeen – Norbreck Hotel, Blackpool. England – live gig
Supporting The Stray Cats

7th December 1981 : The Alarm – The Venue, London SW1E, England – live gig
Supporting The Fall

20th December 1981 : The Alarm – Lyceum Ballroom, London WC2, England – live gig
Supporting U2 on the October tour. Jools Holland was also supporting
21st December 1981 : The Alarm – Lyceum Ballroom, London WC2, England – live gig
Supporting U2 on the October tour

28th January 1982 : The Alarm – Hammersmith Palais, Hammersmith, London W6, England – live gig
Supporting Stiff Little Fingers also with Flying Padovanis on The £3.50 or less tour

24th February 1982 : The Alarm – Polytechnic of Central London, London W1B, England – live gig
Supporting The Jam

27th March 1982 : The Alarm – Deeside Leisure Centre, Queensferry, Deeside, Wales – live gig
Supporting The Jam

(Page updated 23/03/2023 working document)

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