The Sound And The Fury Tour was a UK based tour in 1984 for the launch of the debut album release of Declaration on 13th February 1984. The band line up for the whole tour was Mike Peters, Dave Sharp, Eddie Macdonald and Nigel twist, various support acts would open for the band during the tour


(Poster provided to Tim Gilbert)

(v) 21st January 1984 : The Alarm – The University Student Union, Loughborough, England
Set list : Declaration, Marching On, Reason 41, Shout To The Devil, For Freedom, Third Light, Across The Border, Sixty Eight Guns, One Step Close To Home, Unbreak The Promise, We Are The Light, Tell Me,  Howling Wind, The Deceiver, The Stand/The Chant Has Just Begun, Lie Of The Land, A Legal Matter, Better Scream, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

22nd January 1984 : The Alarm – Assembly Hall Theatre, Tunbridge Wells, England

23/01/1984 : The Alarm – The Academy, Bournemouth, England

(v) 24th January 1984 : The Alarm University of Exeter Great Hall, Exeter, England
With support from The Kissing Bandits and Mercenary Skank
Set list : Declaration, Marching On, For Freedom, Reason 41, Shout To The Devil, The Deceiver, Third Light, Across The Border, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?, One Step Close To Home, Unbreak The Promise,  Sixty Eight Guns, Blaze Of Glory, The Stand, Lie Of The Land, A Legal Matter, Unsafe Building, Better Scream, We Are The Light

(v) 26th January 1984 : The Alarm – New Ocean Club, Cardiff, Wales
With support from The Kissing Bandits

(v) 27th January 1984 : The Alarm – Leicester University, Leicester, England
With support from The Kissing Bandits and Geschlecht-Akt
Set list : Declaration, Marching On, For Freedom, Reason 41, Shout To The Devil, The Deceiver, Tell Me, Third Light, Across The Border, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?, One Step Close To Home, Unbreak The Promise, Howling Wind, Sixty Eight Guns, Blaze Of Glory, The Stand,  Lie Of The Land, A Legal Matter, Unsafe Building, We Are The Light, The Chant Has Just Begun, Better Scream, Marching On
Review – Leicester Mercury 28th January 1984
With barrels blazing in all 68 guns, The Alarm sounded loud, urgent and angry. Maybe there wasn’t a real emergency but it felt as if the world was coming to a close under this four-man barrage of pop noise. Talking of the holocaust, these boys have their finger on the button, although it did not seem so after their first rather trite single, It now seems 68 guns was just a four-minute warning of better things to come
The new single Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke, was performed live with daunting vigour and is an immensely powerful record. It augers well for the release in three weeks of the debut album, Declaration. This punk anachronism – like the continuing popularity of glam-rockers Slade – is based purely on living up to a fantastic reputation, built by hard work and energy. They play acoustic guitars with electric pick-ups like men possessed and the wild, guttural singing of Mike Peters and Dave Sharp is accentuated with battle-cry backing vocals reminiscent if Tenpole Tudor. Their live sound drums up memories of The Clash circa 1977, a nostalgic reminder of great days and timely too in view of the impending appearance of Joe Strummer and Co here in Leicester in their modern guise. The only exceptions are two Bob Dylan style solo spots
The Alarm came with two support groups, Germany’s Geshlecht-Akt and Glaswegians Kissing bandits. All good guys stick together, you see. Modern soulless synths and pop may never go away, but it is nice to know somebody up there still makes bands like The Alarm. Shell-shocked Leicester will not forget in a hurry – Dan Hopwood

28/01/1984 : The Alarm – The University of Salford, Manchester, England
30/01/1984 : The Alarm – Coaster’s, Edinburgh, Scotland
31/01/1984 : The Alarm – Fusion Club, Aberdeen, Scotland    

01/02/1984 : The Alarm – The Penthouse, Glasgow, Scotland
02/02/1984 : The Alarm – Tiffany’s, Newcastle, England
04/02/1984 : The Alarm – University of York, York, England
05/02/1984 : The Alarm – The Limit Club, Sheffield, England

(V) 6th February 1984 : The Alarm – The State Ballroom, Liverpool, England
With support from Mercenary Skank
Set list : Declaration, Marching On, For Freedom, Reason 41, The Deceiver, Shout To The Devil, Tell me, Third Light, Across The Border, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?, One Step Closer To Home, Unbreak The Promise, Howling Wind, Sixty Eight Guns, Blaze Of Glory, The Stand, Lie Of The Land, A Legal Matter, Better Scream, Unsafe Building


(Ticket and photos provided by Jj Hagger)

07/02/1984 : The Alarm – Rock City, Nottingham, England
08/02/1984 : The Alarm – Lancaster University, Lancaster, England
10/02/1984 : The Alarm – Birmingham Polytechnic, Birmingham, England

(v) 11th February 1984 : The Alarm – City Hall, St Albans, England
With support from Jake Burns & The Big Wheel
Set list : Declaration, Marching On, For Freedom, Reason 41, Shout To The Devil, The Deceiver, Tell Me, Third Light, Across The Border, Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?, One Step Close To Home, Unbreak The Promise, Howling Wind, Sixty Eight Guns, Blaze Of Glory, The Stand/The Chant Has Just Begun, Unsafe Building, Lie Of The Land, A Legal Matter

12/02/1984 : The Alarm – The Studio, Bristol,  England
13/02/1984 : The Alarm – Top Rank, Brighton, England

(v) 14th February 1984 : The Alarm – Hammersmith Palais, Hammersmith, London W6, England
With support from Jake Burns & The Big Wheel, The Kissing Bandits and The Lost Loved Ones

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