In 2017 The Alarm appears on the Vans Warped Tour in the USA playing the Hard Rock Stage between the dates of 7th July to 6th August. they performed in Camden New Jersey, Wantaugh New York, Hartford Connecticut, Scranton Pennsylvania, Virginia Beach Virginia, Mansfield Massachusetts, Buffalo New York, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, Holmdel New Jersey, Columbia Maryland, San Francisco California, San Diego California, Los Angeles California. These sets took the form of a 30 minute slot and as such Mike Peters came up with an idea to maximise the amount of songs played at each show by putting together a nonstop blast of Alarm songs from 1982 to 2017.
Prior to the tour starting the band wet into Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England on 10th June 2017 to record a session version of the set as part of the rehearsal and setting the timings for their slot on the Vans Warped Tour.
In 2021 when The Alarm Central online platform was launched a CD was produced of this set as a free gift to all subscribers to this new channel for all things Alarm and Mike Peters. Alarm Central launched on 25th February 2021 during the Covid Pandemic and was a mix of live streams, rare videos and music as well as the go to place for uploads of Alarm and Mike Peters albums many tat were no longer available for sale.
This welcome Gift in the form of an exclusive Alarm CD that features a studio recording of the Alarm’s Vans Warped Tour Set from 2017. This is an incredible recording that takes listeners from Marching On to Two Rivers in one exhilarating non-stop 35 minutes of high energy rock music, recorded to make sure we had a dynamic and ultra tight set that would connect The Alarm to a brand new audience. I have always wanted the recording to be released. The Alarm Central allows me to do just that! – Mike Peters February 2021
Musician Credits :
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Electro-Acoustic Guitar, Harmonica
James Stevenson – Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals,
Steve “Smiley” Barnard – Drums, Backing Vocals,
J.J. Haggar- Backing Vocals
Lucas Labrow- Backing Vocals
Andy labrow- Backing Vocals
Produced by Mike Peters
Mixed by Risteard O’Moanaigh & Field Marshall SlugEngineered & mixed by Tony Draper
Recorded at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, England on 10th June 2017
Worldwide Release
25th February 2021 : The Alarm – Vans Warped Tour Medley [1982-2017]
Released by The Twenty First Century Recording Company, catalogue number 21C127
CD Album
Track Listing
Marching On
Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?
Sixty Eight Guns
The Stand
Without A Fight
Kill To Get What You Want [Die For What You Believe In]
Superchannel
My Town
45 RPM
Fightback
Two Rivers
