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On this day, 12 December 1985, Welsh rockers The Alarm played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall on the band’s Strength Tour.
Initially formed as a punk band, the Toilets, in 1977, under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the band soon embraced arena rock and included marked influences from Welsh language and culture. By opening for acts such as U2 and Bob Dylan, they became a popular new wave pop band of the 1980s.
The Alarm's highest charting single in Britain is 1983's "Sixty Eight Guns", which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart. Their 1984 album Declaration, which contained "Sixty Eight Guns", peaked at number six on the UK Albums Chart.
Tour Setlist
Deeside
Declaration
Marching On
Howling Wind
Knife Edge
Dawn Chorus
The Deceiver
The Day the Ravens Left the Tower
Third Light
Absolute Reality
Where Were You Hiding When the Storm Broke
One Step Closer to Home
Walk Forever by My Side
Spirit of ’76
Blaze of Glory
Strength
Encore: Sixty Eight Guns, The Stand (Prophecy)
Encore 2: This Train Is Bound for Glory, We Are the Light
