The Alarm at The New Adelphi - Thursday 5th May 2011 By Melanie Fullard

We arrived at the Adelphi and we were most upset - we couldn't get in the car park. A huge black tour bus had taken up the back spaces. Were Motley Crew here, or summat? Well, it is the new Adelphi; the beer mats have been changed and there's a new door on the bog, so I suppose... The support were a band called The Last Republic. They were a Welsh band, a bit like a raw U2/Keane combo. They had loads of energy and really enjoyed themselves. The sound mix was a bit ropey and didn't do them any justice but watch this space! It's 9.15pm, in come The Alarm. The banner reads, '81-2011, 30 years! I look around, it's full of middle-aged blokes but that's the crowd these days.

We were teenagers in 1981, we just never grew up. For Hull, the 80's never left, spikey mullets and cut-off denim jackets are still very close to our hearts! Mike Peters sounds great. I had forgotten how many great tunes they had until they played them. '68 Guns, Spirit of '76, Where Were You Hiding (when the storm broke), Sold Me Down the River, Rain in the Summertime.

The crowd love them; they salute and serenade them loudly. Peters has so much energy and passion. You wouldn't think he had battled cancer. He talked about a fund-raising trip he had done up Kilimanjaro with Glen Tilbrook from Squeeze. I reckon he could do it before breakfast and then go for a run!

The band continues to raise money and had held an on-line auction prior to the gig. The lucky winner was Keith from Hull who paid £101.01 for the privilege of doing A number on stage with the band. I reckon if they'd had a whip-round instead, they would have made a lot more. For Keith, it was money well spent and he was well chuffed. Mid set, Mike goes into the crowd with his guitar, the lads go mad! It could have been a Take That gig, he nearly never came out! There was a lot of love for Mike and more than a bit of 'bromance' going on. It wasn't only nostalgia that had been stirred for these punters (their lass was in for a treat tonight!)

After a cracking set the band stand triumphant at the front of the stage. Our only complaint was that the set was only 1 hour 10 minutes with no encore - we wanted more. Instead I had to make do with Best of The Alarm, £5.49 from Itunes. My old Fiesta will be rocking for weeks. Now where did I put that denim jacket? 'And now they're trying to take my life away. Forever young, I cannot stay. Hey' You know what lads? You're not doing too bad!

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