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Big Country + The Alarm in Leicester
O2 Academy Leicester in LeicesterSun, Nov 29, 2026 · 07:00 PM
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Overview
Big Country + The Alarm is a Music / Rock / Alternative Rock event at O2 Academy Leicester in Leicester.
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Two Scottish rock bands, Big Country and The Alarm, share a bill in Leicester for a night of guitar-driven music. The concert brings together two acts from the post-punk and alternative rock scenes of the 1980s.
Attendees can expect to hear classic hits like "In a Big Country" and "68 Guns" in a live setting. This double-header offers a chance to see both bands on the same stage.
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Big Country
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife, in 1981 by lead singer and guitarist Stuart Adamson, guitarist Bruce Watson, bassist Tony Butler and drummer Mark Brzezicki. Their debut album The Crossing (1983) reached number three in the UK and delivered their only U.S.
The Alarm
The Alarm are a Welsh rock band that formed in Rhyl in 1981. Initially formed as a punk band, the Toilets, in 1977 under lead vocalist Mike Peters, the group soon embraced arena rock and included marked influences from Welsh language and culture.
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O2 Academy Leicester in Leicester
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O2 Academy Leicester in Leicester
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