I remember my brother saying once that The Alarm were to play a show at Aberystwyth University, where he was a student at the time. But disaster struck when they realised that all their guitars had been pinched. But a local guitar shop stepped in & loaned them guitars to play the show. Nice story I thought :)
This free concert was suppose to be about 5,000 at most; everyone was caught off guard when the crowd swelled up to 35,000! This unforgettable moment made the local news and was later celebrated for the massive crowds good behavior.