Mike Peters, singer for Welsh rockers the Alarm, dead at 66 after cancer battle
Mike Peters, the singer for the Welsh rock group the Alarm, has died. He was 66.
Peter passed away due to cancer, which he had been openly fighting as an activist and fundraiser for treatment options. For a significant part of his life, Peter dealt with lymphoma and ultimately, chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The news of his demise was initially shared in a statement from his band and charitable foundation.
Formed in Rhyl, Denbighshire, back in 1981, The Alarm emerged following the U.K.’s punk movement of the late ’70s with a catchy yet passionate sound that earned them recognition not only in the UK but also overseas. This band sold millions of records and became part of an exclusive group of Welsh artists, including Tom Jones and Bonnie Tyler, who achieved global fame.
The songs “The Stand,” “Sixty Eight Guns,” “Blaze of Glory,” and “Rain in the Summertime” showcased the band’s powerful songwriting style. They were also popular choices as opening acts for ’80s stadium-rock giants like Queen and U2, with their 1983 tour being the first introduction of The Alarm to the American audience.
In 1989, the band, taking pride in its Welsh roots, put out “Newid,” which was the Welsh-language adaptation of their album from the same year titled “Change.” Peter left the band in 1991 and collaborated with his wife Jules, who battled cancer herself. Together, they performed under the name Poets of Justice (Peter also temporarily fronted Big Country from Scotland). In 2000, he reassembled The Alarm and made a comeback on the UK charts in 2004 through an undercover move. He secretly composed and recorded a single as a fictional teenage punk band called Poppy Fields. This covert act inspired a 2013 movie titled “Vinyl.
In 1995, Peters was identified as having non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and underwent extensive treatment for the subsequent twenty years. In 2005, he was diagnosed with a chronic form of leukemia called chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, which resurfaced in 2015.
Together with his spouse, they established the Love Hope Strength Foundation, an organization that mobilized bone marrow donors at live concerts. To fundraise for this charity, he often staged performances in unique locations such as Mt. Kilimanjaro and “Big Busk” walking concerts along cancer wards in Wales. Notable artists like Bono, Bruce Springsteen, and Neil Young shared the stage with him during charitable events. In 2019, he was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for his dedicated activism against cancer.
Peter produced a documentary titled “While We Still Have Time,” which chronicles his and his spouse’s struggles with cancer. Unfortunately, this year he was stricken again by a relapse of Richter’s Syndrome, a particularly severe type of lymphoma.
Peters is survived by his wife and their children, Dylan and Evan.
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2025-04-30 03:31