We’re deeply saddened by the passing of Mike Peters, frontman of The Alarm.
Since his blood cancer diagnosis, he joined a trial at The Christie, inspiring many. Our thoughts are with his loved ones. Thank you, Mike, for your music and unshakeable hope.https://t.co/FRBn8PB0nE
— Blood Cancer UK (@bloodcancer_uk) April 29, 2025
Mike Peters, the frontman of the influential Welsh rock band The Alarm, passed away at the age of 66 after a long battle with blood cancer. Peters lived with the disease for 30 years, having been first diagnosed with lymphoma in 1995 and later with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 2015. Despite his health challenges, Peters remained a tireless and inspiring figure in the music world.
5 wholesome, little-known facts about Mike Peters — from playing his sister’s birthday party to climbing Everest for cancer care. The Alarm frontman lived a life as powerful as his music.
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He continued to tour and record with The Alarm, as well as pursuing other creative projects like The Poets of Justice and playing with the band Big Country in the early 2010s. In 2006, Peters co-founded the Love Hope Strength Foundation, a charity aimed at recruiting stem cell donors by advertising at music shows. The organization helped add approximately 250,000 people to the stem cell donor registry.
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— john robb (@johnrobb77) April 29, 2025
A legacy of musical resilience
Peters’ condition took a turn for the worse in 2024 when he was diagnosed with Richter’s Syndrome, an aggressive form of lymphoma. In an interview, he spoke candidly about facing the possibility of his own mortality, saying, “At one point, I had to think to myself, this could be it.
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— john robb (@johnrobb77) April 29, 2025
I had to face it up to that because I had to find the strength to accept it and acknowledge it and realize it was potentially a real outcome. And then, I had to figure out how I was going to cope with it.”
Throughout his life, Peters remained committed to living fully and staying positive. In a 2018 interview with Guitar World magazine, he shared his philosophy: “Live right up to the last breath and stay positive about the world, your family, and the environment you live in.”
Peters is survived by his wife, Jules, and their two sons, Dylan and Evan.
In a heartfelt tribute, Jules Peters described her husband as her “true love” and thanked everyone for “loving him so much.” She shared that her husband’s dying wishes were “for us to be happy, to live our lives, to keep on moving forward.”
Mike Peters’ legacy as a musician, cancer campaigner, and loving family man will continue to inspire and impact the lives of many.
