The ARMS Charity Concerts were a series of charitable rock concerts in support of Action into Research for Multiple Sclerosis in 1983. The first (and initially planned to be the only) event took place at the Royal Albert Hall on September 20, 1983, with subsequent dates occurring in the United States, with slightly different lineups of musicians.
The idea for hosting the concert was envisaged by Ronnie Lane, ex-bassist for Small Faces and Faces, himself a casualty of multiple sclerosis. The concert was billed as The Ronnie Lane Appeal for ARMS and featured a star-studded line-up of British musicians, including Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Steve Winwood, Andy Fairweather Low, Bill Wyman, Kenney Jones, Charlie Watts and Ray Cooper. The concert was particularly notable in the fact that it was the first occasion on which Clapton, Beck and Page, each a former lead guitarist for The Yardbirds, had performed together on stage.
Eric Clapton
Everybody Oughta Make A Change
Rita May
"Lay Down Sally"
"Ramblin' On My Mind"/"Have You Ever Loved a Woman"
"Cocaine"
Andy Fairweather Low
"Man Smart (Woman Smarter)"
Steve Winwood with Eric Clapton
"Roadrunner"
"Take Me To The River"
"Slowdown Sundown"
"Gimme Some Lovin'"
Intermission
Jeff Beck
Star Cycle
The Pump
"Goodbye Pork Pie Hat"/"Led Boots"
"Hi Ho Silver Lining"
Jimmy Page
Prelude (with James Hooker)
City Sirens (with Steve Winwood )
Who's To Blame (with Steve Winwood )
"Stairway to Heaven" (Instrumental)
All
"Tulsa Time"
"Layla"
"Goodnight, Irene" (with Ronnie Lane)
The complete show lasted just under three hours and included Wonderful Tonight, Hound Dog, Best That I Can, Wee Wee Baby and Bombers Moon.
