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Dire Straits Tour Promotional tour by Dire Straits Associated album Dire Straits Start date June 9, 1978 End date November 18, 1978 Legs 2 Shows 55 Dire Straits tour chronology Pre-Dire Straits Tour
(1977)Dire Straits Tour
(1978)Communiqué Tour
(1979)Dire Straits tour was the first concert tour of Dire Straits held in 1978. On it, songs from the debut album of the group Dire Straits were played.
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Overview
The tour travelled through Europe, including concerts in the UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands and Germany. It was the Dire Straits' first performance before a large audience.
The first part of the tour promoted their first single release, Sultans of Swing. Dire Straits traveled around Great Britain in June and July 1978, performing in England, Scotland and Wales. The group typically performed in small halls with a maximum capacity of one thousand.
The second part of the tour was to promote their debut album, Dire Straits. The group performed in several European countries, met journalists, and was also seen on television.
- Band members
- Mark Knopfler – lead vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar.
- John Illsley – bass, backing vocals
- David Knopfler – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Pick Withers – drums
Songs
The debut album version performed, with all the songs being written by Mark Knopfler, was as follows:
Dire Straits album's tracklist:
- "Down to the Waterline" – 3:55
- "Water of Love" – 5:23
- "Setting Me Up" – 3:18
- "Six Blade Knife" – 4:10
- "Southbound Again" – 2:58
- "Sultans of Swing" – 5:47
- "In the Gallery" – 6:16
- "Wild West End" – 4:42
- "Lions" – 5:05
The song "Eastbound Train" was also performed. Whilst it did not appear on the album, a live version was released as the B Side to "Sultans Of Swing" the same year.
Tour dates
Dire Straits tour dates of June (Red): 6-Wolverhampton, 10-Dudley, 13-Sheffield, 14-Huddersfield, 15-Leicester, 16-Kirklevington, 17-Middlesbrough, 18-Leeds, 20-Edinburgh, 21-Dundee, 23-Burton-on-Trent, 24-Nottingham, 25-Newbridge, 27-Manchester, 28-Lowestoft, 29-Bristol, 30-Plymouth
Dire Straits tour dates of July (Blue): 1-Oxford 2-Deptford, London,4-Birmingham, 5, 6&19-Soho, London
Number Date City Country Venue Capacity First leg: June 1978 - United Kingdom 1 June 6, 1978 Wolverhampton England Lafayette Club 600 2 June 10, 1978 Dudley JB's Dudley 1000 3 June 13, 1978 Sheffield University of Sheffield 4 June 14, 1978 Huddersfield University of Huddersfield 5 June 15, 1978 Leicester University of Leicester 6 June 16, 1978 Kirklevington Country Club 375 7 June 17, 1978 Middlesbrough Rock Garden 8 June 18, 1978 Leeds Fforde Green Hotel 9 June 20, 1978 Edinburgh Scotland Tiffany's 10 June 21, 1978 Dundee Technical College 11 June 23, 1978 Burton upon Trent England 76 Club 12 June 24, 1978 Nottingham Boat Hall 13 June 25, 1978 Newbridge Wales Workingman's Institute and Memorial Hall 14 June 27, 1978 Manchester England Rafters 1000 15 June 28, 1978 Lowestoft Talk of the East 16 June 29, 1978 Bristol Granary 17 June 30, 1978 Plymouth Metro Club 18 July 1, 1978 Oxford Oxford Brookes University 19 July 2, 1978 London Albany Theatre 600 20 July 4, 1978 Birmingham Barbarella's
Birmingham at Barbarella recorded21 July 5, 1978 London Marquee Club 22 July 6, 1978 23 July 8, 1978 St Albans Alban Arena 24 July 9, 1978 Birmingham ATV 25 July 19, 1978 London Paris Theatre External links
- "Dire Straits tour 1978". Tours. Canada: Mark Knopfler official site. http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1978.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
Mark Knopfler · John Illsley
Alan Clark · Guy Fletcher · David Knopfler · Pick Withers · Hal Lindes · Terry Williams · Jack SonniStudio albums Live albums Compilations Money for Nothing · Sultans of Swing: The Very Best of Dire Straits · The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations · Dire Straits - Walk of Life - The HitsEPs Singles "Sultans of Swing" · "Water of Love" · "Lady Writer" · "Romeo and Juliet" · "Skateaway" · "Tunnel of Love" · "Private Investigations" · "Industrial Disease" · "Twisting by the Pool" · "Love Over Gold" (live) · "So Far Away" · "Money for Nothing" · "Brothers in Arms" · "Walk of Life" · "Your Latest Trick" · "Calling Elvis" · "Heavy Fuel" · "On Every Street" · "The Bug"Tours Dire Straits Tour · Communiqué TourRelated articles Discography · Band members · Michael Brecker · The Notting Hillbillies · Chris White · Birmingham at BarbarellaBook:Dire Straits ·
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