DIRE STRAITS ~ La Patinoire Meriadeck. Bordeaux.

Support Act: ---

  ~ BROTHERS IN ARMS TOUR 1985 ~

 

 (The Brothers in Arms Tour was a concert tour by British rock band Dire Straits. The tour promoted and supported the group's fifth album, Brothers in Arms. The tour included 248 concerts in 23 countries and 118 cities.)

 

 Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by English (from London, Enland) rock band Dire Straits, released on 13 May13, 1985. Producers Neil Dorfsman - Mark Knopfler. In the US. It spent a total of 14 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the UK Albums Chart (including ten consecutive weeks between 18 January and 22 March 1986), nine weeks at number one on the Billboard 200 in the US and 34 weeks at number one on the Australian Albums Chart. Brothers in Arms was the first album certified ten-times platinum in the UK and is the eighth-best-selling album in UK chart history. It is certified nine-times platinum in the US and is one of the world's best-selling albums, having sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.

DIRE STRAITS (Band)

 

Mark Knopfler — lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitar (1977–1995)
John Illsley — bass, backing vocals (1977–1995)
Alan Clark — keyboards, producer (1980–1995)
Terry Williams — drums (1982–1984, 1985–1988)
Guy Fletcher — keyboards, backing vocals (1984–1995)
Jack Sonni — rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1985–1988)

 Chris White — saxophone (1985–1988; 2002)

 

The Setlist
DIRE STRAITS

 

Intro

 Ride Across the River (Brothers in Arms - 1985)
Expresso Love (Making Movies - 1980)
So Far Away (Brothers in Arms - 1985)
Romeo and Juliet (Making Movies - 1980)
Private Investigations (Love Over Gold - 1982)
Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits - 1978)
Why Worry (Brothers in Arms - 1985)
Walk of Life (Brothers in Arms - 1985)
Two Young Lovers (Alchemy - 1984)
The Man's Too Strong (Brothers in Arms - 1985)
Money for Nothing (Brothers in Arms - 1985)
Wild West End (Dire Straits - 1978)
Tunnel of Love (Making Movies - 1980)

Encore 1

Brothers in Arms (Brothers in Arms - 1985)

Encore 2

Solid Rock (Making Movies - 1980)
Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero (Mark Knopfler song - 1983)

 

 

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Time Set: 2h08