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Associated album
  
Brothers in Arms

No. of shows
  
248

Legs
  
5

Location
  
Balkans and Israel Europe North America Europe Oceania

Start date
  
25 April 1985 (1985-04-25)

End date
  
26 April 1986 (1986-04-26)

The Brothers in Arms Tour was a concert tour by British rock band Dire Straits of the Balkans, Israel, Europe, North America, and Oceania. The tour started on 25 April 1985 in Yugoslavia and ended on 26 April 1986 in Sydney, Australia. The tour included 248 concerts in 23 countries and 117 cities—all concerts were sold out. More than two and a half million people attended the tour. The tour promoted and supported the group's fifth album, Brothers in Arms, which was released in May 1985.

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Description

The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass), Alan Clark & Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Terry Williams (drums), Jack Sonni (guitar), and Chris White (saxophone).

During the tour, Dire Straits performed "Money for Nothing" and "Sultans of Swing" at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985. Their performance was included on the DVD release of that event. The final concert on 26 April 1986 in Sydney, Australia was broadcast on television. TubeTV also filmed the show in London on 10 July 1985. Neither the Sydney nor the London shows were ever released as commercial videos and are available as bootlegs only. In addition, three soundboard recordings were made in San Antonio, Houston, and Cleveland, which have also circulated as bootlegs.

The Brothers in Arms Tour consisted of five legs:

  • Balkans, Israel, Europe
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Europe
  • Australia and New Zealand

    • Setlists

  • 25 April 1985 (Split) - "Ride Across the River", "Expresso Love", "So Far Away", "Romeo and Juliet", "Private Investigations", "Sultans of Swing", "Walk of Life", "Why Worry", "Six Blade Knife", "The Man's Too Strong" "Two Young Lovers", "Money for Nothing", "Portobello Belle", "Wild West End", "Tunnel of Love", "Brothers in Arms", "Solid Rock"
  • 13 May 1985 (Ljubljana) - "Ride Across the River", "Expresso Love", "So Far Away", "Romeo and Juliet", "Private Investigations", "Sultans of Swing", "Why Worry", "Walk of Life", "Two Young Lovers", "The Man's Too Strong" "Money for Nothing", "Wild West End", "Tunnel of Love", "Solid Rock", "Going Home: Theme from Local Hero"
  • 16 May 1985 (Brno) - "Ride Across the River", "Expresso Love", "So Far Away", "Romeo and Juliet", "Private Investigations", "Sultans of Swing", "Why Worry", "Walk of Life", "Two Young Lovers", "The Man's Too Strong" "Money for Nothing", "Wild West End", "Tunnel of Love", "Brothers in Arms", "Solid Rock", "Going Home: Theme from Local Hero"

    • References

    Brothers in Arms Tour Wikipedia
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