On Every Street Tour

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On Every Street Tour
World tour by Dire Straits
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Location
  • Europe
  • Oceania
  • North America
Associated album On Every Street
Start date23 August 1991 (1991-08-23)
End date9 October 1992 (1992-10-09)
Legs4
No. of shows229
Dire Straits concert chronology

The On Every Street Tour was the final concert tour by British rock band Dire Straits, supporting their sixth and final album, On Every Street . It lasted from 23 August 1991 to 9 October 1992, and included 229 shows in 19 countries throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. [1] The world tour sold 7.1 million tickets. [2]

Contents

The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), John Illsley (bass, backing vocals), Guy Fletcher (keyboards, backing vocals), Alan Clark (keyboards), Chris White (saxophone, flute, backing vocals), Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar), Danny Cummings (percussion), Phil Palmer (guitar, backing vocals), and Chris Whitten (drums). [1]

"The last tour was utter misery," said manager Ed Bicknell. "Whatever the zeitgeist was that we had been part of, it had passed." "Personal relationships were in trouble and it put a terrible strain on everybody, emotionally and physically," agreed Illsley. "We were changed by it." [3]

Concerts in Nîmes, France and Rotterdam, The Netherlands were recorded in May 1992 and released in 1993 on the live album On The Night .

Tour dates

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Date [1] CityCountryVenue
Europe
23 August 1991 Dublin Ireland Point Depot
24 August 1991
25 August 1991
26 August 1991
27 August 1991
30 August 1991 Sheffield England Sheffield Arena
31 August 1991
1 September 1991
2 September 1991
3 September 1991
5 September 1991 Birmingham National Exhibition Centre
6 September 1991
7 September 1991
8 September 1991
9 September 1991
11 September 1991 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
12 September 1991
13 September 1991
14 September 1991
16 September 1991 London England Wembley Arena
17 September 1991
18 September 1991
19 September 1991
20 September 1991
23 September 1991 Dortmund Germany Westfalenhallen
24 September 1991
25 September 1991
26 September 1991 Bremen Stadthalle Bremen
27 September 1991
28 September 1991 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
29 September 1991
30 September 1991
1 October 1991 Brussels Belgium Forest National
2 October 1991
3 October 1991 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
4 October 1991
5 October 1991
7 October 1991 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
8 October 1991
9 October 1991
11 October 1991 Munich Olympiahalle
12 October 1991
14 October 1991 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
Oceania
29 October 1991 Sydney Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre
30 October 1991
31 October 1991
1 November 1991
2 November 1991
3 November 1991
4 November 1991
5 November 1991
7 November 1991 Boondall Brisbane Entertainment Centre
8 November 1991
9 November 1991
10 November 1991
11 November 1991
13 November 1991 Melbourne National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
14 November 1991
15 November 1991
16 November 1991
17 November 1991
18 November 1991
23 November 1991 Perth Subiaco Oval
26 November 1991 Adelaide Australia Adelaide Entertainment Centre
5 December 1991 Sydney Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre
10 December 1991 Canberra Australia Bruce Stadium
14 December 1991 Christchurch New Zealand Lancaster Park
17 December 1991 Wellington Athletic Park
20 December 1991 Auckland Mount Smart Stadium
21 December 1991
North America
30 January 1992 Sacramento United States ARCO Arena
31 January 1992 Reno Lawlor Events Center
1 February 1992 Oakland Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2 February 1992
4 February 1992 Fresno Selland Arena
5 February 1992 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
6 February 1992 Las Vegas Bally's
7 February 1992 Inglewood Great Western Forum
8 February 1992
10 February 1992 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13 February 1992 Houston The Summit
14 February 1992 Dallas Reunion Arena
16 February 1992 Kansas City Kemper Arena
17 February 1992 Champaign Assembly Hall
18 February 1992 Rosemont Rosemont Horizon
19 February 1992 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills
20 February 1992 Richfield Richfield Coliseum
21 February 1992 Dayton Nutter Center
23 February 1992 East Rutherford Meadowlands Arena
24 February 1992 Landover Capital Centre
25 February 1992 Binghamton Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
26 February 1992 New York City Madison Square Garden
28 February 1992 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum
29 February 1992 Albany Knickerbocker Arena
1 March 1992 Providence Providence Civic Center
2 March 1992 Philadelphia The Spectrum
3 March 1992
4 March 1992 Syracuse Onondaga County War Memorial Arena
5 March 1992 Worcester Worcester Centrum
6 March 1992 Hartford Hartford Civic Center
9 March 1992 Halifax Canada Metro Centre
10 March 1992
11 March 1992 Moncton Moncton Coliseum
12 March 1992 Quebec City Colisée de Québec
13 March 1992 Montreal Montreal Forum
14 March 1992 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Centre
16 March 1992
17 March 1992 Hamilton Copps Coliseum
19 March 1992 Toronto Maple Leaf Gardens
20 March 1992
21 March 1992 Sudbury Sudbury Community Arena
24 March 1992 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
26 March 1992 Regina Regina Agridome
27 March 1992 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Place
28 March 1992 Edmonton Northlands Coliseum
29 March 1992 Calgary Olympic Saddledome
30 March 1992
31 March 1992 Vancouver Pacific Coliseum
1 April 1992
3 April 1992 Pullman United States Beasley Coliseum
4 April 1992 Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum
6 April 1992 Portland Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Europe
18 April 1992 Metz FranceGalaxy
19 April 1992
20 April 1992 Lyon Halle Tony Garnier
21 April 1992
22 April 1992 Grenoble Palais des Sports
24 April 1992 Paris Palais Omnisports de Bercy
25 April 1992
26 April 1992
27 April 1992
28 April 1992
29 April 1992
30 April 1992
2 May 1992 Brest Parc de Penfeld
4 May 1992 Bordeaux La Patinoire
5 May 1992 San Sebastián Spain Velódrome de Anoeta
6 May 1992
8 May 1992 Barcelona Plaza De Toros Monumental
9 May 1992
10 May 1992
13 May 1992 Madrid Estadio Vicente Calderón
16 May 1992 Lisbon Portugal Estádio José Alvalade
19 May 1992 Nîmes France Arena of Nîmes
20 May 1992
21 May 1992
24 May 1992 Nantes Stade de la Beaujoire
27 May 1992WerchterBelgiumFestival Grounds
29 May 1992RotterdamNetherlands De Kuip
30 May 1992
31 May 1992
1 June 1992
3 June 1992LondonEngland Earls Court Exhibition Centre
4 June 1992
5 June 1992
6 June 1992
7 June 1992
8 June 1992
11 June 1992 Cardiff Wales Cardiff Arms Park
13 June 1992 Gateshead England Gateshead International Stadium
16 June 1992 Manchester Maine Road
18 June 1992 Ipswich Portman Road
20 June 1992 Bedfordshire Woburn Abbey
25 June 1992 Lausanne Switzerland Stade olympique de La Pontaise
27 June 1992 Basel St. Jakob Stadium
28 June 1992
30 June 1992 Stuttgart Germany Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
3 July 1992 Vienna Austria Praterstadion
5 July 1992 Linz Linzer Stadion
7 July 1992FrankfurtGermany Waldstadion
9 July 1992 Karlsruhe Wildparkstadion
11 July 1992Munich Olympiastadion
13 July 1992 Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld
15 July 1992 Hamburg Alsterdorfer Sporthalle
16 July 1992
17 July 1992 Cologne Müngersdorfer Stadion
18 July 1992
20 July 1992 Berlin Waldbühne
21 July 1992
22 July 1992
25 July 1992BremenWeserstadion
27 July 1992 Copenhagen Denmark Gentofte Stadion
28 July 1992
30 July 1992 Oslo Norway Valle Hovin
31 July 1992 Stockholm Sweden Café Opera
1 August 1992 Stadion
4 August 1992 Helsinki Finland Olympiastadion
7 August 1992 Gothenburg SwedenIsstadion
8 August 1992
13 August 1992 Havířov Czechoslovakia Zimní stadion Havířov
14 August 1992 Pécs Hungary Lauber Dezső Sports Hall
20 August 1992 Vigo Spain Estadio Municipal de Balaidos
22 August 1992 Gijón El Molinón
25 August 1992 Faro Portugal Estádio de São Luís
27 August 1992 Marbella Spain Estadio Municipal de Marbella
29 August 1992 Cáceres Campo de Fútbol Principe Felipe
31 August 1992 Pamplona Plaza De Toros
1 September 1992 Bilbao Plaza De Toros Vista Alegre
3 September 1992 Bordeaux FranceParc Lescure
5 September 1992 Nice Stade de l'Ouest
7 September 1992 Milan Italy Forum Di Assago
8 September 1992
9 September 1992
10 September 1992
11 September 1992 Verona Arena di Verona
12 September 1992
14 September 1992 Florence Stadio Del Baseball
16 September 1992 Rome Paleur
17 September 1992
19 September 1992 Cava de' Tirreni Stadio Comunale
22 September 1992LyonFrance Halle Tony Garnier
23 September 1992
25 September 1992 Toulouse Stade de Sapiac Montauban
26 September 1992
28 September 1992NîmesArènes de Nîmes
29 September 1992
30 September 1992
2 October 1992BarcelonaSpain Palau Sant Jordi
3 October 1992
4 October 1992
6 October 1992Madrid Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas
7 October 1992
9 October 1992 Zaragoza Estadio de la Romareda

Setlist

Core songs
  1. "Calling Elvis"
  2. "Walk of Life"
  3. "Heavy Fuel"
  4. "Romeo and Juliet"
  5. "The Bug"
  6. "Private Investigations"
  7. "Sultans of Swing"
  8. "Your Latest Trick"
  9. "On Every Street"
  10. "Two Young Lovers"
  11. "Telegraph Road"
  12. "Money for Nothing"
  13. "Brothers in Arms"
  14. "Solid Rock"
  15. "Wild Theme"
Additional songs

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References

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  2. ↑ Rees, Dafydd (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. DK Publishing. p. 301.
  3. ↑ Rees, Paul (June 2015). "The sultan of swing". Classic Rock #210. p. 124.
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