Dire Straits — Live in London
Recorded July 10, 1985
Wembley Arena · London · 
England
Featuring Nils Lofgren, Hank Marvin
Setlist
Wrong timestamp?
Tour albumBrothers in Arms1985 · Brothers in Arms TourThe tour promotes Brothers in Arms, released less than two months before the Wembley performance.“To see Dire Straits at Wembley Arena three days before Live Aid, during the Brothers in Arms tour.”
Context
On July 10, 1985, Live Aid is three days away, but Dire Straits' address is Wembley Arena, not the stadium next door. Brothers in Arms had reached stores in May. The tour puts the new songs beside the compositions that already carried the shows.
Mark Knopfler takes vocals and guitar, with Jack Sonni on second guitar and John Illsley on bass. Alan Clark and Guy Fletcher share keyboards; Terry Williams is on drums and Chris White adds horns. So Far Away and Why Worry represent the new album, while Sultans of Swing and Tunnel of Love keep the tie to the earlier ones.
Three days later, the band takes Money for Nothing and Sultans of Swing to Live Aid, with Sting on the former. The arena night reaches another destination: part of the recording airs on Channel 4's The Tube in January 1986. With no complete official release, the recording circulates in unofficial editions, among them Wembley Does the Walk.
Lineup at this show
The lineup of this performance — not necessarily the current one.
- Mark KnopflerVocals and guitar
- John IllsleyBass and backing vocals
- Alan ClarkKeyboards
- Guy FletcherKeyboards
- Terry WilliamsDrums
- Jack SonniGuitar and backing vocals
- Chris WhiteSaxophone, flute, tambourine and backing vocals
- Nils LofgrenguestGuitar on Solid Rock
- Hank MarvinguestGuitar on Going Home
Trivia
The performance takes place three days before Dire Straits' Live Aid appearance at the neighboring Wembley Stadium.
Nils Lofgren joins on Solid Rock, and Hank Marvin plays guitar on Going Home.
Part of the show airs on Channel 4's The Tube in January 1986.
More concerts by Dire Straits
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1979·Rockpalast 1979
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Tour of Brothers in Arms (1985)
BroadcastDire Straits
1986·Live in Sydney
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