Anyone seen dIRE Straits live ?

[Boroseagull]

Yes at Hammersmith as The Live Aid warm up session. John Ilsley was not available so a certain Eric Clapton guested.

 

[Shegull]

Nope but I would have loved to

Romeo and Juliet

 

[Spunk Bubble]

I would rather pay to see Jennifer Rush

 

[Charles 'Charley' Charles]

Yes my first ever concert I went to, was at Woburn Abbey as well, have it on cd if anyone is interested, also have a couple of tracks with them and Clapton, Sultans, Layla and Wonderful Tonight

 

[surrey jim]

no sorry

 

[33057 Seagull]

I saw them too - the most boring concert i ever went to - well right up the Beautiful south.

Brighton Dome, they were Dire although slightly less so at the Brighton Cenmtre in the eraly 1980's.

 

[Exmouth Seagull]

No, but I was working in a petrol station at Cuckfield in the mid 80s when Mark Knopfler came in and filled up, didnt recognise him until he handed over his Amex card and I saw the name. He asked me for directions to Hellingly, but I didnt know the way.

 

[Trufflehound]

I saw them too - the most boring concert i ever went to

Got to agree with that. Saw them at the Rainbow, on the final "homecoming" date of the 1979 World Tour. Was supposed to be a celebration. I nearly fell asleep.

Until Phil Lynott came on as a special guest for the encores and changed everything - but that was him, not Dour Straits...

 

[Willow]

Saw them in Auckland, 1994. I hardly remember a thing about it now so clearly it wasn't a memorable gig.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

I saw them with Chris Rea. I think that was the "Dire - Rea" tour.

 

[Trufflehound]

I saw them with Chris Rea. I think that was the "Dire - Rea" tour.

I bet that was shit.

 

[NMH]

Brighton Dome, they were Dire although slightly less so at the Brighton Cenmtre in the eraly 1980's.

Did you return repitively to any more gigs, to be certain that they were dire?