The On Every Street Tour was the final concert tour by British rock band

Dire Straits Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals, lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums, percussion). Th ...

, 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. The world tour sold 7.1 million tickets. The tour lineup included

Mark Knopfler Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British musician. He was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits from 1977 to 1995, and he is the one of the two members who stayed during the band's existence ...

(guitar, vocals),

John Illsley John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bassist of the rock band Dire Straits, and he is one of the two members who stayed in the band during the existence, along with the frontman Mark Knopfler. He has re ...

(bass, backing vocals),

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(keyboards, backing vocals),

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(keyboards), Chris White (saxophone, flute, backing vocals), Paul Franklin (pedal steel guitar), Danny Cummings (percussion),

Phil Palmer Philip John Palmer (born 9 September 1952) is a British rock sideman and session guitarist who has toured, recorded, and worked with numerous artists. He is best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Dire Straits. Biography Palmer grew up ...

(guitar, backing vocals), and

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(drums). "The last tour was utter misery," said manager

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. "Whatever the

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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." 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

Setlist

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Calling Elvis "Calling Elvis" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and performed by British rock band Dire Straits. It first appeared on the final studio album by the band, '' On Every Street'' (1991). It was released in August 1991 by Vertigo and Warner Bros. ...

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Walk of Life "Walk of Life" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, the third track on their fifth studio album, '' Brothers in Arms'' (1985). It was released as a single in the US in October 1985 and in the UK in January 1986. The track peaked at ...

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Heavy Fuel "Heavy Fuel" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits from their 1991 album ''On Every Street''. The song was also released as a single and reached 1 on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Mainstream Rock (chart), Album Rock Tracks ch ...

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Romeo and Juliet ''The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet'', often shortened to ''Romeo and Juliet'', is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare about the romance between two young Italians from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's ...

" # " The Bug" # " Private Investigations" # "

Sultans of Swing "Sultans of Swing" is a song by the British Rock music, rock band Dire Straits, written by the lead vocalist and guitarist Mark Knopfler. Dire Straits recorded a Demo (music), demo at Pathway Studios, North London, in July 1977, and it acquired ...

" # " Your Latest Trick" # " On Every Street" # "Two Young Lovers" # " Telegraph Road" # "

Money for Nothing "Money for Nothing" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, the second track on their fifth studio album '' Brothers in Arms'' (1985). It was released as the album's second single on 28 June 1985 through Vertigo Records. The song's lyr ...

" # " Brothers in Arms" # "Solid Rock" # "Wild Theme" ;Additional songs * " Tunnel of Love" * " Planet of New Orleans" * "I Think I Love You Too Much" * " Iron Hand" * " You and Your Friend" * "Fade to Black" * "

Setting Me Up "Setting Me Up" is a song written by Mark Knopfler. It was originally recorded by British rock group Dire Straits on their self-titled debut album but not released as a single. Ken Tucker in ''Rolling Stone'' described the song as a "heavenly ...

" * "Long Highway" * " Portobello Belle" * " Why Worry" * "When It Comes to You" * "So Far Away"

References

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