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 and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and percuss ...

, supporting their sixth and final album, ''

On Every Street ''On Every Street'' is the sixth and final studio album by British rock band Dire Straits, released on 9 September 1991 by Vertigo Records internationally, and by Warner Bros. Records in the United States. The follow-up to the band's massively ...

''. 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 (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...

(guitar, vocals),

John Illsley John Edward Illsley (born 24 June 1949) is an English musician, best known as bass guitarist of the rock band Dire Straits. With it, he has received multiple BRIT and Grammy Awards, and a Heritage Award. As one of the founding band members, ...

(bass),

Guy Fletcher Guy Edward Fletcher (born 24 May 1960) is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as one of the two Keyboard instrument, keyboard players in the rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his subs ...

(keyboards),

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

Phil Palmer Philip John Palmer (born 9 September 1952) is a 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 in nort ...

(guitar), and

Chris Whitten Chris Whitten (born 26 March 1959) is a British session drummer who provided drums for the hit singles "What I Am" by Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, "World Shut Your Mouth" by Julian Cope and "The Whole of the Moon" by the Waterboys. Two notab ...

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

Ed Bicknell Ed Bicknell is a British music manager and drummer, best known for managing rock band Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler, Gerry Rafferty, Bryan Ferry, Scott Walker and The Blue Nile. Career Ed Bicknell was Chairman of Hull University entertainment’ ...

. "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 LP, On The Night.

Tour dates

Setlist

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Calling Elvis "Calling Elvis" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and performed by Dire Straits. It first appeared on the final studio album by the band, ''On Every Street'' (1991). It was released as the first single from that album, peaking at number 21 in ...

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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 subsequently appeared on their live album '' On the Night'' (1993). It was released as a single October ...

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Heavy Fuel "Heavy Fuel" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits from its 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 char ...

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Romeo and Juliet ''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...

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The Bug "The Bug" is a song written by Mark Knopfler and originally performed by Dire Straits on the final studio album by the band, '' On Every Street'' (1991). It was covered by Mary Chapin Carpenter in 1992, and also recorded on the albums ''Blues B ...

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Private Investigations "Private Investigations" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits from their album ''Love over Gold''. It reached number 2 in the United Kingdom (despite its length), and is one of their biggest chart successes in the UK. The track has ...

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Sultans of Swing "Sultans of Swing" is a song by British rock band Dire Straits, written by lead vocalist Mark Knopfler. The demo of the song was recorded at Pathway Studios, North London, in July 1977 and quickly acquired a following after it was put in rotati ...

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Your Latest Trick "Your Latest Trick" is a song by Dire Straits, the fourth track on their fifth studio album, '' Brothers in Arms'' (1985). It was released as the album's fifth and final single in April 1986. It later appeared on the live album '' On the Night' ...

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" # "Two Young Lovers" # " Telegraph Road" # " Money for Nothing" # " 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 "heaven ...

" * "Long Highway" * " Portobello Belle" * "

Why Worry Why Worry may refer to: Film and TV * '' Why Worry?'', a 1923 Harold Lloyd film Music *''Why Worry'', a 1986 album by Nana Mouskouri Songs * "Why Worry?" (Clannad song), a 1991 single *"Why Worry Blues" by Jack Prentice (words) and Bud Shepard, G ...

" * "When It Comes to You" * "So Far Away"

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