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The Brothers in Arms Tour was a concert tour by British rock band Dire Straits. The tour promoted and supported the group's fifth album, Brothers in Arms, which was released in May 1985. [1] The tour started on 25 April 1985 in Split, Croatia and ended on 26 April 1986 in Sydney, Australia.
When Dire Straits performed "Money for Nothing" at the 1985 Live Aid Concert at Wembley Stadium, the performance featured a guest appearance by Sting. Knopfler performed "Money for Nothing" during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute and the Prince's Trust concerts in 1986 with Sting, [ 21 ] as well as the Nordoff-Robbins charity show at ...
Live Aid was a two-venue benefit concert and music-based fundraising initiative held on Saturday, 13 July 1985. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise further funds for relief of the 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia, a movement that started with the release of the successful charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in December 1984.
After a break from touring, Dire Straits regrouped for the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute concert staged on 11 June 1988 at Wembley Stadium, at which they were the headline act. As Sonni was unable to play the show, Eric Clapton took his place. [12] On 15 September 1988, Knopfler announced the disbanding of Dire Straits. [13]
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He joined Dire Straits in 1985 (saxophones, flute, backing vocals and percussion) for their two final world tours, Brothers in Arms (1985-1986) and On Every Street (1991-1992), and played at both the Live Aid concert in 1985 and the Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Concert in 1988. He played on the sixth Dire Straits studio album On Every Street ...
Usa Tour 1985: July 1 United Kingdom Phil Collins: The No Jacket Required World Tour: July 2 August 1 United States Tina Turner: Private Dancer Tour: Glenn Frey: August 2 August 5 United Kingdom Robert Plant: Shaken N' Stirred Tour September 15 Canada Bryan Adams: Reckless Tour: Cock Robin: October 12 United Kingdom Dire Straits: Brothers in ...
Brothers in Arms is the fifth studio album by the British rock band Dire Straits, released on 17 May 1985, [2] by Vertigo Records internationally and Warner Bros. Records in the United States. It was the first album in history to sell over one million copies in CD format.