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Title: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: benlitmaath on April 05, 2022, 03:14:50 PM
Hi all, i thought it would be a fun idea to start a thread where we name Dire Straits songs and the very last time they've been played live. And if possible, please link the respective bootleg or recording.

For instance, i'm really curious to know when Tunnel Of Love has been played for the last time. I've read MK stopped playing it after the death of his father because TOL was his father's favorite song. This must've been somewhere in 1993. Maybe someone knows the exact date and concert and maybe someone has a recording / bootleg.

I'll start:

Ride Across The River: April 26 1986
Expresso Love: April 26 1986
Industrial Disease: April 26 1986
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Robson on April 05, 2022, 03:39:39 PM
Cool topic:)
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: dmg on April 05, 2022, 05:24:20 PM
TOL:  2nd October 1992 
TR: 30th April 2019
SOS:  31st October 2015
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: benlitmaath on April 05, 2022, 06:23:23 PM
TOL:  2nd October 1992  :'(

How do you know? and are there any recordings?
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Robson on April 05, 2022, 08:07:01 PM
Brothers In Arms

7th June 2019 Alesund.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Darling Pretty on April 05, 2022, 09:17:53 PM
Brothers In Arms

7th June 2019 Alesund.

not true
According to setlist.fm it was in Toronto.
You can find a lot of infos at this site
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Robson on April 05, 2022, 09:31:14 PM
It is true.  25th August, Toronto
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: jbaent on April 06, 2022, 11:07:06 AM
TOL:  2nd October 1992  :'(

How do you know? and are there any recordings?

Yes

http://www.oneverybootleg.nl/barcelona021092.htm
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: TheTimeWasWrong on April 06, 2022, 11:25:16 AM
August 04, 1996: The Bug
July 24, 1999: Water of Love
December 7, 2000: Fade To Black
July 31, 2001: Calling Elvis
July 28, 2002: Setting Me Up
September 09, 2009: Why Worry
July 01, 2019: SFA (?)
July 13, 2019: SFA
September 25, 2019: MFN, R&J, OES, YLT, OUATITW (who would have thought!)

Didn't WOL get played at some private gig, years after the SL-tour?
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: dustyvalentino on April 06, 2022, 12:20:32 PM
August 04, 1996: The Bug
July 24, 1999: Water of Love
December 7, 2000: Fade To Black
July 31, 2001: Calling Elvis
July 28, 2002: Setting Me Up
September 09, 2009: Why Worry
July 01, 2019: SFA (?)
September 25, 2019: MFN, R&J, OES, YLT, OUATITW (who would have thought!)

Didn't WOL get played at some private gig, years after the SL-tour?

Hmm, Deutsch Bank or something?
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: benlitmaath on April 06, 2022, 12:31:17 PM
TOL:  2nd October 1992  :'(

How do you know? and are there any recordings?

Yes

http://www.oneverybootleg.nl/barcelona021092.htm

Hmm.. i've read somwhere a couple months ago that that date wasn't actually the last time it got played but 1 concert after but there's no recording of it.
I'm not a 100% sure though
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: jbaent on April 06, 2022, 12:50:34 PM
TOL:  2nd October 1992  :'(

How do you know? and are there any recordings?

Yes

http://www.oneverybootleg.nl/barcelona021092.htm

Hmm.. i've read somwhere a couple months ago that that date wasn't actually the last time it got played but 1 concert after but there's no recording of it.
I'm not a 100% sure though

I checked On Every Bootleg, which has entries (of recordings) of the last DS shows in Spain, and in fact, Barcelona 2nd of October 1992 was the last time Tunnel was performed, you can check it out yourself.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Robson on April 06, 2022, 02:07:20 PM
But On Every Bootleg does not contain full (complete) shows.

But in fact,  October 3, Tunnel Of Love was gone.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: MagicElliott on April 06, 2022, 03:42:34 PM
August 04, 1996: The Bug
July 24, 1999: Water of Love
December 7, 2000: Fade To Black
July 31, 2001: Calling Elvis
July 28, 2002: Setting Me Up
September 09, 2009: Why Worry
July 01, 2019: SFA (?)
September 25, 2019: MFN, R&J, OES, YLT, OUATITW (who would have thought!)

Didn't WOL get played at some private gig, years after the SL-tour?

Hmm, Deutsch Bank or something?

Didn’t they do a corporate for Range Rover prior to the 2013 tour?
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Knopflerfan on April 07, 2022, 08:41:40 AM
Walk of Life: 15/04/2015 (VW T6 Premiere - AutoRAI Amsterdam)

Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Knopflerfan on April 07, 2022, 08:44:01 AM
August 04, 1996: The Bug
July 24, 1999: Water of Love
December 7, 2000: Fade To Black
July 31, 2001: Calling Elvis
July 28, 2002: Setting Me Up
September 09, 2009: Why Worry
July 01, 2019: SFA (?)
September 25, 2019: MFN, R&J, OES, YLT, OUATITW (who would have thought!)

Didn't WOL get played at some private gig, years after the SL-tour?

Hmm, Deutsch Bank or something?

Didn’t they do a corporate for Range Rover prior to the 2013 tour?

The Range Rover 'Gig' was 06/09/2012

Walk of life
Sailing to Philadelphia
Romeo and Juliet
Sultans of swing
Brothers in arms
Money for nothing
So far away
Going home
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: the visitor on April 07, 2022, 09:47:13 AM
August 04, 1996: The Bug
July 24, 1999: Water of Love
December 7, 2000: Fade To Black
July 31, 2001: Calling Elvis
July 28, 2002: Setting Me Up
September 09, 2009: Why Worry
July 01, 2019: SFA (?)
September 25, 2019: MFN, R&J, OES, YLT, OUATITW (who would have thought!)

Didn't WOL get played at some private gig, years after the SL-tour?

Hmm, Deutsch Bank or something?

Didn’t they do a corporate for Range Rover prior to the 2013 tour?

The Range Rover 'Gig' was 06/09/2012

Walk of life
Sailing to Philadelphia
Romeo and Juliet
Sultans of swing
Brothers in arms
Money for nothing
So far away
Going home

That Range Rover set list always winds me up.  Corporate guests get to hear the hits but paying fans were kind of made to feel rude at for asking for them. "Mark only looks forward" except when a massive cheque or bank is involved.  Rant over
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: jbaent on April 07, 2022, 09:58:04 AM
August 04, 1996: The Bug
July 24, 1999: Water of Love
December 7, 2000: Fade To Black
July 31, 2001: Calling Elvis
July 28, 2002: Setting Me Up
September 09, 2009: Why Worry
July 01, 2019: SFA (?)
September 25, 2019: MFN, R&J, OES, YLT, OUATITW (who would have thought!)

Didn't WOL get played at some private gig, years after the SL-tour?

Hmm, Deutsch Bank or something?

Didn’t they do a corporate for Range Rover prior to the 2013 tour?

The Range Rover 'Gig' was 06/09/2012

Walk of life
Sailing to Philadelphia
Romeo and Juliet
Sultans of swing
Brothers in arms
Money for nothing
So far away
Going home

That Range Rover set list always winds me up.  Corporate guests get to hear the hits but paying fans were kind of made to feel rude at for asking for them. "Mark only looks forward" except when a massive cheque or bank is involved.  Rant over

We ranted about that when it happened quite a lot already!
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Robson on April 07, 2022, 01:24:46 PM
August 04, 1996: The Bug
July 24, 1999: Water of Love
December 7, 2000: Fade To Black
July 31, 2001: Calling Elvis
July 28, 2002: Setting Me Up
September 09, 2009: Why Worry
July 01, 2019: SFA (?)
September 25, 2019: MFN, R&J, OES, YLT, OUATITW (who would have thought!)

Didn't WOL get played at some private gig, years after the SL-tour?

Hmm, Deutsch Bank or something?

Didn’t they do a corporate for Range Rover prior to the 2013 tour?

The Range Rover 'Gig' was 06/09/2012

Walk of life
Sailing to Philadelphia
Romeo and Juliet
Sultans of swing
Brothers in arms
Money for nothing
So far away
Going home

That Range Rover set list always winds me up.  Corporate guests get to hear the hits but paying fans were kind of made to feel rude at for asking for them. "Mark only looks forward" except when a massive cheque or bank is involved.  Rant over

Without exaggeration. We have heard these songs at concerts a million times. Do you remember the concert at Boothay Harbor? It was a concert of surprises!
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: MagicElliott on April 07, 2022, 04:18:25 PM
August 04, 1996: The Bug
July 24, 1999: Water of Love
December 7, 2000: Fade To Black
July 31, 2001: Calling Elvis
July 28, 2002: Setting Me Up
September 09, 2009: Why Worry
July 01, 2019: SFA (?)
September 25, 2019: MFN, R&J, OES, YLT, OUATITW (who would have thought!)

Didn't WOL get played at some private gig, years after the SL-tour?

Hmm, Deutsch Bank or something?

Didn’t they do a corporate for Range Rover prior to the 2013 tour?

The Range Rover 'Gig' was 06/09/2012

Walk of life
Sailing to Philadelphia
Romeo and Juliet
Sultans of swing
Brothers in arms
Money for nothing
So far away
Going home

That Range Rover set list always winds me up.  Corporate guests get to hear the hits but paying fans were kind of made to feel rude at for asking for them. "Mark only looks forward" except when a massive cheque or bank is involved.  Rant over

I am inclined to agree. But I guess that if you’re able to hire Mark for a corporate then to your mind you’re hiring Dire Straits. From Mark’s POV there has to be a difference between playing a song once to please your crowd and playing it 80 times on tour.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: shortfin on April 08, 2022, 04:23:00 PM
Les boys - Centre Sportif de Differdange, Oberkorn, July 6, 1981
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Brunno Nunes on April 15, 2022, 06:07:11 AM
Southbound Again, Lady Writer, Follow me Home: 21.12.1979- Rainbow Theatre London UK.

Single Handed Saillor: 16.11.80   Berklee Performance Centre, Boston, USA.
 In The Gallery: 10.12.80, City Hall, Newcastle, UK

Down to The Waterline, Lions, News, Angel Of Mercy, WDYTG, Skataway and Les Boys: 06.07.81   Hall Omnisports, Luxembourg.

It Never Rains: 21.12.1982     Wembley Arena London UK

Love Over Gold: 23.07.1983     Hammersmith Odeon London UK

Twisting by The Poll: 09.10.89   Mayfair Ballroom Newcastle UK

Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Pottel on April 15, 2022, 02:07:56 PM
put it all into a spreadsheet.
if there is interest to continue work on it
arranged it by "record, song, first date, first location, last date, last location"
a while back i made an overview of all songs (known about) played live during DS concerts (cannot remember if i did MK as well)
and that may help adding the "first time" (but also to identify other "last time" cases)
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: brickbat on July 05, 2022, 02:55:30 PM
I would love to have a compilation of early DS songs played by Mark on his later tours.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: dustyvalentino on July 05, 2022, 05:44:32 PM
I would love to have a compilation of early DS songs played by Mark on his later tours.

Wouldn't be a huge compilation! I guess depend what you are calling "early"

Sultans
Water of Love
Portobello Belle
Once Upon a Time In The West

Romeo & Juliet if Making Movies is still early...
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Rivers Of Rain on July 05, 2022, 08:34:57 PM
I consider the first two Dire Straits albums with the original four-man lineup to be the 'early' era. Chronologically I can understand the case for including Making Movies in this era, but musically I think both the album and subsequent tour show a clear shift towards longer songs and increased use of keyboards. These trends became even more apparent in the Love Over Gold era, which I definitely do not consider as part of the early phase, not least because the bulk of the setlist consisted of songs from the two more recent albums with only a few surviving representatives from the debut and Communique.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Robson on July 05, 2022, 08:52:10 PM
I consider the first two Dire Straits albums with the original four-man lineup to be the 'early' era. Chronologically I can understand the case for including Making Movies in this era, but musically I think both the album and subsequent tour show a clear shift towards longer songs and increased use of keyboards. These trends became even more apparent in the Love Over Gold era, which I definitely do not consider as part of the early phase, not least because the bulk of the setlist consisted of songs from the two more recent albums with only a few surviving representatives from the debut and Communique.

I like that point of view.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: rmarques821 on July 05, 2022, 09:06:41 PM
I would love to have a compilation of early DS songs played by Mark on his later tours.

Wouldn't be a huge compilation! I guess depend what you are calling "early"

Sultans
Water of Love
Portobello Belle
Once Upon a Time In The West

Romeo & Juliet if Making Movies is still early...
And Setting Me Up... and that's it. How I've wished for a return to Lions over the years.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: dustyvalentino on July 06, 2022, 10:12:10 AM
I would love to have a compilation of early DS songs played by Mark on his later tours.

Wouldn't be a huge compilation! I guess depend what you are calling "early"

Sultans
Water of Love
Portobello Belle
Once Upon a Time In The West

Romeo & Juliet if Making Movies is still early...
And Setting Me Up... and that's it. How I've wished for a return to Lions over the years.

Good catch! I had racked my brain for the solo tours to be honest, forgot obout the other odds and sods.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: KnopfleRick on July 06, 2022, 10:49:41 AM
I would love to have a compilation of early DS songs played by Mark on his later tours.

Wouldn't be a huge compilation! I guess depend what you are calling "early"

Sultans
Water of Love
Portobello Belle
Once Upon a Time In The West

Romeo & Juliet if Making Movies is still early...
And Setting Me Up... and that's it. How I've wished for a return to Lions over the years.

Good catch! I had racked my brain for the solo tours to be honest, forgot obout the other odds and sods.

Yes, a compilation of all DS songs Mark played on his solo tours would be great. But I guess this will never happen.  :(
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Angelucci on July 06, 2022, 01:43:05 PM
I would love to have a compilation of early DS songs played by Mark on his later tours.

Wouldn't be a huge compilation! I guess depend what you are calling "early"

Sultans
Water of Love
Portobello Belle
Once Upon a Time In The West

Romeo & Juliet if Making Movies is still early...
And Setting Me Up... and that's it. How I've wished for a return to Lions over the years.

Would love Lions too. Unlike something like Tunnel Of Love, Lions feels like it should still be more than manageable in his older age.
Title: Re: Dates of Dire Straits songs played for the very last time
Post by: Banjo99uk on July 06, 2022, 06:00:39 PM
I would love to have a compilation of early DS songs played by Mark on his later tours.

Wouldn't be a huge compilation! I guess depend what you are calling "early"

Sultans
Water of Love
Portobello Belle
Once Upon a Time In The West

Romeo & Juliet if Making Movies is still early...
And Setting Me Up... and that's it. How I've wished for a return to Lions over the years.

Good catch! I had racked my brain for the solo tours to be honest, forgot obout the other odds and sods.
You could possible include Wild West End played on BIA tour.