Dire Straits - 1979-03-31 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

Dire Straits
1979-03-31
Old Waldorf Theatre
San Francisco, CA
Soundboard recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Down To The Waterline
02. Six Blade Knife
03. Once Upon A Time In the West
04. Lady Writer
05. Water Of Love
06. In The Gallery
07. News
08. What´s The Matter Baby
09. Lions
10. Sultans Of Swing
11. Wild West End
12. Where Do You Think You´re Going?
13. Eastbound Train
14. Southbound Again

Dire Straits - 1979-03-31 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

When Dire Straits released their self-titled debut album in February 1978, the music industry barely paid attention. Fortunately for the band, Karin Berg, working at Warner Brothers in New York did. With her backing, the band was booked to tour as the opening act for the Talking Heads. The success of that tour led to a US recording contract with Warner, followed by the release of their debut album worldwide. The disc would reach the top 10 in every country in Europe, while climbing to number 2 on the US charts. In early 1979, they launched their first headlining tour, playing 51 sold-out concerts over a 38-day period. Sultans of Swing, the single from their album which was released during that tour, scaled the charts to reach number four in the United States and number eight in the United Kingdom. This soundboard recording captures Dire Straits during that break though tour at the Old Waldorf in early in San Francisco on March 31, 1979, 34 years ago today. Download this one to capture the band as they took the world by storm, rising from obscurity to being nominated for 2 Grammy Awards (for Best New Artist and Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group for Sultans Of Swing) in just 18 months!