Dire Straits - 1978-10-19 - Rotterdam, Netherlands (SBD)

Dire Straits 

1978-10-19

The Shouwburg

Rotterdam, Holland

FM broadcast

320 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. What's the Matter, Baby?

08. Lions

09. Sultans of Swing

10. Wild West End

11. Eastbound Train

12. Southbound Again (missing)

13. Radio Announcer (missing)

Dire Straits - 1978-10-19 - Rotterdam, Netherlands (SBD)

When Dire Straits launched the 2nd leg of their fall tour in October 1978, it marked their first extended run of shows outside of the UK. The band visited France, Germany Belgium and the Netherlands, promoting both their self-titled debut album and the single, Sultans of Swing. This soundboard recording captures the band on October 19, 1978, 35 years ago today, the 2nd of 6 nights in the Netherlands. Download this one to hear Dire Straits at the very outset of their career.

Dire Straits/ Bob Dylan Connections

• Reviews of Sultans of Swing, Dire Straits first big hit, often cited Mark Knopfler’s vocal as sounding like Dylan. 
• When he saw Dire Straits for the first time in 1978, Dylan was so impressed that he invited Knopfler and drummer Pick Withers to play on his next album, Slow Train Coming. 
• Knopfler also played on the Dylan album’s Infidels and Down In The Groove. 
• In 2010, 2011 and 2012, Knopfler toured as the lead in act for Dylan and occasionally sat in during Bob’s set.