Dire Straits – 1986-04-26 – Sydney, Australia (SBD)

Dire Straits

1986-04-26

Sydney Entertainment Center

Sydney, Australia

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Ride Across the River

02. Expresso Love

03. Industrial Disease

04. So Far Away

05. Romeo & Juliet

06. Private Investigations

07. Sultans of Swing

CD 2:

01. Why Worry

02. Your Latest Trick

03. Walk Of Life

04. Two Young Lovers

05. Money For Nothing

06. Tunnel Of Love

07. Brothers In Arms

08. Solid Rock

09. Waltzing Matilda

10. Speech from Mark Knopfler

11. Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)

Dire Straits – 1986-04-26 – Sydney, Australia (SBD)

Land Down Under #3: On May 13, 1985, Dire Straits released their 5th studio album, the now legendary, Brothers In Arms. The disc became the first not only to sell one million copies in the CD format but also to outsell its vinyl version. Brothers in Arms would spend nine weeks at number 1 on the US Charts, and ten in that slot on UK charts. The album produced 3 top 20 singles in the US – So Far Away at #19, Walk of Life at #7 and the monster track, Money For Nothing, which went to number 1. Money For Nothing received extensive exposure on MTV, and was a highlight of the Dire Straits set at Live Aid, when Sting joined the band to reprise the backing vocals he had provided on the album version of the tune. Brothers In Arms would win two Grammy Awards in 1986 and also won Best British Album at the 1987 Brit Awards. The band toured extensively in support of the album playing over 247 shows in 100 cities during 1985 and 1986. This soundboard recording captures Dire Straits on April 26, 1986, 32 years ago today, on the last night of the tour in Sydney, Australia. Stop back tomorrow for the last post in this Four Of A Kind set.