The Straits UK Tour with "The Sound of Dire Straits

Following The Straits’ recent stunning debut show at the Royal Albert Hall in May 2011, Alan Clark, Phil Palmer and Chris White from Dire Straits will embark on an 11-date UK tour in October due to the overwhelming demand to hear the band’s much loved catalogue
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The Straits’ upcoming ‘The Sound of Dire Straits’ UK tour includes 3original members and some of the top session players to form a powerful, driven, and compellinglive rock band not to be missed. The Straits will perform songs from the
classic albums ‘Dire Straits’ (1978), ‘Communiqué’ (1979), ‘Making Movies’
(1980), ‘Love Over Gold’ (1982), ‘Brothers In Arms’ (1985) and ‘On Every
Street’ (1991). Get ready for the seminal, atmospheric hits including ‘Sultans
of Swing’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Tunnel of Love’, ‘Private Investigations’,
‘Money for Nothing’, ‘Walk of Life’, and ‘Brothers in Arms’

The tour takes in Birmingham Symphony Hall (Oct 3), Glasgow Royal
Concert Hall (Oct 4), Newcastle City Hall (Oct 5), York Barbican (Oct 7),
Cardiff St Davids Hall (Oct 9), Bristol Colston Hall (Oct 10), London HMV
Hammersmith Apollo (Oct 12), Ipswich Regent (Oct 13), Nottingham Royal Concert
Hall (Oct 14), Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (Oct 16), and Manchester o2 Apollo
(Oct 17).

The band includes Phil Palmer (guitar), Chris White (sax), Terence Reis (lead
vocals, guitar), Alan Clark (keyboards), Steve Ferrone (drums), Mick Feat
(bass) and Jamie Squire (keyboards).