On Location Tour
| On Location Tour | ||||
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| World tour by Dire Straits | ||||
| Location |
North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand | |||
| Associated album | Making Movies | |||
| Start date | 22 October 1980 | |||
| End date | 6 July 1981 | |||
| Legs | 4 | |||
| Shows | 116 | |||
| Dire Straits concert chronology | ||||
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The On Location Tour was a concert tour by British rock band Dire Straits of North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe, consisting of 115 concerts. The tour started on 22 October 1980 in Vancouver, British Columbia and ended on 6 July 1981 in Luxembourg. The tour promoted and supported the group's third album, Making Movies, which was released on 17 October 1980.[1]
The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass), Pick Withers (drums), and new band members Alan Clark (keyboards) and Hal Lindes (guitar).[1] The concerts at Westfalenhalle in Dortmund, Germany, the Palais des Sports in Paris, and the Werchter Festival in Belgium were filmed, but never released as commercial videos.[1]
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Setlist |
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| North America | ||||
| 22 October 1980 | Vancouver | Canada | Commodore | |
| 23 October 1980 | Seattle | United States | Showbox | |
| 24 October 1980 | Portland | State University | 1 | |
| 26 October 1980 | San Francisco | Old Waldorf | ||
| 27 October 1980 | 1 | |||
| 28 October 1980 | Los Angeles | Roxy | ||
| 29 October 1980 | ||||
| 31 October 1980 | Fridays (TV) | |||
| 2 November 1980 | Dallas | Agora | ||
| 3 November 1980 | Austin | Armadillo | ||
| 4 November 1980 | Houston | Agora | ||
| 5 November 1980 | New Orleans | Saenger Performing Arts Centre | ||
| 6 November 1980 | Baton Rouge | State University | ||
| 7 November 1980 | Birmingham | Brothers Music Hall | ||
| 8 November 1980 | Atlanta | Agora | ||
| 9 November 1980 | Nashville | Exit Inn | ||
| 11 November 1980 | Washington, D.C. | Bayou | ||
| 12 November 1980 | Philadelphia | Emerald City | 1 | |
| 13 November 1980 | Hartford | Stage West | ||
| 14 November 1980 | New York City | Beacon Theatre | 2 | |
| 15 November 1980 | Passaic | Capitol Theatre | ||
| 16 November 1980 | Boston | Berklee Performance Centre | 1 | |
| 18 November 1980 | Cleveland | Agora | ||
| 19 November 1980 | Detroit | Royal Oak | ||
| 20 November 1980 | Chicago | Park West | ||
| 21 November 1980 | ||||
| 23 November 1980 | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall | |
| Europe | ||||
| 26 November 1980 | London | England | Top of the Pops (TV) | |
| 28 November 1980 | Rehearsals at The Rainbow Theatre | |||
| 29 November 1980 | Old Grey Whistle Test (TV) | |||
| 1 December 1980 | Hanley | Victoria Hall | ||
| 2 December 1980 | Manchester | Apollo | ||
| 3 December 1980 | ||||
| 4 December 1980 | Sheffield | City Hall | ||
| 5 December 1980 | ||||
| 6 December 1980 | Glasgow | Scotland | Apollo | |
| 7 December 1980 | Aberdeen | Capitol | ||
| 8 December 1980 | Edinburgh | Playhouse | ||
| 9 December 1980 | Newcastle upon Tyne | England | City Hall | |
| 10 December 1980 | 3 | |||
| 12 December 1980 | Lancaster | University | ||
| 13 December 1980 | Leeds | University | ||
| 14 December 1980 | Birmingham | Odeon | ||
| 15 December 1980 | ||||
| 16 December 1980 | Derby | Assembly Rooms | ||
| 17 December 1980 | Ipswich | Gaumont | ||
| 18 December 1980 | Southampton | Gaumont | ||
| 19 December 1980 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhalle | |
| 22 December 1980 | London | England | Rainbow Theatre | |
| 23 December 1980 | ||||
| 24 December 1980 | ||||
| 31 December 1980 | Dublin | Ireland | Stadium | |
| 1 January 1981 | ||||
| 2 January 1981 | Cork | City Hall | ||
| 3 January 1981 | Galway | Leisureland | ||
| 5 January 1981 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | Ulster Hall | |
| 6 January 1981 | ||||
| Oceania | ||||
| 22 March 1981 | Perth | Australia | Entertainment Centre | |
| 25 March 1981 | Melbourne | Festival Hall | ||
| 26 March 1981 | ||||
| 27 March 1981 | ||||
| 28 March 1981 | ||||
| 29 March 1981 | ||||
| 30 March 1981 | Adelaide | Festival Theatre | ||
| 31 March 1981 | ||||
| 1 April 1981 | ||||
| 2 April 1981 | ||||
| 4 April 1981 | Sydney | Regent Theatre | ||
| 5 April 1981 | ||||
| 6 April 1981 | ||||
| 7 April 1981 | ||||
| 8 April 1981 | ||||
| 9 April 1981 | ||||
| 10 April 1981 | Brisbane | Festival Hall | ||
| 11 April 1981 | ||||
| 15 April 1981 | Auckland | New Zealand | Western Springs | |
| Europe | ||||
| 5 May 1981 | Wiesbaden | Germany | Rhein-Main-Halle | 4 |
| 6 May 1981 | ||||
| 7 May 1981 | Heidelberg | Rhein-Neckar-Halle | ||
| 8 May 1981 | Hof | Freiheitshalle | ||
| 9 May 1981 | Nuremberg | Hemmerleinhalle | ||
| 12 May 1981 | Munich | Olympiahalle | ||
| 13 May 1981 | Stuttgart | Messehalle | ||
| 14 May 1981 | Cologne | Sporthalle | ||
| 15 May 1981 | Düsseldorf | Philipshalle | ||
| 16 May 1981 | Essen | Grugahalle | ||
| 18 May 1981 | Kassel | Eissporthalle | ||
| 19 May 1981 | Hanover | Niedersachsenhalle | ||
| 20 May 1981 | Berlin | Eissporthalle | ||
| 21 May 1981 | Hamburg | CCH | ||
| 22 May 1981 | ||||
| 24 May 1981 | Randers | Denmark | Randershalle | |
| 25 May 1981 | Copenhagen | Forum | ||
| 26 May 1981 | Stockholm | Sweden | Grona Lund | |
| 28 May 1981 | Oslo | Norway | Drammenhalle | 4 |
| 29 May 1981 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | |
| 31 May 1981 | Helsinki | Finland | Ukki Hall | |
| 1 June 1981 | ||||
| 8 June 1981 | Poznań | Poland | Hala Arena | |
| 13 June 1981 | Kerkrade | Netherlands | Rodahal | |
| 14 June 1981 | Amsterdam | Jaap Edenhal | ||
| 15 June 1981 | Rotterdam | De Doelen | ||
| 16 June 1981 | Arnhem | Rijnhal | ||
| 18 June 1981 | Paris | France | Palais Des Sports | 4 |
| 20 June 1981 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion | |
| 21 June 1981 | Geneva | Patinoir Des Vernets | ||
| 23 June 1981 | Bordeaux | France | Palais Des Sports | |
| 25 June 1981 | Lyon | Palais Des Sports | ||
| 26 June 1981 | Orange | Antique Theatre | ||
| 27 June 1981 | Sanremo | Italy | Stadio Comunale | 4 |
| 28 June 1981 | Carrara | Stadio Comunale | ||
| 29 June 1981 | Milan | Vigorelli | 4 | |
| 30 June 1981 | Bologna | Antistadio | 5 | |
| 1 July 1981 | Turin | Stadio Comunale | 6 | |
| 4 July 1981 | Torhout | Belgium | Festival | |
| 5 July 1981 | Werchter | Festival | ||
| 6 July 1981 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Hall Omnisports | 7[1] |
Setlists
- Setlist 1: Once Upon a Time in the West, Expresso Love, Down to the Waterline, Lions, Single Handed Sailor, Skateaway, Romeo and Juliet, In the Gallery, News, Sultans of Swing, Les Boys, Portobello Belle, Angel of Mercy, Tunnel of Love, Wild West End, Where Do You Think You're Going
- Setlist 2: Once Upon a Time in the West, Expresso Love, Down to the Waterline, Lions, Single Handed Sailor, Skateaway, Romeo and Juliet, In the Gallery, News, Sultans of Swing, Portobello Belle, Angel of Mercy, Tunnel of Love, Wild West End, Where Do You Think You're Going, Solid Rock
- Setlist 3: Once Upon a Time in the West, Expresso Love, Down to the Waterline, Lions, Skateaway, Romeo and Juliet, In the Gallery, News, Sultans of Swing, Les Boys, Portobello Belle, Angel of Mercy, Tunnel of Love, Wild West End, Where Do You Think You're Going
- Setlist 4: Once Upon a Time in the West, Expresso Love, Down to the Waterline, Lions, Skateaway, Romeo and Juliet, News, Sultans of Swing, Portobello Belle, Angel of Mercy, Tunnel of Love, Telegraph Road, Where Do You Think You're Going, Solid Rock
- Setlist 5: Once Upon a Time in the West, Expresso Love, Down to the Waterline, Lions, Romeo and Juliet, News, Sultans of Swing, Portobello Belle, Angel of Mercy, Tunnel of Love, Telegraph Road, Where Do You Think You're Going (Knopfler changes his broken guitar before the song.), Solid Rock
- Setlist 6: Once Upon a Time in the West, Expresso Love, Down to the Waterline, Lions, Skateaway, Romeo and Juliet, News, Sultans of Swing, Portobello Belle, Angel of Mercy, Tunnel of Love, Where Do You Think You're Going, Solid Rock
- Setlist 7: Once Upon a Time in the West, Expresso Love, Down to the Waterline, Lions, Skateaway, Romeo and Juliet, News, Sultans of Swing, Portobello Belle, Angel of Mercy, Tunnel of Love, Les Boys, Where Do You Think You're Going, Solid Rock[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "On Location tour 1980/81". Mark Knopfler Info. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- ↑ "Bootlegs". On Every Bootleg. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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