The Dire Straits Experience Announce Six Date UK Tour

We are pleased to announce The Dire Straits Experience UK tour!

The acclaimed live show from former Dire Straits touring member Chris White brings the music of one of the most creative and unique bands in rock history back to life.

The tour commences on May 10th at Bournemouth O2 Academy, and concludes on June 28th at Shepherds Bush Empire. A full list of dates is below.

Over 25 years have passed since Dire Straits disbanded, leaving a catalogue of some of the finest compositions and musical performances that the heyday of rock ever produced. If anything, their reputation has only grown with time. Record sales of more than 125 million albums continue to increase as new young fans discover the music and join the band’s massive worldwide following. A trend that is echoed in their 2018 inauguration into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame.

It was against the backdrop of a two-decade break – and an increasing demand to hear one of the most dramatic songbooks in rock history played live again – that former members of Dire Straits, Alan Clark, Chris White and Phil Palmer formed The Straits for a charity show at The Royal Albert Hall in 2011. With the prolific Knopfler enjoying an incredibly successful solo career, Alan Clark called upon the singer songwriter, Terence Reis to front the band in his absence. By the time The Straits ended, three and a half years later, the band had played more than 150 shows in 25 countries around the world.

However, an invitation to play a series of shows in New Zealand and Australia saw Chris White and Terence Reis collaborating again for The Dire Straits Experience. Joining them is a stellar band of some of the finest professional musicians the UK has to offer. Between them they have worked with an enviable list of rock royalty that includes, amongst others, Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Sam Brown, Elton John, Joe Cocker, Nik Kershaw, George Michael, Jamiroquai, The Killers, The Waterboys, Mick Jagger, Tina Turner, Midge Ure, Albert Lee and Tom Jones.

Full tour dates:

Thursday 10th May – Bournemouth O2 Academy

Friday 18th May – Cambridge Corn Exchange

Saturday 19th May – Cheltenham Centaur

Friday 22nd June – Guildford G Live

Tuesday 26th June – Liverpool Philharmonic

Thursday 28th June – London O2 Shepherds Bush Empire

Tickets go on sale at 8am on Friday 26th January via musicplussport.com

Tickets are priced from £30 (London £35).

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