DIRE STRAITS : LIVE IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, APRIL 26, 1986

Disc One

1. Ride Across The River
2. Expresso Love
3. Industrial Disease
4. So Far Away
5. Romeo & Juliet
6. Private Investigations
7. Sultans Of Swing
8. Why Worry
9. Your Latest Trick

Disc Two

1. Walk Of Life
2. Two Young Lovers
3. Money For Nothing
4. Tunnel Of Love
5. Brothers In Arms
6. Solid Rock / Waltzing Matilda
7. Going Home

Label : SRS Records

Date : April 26, 1986

Venue : Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review (Maximum Sound) : Dire Straits' famous final concert from their huge world tour of 1985/86. Arguably the most famous and acclaimed concerts the band ever played, it was screened live across 3 continents and it brought down the curtain on this mamouth tour. Dire Straits had played in front of a staggering 7 million people throughout the tour and became the biggest band in the world at the time. Dire Straits were without doubt one of the best live bands and this was a live concert beyond any other the band had ever performed.

Review (Letterboxd) : In 1985, Dire Straits embarked on a world tour of unprecedented proportions. Promoting their hit album Brothers in Arms, the tour included a thirteen-night residence at Wembley Arena (featuring Eric Clapton helping out) and a brief jaunt at Live Aid (featuring Sting), before winding up in Australia in the Spring of 1986. They ended with a 21-night stand at Sydney's Entertainment Center, packing the place every night, and wrapping it all up with one final show on April 26th. Featuring the one-off calypso version of "So Far Away" and an impromtu version of the Australian folk anthem "Walktzing Matilda" (with the whole stadium providing the vocals), it is truly a show for the ages. This show represents a band at their very finest, a band that has perfected the art of transitioning from structured verse/chorus parts to solos and back, bringing the audience along on an emotional and gorgeous journey for each and every song