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Tired of hearing the same handful of Dire Straits songs on the radio?

 Me too.

 Let’s do something about it.

 How about a 2 part Legends of Classic Rock series called ‘Going Deep on Dire Straits’, starting the weekend of March 24^. 2012.   (additional series episodes noted on schedule below)

 And now this – The Straits, comprised of former Dire Straits members Alan Clark (keyboards) and Chris White (sax, vocals), plus the great Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty’s drummer), Terence Reis (lead vocals, guitar), Mike Feat (bass), Adam Phillips (guitar) and Jamie Squire (keyboards, vocals), will be heading out on an 18-date European tour during March 2012.

Dubbed The Sound of Dire Straits, The Straits kick off the European tour at Belfast’s Ulster Hall on 5th March, with concerts in Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, and The Netherlands, wrapping up with two UK dates at London’s indigO2 on 29th March and Guernsey’s Sir John Loveridge Hall on 1st April.  (all the booked dates below)

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).  Fans can expect to hear “all the classics”.

 Belfast – Ulster Hall (March 5)

Zurich – X-Tra (March 18)

Dublin – Olympia Theatre (March 6)

Porto, Portugal – Hard Club (March 21)

Gothenburg – Brewhouse (March 9)

Lisbon – Aula Magna (March 22)

Copenhagen – Amager Bio (March 10)

Bilbao, Spain – Sala Santana 27 (March 24)

Aarhus, Denmark – Train (March 11)

Gijon, Spain – Teatro Jovellanos (March 25)

Stuttgart – LKA (March 13)

Paris, France – La Cigalen – March 27)

Prague – KC Vltavska (March 14)

Tilburg, Holland – O13 (March 28)

Vienna – Gasometer (March 16)

London, UK – Indig02 (March 29)

Munich – Muffathalle (March 17)

Beau Sejour, Guernsey – Sir John Loveridge Hall (April 1)

Now, the Legends schedule through March 2012:

Weekend  Feb 25/26  Legends 366 Legends Under the Influence of Jimi Hendrix

Weekend Mar 3/4    Legends 367 Immersion Part 3 – Pink Floyd The Wall  

Weekend  Mar 10/11   Legends 368 The Ancient Art of Weaving – Rock’s Greatest Guitar Teams (Aerosmith, Stones, Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Thin Lizzy, etc)

Weekend March 17/18  Legends 369 Songs of Hope and Freedom (Biko, Give Peace A Chance, Imagine, Redemption Song, etc)

Weekend March 24/25  Legends 370  Going Deep with Dire Straits

Weekend March 31/Apr 1  Legends 371 Going Deep with Dire Straits Part 2