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Dire Straits Legacy

Sultans of Swing · Money for Nothing · Brothers in Arms

Dire Straits Legacy Rock · Legend
01Biography

The Dire Straits anthems, brought back to the stage.

Every note rings out like the very first day.

Born from a love of the Dire Straits songbook, Dire Straits Legacy brings the British band's inimitable sound back to the stage. Alongside seasoned musicians stand artists who recorded and toured with Dire Straits more than thirty years ago. Six platinum albums, a handful of universal anthems: the legend isn't merely covered — it lives on through those who helped write it.

The band gathers names that shaped the group's history. Alan Clark, Dire Straits' keyboard player since 1980 and a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee; Phil Palmer, a session guitarist who joined for On Every Street; Mel Collins, saxophonist on Love Over Gold and a mainstay of King Crimson; Danny Cummings, percussionist on that final album and a longtime member of Mark Knopfler's band. At the helm, Marco Caviglia, one of the truest interpreters of Knopfler's guitar style. The line-up may vary from tour to tour.

On stage, it's all there: Sultans of Swing, Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms, Romeo and Juliet, Walk of Life, Tunnel of Love. Since 2023, the 4U World Tour has carried this repertoire from South America to North America and across Europe, before several hundred thousand spectators and dozens of dates each year. A Dire Straits Legacy show is the soundtrack of a generation, played larger than life. In agreement with We4Show.

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02On stage

The musicians.

AC Alan Clark Keyboards · Piano · Hammond
PP Phil Palmer Guitar · Backing vocals
MC Mel Collins Saxophone
DC Danny Cummings Percussion
MC Marco Caviglia Vocals · Guitar
SW Steve Walters Bass
PB Primiano Di Biase Keyboards
CM Cristiano Micalizzi Drums
04Dates

Upcoming shows.

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05Booking

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