On Location Tour

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]

On Location Tour
World tour by Dire Straits
LocationNorth America,
Europe,
Australia,
New Zealand
Associated albumMaking Movies
Start date22 October 1980 (1980-10-22)
End date6 July 1981 (1981-07-06)
Legs4
No. of shows116
Dire Straits concert chronology

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
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 Randershallen
25 May 1981 Frederiksberg Forum
26 May 1981 Stockholm Sweden Gröna Lund
28 May 1981 Drammen Norway Drammenhallen 4
29 May 1981 Gothenburg Sweden Scandinavium
31 May 1981 Helsinki Finland UKK-halli
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. "On Location tour 1980/81". Mark Knopfler Info. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. "Bootlegs". On Every Bootleg. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
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