Love over Gold Tour

The Love over Gold Tour was a concert tour by British rock band Dire Straits of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. The tour started on 30 November 1982 in Guildford, England, included 92 concerts in 61 cities, and ended on 23 July 1983 in London. The tour promoted and supported the group's fourth album, Love over Gold, which was released on 20 September 1982.[1]

Love over Gold Tour
World tour by Dire Straits
LocationEurope, Australia, Japan
Associated albumLove over Gold
Start date30 November 1982 (1982-11-30)
End date23 July 1983 (1983-07-23)
Legs4
No. of shows92
Dire Straits concert chronology

The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), John Illsley (bass), Alan Clark (keyboards), Hal Lindes (guitar), and new band member Terry Williams (drums), as well as guest musicians, saxophonists Mel Collins (saxophone on 1983 European dates) and Paul Williamson (Japanese dates), plus Tommy Mandel (keyboards).[1]

Following the tour, the band released a double live album, Alchemy: Dire Straits Live, recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon in London on 22–23 July 1983, the final two concerts of the tour. The album did not include any overdubs or re-recordings. Alchemy: Dire Straits Live was also released as a video on VHS tape in 1984, and later released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc formats.[1]

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Setlist[1]
Europe
30 November 1982 Guildford England Civic Hall
1 December 1982 Sheffield City Hall 1
2 December 1982
3 December 1982 Bridlington Spa Royal Hall
4 December 1982 Deeside Wales Leisure Centre
5 December 1982 Glasgow Scotland Apollo
6 December 1982 Edinburgh Playhouse
7 December 1982
8 December 1982 Newcastle upon Tyne England City Hall
9 December 1982
10 December 1982 Manchester Apollo
11 December 1982
12 December 1982 Ipswich Gaumont
13 December 1982 Leicester De Montfort Hall
14 December 1982 Birmingham National Exhibition Centre
15 December 1982 Brighton The Centre
16 December 1982
17 December 1982 Birmingham National Exhibition Centre 2
18 December 1982 London Wembley Arena 2
19 December 1982
20 December 1982
21 December 1982
Oceania
4 March 1983 Sydney Australia Hordern Pavilion
5 March 1983
6 March 1983
7 March 1983
8 March 1983
9 March 1983
11 March 1983 Brisbane Festival Hall
12 March 1983
13 March 1983
15 March 1983 Canberra Indoor Sports Centre
17 March 1983 Adelaide Memorial Drive Tennis Stadium
18 March 1983
19 March 1983 Melbourne Festival Hall
20 March 1983
21 March 1983
22 March 1983
24 March 1983 Perth Entertainment Centre
26 March 1983 Auckland New Zealand Western Springs
29 March 1983 Wellington Athletic Park
Asia
2 April 1983 Tokyo Japan Seinenken Hall
3 April 1983 3
4 April 1983
5 April 1983 Osaka Expo Hall
Europe
11 May 1983 Hamburg Germany Ernst Merck-Halle
12 May 1983 Brøndbyvester Denmark Brøndbyhallen
14 May 1983 Berlin Germany Deutschlandhalle
15 May 1983 Kassel Eissporthalle
16 May 1983 Cologne Sporthalle
18 May 1983 Vienna Austria Stadthalle 3
19 May 1983 Linz Stadhalle
20 May 1983 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
21 May 1983 Frankfurt Festhalle
22 May 1983 Ludwigshafen Ebert-Halle
23 May 1983 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
24 May 1983
25 May 1983 Geneva Patinoir Des Vernets
26 May 1983
27 May 1983 Grenoble France Palais Des Sports
28 May 1983 Basel Switzerland St. Jakob Sporthalle
29 May 1983 Strasbourg France Renhus
30 May 1983 Luxembourg Luxembourg Centre Sportif
31 May 1983 Brussels Belgium Forêt Nationale
1 June 1983
5 June 1983 Prague Czechoslovakia Strahov Stadium
6 June 1983 Katowice Poland Spodek
12 June 1983 Zwolle Netherlands IJsselhallen
13 June 1983 's-Hertogenbosch Maasport 4
14 June 1983 Amsterdam Jaap Edenhal
16 June 1983 Rotterdam Ahoy 3
17 June 1983 Kerkrade Rodahal
18 June 1983 Lille France Parc Des Expositions
19 June 1983 Paris Palais Des Sports
20 June 1983
21 June 1983
22 June 1983
23 June 1983
24 June 1983 Nantes La Beaujoire
26 June 1983 Bayonne Les Arènes
28 June 1983 Madrid Spain Estadio Roman Valero
30 June 1983 Valencia Levante Futbol Estadio
1 July 1983 Barcelona Estadi Municipal Narcís Sala
3 July 1983 Béziers France Arènes
5 July 1983 Novara Italy Stadio Comunale 3
6 July 1983 Ferrara Stadio Comunale 5
7 July 1983 Florence Stadio Comunale Prato
8 July 1983 Rome Le Capannelle 5
9 July 1983 Naples Stadio Comunale Cava Dei Tirreni
12 July 1983 Zagreb Yugoslavia Football Stadium 7
17 July 1983 Naas Ireland Punchestown Racecourse
20 July 1983 London England Dominion Theatre
22 July 1983 Hammersmith Odeon
23 July 1983 6

Setlists
  • Setlist 1: Once upon a Time in the West, Industrial Disease, Expresso Love, It Never Rains, Romeo and Juliet, Love over Gold, Private Investigations, Sultans of Swing, Twisting by the Pool, Two Young Lovers, Portobello Belle, Tunnel of Love, Telegraph Road, Solid Rock, Going Home: Theme from Local Hero
  • Setlist 2: Once upon a Time in the West, Industrial Disease, Expresso Love, It Never Rains, Romeo and Juliet, Love over Gold, Private Investigations, Sultans of Swing, Twisting by the Pool, Two Young Lovers, Portobello Belle, Telegraph Road
  • Setlist 3: Once upon a Time in the West, Industrial Disease, Expresso Love, Romeo and Juliet, Love over Gold, Private Investigations, Sultans of Swing, Twisting by the Pool, Two Young Lovers, Portobello Belle, Tunnel of Love, Telegraph Road, Solid Rock, Going Home: Theme from Local Hero
  • Setlist 4: Once upon a Time in the West, Industrial Disease, Expresso Love, Romeo and Juliet, Love over Gold, Private Investigations, Sultans of Swing, Twisting by the Pool, Two Young Lovers, Portobello Belle, Tunnel of Love, Telegraph Road, Solid Rock, Tulpen uit Amsterdam, Going Home: Theme from Local Hero
  • Setlist 5: Once upon a Time in the West, Industrial Disease, Expresso Love, Romeo and Juliet, Love over Gold, Private Investigations, Sultans of Swing, Twisting by the Pool, Two Young Lovers, Tunnel of Love, Telegraph Road, Solid Rock, Going Home: Theme from Local Hero
  • Setlist 6: Once upon a Time in the West, Industrial Disease, Expresso Love, Romeo and Juliet, Love over Gold, Private Investigations, Sultans of Swing, Twisting by the Pool, Two Young Lovers, Tunnel of Love, Portobello Belle, Telegraph Road, Solid Rock, Going Home: Theme from Local Hero
  • Setlist 7: Once upon a Time in the West, Industrial Disease, Expresso Love, Romeo and Juliet, Love over Gold, Private Investigations, Sultans of Swing, Twisting by the Pool, Two Young Lovers, Portobello Belle, Tunnel of Love, Telegraph Road, Solid Rock, Going Home: Theme from Local Hero[2]
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References
  1. "Dire Straits tour 1982/83". Mark Knopfler Info. Archived from the original on 20 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
  2. "Love over Gold Tour Statistics". Setlist. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
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