Prepare for an extraordinary musical journey this January as Dire Straits Legacy and Nazareth unite for an unmissable series of shows along Australia’s east coast.
Friday, January 5: Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
Saturday, January 6: State Theatre, Sydney
Monday, January 8: Twin Towns, Gold Coast
Tuesday, January 9: Twin Towns, Gold Coast
Wednesday, January 10: Twin Towns, Gold Coast
Friday, January 12: Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
Saturday, January 13: Eatons Hill, Brisbane
Dire Straits Legacy (DSL) features many key original members of Dire Straits who contributed towards their unique sound as well as recording and touring with Dire Straits, becoming integral contributors to their success, selling over 120 million albums world-wide and becoming a household name.
Comprised of a second to none ensemble, Dire Straits Legacy features; Alan Clark, Dire Straits’ first keyboardist, Grammy Award winner and Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame inductee 2018. Phil Palmer & Danny Cummings both of whom recorded the fabulous On Every Street and Mel Collins who played saxophone on Love Over Gold & Twisting By The Pool. All of these fantastic players performed live with Dire Straits on multiple global tours.
The DSL line-up is completed by Primiano Di Biase, Europe’s most in-demand and sought-after keyboardist, George Michael’s bassist Steve Walters, drummer Alex Polifrone and last but not least frontman Marco Caviglia who is widely regarded as the world’s leading authority on Mark Knopfler’s unique guitar-playing style.
Drawing from six platinum albums, the band’s incredible live show features all of the classic Dire Straits hits including ‘Money for Nothing’, ‘Sultans of Swing’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Walk of Life’, ‘Brothers in Arms’, ‘Tunnel of Love’ and many more.
Joining Dire Straits Legacy are the legendary NAZARETH.
Rising out of the pubs, clubs and dance halls of their native Scotland in 1970, Nazareth became one of the most successful rock bands in the world! Pioneers, they paved the way for the many other great Scottish bands like Simple Minds, Texas, Big Country, Del Amitri and more.
With hits spanning five decades including: ‘Broken Down Angel’, ‘Bad Bad Boy’, ‘Turn On Your Receiver’, ‘My White Bicycle’ plus mega hits, ‘Dream On’, ‘This Flight Tonight’, Hair Of The Dog’ and of course, one of the most iconic ballads ever, the timeless ‘Love Hurts’ Nazareth have released an incredible 25 studio albums across the span of their career and their influence can be felt all the way to the top of rock music’s food chain, evidenced by both Guns ’N’ Roses and Metallica having covering their songs. The ultimate road dogs, Nazareth plan on touring until the very end.
In 2024 the band consists of bass player and founding member Pete Agnew, Jimmy Murrison, the longest serving guitarist in Nazareth’s history, Lee Agnew, drummer since Darrel Sweet’s death in 1999 and Carl Sentance vocalist since 2015 after Dan McCafferty retired.
With Dire Straits Legacy and Nazareth together, expect an evening of nothing but the hits you know and the songs you love. It’s one for the ages!