Dates with a listed show
Within the 80-day first-to-last recorded span.
Dire Straits · TOUR REFERENCE
Brothers in Arms
Selected Australia & New Zealand dates
6 February 1986 – 26 April 1986
Explore this route on the map
- Listed performances
- 55
- Cities in the record
- 14
- Countries
- 2
- Recorded span
- 80 days
Dates explicitly listed in the specialist itinerary, including two performances on 20 April. This is a sourced selection; publicity mentions 21 Sydney shows, while this detailed itinerary lists 20. No extra date is invented.
THE ARTIST, ON THE ROAD
The story behind this itinerary
The itinerary moves beyond the capital cities to Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville, Cairns and Darwin.
New Zealand sits between Melbourne and the Sydney run. Two Perth performances on 20 April are kept as separate records.
There are differences between publicity totals and surviving date lists. This view follows the detailed itinerary and does not infer the missing Sydney date.
THE ROUTE
From Hobart to Sydney
- HobartAU · 2 listed
- AdelaideAU · 1 listed
- MelbourneAU · 13 listed
- AucklandNZ · 2 listed
- WellingtonNZ · 1 listed
- ChristchurchNZ · 1 listed
- SydneyAU · 16 listed
- BrisbaneAU · 1 listed
Continue through 7 more city runs
- RockhamptonAU · 1 listed
- MackayAU · 1 listed
- TownsvilleAU · 1 listed
- CairnsAU · 1 listed
- DarwinAU · 1 listed
- PerthAU · 9 listed
- SydneyAU · 4 listed
Sequence of listed performances. Connections illustrate the itinerary; they do not establish actual travel or days off.
READ THE RHYTHM
How the dates fit together
Consecutive listed show days
The longest unbroken run of calendar dates represented here.
Performances in one city run
Consecutive entries in one city, before the next listed city.
Days between listed dates
The longest date interval. Missing dates do not establish rest or travel.
THE DATED RECORD
Dire Straits · Brothers in Arms dates & venues
| Date | City | Venue | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source-listed | HobartAustralia | King George V Oval | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | HobartAustralia | King George V Oval | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | AdelaideAustralia | Football Park | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sports and Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MelbourneAustralia | Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | AucklandNew Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | AucklandNew Zealand | Mount Smart Stadium | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | WellingtonNew Zealand | Athletic Park | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | ChristchurchNew Zealand | Lancaster Park | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | BrisbaneAustralia | QE II Stadium | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | RockhamptonAustralia | Rugby Park | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | MackayAustralia | Mackay Showgrounds | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | TownsvilleAustralia | Townsville Showgrounds | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | CairnsAustralia | Cairns Showgrounds | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | DarwinAustralia | Darwin Showgrounds | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | PerthAustralia | Perth Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
| Source-listed | SydneyAustralia | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Source ↗ |
Future records marked “Planned listing” retain source status. A past listing alone is not proof that a performance took place.
PROVENANCE
Where this record comes from
Source-native dated listings retained with their references.
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