The Straits

11 Date UK Tour

Former Dire Straits members 'The Straits' announce Autumn UK Tour.

The Straits were formed by former members of Dire Straits due to the substantial demand to hear the band’s much loved catalogue of great songs. The Straits includes 3 original members, Alan Clark, Phil Palmer and Chris White, amongst some of the top session players to form a great live band.

The Straits are to play an eleven-date UK tour in the Autumn, kicking-off in Birmingham on October 3rd. The tour will hit cities nationwide including Glasgow, Cardiff, Bristol, London, Nottingham and Liverpool amongst others. Jon Allen has been named as supporting artist on this tour.

During Dire Straits career they sold 120 million albums worldwide, received three BRIT Awards, four Grammys and two MTV Music Awards.  - This is an extremely rare opportunity to see their hits played live in the beautiful surrounds of The Royal Albert Hall.

Alan Clark - Formerly a member of Dire Straits - and the longest standing in today's Straits line up - Alan joined Dire Straits in 1980 as their first keyboard player.

Phil Palmer - Phil joined the band on the - "On Every Street" tour playing the guitar.  Phil has worked with several other well know artists including Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Sting and Roger Daltry.

Chris White - Chris provided, and is best known for., his saxophone sound with Dire Straits.  He played on two world tours and on the "On Every Street" and "On The Night" albums.  More recently Chris has guested on two of Mark Knopfler's solo albums.

Steve Ferrone - Acknowledged by his peers as one of the world's greatest drummers, Steve first came to the world's attention with The Average White Band.  He has also played with a long list of high profile acts including Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Quincy Jones, Scritti Politti, Chaka Khan and Slash.

Terence Reis - Reis was handpicked as the front man for The Straits for his voice with elements of Knopfler, JJ Cale and Steve Earle, and his guitar technique that's remarkably similar to Knopfler's own.

Mick Feat - An internationally renowned bassist, Feat has worked with many different artists over the years including Mark Knopfler, Art Garfunkel, David Gilmour, Van Morrison and Justin Haywood.

Jamie Squire - At just 24 Jamie is the youngest in The Straits line up - a highly accomplished keyboard player and a youthful asset to the band!

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