Article: DIRE STRAITS HITS THE STREETS

Barbara Jaeger, Record Music Critic
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
02-21-1992
DIRE STRAITS HITS THE STREETS
By Barbara Jaeger, Record Music Critic
Date: 02-21-1992, Friday
Section: LIFESTYLE / PREVIEWS
Edition: All Editions -- 5 Star, 4 Star, 3 Star, 2 Star, 1 Star

In the mid-Eighties, Dire Straits appeared to be the biggest band
in the world. Its 1985 album, "Brothers in Arms," had topped the 20
million sales mark worldwide. The British group's mammoth year-long
tour, which sold more than 3 million tickets to 248 shows, took them
around the globe.

Then, virtual silence.

There was the occasional group appearance, including one at the
1988 Nelson Mandela benefit at London's Wembley Stadium. ...

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