Dire Straits - So Far Away (Live at Wembley 1985)

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Dire Straits performing 'So Far Away’, live at Wembley Arena on 10th July 1985, during the Brothers In Arms Tour.
Footage licensed from ITV Archive. All rights reserved.
#direstraits #sofaraway #markknopfler #wembley

[@sandraarias688]

Here... listening Dire Straights with Mark Knopfler since 1980's....in 2024 I still listening their wonderful, unforgettable songs....what nostalgia 😢

[@Adam-im3uz]

Probably the cleanest living band of all time. None of them touched booze or drugs (I don't even think any of them smoked cigarettes).

[@lydiabentley3413]

Who thought we would still loving this masterpiece in 2023. Absolutely brilliant and huge thanks to mark and the band

[@lydiabentley3413]

All of us

[@OrvilleDelaCruz]

Of course, I am still listening to Dire Straits music which is classic until now!

[@MrBtcombat]

2024 presente

[@BMGMusic-ho7lg]

To anybody reading this, I pray that whatever is hurting you or whatever you are constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind may clarity replace confusion. may peace and calmness fill your life.🙏

[@metrolinkfan8007]

Thank u so much I need it I'm going through depression. ❤😊

[@AussieDave1977]

God bless you. Shalom

[@sofiax8188]

Thanks

[@frylock3720]

❤

[@beller8501]

Thank you

[@SuperMagnumguy]

This man is nothing but absolute pure genius.

[@MichaelOwen-ty3tz]

Pure genius bro,spot on❤

[@pattaweechurch4347]

Yeah but which one 😂

[@mdebortoli]

At that time i think all of them

[@dianacharlino6672]

Every time I listen to a live recording of a Dire Straits song I am reminded that they were one of the rare bands that were even better live than on a record. Truly wonderful!

[@lydiabentley3413]

So true

[@lydiabentley3413]

The greatest bands always sound better live and these guys are the greatest

[@normantreasurer-uw1cg]

So true. For real.

[@falconwings]

Not only that...he is playing his strat perfectly CLEAN!! No effects, no pick. Just hands and strings.

[@mattiasjohansson7231]

@@lydiabentley3413so true! Greatest band of all time in my mind 🥰

[@normantreasurer-uw1cg]

Talent lasts forever 👊

[@JaneKellie-uh3mo]

Dire Straits A Very Rare Band. 👍👏👏👏

[@Adam-im3uz]

Probably the cleanest living band of all time. None of them touched booze or drugs (I don't even think any of them smoked cigarettes).

[@sayoojsgarage2065]

@@Adam-im3uz They did especially Mark.But they are good boys, kept their limits

[@thiagotrota7834]

“ Dire Straits was the latest band or musician to make great music, it’s so pure and well played, i love them !!! “ George Harrison

[@mariaiafra385]

Me too love them!!! Perfect mucisian .

[@liftedcj7on44s]

Are you the George that "knows all the chords"?

[@lydiabentley3413]

I agree

[@Adam-im3uz]

Probably the cleanest living band of all time. None of them touched booze or drugs (I don't even think any of them smoked cigarettes).

[@brianshickey]

I could watch the rhythm guitarist do the 80s shuffle forever.

[@MaxwHH]

If ever feeling down listen to dire straits and your life will get 10x better

[@blacob]

Hell Yeah brother. Sending love from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada. Love the UK and all you cats.

[@MercedesCruz-qe1nj]

True❤❤❤

[@donaldmyra2463]

One of the greatest bands of all time! Classic guitar riffs that instantly identify them! You guys are NOT so far away - can replay your fantastic gig over and over!😀😎👍

[@andrewhatez7955]

He looks like he's effortlessly and magically playing that guitar--true artist. Greatness!

[@lydiabentley3413]

So true

[@breeze7473]

I listen to this to be near my spouse who recently passed on to the spirit world, he loved this song and Dire Straits

[@OliviaDI]

I’m here loving this song in 2024!

[@janavrbova8622]

So do I!!! ❤❤❤

[@HVH119]

Me too, so many memories ❤

[@angelabrown8922]

Anyone still listening to these amazing guys in 2023 is a legend 💯

[@domingossilva1837]

Eu ousso é muito bom agente viaja no passado

[@ivan_santos]

Of course I do....😅

[@tijnbezemer2148]

Treu

[@ronaldflansburg5940]

That would be me

[@Alvispalvis07]

2024 ;)

[@graemeknowles1431]

A Dire Straits reunion would be most welcome. Fantastic UK band.❤

[@DeclanDoocey-bw4ey]

Big respect for the drummer X Trev Dec singer songwriter xx ❤

[@gitongagichane9292]

TERRY WILLIAMS THE DRUMMIST AND LEAD SINGER MARK KNOPFLER....WERE DIRE. STRAITS

[@regislima5002]

2023 estamos aqui.... Curtindo essa energia inigualável dessa música... Vamo que vamo...

[@bonovox3924]

The little lick he plays at 3:55 is just brilliant.

[@ndhan72]

Classic rock that rocks ....one of Dire Straits best tunes.

[@mattlee1252]

such a great album that it was the first to sell a million copies in CDs

[@colmdurkin7915]

Please put this 'song back in the charts ' it belongs 🎉

[@NelsonChan-w5x]

DS music never fade😊

[@TinaFreeman-y6d]

😊this song was the hit in 85 good memories

[@rockNstyle27]

I love you Mark 🥰

[@Twotontessie]

Badass. You could listen to this go on for like 20 minutes and it wouldn't get old.

[@louskunt2641]

Decades ago when I had Limewire I had an 11 minute version of this song downloaded, and have never found it again.

[@b.k.8659]

@@louskunt2641 IT MUST BE FOUND.

[@henriquedallavanunes319]

Jack Sonni´s performance on this tour was bringin so much energy and joy to the band and the crowd, a really happy rocker, his smile, his backing vocals and his dances fits so perfectly with every song and of course his amazing light blue blazer

[@NotMarkKnopfler]

Totally agree. Rest in peace Jack Sonni. Thanks for the tunes.

[@neoflyboy]

perfect dancer. He was so wonderful. It's like a baby weasel having fun.

[@gerimartin8514]

I MISS DIRE STRAITS.

[@5wet_]

Mark's guitar with chorus sounds like men at work!! I love it

[@charlienorton2337]

great observation now you’ve pointed it out i hear it too

[@roseagaatsz8403]

One of The greatest Rock band ,DS forever ❤

[@JenniferShaw-kq4or]

2024 and I'm on the slippery slope to 86 still listening❤🎉

[@vtechcg]

I'm hearing once again from 1000 today here in Brazil

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

Music dont get any better than this !

[@domenicov_versus3789]

As huge and old MK and DS fan I watch this video and after 38 years in my mind the question is always the same: why this incredible and historical concert never released? Why all the material from the BIA tour never realised in CD and DVD? I hope one day someone will decide to realise all the DS's live music possibly before the end of the world.

[@franciscojavierzamoranodon6760]

Ñ

[@semalga3209]

Totally agree with you

[@PatrickAndrePantillon]

00j

[@joseandoain9418]

Nelson Mandela, Wembley 85, Australia 86, 3 concerts must be in dvd. Knopfler no interest in legacy band

[@domenicov_versus3789]

@@joseandoain9418 There are also official records from the first DS era, Alchemy and On the Night tour never realised (and tv and radio shows with great audio/video quality). Fverybody knows that On the night deserved to be published in double, triple or quadruple cd/DVD with all the wonderful material officially recorded. It was the last tour!!!! I don't know why but as huge fan it's very sad and incomprehensible.

[@Country_Metal_Rockstar]

You will always be the Sultans of Swing ❤

[@DeclanDoocey-bw4ey]

Hi country it's Trev Dec singer songwriter xx here please check me out on KZbin put Trev Dec singing home please x Declan I think you might like it X mate Declan ❤ I love country my favourite person is Kris kofferson and Dr hook and dire straits lol to mark for this one XX Trev Dec ❤

[@gerimartin8514]

I love these older songs they are great and make me smile. ❤😊😊❤

[@PrimitiveInTheExtreme]

What a masterpiece of a song.

[@sarajparsons8321]

Dire Straits fills my soul. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@jimdavis1939]

Another masterpiece from the BIA tour. RIP Jack.

[@reinaldoleopoldino6489]

Clássico, eu amo Dire Straits 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@williambreitner2562]

Bar do índio em Bh só tocava esses clássicos, comida Boa, cerveja gelada, etc! Melhor época da minha vida.

[@61cheezil]

Wow! Take me back to the time/era! Best days/years, the 80's!

[@guitardave]

Looking forward to this one! I’d love to see a full DVD / blu-ray finally released from the Brothers In Arms tour.

[@edwardcarranza3697]

There is a DVD from this tour and has been out for a while. I have a copy!

[@guitardave]

@@edwardcarranza3697 presumably you mean the bootleg ones from the Wembley and final Australian shows? I have those too. There is no official release from the tour.

[@leonardobertaia]

I think the same thing. On the description says "All rights reserved from ITV." Probaly it's a show that played only on TV's transmission at ITV.

[@gruttepier4710]

​@@leonardobertaia Queen's live at the bowl was a live broadxast too, but they released it on dvd, cd and vinyl. So nothing is impossible

[@leonardobertaia]

Sure, I know. But for some reason seems Dire Straits didn't made the same thing.

[@HigherLove70]

Oh 😲 wow. This may be the best live version of this song. 👏 Bravo 🎉

[@HigherLove70]

This is fresh off presses. Thank you for the post. 😊

[@velanapontinha]

Australia is the definitive version of this song, for me

[@veritas41photo]

The band is having so much fun... It's great to see that!

[@johnschoonover5914]

I was born 1962 and turned 62 July 2024.great tunes. The late 70s 80'S 90's were the best many great memories. Back when things made sense. So much loust back then. Still here September 2024.ear buds in blasting that music and locked the world outside.

[@Adam-im3uz]

Probably the cleanest living band of all time. None of them touched booze or drugs (I don't even think any of them smoked cigarettes).

[@apolloreaz4873]

❤❤❤ Old is gold

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

A fusion between rock and country rock music which fit perfectly with the finger picking style of Mark, a heavy country music influence guitar player. We will never hear these style of songs again as the audience is quite different and will not consume this style of music anymore. We now can enjoy a very special time in our history where quality of music mattered more than what anyone looked like.

[@annetteturner5972]

Agree but MK does look great. He is what he is, no artificial "improvements"

[@aneilkumar99]

They don't make music like this no more,where has every one gone.. my growing up years, their music was original,aditictive, awesome and touched the inner recesses of the soul

[@leonardobertaia]

Dire Straits was one of the bands that live versions it's always better than music's studio versions, cause So Far Awy don't have a solo in the original record on studio, but in this live on wembley Mark plays one of the best improvised solos of his career.

[@lydiabentley3413]

Totally agree

[@paulworden3832]

His solo here is somehow simultaneously gentle and face-melting

[@kolekosta5147]

But you can see how concentrate is MK to deliver that solo for perfect match with song. Genious.

[@leonardobertaia]

This is one of the reasons that he are one of the best guitarrists of all time

[@herculessouza2855]

Isso sim é música! Tive o privilégio de ter vivido tudo isso. Anos 80, 90!

[@sjfvideo9508]

I remember watching this on TV as a 13 year old (still have the recording on VHS) and love watching this gig to this day.

[@mauricioelhennaouikael8007]

Dios Todopoderoso, ¿Cómo podría alguien no amar a Mark Knopfler y Dire Straits al ver y escuchar algo como esto..?? Llevo 40 años escuchándolos y sencillamente solo puedo decir: nunca me aburro. Jamás. Cada oportunidad es un viaje cósmico al placer y a las entrañas de la felicidad misma!!! Sublime!!!

[@janensc4867]

Согласна с каждым словом. Точнее не скажешь!

[@alexandrevalerio3232]

Um dos mais lindos tributos ao Rock!!!

[@Rosalia-bq9ee]

Amo muito essa musica maravilhosa linda demais ❤❤

[@davidlehman2514]

That outro guitar solo is beyond smooth.

[@laurageloni183]

Thank you. Wonderful! A very memorable concert. See you Friday

[@i.r.alejandronajeramolina8160]

One of the best versions of this wonderful song.

[@circlewolf]

Great to see and watch Terry Williams play Drums.. He had a great groove .. And realize just a few years before he was playing with Dave Edmunds, Nick Lowe and Billy Bremner in Rockpile ..Great Scoop by the Band.. Toe Tappin'..

[@joegassie6093]

Williams is one of the best! Check out live Sultans of Swing.

[@PaulMcElveen]

Great performance by Jak Sonni and the band Dire Straits! I was 6 when this was performed, I was born in 1978! Thank you for posting and sharing this classic performance!

[@DeclanDoocey-bw4ey]

I can see it in your eyes mate Declan ❤ respect Declan ❤ you play from the heart 💜❤️ mark your the bollicks mate Declan ❤ Trev Dec ❤

[@ash4sash]

Dire Straits is pure genius! Genuinely good musicians. My go to

[@ash4sash]

Now tell me, how can anyone better this brilliance?

[@waltertucelli553]

Mi compañera en mometos makos , gracias por siempre

[@Vos.j2024]

Well written composition and an absolute perfect performance from the beginning to the end! 😊🎉

[@veratrindade3509]

Lovely song

[@ubirajaragoncalves9586]

Musica sensacional!!! Banda perfeita !!! Não sou dessa época, mas isso sim que é música de verdade!!!

[@lautaro4840]

Acá un fanático desde 🇦🇷 Un saludo al grupo de DS&MK Argentina!

[@mimil3135]

When he's talking, all I hear is asdfadfapoeurapojfde. When he's singing, I can clearly hear the words. Amazing!

[@HectorBarrios-xo9wd]

😂😂😂

[@kimanimaina1780]

Such a joy to watch. What a gift to mankind these lads and their music are

[@pricehomes]

Anybody else miss the 80's???

[@ponkusjr]

superb tour. your music has been in my life forever and I thank you

[@cwmiller2006]

I am also a huge DS/MK fan and have been since first hearing Sultans way back in 78. I saw the BIA tour at the Greek in LA during the summer of 85, what a phenomenal show! After the encore, their manager came out with a bottle of Champagne and announced that the band had the number one Song (Money for Nothing) the number one CD, BIA the number one music video (MFN), and the number one highest-grossing tour for the year. What a great memory that is!

[@normantreasurer-uw1cg]

Bro. The look Mark gives his bro at 3:27? You just know when you and your friends are just nailing it. Best buds forever. Gotta love friendships, especially those based on building each other up.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I recorded this from TV in 1986! It was an hour long! All the hits. John Illsley is one cool dude. Love the way he swans around onstage calm as. Mark’s heavy on the ol’ chorus effect here!!!

[@artemikRus]

We need an official release

[@barbeya5314]

MMbcsx7

[@barbeya5314]

nada

[@kairafrancis2785]

​@@barbeya53140:50

[@kairafrancis2785]

Newsongs

[@danielaldana5007]

Love dire straights first came across them at about 10 years old im 38 now still listening 🎶

[@JoseOliveira-vm6ne]

A melhor formação do Dire Straits, com Terry Williams na batera arrebentando a boca do balão.

[@AlejandroSienra]

Excellent song and singers also👏👏🆙️🌠

[@paulbrown145]

Magic ❤

[@alexandrumarginean3345]

I became a Dire Straits fan yesterday,it s such a joy to discover good old rock bands

[@michaelgarrett-herbert6410]

I have been a fan for as long as I can remember, even have a dire straits tattoo!

[@Rosalia-bq9ee]

Amo Essa música maravilhosa ❤❤❤

[@paulos.vieira6955]

Essa música é muito f0d# !!!!❤❤❤

[@Ronnie1989ism]

Wembley, England 1985 great rendition great days.

[@petebanham4916]

So sorry to see you go Jack, you’ll be forever missed. Thanks everything you gave,and we’ll see you on the other my friend. Rock it up!.

[@caramason56]

Iconic band and a most excellent tune 😊❤️🎶🎼

[@danieldragonileo338]

Perfection 😊🎉

[@felipegilmour3285]

In my humble opinion as a Dire Straits Fan, this is the band's best Live Show !!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️😍😍🎸🎙️🎸🪕🎹🎹🥁🪘

[@erichirsch583]

Terry Williams the best stick man Dire Straits ever had!

[@franciscocunharocha4343]

todo dia guando eu chego do trabalho ouço essa música lava minha alma

[@spomenkazlokolica3061]

Fantastic group, I feel endless love for every song, I always listen to them and they are never that far away... 😃🍀✨️🎸❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@moisesalvarado3442]

Miro este video y lloro de la emoción 😢😢😢😢. No hay palabras para lo que estos hombres hicieron. Arrasaban con todo con su música ❤❤❤. Ellos se merecen ser reconocido.

[@benowagner6482]

Thank You 💕 Something that I needed to hear.. Blessing's to you in ur family 🫂🙏🏽🪶🙏🏽

[@katibmessai2989]

dIRe sTRAITs , simply, always shinin'

[@mwelless7129]

Love 💕 this one very very much for that Trev Dec singer songwriter xoxo love the band to its original ❤

[@brigittebrigitte1842]

So far away from me. I really love this song.Sir MK you really make my day again. Thank you so much to share this lovely music around the world again🌎🎸🎸💕💕🎸💜🎸💋. I really like to Wake Up With You music.Sir MK Stay Safe🙏❤❤❤

[@donaldmyra2463]

Incredible show the drumming and guitar riffs -just so iconic!😎

[@filostoria]

Mark Number One

[@juancarloslopezbarbosa7642]

Excellent group from England

[@rosecruz6866]

Believe and trust him and he will answer all your prayers amen 😢

[@jesusvillanuevalazaro8688]

Uno de los mas grandes sino el mas grande que a dado el mundo de la musica genio figura verlo en directo un lujo os lo aseguro yo conciertos para no olvidar en la vida el mejor guitarra del mundo para mi gusto junto con clapton el resto de la banda verdaderos genios todos ellos batería.saxo teclados todos sin distinción 💪🇪🇦

[@mabroukbelghitifouad9126]

I had been listening Dire straight such long time ago in north morocco 1981.

[@annvisser9003]

One of my favourites ❤