The Dire Straits Experience

From sold out arena performances across Europe, and six years since their last visit to this part of the world, the celebrated and critically acclaimed The Dire Straits Experience is returning to New Zealand as part of their ‘Shiver in the Dark’ 2024 World Tour.

Assembled by Brothers In Arms and On Every Street veteran Chris White and prodigious singer-guitarist Terence Reis, this world-class ensemble reignites the greatest hits from Mark Knopfler's platinum catalogue with the breathtaking skill and showmanship of the original 120-million-selling stadium phenomenon.

Money for Nothing, Walk of Life, So Far Away, Brothers in Arms, Sultans of Swing, Romeo and Juliet, Tunnel of Love, Telegraph Road, Private Investigations …and much more… in a two-hour show with full concert production.

The seven-piece ensemble has been handpicked from the highest echelons of the international touring circuit, with combined experience spanning Paul McCartney, Joe Cocker, Ray Charles, Roachford, Robbie Williams, ABC, Tears For Fears, and Mark Knopfler himself.

It has been more than 46 years since the opening line of Sultans Of Swing was first heard broadcast around the world. In the process, it introduced us to a majestic guitar player and songwriter in Mark Knopfler, and to what has become a musical universe unto itself: the music of Dire Straits.

Dire Straits holds a special place in the hearts of Kiwis – in the ‘80s and ‘90s the band broke multiple records for concert attendance and records sold. The 1986 Brothers In Arms tour sold over 900,000 tickets in Australia and New Zealand and held the record for over 30 years as the biggest concert tour in Australasian music history.