N E X T   C O N C E R T

18 July 2008

Boom Boom Club, Sutton, England.

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N E W S

17 April 2008

What's Going On?

You may have noticed that things are looking a bit quiet in the diary at present.  Having had Paul join us at short notice to play out our existing 2008 commitments, we quickly became aware that we could do some work behind the scenes to take Dire Fakes to the ‘next level’.  We felt that as a band we wanted to move ourselves forward in terms of the quality of our performances, as well as to expand and vary the setlist.  We have had to make some space in the calendar to do this. 

So we find ourselves back in Deptford again on a regular basis, breaking each song apart, examining the little sections that sometimes came out a bit ragged.  Analysing not just tempos, but ‘feel’ too, in our quest to get even closer to our favourite Dire Straits arrangements.  Making sure we’re playing the right notes helps too, of course!

The fruits of those labours are beginning to appear, so we may add a few earlier dates in the calendar if we feel the time is right.  Failing that, by July we will be on the road again, delivering a superior recreation of the Dire Straits live experience.  We hope to see you all there…   

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A B O U T   D I R E   F A K E S

Formed during 2002, the philosophy behind Dire Fakes has always been to replicate as closely as possible the sound and feel of Dire Straits, in many cases using the same or similar equipment to that used by Dire Straits themselves.  Taking our favourite live versions of the songs as the basis for our performance, we play extended versions of many Dire Straits classics, featuring the more complex arrangements often only found in these live versions. The current line up - albeit with the odd change of drummer - has been entertaining audiences in the UK and Europe since Summer 2007.