The tour promoted and supported the group's fifth album, Brothers in Arms, which was released in May 1985.

It included dates in the Balkans, Israel, Europe, North America, and Oceania.

[1] During the tour, Dire Straits performed "Money for Nothing" with Sting and "Sultans of Swing" at the Live Aid concert at Wembley Stadium on 13 July 1985.

The final concert on 26 April 1986 in Sydney, Australia was broadcast on television.

In addition, three soundboard recordings were made in San Antonio, Houston, and Ohio, which have also circulated as bootlegs.