Having performed in stadiums in France, Italy and Spain as the opening act for Dire Straits in 1992, this band clearly had a good track record. In Basel, these famous musicians, the flagship band of English rhythm’n’blues for decades, were close enough to touch. They had just released a new album, «Fat City» proving that old-timers don’t have to sound dated: A good reason to charter a plane and bring them over from England.