Dire Straits
Latest about Dire Straits

“Those Dire Straits songs walked away from me long ago. They belong to you now”: the life and times of Mark Knopfler, rock’s reluctant superstar
By Dave Everley published
Ex-Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler on motorbike crashes, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame and his complicated relationship with his old band

"The BBC said, We don’t want to play this song because there are too many words in it": Why Dire Straits had to break America before they were embraced in England
By Paul Brannigan published
Dire Straits may have been the biggest English rock band of the '80s, but it took recognition in the US to kickstart their success in their homeland

Dire Straits, Metallica, The Beatles, Iron Maiden and more: get massive savings on these 10 classic - and future-classic - albums with EMP
By Rich Hobson published
With EMP offering up to 50% off selected vinyl over Cyber Weekend, we've picked out 10 deals on absolute classics you won't want to miss

“I’ll be sad to see them go but we’ve had wonderful times together and I can’t play them all”: Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is selling off his guitar collection
By Paul Brannigan published
Dire Straits' leader Mark Knopfler is putting 120 guitars up for auction in January

The stories of 10 'regular folk' made famous by rock songs
By Tom Bryant published
What do Spoonman, Arnold Layne, and an unnamed security guard at Studio 54 have in common? They all inspired classic songs

Watch David Gilmour, Lemmy, Mark Knopfler and Gary Moore in a bizarre comedy sketch
By Fraser Lewry last updated
As unlikely all-star line-ups go, this might just be the unlikeliest, and possibly the starriest, as folk icon Ralph McTell goes on trial

The 20 best rock albums of 1979
By Classic Rock Magazine last updated
The 1970s crash out in style with AC/DC, Pink Floyd and The Clash producing some of their best work, and Led Zeppelin’s last hurrah

The 20 best rock albums of 1978
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Punk fury gives way to classic songwriting, live albums prove dangerous to the charts, and Van Halen, Kate Bush and Dire Straits make their entrance
Select the newsletters you’d like to receive. Then, add your email to sign up.