Mark Knopfler

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Mark Knopfler onstage, 1984
The tangled story of Dire Straits, the million-selling band who quit at the height of their fame

By Paul Rees Published

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s

Bands & Artists
Dire Straits studio portrait
Interview: Dire Straits and the adventure of Brothers In Arms

By Paul Rees Published

Everything changed for Dire Straits when they made Brothers In Arms: Mark Knopfler, John Illsley and Guy Fletcher look back

Bands & Artists
Mark Knopfler: One Deep River cover art
Mark Knopfler repeats his formula to great effect on One Deep River

By David Quantick Published

Dire Straits mainman Mark Knopfler delivers one of his best solo records

Albums
Mark Knopfler's Guitar Heroes video
Watch the official video for Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes' charity remake of Going Home (Theme From Local Hero), featuring David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, Alex Lifeson, Brian May, Brian May, Slash and more

By Paul Brannigan Published

Guitar legends assemble for the epic charity single benefitting the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America

Music Videos
Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes - Going Home (Theme From Local Hero) cover art
Mark Knopfler's all-star Guitar Heroes version of Going Home is battling for the UK #1 spot with Beyoncé and Ariana Grande

By Fraser Lewry Published

Tony Iommi, Jeck Beck, David Gilmour, Slash, Jeff Beck, Pete Townshend and more could top the charts this weekend – but not without your help

Bands & Artists
Going Home single packshot
“It brings you to tears”: Listen to Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson plus Jeff Beck's last-ever recording on stunning new version of Mark Knopfler's Going Home, raising funds for US and UK cancer charities

By Paul Brannigan Published

Hear some of the world's most iconic guitarists play together on one of rock's great instrumentals, re-recorded for charity, and available to purchase now

Bands & Artists
Mark Knopfler beneath the Tyne Bridge
"The dreams of a teenage kid... to me it's always been the fuel that keeps you going": Mark Knopfler releases achingly poignant new single Watch Me Gone

By Fraser Lewry Published

Watch Me Gone finds former Dire Straits man Mark Knopfler in typically reflective mood

Bands & Artists
Mark Knopfler standing against a wall
“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

Interviews
Guitar Heroes single
“It just brings you to tears”: David Gilmour, Pete Townshend, Brian May, Tony Iommi, Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Alex Lifeson, Slash and more join forces for epic new recording of Mark Knopfler's Going Home

By Paul Brannigan Published

The new all-star recording of Mark Knopfler's debut solo single will raise funds for the Teenage Cancer Trust and Teen Cancer America

Bands & Artists
Mark Knopfler: The Studio Albums 1996-2007 cover art
Mark Knopfler does it gently on The Studio Albums 1996-2007

By Chris Roberts Published

Dire Straits mainman Mark Knopfler's steady-going box set showcases the value of underplaying

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