Dire Straits Archives

Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick will be heard playing on the upcoming Mark Knopfler album ‘One Deep River’.

Mark Knopfler has returned with new music for 2024 with the song ‘Ahead of the Game’ off the upcoming album ‘One Deep River’.

Dire Straits Legacy, featuring Dire Straits keyboard player Alan Clark, and Nazareth, featuring original member Pete Agnew, will tour Australia in January 2024.

Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has died at the age of 68.

Leo Sayer is fronting the all-star cast of Kindred Spirit for the song ‘Think Loud For Parkinson’s Disease’ to benefit Parkinson’s Foundation.

Mark Knopfler’s first five solo albums have been compiled into a next vinyl box set (with a CD edition coming as well).

Dire Straits have pulled out of performing at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction this weekend – because leader Mark Knopfler won’t be there.

It was ALMOST a year with no controversy at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.

The next round of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees has been announced. The Cars, Dire Straits and Bon Jovi have made the list along with Nina Simone, The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Joseph Knopfler, the son of Dire Straits legend Mark Knopfler, has launched his own alcohol beverage, Pedrino.

PRS for Music today announced that one of the greatest bands of all time will be honoured with a music Heritage Award.

Gerry Anderson, the creator of the 60’s British science fiction puppet TV series ‘Thunderbirds’, has died at the age of 83.

It is possible Adele ‘21’ has become the first album since Delta Goodrem ‘Innocent Eyes’ to sell over 1,000,000 copies in Australia. ‘21’ is currently certified 14x Platinum by ARIA for sales of 980,000.

Noel Gallagher says he would have to be ‘skint’ to bring Oasis back together with brother Liam.

It was a long-rumoured tour that finally came to fruition starting back on October 5.

Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey and Rob Coombes were honoured by a PRS for Music with a Heritage Award at The Jericho Tavern in Oxford.

Mark Knopfler, whose new album Privateering was recently released in the U.K., is involved in the saving of African rhinoceros whose horns have become a highly prized item on the black market.