Mark Knopfler - Sultan Of Swing

Mark Knopfler

Best known as the founder and leading guitarist of the Dire Straits rock band, Mark Knopfler has also dedicated himself to an equally successful solo career.

He worked as a journalist and a teacher before the Dire Straits creation. In 1978 the band released their first album Dire Straits and one year later there was the second album Comunique. The band's next albums, Making Movies (1980) and Love Over Gold (1982) featured hits Tunnel Of Love, Romeo And Juliet, Telegraph Road and Private Investigation. In 1985 Dire Straits released Brothers in Arms, one of the best selling albums at all times. The 'Live in 85/6' tour saw Dire Straits play 234 shows in twelve months to combined audiences of about 2.5 million. Full story...

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New releases

  • Dire Straits (reissue)
    Dire Straits’ 1978 breakthrough debut album remastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analogue tapes. Plated and pressed at Pallas in Germany on 180 gram audiophile quality vinyl.
  • Get Lucky
    The new album, debuts at #17 on the Billboard. The NY Times declares that the album, 'radiates wariness and maturity as well as poise', while the Detroit Free Press heralds it as 'magnificent'.
  • Kill To Get Crimson
    The successful album, which RS heralded as 'a gem' and USA Today described as, '…yet another unpretentious showcase for his unmistakable gifts as a musician, tunesmith and storyteller'.

Upcoming concerts

Vancouver, BC
Canada
April 09, 2010 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Portland, OR
United States
April 10, 2010 - Keller Auditorium
Oakland, CA
United States
April 13, 2010 - Paramount Theatre of the Arts
Los Angeles, CA
United States
April 16, 2010 - Pantages Theatre
Los Angeles, CA
United States
April 17, 2010 - Pantages Theatre
Denver, CO
Unites States
April 20, 2010 - Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre
Kansas City, MO
United States
April 21, 2010 - Midland Theatre
Chicago, IL
United States
April 23, 2010 - Chicago Theatre
Minneapolis, MN
United States
APril 25, 2010 - State Theater
Ann Arbor, MI
United States
April 27, 2010 - Michigan Theater
Buffalo, NY
United States
April 28, 2010 - University of Buffalo Center For The Arts
Toronto, ON
Canada
April 29, 2010 - Massey Hall
Mashantucket, CT
Unites States
May 01, 2010 - MGM Grand at Foxwoods Grand Theater
New York, NY
United States
May 06, 2010 - United Palace Theater

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