Mark Freuder Knopfler OBE is a British songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He was the lead guitarist, singer, and songwriter for the rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded with his younger brother, David Knopfler, in 1977. Described by Classic Rock as a virtuoso, Knopfler is a fingerstyle guitarist and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". As of 2009, he and Dire Straits had sold more than 120 million records. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award, the Steiger Award and the Ivor Novello Award, as well as holding three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom. Knopfler was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Dire Straits in 2018.
The biggest stars, the most iconic performances, the most outrageous outfits – it’s Britain’s number one pop show....
The Kenny Everett Video Show (later renamed The Kenny Everett Video Cassette) was a British television comedy and music programme made by Thames Television for ITV from 3 July 1978 to 21 May 1981....
WTTW’s legendary and groundbreaking music series filmed in the intimate Grainger Studio presents spectacular performances that make you feel like you’re in the front row....
A series of benefit shows staged initially in the United Kingdom to raise funds for the human rights organisation Amnesty International. The shows started in 1976 featuring popular British comedians but later included leading musicians and actors. The Secret Policeman's Ball shows are credited by many prominent entertainers with having galvanised them to become involved with Amnesty and other social and political causes in succeeding years....
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests....
A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest....
The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012....
Join AC/DC singer, Brian Johnson and Dire Straits singer and guitarist, Mark Knopfler as they share their incredible knowledge and experiences with each other - and a hand-picked selection of music royalty....
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A definitive landmark series charting the emergence and re-emergence of rock music as a global force, told through the musicians who have shaped this most enduring of genres....
French and Saunders is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring comic duo Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders. It is also the name by which the performers are known on the occasions when they appear elsewhere as a double act....
Michael Parkinson returns for a second run of his iconic talk show....
GREAT NORTH: A RUN. A RIVER. A REGION is a documentary film about the Great North Run, a half marathon from Newcastle to South Shields....
Alchemy is a double live album originally released in 1984 with an accompanying VHS, now released on DVD and Blu-ray for the first time. Recorded on 23rd July 1983 at the Hammersmith Odeon, London....
Music from Dire Straits, recorded live in concert in 1991. Tracks include: "Calling Elvis", "Walk Of Life", "Heavy Fuel", "Romeo And Juliet", "Private Investigations", "Your Latest Trick", "On Every Street", "You And Your Friend", "Money For Nothing", "The Bug", "Solid Rock", "Local Hero", "Wild Theme" and "Brothers In Arms"....
Brit Award-winner Sam Fender goes in search of a musical hero from another era - the late, great, Alan Hull of Lindisfarne, in this one-off BBC Four documentary....
A Night in London is a live concert video by Mark Knopfler. The setlist includes songs from Knopfler's first solo album Golden Heart, along with well-known Dire Straits numbers and film themes composed by the artist. 01. Darling Pretty 02. Walk Of Life 03. Imelda 04. Father & Son 05. Golden Heart 06. Rüdiger 07. Cannibals 08. Je Suis Desole 09. Last Exit To Brooklyn 10. Romeo & Juliet 11. Done With Bonaparte 12. A Night In Summer Long Ago 13. Brothers In Arms 14. Going Home: Theme Of The Local H...
A great venue, a great tour, two great artists, and a great performance. So it was for icons Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris on June 28, 2006, at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles before a sold-out crowd. Their concert together, one of only a handful in the U.S., followed the April release of All The Roadrunning, their long-awaited rootsy collaboration that soared into the Top 10 in the U.K. and Top 20 in the U.S. Now that special night has been captured on Real Live Roadrunning, a CD & DV...
On the 30th June 1990 in the grounds of Knebworth House a concert was staged to raise funds for Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and the Brit School For Performing Arts. It has since been heralded as the "best British rock concert of all time". The breathtaking performing line-up was drawn entirely from acts who had been recipients of the prestigious Sliver Clef Award presented annually by Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy for outstanding services to the British Music Industry. All the artists gave the...
Behind the scenes making of the charity single "Voices That Care"....
Concert held at St. Jacob Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, 28.06.1992, during the On Every Street tour. One of the best concerts of Dire Straits....
Dire Straits show at Les Arènes de Nîmes 1992 festival in Southern France. Dire Straits is a British rock band formed in Deptford in the summer of 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass) and Pick Withers (drums). Considered one of the greatest rock bands of the 1980s, Dire Straits has sold over 120 million albums since its inception....
Mark Knopfler is adding a performance at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden on September 25 with special guest Bonnie Raitt to his North American tour in support of his critically acclaimed album, Down the Road Wherever. On tour Knopfler performs with an expanded ten-piece band, most of whom have been working with him for more than two decades....
The history of rock n' roll and pop music are explored are explored via interviews and footage of well-known music stars....
When the British Amnesty shows finally resumed in 1987 after a six-year hiatus, the show format was retooled in an effort to take advantage of the growing number of rock musicians supporting Amnesty. Instead of the live show being primarily a comedy show with a few musical cameos, the event made a point of giving equal emphasis to the comedy and the music....
In 1985, Dire Straits embarked on a world tour of unprecedented proportions. Promoting their hit album Brothers in Arms, the tour included a thirteen-night residence at Wembley Arena (featuring Eric Clapton helping out) and a brief jaunt at Live Aid (featuring Sting), before winding up in Australia in the Spring of 86. They ended with a 21-night stand at Sydney's Entertainment Center, packing the place every night, and wrapping it all up with one final show on April 26th. Featuring the one-off c...
On July 10th, 1985, under the inspiring eye and ear of master guitarist and frontman Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits gave a concert at the famous Wembley Stadium in London. This performance was a show full of hits including ‘So Far Away’, ‘Sultans of Swing’, ‘Why Worry’, ‘Money For Nothing’, ‘Private Investigations’ and of course the beautiful ‘Brothers In Arms’. The gig included two guest players; Nils Lofgren and Hank B. Marvin....
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When Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott died on 4 January 1986, he was 36 years old. His early death from a drug-related illness placed him in the same rock 'n' roll league as his idols Elvis and Jimi Hendrix. This documentary looks behind the image to reveal the strains of life in the fast lane. It also focuses on Lynott as family man, writer, and black Irishman with a Brazilian father. Includes contributions from Bono, Van Morrison, Mark Knopfler, Scott Gorham, and Lynott's wife Caroline Crowther...
Mark Knopfler is one of the most successful musicians in the world. During the past 30 years he has written and recorded over 300 songs including some of the most famous in popular music. In this in-depth documentary he talks about how these songs have defined him and how they have been influenced by his own life and roots. It features previously unseen photographs from his personal collection and comprehensive footage spanning his career from a struggling musician playing in pubs in Leeds in t...
This DVD is of the Last concert ever performed by the band Dire Straits. It was the 211th scheduled concert of the huge 'On Every Street' World tour which had commenced 14 months earlier on Friday, 23 August 1991 at the Point Depot The, Point Depot Dublin, Ireland. The tour was the British rock bands' swansong tour, and played in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and North America. The tour reportedly sold 7.1 million tickets....
Interviews with Mark's crew as we go on the road with the Get Lucky tour....
Go behind the scenes with Mark and Chuck Ainlay as they take you on a tour of the 2009 release of Get Lucky. Includes performaces of "Cleaning My Gun" and "Rememberance Day"....
In this short film Mark, Chuck, Guy Fletcher, Glen, Danny and all the band give the back-story behind the writing and recording of Mark’s fifth solo album. This album entered the Billboard charts at number 26 and peeked at number 9 in the UK, and went to top 5 in many other European countries....
For all fans who like this album “Tracker”, down below is short 23 minutes documentary video. In this documentary, Mark talks about the mysterious craft of song-writing as well as his inspiration drawn from literature and the close creative collaboration with his band. When he talks about the songs from the album, he also made a short acoustic versions from them which sound really interesting....
Arena cameras were on hand to film the return of Dire Straits from their triumphant 1980 Brothers in Arms world tour. The film features a superb concert they played at The Rainbow, and band members talk about their music and the pressures and the consequences of success....
Mark Knopfler performing live in Meistersaal, Berlin, 2007-09-10, as a part of his promo tour for the album "Kill To Get Crimson"....
1. I Feel Free 2. Sunshine of Your Love 3. White Room 4. Crossroads 5. Badge 6. Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith 7. Blues Power 8. After Midnight 9. Let It Rain 10. Bell Bottom Blues - Derek and the Dominos 11. Layla - Derek and the Dominos 12. I Shot the Sheriff 13. Let It Grow 14. Knockin' on Heaven's Door 15. Hello Old Friend 16. Cocaine 17. Wonderful Tonight 18. Promises 19. I Can't Stand It...
Shangri-La is the fourth solo album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler recorded in February 2004 at Shangri-La Studios in Malibu California and released on 28 September 2004 -- 1. "5.15 A.M." 5:54 2. "Boom, Like That" 5:49 3. "Sucker Row" 4:56 4. "The Trawlerman's Song" 5:02 5. "Back to Tupelo" 4:31 6. "Our Shangri-La" 5:41 7. "Everybody Pays" 5:24 8. "Song for Sonny Liston" 5:06 9. "Whoop De Doo" 3:53 10. "Postcards from Paraguay" 4:07 11. "All That M...
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Whatever You Want - Status Quo Rockin' All Over The World - Status Quo Dirty Water - Status Quo In The Army Now - Status Quo Before You Accuse Me - Eric Clapton Tearin' Us Apart - Eric Clapton In The Air Tonight - Phil Collins Sussudio - Phil Collins Mama - Genesis Throwing It All Away - Genesis Turn It On Again (Medley) - Genesis Solid Rock - Dire Straits / Eric Clapton Think I Love You Too Much - Dire Straits / Eric Clapton Money For Nothing - Dire Straits / Eric Clapton Sacrifi...
In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even death can't stop these true lovebirds from triumphing....
Sultans of swing - Lady writer - Romeo and Juliet - Tunnel of love - Private investigations - Twisting by the pool - Love over gold (live 1983) - So far away - Money for nothing - Brothers in arms - Walk of life - Calling Elvis - Heavy fuel - On every street (live 1992) - Your latest trick (live 1992) - Local hero - Wild theme (live 1992)...
The band with Sting perform at Wembley...
One Deep River is the tenth solo album by British musician Mark Knopfler. It was released on 12 April 2024. The first three singles from the album released are "Ahead of the Game" (released on 24 January), "Watch Me Gone" (released 22 February) and "Two Pairs of Hands" (released 27 March). This edition released on Blu Ray by SuperdeluxeEdition.com includes an exclusive surround mix of the album in lossless Dolby Atmos and stereo hi-res versions of the CD release, and also includes five additiona...
A classic early live show from Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits, performed in Germany in 1979. This release captures the original band in their first brush of international success - Mark and Dave Knopfler on lead and rhythm guitars, John Illsley on bass, Pick Withers on drums. For all its newfound success, Dire Straits here puts on a carefully polished, musically serious show, full of the nuance and intelligence that characterized the band s memorable career in Rock. A very young Mark Knopfler...
Music For Montserrat is a concert, held on September 15, 1997 in the Royal Albert Hall. Musicians came together for Montserrat. Phil Collins, Ray Cooper, Carl Perkins, Jimmy Buffett, Mark Knopfler, Sting, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, and more. The concert, and proceeds from the DVD and CD, benefited a cultural center in Montserrat, built by George Martin....
1. Sailing to Philadelphia 2. Sultans of Swing 3. Romeo & Juliet 4. Get Lucky 5. Why Worry 6. Money For Nothing 7. Monteleone 8. Songs For Sonny Liston 9. If This Is Goodbye 10. Brothers in Arms...
Eric Clapton, featuring Mark Knopfler, performs live in Philadelphia 1988....
A documentary with Guitar legend Mark Knopfler in the highlight....
The Silver Clef fundraising committee was founded in 1976 by musicians and managers from across the British music industry, who wanted to honour and award music artists whilst raising funds for Nordoff Robbins. The event went on to become the annual Silver Clef Awards and Lunch, an important date in the social and business calendar of the music industry, with even members of the Royal Family attending as guests of honour. The lunch is also the flagship event in the highly respected and well-know...
Scotty Moore is joined by some of the world's greatest guitarists in this concert honoring Elvis Presley. Moore, the King's first guitarist, leads this stellar tribute featuring jams by Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Mark Knopfler, Bill Wyman, Ron Wood, Steve Gibbons, Mike Sanchez, Albert Lee and Paul Ansell. Held in 2004 at London's Abbey Road Studios, the concert showcases 27 Elvis classics. Extras include interviews and rehearsal footage....
Live Aid was held on 13 July 1985, simultaneously in Wembley Stadium in London, England, and the John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia, United States. It was one of the largest scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: watched live by an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion, across 150 nations. "It's twelve noon in London, seven AM in Philadelphia, and around the world it's time for Live Aid...!"...
Recorded live, this special honors fivenew performer category inductees: Bon Jovi, The Cars, Nina Simone, The Moody Blues and Dire Straits....
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Eric Clapton as part of the "25th Anniversary Tour" on November 2, 1988 live at the Tokyo Dome with guests Elton John and Mark Knopfler....
The Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute was a popular-music concert staged on June 11, 1988 at Wembley Stadium, London and broadcast to 67 countries and an audience of 600 million. It was also referred to as Freedomfest, Free Nelson Mandela Concert and Mandela Day. In the US, the Fox television network heavily censored the political aspects of the concert....
Mark Knopfler plays AVO Session Basel concert, recorded at Festsaal Messe, Basel, Switzerland on November 12th, 2007....
Contains the hits Sultans of Swing, So Far Away, Walk of Life, Money for Nothing, Brothers in Arms, and many others....
Mark Knopfler Prince Trust 2009 The Hurlingham Club London 2009-09-09 Setlist: 01. Sailing To Philadelphia 02. Sultans of Swing excerpt 03. Romeo Juliet excerpt 04. Get Lucky 05. Why Worry 06. Money For Nothing excerpt 07. Monteleone 08. If This Is Goodbye 09. Brothers In Arms...
MARK KNOPFLER, ROTTERDAM 2008 Waldo's recording Ahoy'Rotterdam, Holland, 31st March 2008 CD1: 1. Cannibals 2. Why aye man 3. What it is 4. Sailing to Philadelphia 5. True love will never fade 6. The fish and the bird 7. Hill farmer's blues 8. Romeo & Juliet 9. Sultans of swing 10. Marbletown 11. Daddy's gone to Knoxville CD2: 1. Postcards from Paraguay 2. Speedway at Nazareth 3. Telegraph road 4. Brothers in arms 5. Our Shangri-La 6. So far away 7. Going home...
Live at the Meistersaal, Berlin Germany, Dec `0th 2007 and live for the AVO sessions, Basel Switzerland, 12 November 2007...
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This concert film was created for the London premiére launch of Live Aid on dvd in November 2004. It contains selected highlights of the marathon fundraising concert that took place across two continents with worldwide TV coverage on july 13, 1985. The event was never re-broadcast and never available until the release of the Live Aid 4-dvd set almost 20 years later. The 52-minute premiére version allows you to relive the experience that was Live Aid with songs and excerpts from more than 40 live...
Wembley Stadium hosts a concert featuring stars from the fields of music, comedy and film, in celebration of the 70th birthday of imprisoned ANC leader Nelson Mandela. Highlight of the evening is the one hour live performance of Dire Straits feat. Eric Clapton....
4 × DVD, The broadcast of the biggest benefit concert in history, organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief. This entry is for the compilation box set released in 2004....
Now recognized as one of the best electric guitars ever designed, Leo Fender's Stratocaster is a vital ingredient of American popular culture. Its completely unconventional design and construction have rendered it the most copied of all modern electric guitars. This documentary celebrates 40 years of the history of the Fender Stratocaster....
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The story of George Martin’s AIR Studios Montserrat and the island that changed music forever....
Down The Road Wherever Tour Live in Valencia, April 26, 2019 Set List: Nobody Does That Corned Beef City Sailing To Philadelphia Once Upon A Time In The West Romeo And Juliet My Bacon Roll Matchstick Man Done With Bonaparte Heart Full Of Holes She’s Gone/Your Latest Trick Silvertown Blues Postcards From Paraguay On Every Street Speedway At Nazareth Telegraph Road Money For Nothing Piper Til The End...
Filmed live in Nashville, these musical talents demonstrate both their love and respect for Atkins as they take to the stage for an unforgettable performance. Songs include "I'll See You in My Dreams," "Walk of Life," "Precious Memories," "Island in the Sea," "Sunrise" and more....
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