Mark Knopfler, SECC Glasgow, review
Rock stars often say they want to get away from the superstar circus and just play the old-time music they love, but Mark Knopfler is one of the few that has truly succeeded.
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Rock stars often say they want to get away from the superstar circus and just play the old-time music they love, but Mark Knopfler is one of the few that has truly succeeded.
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Mark Knopfler has axed two concerts in Russia in protest over a crackdown on human rights groups.
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Guitarist Mark Knopfler canceled two shows in Russia in protest over what he says is a crackdown on human rights groups in the country, as President Vladimir Putin on Friday dismissed Western criticism of his government's raids on non-governmental organization.
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A host of musicians including Bryan Ferry , Sting, Neil Tennant and Mark Knopfler have attacked Newcastle City Council for slashing its culture budget.
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It was a long-rumoured tour that finally came to fruition starting back on October 5.
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Tickets go on sale for Sir Bobby Robson ' A Celebration, today at 10am Friday 12th October at www.thesagegateshead.org. The launch was attended yesday by Alan Shearer and Joe McElldery who performed Nessun Dorma for guests.
Read MoreBob Dylan, both with and without his legendary collaborators the Band, roared to the top of Something Else!
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The wildly productive Mark Knopfler, who's just issued a song-packed two-disc collection of rootsy goodness, tells Paul Sexton of the Independent that it actually could have been a triple album.
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Instead of which, last week the former Dire Straits frontman released his seventh solo studio album (not counting nine film soundtracks, a record with Emmylou Harris and other collaborations beyond number).
Read MoreTickets go on sale Friday (at 10am), but one of you will already have a pair of tickets to see Bob Dylan November 20th at the Verizon Center because we're giving them away before you can even buy them!
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Mark Knopfler's transition from Dire Straits to solo artist wasn't as jarring as some may suspect.
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One of Knopfler's skills is to write melodramatic folk lyrics then deliver them like he's leaning against a petrol pump.
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Knopfler recognises different strands to his writing.
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Mark Knopfler �s latest continues the laid-back roots approach that has typified his post- Dire Straits output.
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You'll want to jump start your short week with some new sounds from the likes of Bob Mould, Chick Corea and Gary Burton, Dave Stewart of Eurythmics fame, and Melissa Etheridge.
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His smallest ever London show on 26th September will not be a ticketed event.
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Mark Knopfler works with a loose theme here, that of living by your wits on the high seas, but the broader messages found on Privateering are sure to resonate with anyone who's faced down life's mighty struggles.
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British singer-songwriter-guitarist Mark Knopfler, frontman and co-founder of rock legends Dire Straits, has announced a 2013 UK tour, which includes a run of dates at Londons Royal Albert Hall. Then, they begin their six-date residency at Royal Albert Hall, which concludes their tour on June 1st.
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Mark Knopfler, one of the most critically and commercially successful artists of all time, having sold in excess of 135 million records, is also going on a North American tour with Bob Dylan.
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Mark Knopfler, who was recently presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Ivor Novellos, will release his eighth solo album, 'Privateering', on Mercury Records on September 3rd 2012.
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After a misfire last month, Bob Dylan has announced a U.S. tour with former Dire Straits lead Mark Knopfler.
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The trek kicks off on October 5th in Winnipeg, Manitoba and runs through November 11th in Brooklyn, New York. The pair – who worked together on 1979's Slow Train Coming and 1983's Infidels – toured Europe together last year.
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Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, a tale of a fateful trip … through our record collections.
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Bob Dylan is hitting the road with Mark Knopfler this year but so far the dates only include the upper Midwest and east coast of America.
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