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On This Day, June 11, 1988: Sting, Dire Straits & more perform at 70th birthday concert for Nelson Mandela

On This Day, June 11, 1988...Sting, Dire Straits, Eric Clapton and Peter Gabriel were among the artists who performed at a 70th birthday tribute concert for imprisoned anti-apartheid revolutionary Nelson Mandela at Wembley Stadium in London. The concert was broadcast to 67 ...
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AC/DC’s Brian Johnson & Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler team for new Music Legends series

AC/DC's Brian Johnson and Dire Straits' Mark Knopfler are teaming up for a new TV series for Sky Arts. Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends is described as “a joyous journey through decades of music” and will have the pair opening up about their careers, music ...
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Dire Straits’ Mark Knopfler auctioning off ‘Brothers in Arms’ guitar & more

Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler is getting rid of some of his guitars. The 
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On This Day, September 21, 1985: Dire Straits’ “Money for Nothing” hits #1

On This Day, September 21, 1985... Dire Straits hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Money for Nothing,” the band’s first and only chart topper. It spent three weeks in the top spot. The song, written from the point of view of two working-class men, featured background vocals ...
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DSL Dire Straits Legacy announces U.S. dates

Dire Straits fans are going to have a chance to enjoy their music live this fall. DSL Dire Straits Legacy has announced a new tour that will kick off in September. DSL is made up of original Dire Straits band member Alan Clark; former Dire Straits musicians Danny Cummings, Mel Collins, Phil ...
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Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits & more featured on soundtrack to new movie ‘Air’

The new Ben Affleck/Matt Damon movie, Air, hits theaters Friday, April 5, and it comes with a soundtrack packed with classic '80s tunes. The album features songs from Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, The Clash, REO Speedwagon, Squeeze, The Alan Parsons Project, Cyndi Lauper, Big Country and more. The film, which is directed by Affleck and also stars Viola Davis and Jason Bateman, tells ...