Mark Knopfler adds new dates to “Get Lucky” tour

Mark Knopfler’s “Get Lucky” tour, which kicks off on April 8 in Seattle, Washington, and runs through July 31 in Gredos, Spain, has recently added three new tour dates!

The first sate added is in Atlantic City, NJ, where Knopfler will play a show at Caesars Circus Maximus. There will also be a show on May 9 at The Palace Theater in Albany, NY, and on June 30 at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam.

Thursday, January 7, 2010 at 7:14 pm by jordan · No Comments

A charity compilation CD for…wolves?

A charity compilation CD, which includes the track ‘Coyote’ from Mark’s The Ragpicker’s Dream album, has just been released by the environmental organization, the Green Warriors of Norway.

The release aims to draw attention to the plight of the Norwegian wolf, numbers of which have fallen so low that they are now on the endangered species list. The CD, Mother Earth Blues Vol 1, is available in Norway, Eire and the UK, as well as the world wide web. Check out motherearthblues.com for more info, and listen at myspace.com/wolvesofnorway.

at 2:47 pm by brittany · No Comments

Knopfler releases new album, announces 2010 tour

Mark Knopfler just released his sixth studio album Get Lucky, September 15 in the U.S. In honor of the latest release, Knopfler announed a tour in North America and Europe in 2010.

His tour will kick off April 8 in Seattle, Washington, and run through July 31 in Gredos, Spain.

Songs from the lastest album include: “Border River”; “Hard Shoulder”; “You Can’t Beat the House”; “Before Gas and TV”; “Monteleone”; “Cleaning My Gun”; “The Car Was the One”; “Remembrance Day”; “Get Lucky”; “So Far from the Clyde”; and “Piper to the End”. There was also an extra song released on iTunes, and the deluxe edition album came with an additional CD that had three songs.

The album peaked at No. 17 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 3:59 pm by jordan · No Comments

Knopfler auctions off private lesson

Mark Knopfler auctioned off a private lesson for a whopping $149,879 to radio listeners with the proceeds benefitting Terry Wogan’s annual raffle in aid of Children in Need for things that money can’t buy.

The session will take place next year in Knopfler’s London studios. “I’m delighted to have helped make so much for such a wonderful cause,” he added.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 9:53 am by brittany · No Comments

Mark Knopfler and George Jones team up to create amazing album!

Mark Knopfler is featured in George Jones upcoming duets album titled Burn Your Playhouse Down on August 19th, 2008. The album is a collection of never before heard duets recorded between Jones and many well-known singers. It also includes the track I Always Get Lucky With You (featuring Mark).

The recordings range from the mid-70s with George’s ex-wife, Tammy Wynette, to the most recent recording from 2007 with his daughter, Georgette, the only child from the union of George and Tammy.

Monday, July 21, 2008 at 5:27 pm by Chaitanya · No Comments

Nothing Dire about Mark Knopfler

What do the bands The Duolian String Pickers, Brewers Droop, Dire Straits, Café Racers and Notting Hillbillies all have in common?

One man—Mark Knopfler.

Since the disbanding of Dire Straits in 1996, Knopfler has produced eight solo albums: Golden Heart, Sailing to Philadelphia, The Ragpicker’s Dream, Shangri-La, One Take Radio Sessions, The Trawlerman’s Son EP, The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler: Private Investigations, and most recently, Kill to Get Crimson.

Below are a list of dates and locations that Mark Knopfler will be playing in June.

Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 2:10 am by brittany · No Comments