Uploaded January 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Mark Knopfler on the "Book Show" with Mariella Frostrup about how books have influenced his song writing. He plays "Sailing to Philadelphia", "Song for Sonny Liston" and "Done with Bonaparte". From 2012.
Mark Knopfler on the "Book Show" with Mariella Frostrup about how books have influenced his song writing. He plays "Sailing to Philadelphia", "Song for Sonny Liston" and "Done with Bonaparte". From 2012.
![Dire Straits - Down to the Waterline [Rockpalast -79 ~ HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z5CPsssPOcw/mqdefault.jpg "Dire Straits - Down to the Waterline [Rockpalast -79 ~ HD]
Dire Straits live in Rockpalast - Cologne, Germany.
Februari 16th 1979.
Now in HD! =)
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![Mark Knopfler - Song for Sonny Liston [Florence -05 ~ HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZH4pYvW9Ob4/mqdefault.jpg "Mark Knopfler - Song for Sonny Liston [Florence -05 ~ HD]
Mark Knopfler live in Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy - 12th June 2005. From the Shangri-La Tour.
Ultra amazing concert!
Mark Knopfler - guitar, vocals
Guy Fletcher - keyboards
Richard Bennett - guitar and stuff
Glen Worf - bass
Matt Rollings - piano, accordion
Danny Cummings - drums
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![Mark Knopfler (Clapton, Sting, Collins) - Money for Nothing [Music for Montserrat ~ HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZL2Yo2GcLkQ/mqdefault.jpg "Mark Knopfler (Clapton, Sting, Collins) - Money for Nothing [Music for Montserrat ~ HD]
I thought it was time to upload this in better quality.
Mark Knopfler performing a great version of Money for Nothing during Music for Montserrat, live from Royal Albert Hall, London - 15 September 1997.
Mark Knopfler - vocals, guitar
Eric Clapton - guitar
Sting - backing vocals
Guy Fletcher - keyboards
Phil Palmer - guitar
Phil Collins - drums
Ray Cooper - percussion
On the evening of September 15, 1997, legendary British music producer George Martin (who had risen to prominence with the Beatles) held a benefit concert at Londons Royal Albert Hall for the small Caribbean island of Montserrat, which had recently been devastated by a volcanic eruption. All of the invited superstars had recorded some of their biggest hits at Montserrats Air Studios, which Martin had founded in 1970, and this shared history gives Music for Montserrat an added sense of enjoyment among friends. Despite a few vocal dropouts and forgivable mixing problems, this outstanding concert has been captured with impressive fidelity, and while each artist performs songs appropriate to the occasion, they share the stage (along with a house band, choir, and orchestra conducted by Martin) in brilliant combinations that bring out the best in everyone involved.
The show hits full stride with Mark Knopflers exquisite Brothers in Arms, which segues nicely into Money for Nothing with guest vocals by Sting, who then performs two hits from his Police years. And while Elton John and Eric Clapton form the centerpiece of the concert (especially Clapton and Knopflers acoustic Layla), by which time Music for Montserrat had given its royal audience a show they would never forget.
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![Dire Straits & Nils Lofgren - Solid Rock [Wembley -85 ~ HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Zr3Ya6kuvZQ/mqdefault.jpg "Dire Straits & Nils Lofgren - Solid Rock [Wembley -85 ~ HD]
Dire Straits performing live during the Brothers in arms-tour at the Wembley Arena in London, United Kingdom on July 10th 1985. With a guest appearance from Nils Lofgren, probably most known from Bruce Springsteens E Street Band.
Now in HD (or as good as it gets)!
Mark Knopfler - Vocals, Guitar
John Illsley - Bass
Jack Sonni - Guitar
Alan Clark - Keyboards
Guy Fletcher - Keyboards
Chris White - Saxophone
Terry Williams - Drums
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![Dire Straits - Where You Think You Going [Rockpalast -79 ~ HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_0kctKWoAjw/mqdefault.jpg "Dire Straits - Where You Think You Going [Rockpalast -79 ~ HD]
Dire Straits live in Rockpalast - Cologne, Germany. Februari 16th 1979.
Now in HD! =)
Enjoy!")
![Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel [Nimes -92 ~ HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_GdavnDzZ80/mqdefault.jpg "Dire Straits - Heavy Fuel [Nimes -92 ~ HD]
Dire Straits performing live from their tour On every street in Les Arenes, Nimes, France - September 29, 1992.
One of the very last concerts ever with Dire Straits.
Now in HD (or as good as it gets)!
Mark Knopfler - vocals, lead guitar
John Illsley - bass
Phil Palmer - rhythm guitar
Guy Fletcher - keyboards
Alan Clark - keyboards
Chris White - Saxophone & stuff
Paul Franklin - Pedal steel guitar
Chris Whitten - Drums
Danny Cummings - Percussion
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![Dire Straits - The Bug [Madrid -92]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_QSm3qbHxIg/mqdefault.jpg "Dire Straits - The Bug [Madrid -92]
Excerpts from the Dire Straits concert in Madrid, Spain - May 13th 1992.
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![Dire Straits - Solid rock [München -91]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_bFonYc7bUw/mqdefault.jpg "Dire Straits - Solid rock [München -91]
Dire Straits live in Olympiahalle, München, Germany, 1991-10-11. From the tour On Every Street.
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![Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms [Montreaux -85]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_ljU_ADSFLY/mqdefault.jpg "Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms [Montreaux -85]
Dire Straits perform probably their least inspiring version of Brothers in Arms at the Montreux Festival (i.e Golden Rose) in Switzerland, as only the vocals are live. 08-05-1985
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![Mark Knopfler - Sultans of Swing [Live at Sofiero 2010 ~ CD Quality]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_zM8BtJhA-w/mqdefault.jpg "Mark Knopfler - Sultans of Swing [Live at Sofiero 2010 ~ CD Quality]
Mark Knopfler performs his greatest hit in a cold and rainy Helsingborg, in front of Sofiero Palace in Sweden, 12th June 2010.
Pics from the concert.
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