This was the beginning of the band's identity.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At 10.10pm on October 9, 1992, Mark Knopfler bid goodnight to 40,000 people and walked off stage in Zaragoza, Spain. It was the ...

On June 15, 1985, British rock group Dire Straits began a record-breaking run atop the Billboard 200 with their hugely popular album, Brothers in Arms. Despite achieving relative success with their ...

To music fans of a certain age, the chirpy synthesiser riff at the start of Walk of Life by Dire Straits will evoke happy memories of the 1980s: the compact disc revolution, untrammelled consumerism ...

Dire Straits founding member John Illsley is among the first acts announced for Legends For Good in Hampshire from July 23 to ...

Music history milestones are recapped: the first CD to sell 1,000,000 copies marked a shift from vinyl, while the Beatles' She Loves You became the era's biggest UK single with 1.93 million copies ...

Discover Dire Straits, the band behind timeless hits like 'Sultans of Swing' and 'Money for Nothing.' Formed by Scottish guitarist Mark Knopfler, their storytelling rock sound still captivates young ...

So, there’s yacht rock. And then, there’s boat music. And Dire Straits’ 1985 feel-good rock anthem “Walk of Life” is the ultimate boat music. It’s the kind of uplifting track -- with its catchy ...

Dire Straits’ songs return to German stages in 2026 through major tribute tours like One Night of Dire Straits, while catalog streams exceed 8 billion and Walk of Life joins Spotify’s Billions Club.