Guy Fletcher – Anomaly
Guy Fletcher – Anomaly Out Now – Anomaly is an eclectic mix of uplifting, quirky and romantic songs supported by a bed of beautiful synthetic soundscapes and crafted rhythms. A multicoloured journey into past present and future.Click HERE to stream, and...
DS Greatest Hits Double Vinyl
DS Greatest Hits Double Vinyl Dire Straits’ greatest hits compilation, Money For Nothing, has been remastered by Bob Ludwig, recut by Bernie Grundman, and is soon to be available for the first time since 1988. The album includes a previously unreleased live...
John Illsley – VIII
John Illsley – VIII John Illsley’s new release, VIII, is his eighth studio album. In addition to standard black vinyl and CD formats, the album is available in a special limited edition purple vinyl format.Tracklisting: 1) It’s A Long Way Back2) I...
Half-speed LOG
Record Store Day: Half-speed LOG Record Store Day – 23rd April 2022 Half-speed master of the Dire Straits album Love Over Gold, cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road, to celebrate the album’s 40th anniversary. A number one album in the UK following its original...
Local Hero at Chichester
Local Hero at Chichester David Greig and Mark Knopfler’s Local Hero will be staged at Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT), 8th October – 19th November 2022, as part of this year’s Festival Season and fans have the exclusive opportunity to enter a ballot for...
Charlie Watts25th August, 2021'Yesterday marks another sad farewell, to Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones. A great band so often has a great drummer .... […]
Don Everly23rd August, 2021It's a sad farewell to Don Everly today ... […]
Win a signed MK Strat3rd February, 2021Mark has donated a signed 2011 Fender Signature Stratocaster ... […]
‘Goodbye Kerry’28th January, 2021It's painful to have to report more sad news in such sad times ... […]
Richard Bennett on vinyl6th January, 2021Yield Brother Records, a vinyl only label, has just re-released Richard Bennett's ... […]
Win Mark’s Guitar – the Winner4th January, 2021Mark has donated one of his iconic red Fender Stratocaster guitars to .... […]
Tommy Stewart23rd December, 2020Tommy Stewart pays tribute to his father .... […]
Win Mark’s Teisco Guitar3rd December, 2020Win Mark's made in Japan Teisco TG-64 electric guitar .... […]
Autographed tie23rd November, 2020Mark has signed a red tie for the Cahonas Scotland fundraising auction.... […]
Mark on Cliff’s Birthday Album30th October, 2020Mark is among a number of artists who have contributed to Sir Cliff Richard's 80th birthday album .... […]
Photo Search30th October, 2020Does anyone have .... […]
Quality Shoes29th October, 2020Mark has donated a pair of autographed shoes to the Small Steps Project Celebrity Shoe Auction .... […]
Goodwood17th October, 2020Mark and Guy performed ‘Going Home’ on Saturday 17th October .... […]
Brendan Croker release14th October, 2020Brendan has re-released his 2002 Keven Coyne collaboration album .... […]
BIA @ 29th October, 2020The Dire Straits top selling album Brothers in Arms .... […]
Special Guest, John Illsley1st October, 2020John Illsley will be Tim Burgess's special guest host ... […]
Win a signed copy of STP27th September, 2020To celebrate 20 years since the release of Mark’s acclaimed second solo album ... […]
Stand By Me11th September, 2020Mark has joined a number of artists - collectively 'Whispering Bob's All Stars' - to make a special recording ... […]
Great North Run11th September, 2020This year's 40th Great North Run on 13 September is set ... […]
Dire Straits 6CD & 8LP Box Sets12th August, 2020Dire Straits 6CD & 8LP Box Sets .... […]
Peter Green12th August, 2020'I loved Peter Green’s playing from the moment I first heard him.... […]
New Zoe’s Place Charity Auction12th August, 2020Last November MKNews held an auction in aid of Zoe's Place. Zoe’s Place is ... […]
Something New1st July, 2020Something to hopefully brighten your day .... […]- From Mark …16th April, 2020From Mark ..... […]
Local Hero Postponed16th April, 2020The Old Vic Theatre’s Artistic Director, Matthew Warchus, has today announced the postponement of the Local Hero 2020 season .... […]
Farewell to Sir Stirling14th April, 2020Farewell to Sir Stirling Moss, a great man .... […]
John Prine8th April, 2020Today I am so sad to learn of the loss of John Prine .... […]
British Red Cross4th April, 2020'I'm a big fan of The Red Cross and hope everyone will be able to get on board and support this effort.' - MK […]
A message from Mark20th March, 2020A special message from Mark ... […]
JL Tour Cancelled17th March, 2020Due to the present situation regarding Covis-19 (Coronavirus), John's current Life & Times of Dire Straits tour has been cancelled. However, you can still enjoy the music .... […]
SiriusXM26th February, 2020Those living in USA/Canada should listen in to The British Grove Broadcast on SiriusXM, Wednesday 4th of March at 9.00 pm ET.... […]
That’s a wrap14th December, 20192019 has been a record-breaking year for Mark .... […]
Stolen Guitars5th December, 2019Can everyone keep an out out for any of these guitars being offered for sale ... […]
Charity Auctions8th November, 2019Zoe's Place is a baby hospice in Middlesborough, UK. Like many local charities these days .... […]
Mark on Filmscores & Musicals2nd October, 2019Mark interview: Filmscores & Musicals .... […]
MK on CBS news22nd September, 2019MK on CBS News ..... […]
MKNews Newsletters16th September, 2019Can you help ? […]
Yours for $2000 !!!9th September, 2019When there are people out there who try to rip-off fans in this way .... […]
MK on Pieta Brown album11th August, 2019Mark is featured on 'The Hard Way' ... […]
MK on KK’s Book9th August, 2019'For me to want to re-read a book straight away it has to have bowled me over ...' […]
Guitar Player4th August, 2019Mark is on the cover of the September issue of Guitar Player.... […]
Local Hero Blu Ray DVD4th August, 2019Out on September 2nd is this remastered Blu Ray DVD Collector's edition.... […]
Olympia Park12th July, 2019Mark takes time out from touring to impress his hand prints .... […]
PALMTREES, SEÑORITAS … AND ROCKETSHIPS !13th June, 2019All you could ever want to know about National guitars can be found in this seminal book by one of the world's leading experts. Written by Mark Makin .... […]
DTRW Tour – New Date in NYC14th May, 2019Mark, along with special guest Bonnie Raitt, is adding a performance at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden on September 25 to the DTRW tour.... […]
Juke Ross3rd May, 2019Mark is pleased to announce that Juke Ross will be opening for a selected few shows in London and France.... […]
CM Statement: Unauthorized Streaming25th April, 2019It has come to our attention that there are unauthorised live-streaming sites advertising Mark’s upcoming concerts as available for viewing....no such services have been authorised or endorsed by management... […]
Barcelona show download25th April, 2019Download the complete live recording of Mark's April 25th show in Barcelona .... […]
DTRW Guitar USB Key25th April, 2019The new DTRW guitar USB Key is now available .... […]- CM Policy Update: Photography & Recording21st April, 2019Many of you will be looking forward to the start of the DTRW tour. Please note .... […]
GF’s DTRW tour rehearsals21st April, 2019Take look at ..... […]
Local Hero Gin26th March, 2019Mark has teamed up with Portobello Gin to create his own special blend of gin .... […]
Mark & Brian Johnson12th March, 2019Catch Mark on Sky Arts, Friday 22nd March, 9 pm ..... […]
Richard Bennett – New EP12th February, 2019Richard Bennett has released a new EP - Four Buck Folk . To be more precise it's Richard Bennett and the New Folkswingers ! Here's what Richard has to say .... […]
DTRW – Royal Albert Hall29th January, 2019Tickets for London's Royal Albert Hall .... […]- John Illsley – The Life & Times of Dire Straits28th January, 2019'The Life & Times of Dire Straits'; a concert and Q&A of music and memories' - Spend an enjoyable and entertaining evening .... […]
- CM Statement21st January, 2019Statement from CM re Viagogo.... […]
- Local Hero Musical18th January, 2019The Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh and The Old Vic are delighted to announce .... […]
MK Hardtalk Interview20th December, 2018Mark was recently interviewed for the BBC's Hardtalk programme ... […]
DTRW #1 in US16th December, 2018Down The Road Wherever at #1 .... […]
More Mark on BBC Radio16th December, 2018On the 16th of December Mark was a guest on BBC Radio 2's Michael Ball Show ..... […]- Down The Road Wherever9th December, 2018Mark's new solo album, Down The Road Wherever, was released on the 16th of November.... […]
- Henrick Hansen Film9th December, 2018Henrick Hansen, who did the short film for the Tracker album promotion, is to do a Mark Knopfler documentary scheduled for a 2018 release together with an in-concert film featuring live performances from the Tracker tour. […]
Amy Bartham2nd December, 2018Amy Bartham is a young teenager who comes from the north-east of England. Not long ago she was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer .... […]
2018 SSE Scottish Music Awards30th November, 2018The 20th SSE Scottish Music Awards ceremony took place at Glasgow’s SEC on Saturday December 1st.... […]
Signed MK Waves Print20th November, 2018Limited edition @SoundwavesArt created from the audio of "Romeo & Juliet.” All artwork is signed by Mark .... […]
MK at the Other Palace15th November, 2018"Really enjoyed matinee of ‘Soldier On’ at The Other Palace ..." […]
MK Starcard – Sold15th November, 2018It's that time of year again when fund-raising for London's Great Ormond Street Hospital turn to the Starcards auctions..... […]
MK on BBC TV14th November, 2018Mark appeared on BBC TV's Breakfast Show on 14th November... […]
MK Fronts Guitarist12th November, 2018Mark fronts the cover of the December 2018 edition of Guitarist magazine .... […]
NHB’s track featured in new film11th November, 2018The Steve Phillips penned song 'Will You Miss Me', recorded for the Notting Hillbillies album 'Missing...Presumed Having A Good Time'.... […]
Spam Warning9th November, 2018Watch out for this spam email.... […]
2019 DTRW Tour22nd October, 2018Dates for the 2019 DTRW Tour can be found on the tours page .......... together with a Note on Fair Admission ticketing […]- 2019 Tour Press Release19th October, 2018Mark Announces a world tour with his band in 2019. The ‘Down The Road Wherever’ tour commences in Barcelona in April and will continue all over Europe finishing in Verona in July before heading to the US through August and September. […]
- Mark in Italy12th October, 2018Mark has been in Italy today ..... […]
Aretha Franklin19th August, 2018We all mourn the loss of Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul. MK […]
New Richard Bennett CD22nd June, 2018Richard Bennett's new CD, Ballads In Otherness, is available now. […]
Hall of Fame15th April, 2018They're in ! Dire Straits were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame..... […]
Marcus Cliffe: Solo Album24th March, 2018Although he has played with a number of major artists, many of you will recall Marcus Cliffe as the bass player with the Notting Hillbillies. He is about to release his first ever solo album ..... […]
GF Studio Update18th February, 2018Mark and the guys have been putting the finishing touches to Mark's next solo album. […]
Mark on Tommy Emmanuel album – update12th January, 2018Mark joins Tommy Emmanuel on You Don't Want To Get You One of Those taken from Tommy’s latest album Accomplice One to be released on the 19th of January. […]
Welcome the new MKNews website12th December, 2017Welcome to the new MKNews website. The new site is the product of a close collaboration between TK and John Le Page of Lean Mean Digital. […]- Starcards 201712th December, 2017The Starcards Xmas auction signed MK Starcards realised a combined total of £500. […]
- Fats Domino26th October, 2017"Farewell to Fats Domino, one of the great rock ’n roll pioneers..." […]
- Mark on Tommy Emmanuel Album21st October, 2017Mark is among the guest artists featured on Accomplice One, Tommy Emmanuel's new album... […]
- Tom Petty Passing6th October, 2017"I was so sad to hear the news about Tom Petty. I always loved him..." […]
- John Illsley Live5th October, 2017John has released a DVD of live performances filmed and recorded at The Brook in Southampton on July 6th 2016. […]
- Look North8th September, 2017Mark appeared on ITV's Tyne Tees regional news programme this week to pay tribute to TV personality Mike Neville, who Mark describes as "the voice of the North East", who died on the 6th September. […]
- BBC 1’s ‘Inside Out’4th September, 2017If you are able to watch BBC 1's TV programme Inside Out then tune in tonight at 7.30 to hear Mark talking about the inspiration behind one his well-known songs, Sailing to Philadelphia. […]
- Mark Unveils Bus21st July, 2017'Gigs' is the Mayor of London's annual busking competition held in association with Gibson guitars. Today Mark unveiled one of two London buses which will be used to promote International Busking Day, 22nd July. […]
- Tracker Sleeve Notes17th May, 2017Read Richard Ford's revised Tracker sleeve notes […]
- New Songs11th May, 2017Mark has begun to record new songs for a possible future album release. […]
- MK for The Killers11th May, 2017Mark has recorded guitar parts for a forth-coming release from The Killers. […]
- Mark on Guitars7th May, 2017Film clip taken from “Soundbreaking” documentary © 2016 Higher Ground LLC […]
- Mark’s MK902nd May, 2017Mark has a new Pensa Custom guitar, designated the MK90. […]
- Big Bike Charity Hike20th April, 2017Mark and John were busy recently checking out the motorbikes being used in the Big Bike Charity Hike around Great Britain ride. […]
- Mark On New Dan Auerbach Album30th March, 2017Mark plays on Shine On Me the first which is the first single from Dan's new solo album Waiting on a Song. […]
- Chuck Berry21st March, 2017'We’ll all remember Chuck Berry as one of the greatest rock 'n roll performers but he was also the greatest of the rock ’n roll writers... […]
- Fanfair Alliance20th March, 2017A new guide to fair ticket pricing has been published by FanFair Alliance. […]
- Bravehearts Watch Auction9th March, 2017Mark and renowned horologist Michael English have come together to auction six watches to raise money for Bravehearts of the North East. […]