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British rock band other uses Use British English December 2016 December 2023 Infobox musical artist | name = Dire Straits | image = Dire straits 22101985 23 800.jpg | landscape = yes | caption = Dire Straits performing in 1985 | origin = London, England | genre = Flatlist| *Roots rock *blues rock *Pub rock (United Kingdom)|pub rock | years_active = flatlist| *start date|1977–end date|1988 *start date|1990–end date|1995 | label = flatlist| *Vertigo Records|Vertigo *Mercury Records|Mercury *Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. | associated_acts = flatlist| *The Notting Hillbillies *Eric Clapton *Sting (musician)|Sting *Bob Dylan | website = url|direstraits.com | past_members = Plainlist| *Mark Knopfler *David Knopfler *John Illsley *Pick Withers *Alan Clark (keyboardist)|Alan Clark *Hal Lindes *Terry Williams (drummer)|Terry Williams *Guy Fletcher *Jack Sonni | alias = Café Racerscite web https://www.direstraits.com/about/ Timeline Direstraits.com 19 March 2022 28 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230128095618/https://www.direstraits.com/about/ ''Dire Straits'' were a English Rock music|rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals, lead guitar, David Knopfler (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, John Illsley (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums, percussion). The band was active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1990 to 1995.cite news http://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/leisure/leisure_ents/14338459.Dire_Straits_tribute_turns_back_the_clock/ Dire Straits tribute turns back the clock Amanda Greaves |newspaper=Gazette & Observer|The Ilkley Gazette 11 March 2016 13 September 2016 Their first single, "Sultans of Swing", from their 1978 Dire Straits (album)|self-titled debut album, reached the top ten in the UK and US charts. It was followed by a series of hit singles including "Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song)|Romeo and Juliet" (1981, "Private Investigations (song)|Private Investigations" (1982, "Twisting by the Pool" (1983, "Money for Nothing (song)|Money for Nothing" (1985, and "Walk of Life" (1985).cite web http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16752/dire-straits/ Dire Straits |work=officialcharts.com Their most commercially successful album, ''Brothers in Arms (album)|Brothers in Arms'' (1985, has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide; it was the first album to sell a million copies on CDcite news http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/2859527.stm Mark Knopfler hurt in crash BBC 18 March 2003 19 August 2011cite news http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/28/tech/innovation/compact-disc-turns-30/ Rock on! The compact disc turns 30 Kelly Heather CNN 2 October 2012 11 March 2014 and is the List of best-selling albums in the United Kingdom|eighth-best-selling album in UK history. According to the ''British Hit Singles & Albums|Guinness Book of British Hit Albums'', as of 2005, Dire Straits had spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, the fifth-most at that time.cite news Gibson Owen 5 July 2005 Queen most loved band https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/jul/05/arts.artsnews1 27 January 2014 |newspaper=The Guardian Dire Straits drew from influences including country music|country, folk music|folk, the blues rock of J. J. Cale, and jazz.cite web https://www.allmusic.com/artist/dire-straits-mn0000167517/biography Dire Straits |work=allmusic.com |author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine Their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk rock and demonstrated a roots rock influence that emerged from Pub rock (United Kingdom)|pub rock. There were several changes in personnel, with Mark Knopfler and Illsley being the only members who remained with the band for its entire history.Cite web https://rockandrollgarage.com/why-dire-straits-broke-up-and-never-reunited/ Why Dire Straits broke up and never reunited Rafael Polcaro 4 January 2024 Rock And Roll Garage After their first breakup in 1988, Knopfler told ''Rolling Stone'': "A lot of press reports were saying we were the biggest band in the world. There's not an accent then on the music, there's an accent on popularity. I needed a rest."cite news 5 Reasons Why Dire Straits Should Be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame https://ultimateclassicrock.com/dire-straits-rock-hall/ Dave Swanson 7 October 2017 22 November 2020 |magazine=Ultimate Classic Rock They disbanded permanently in 1995, after which Knopfler launched a solo career full-time. He has declined numerous reunion offers, and confirmed in April 2024 that he would never play as part of the group again.Cite web https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/mark-knopfler-dire-straits-sultan-of-swing-b2525835.html Mark Knopfler on why chances of Dire Straits reunion are so far away 9 April 2024 The Independent Dire Straits were called "the biggest British rock band of the 80s" by ''Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock'' magazine;cite news Rees Paul 27 April 2015 Dire Straits: How We Made Brothers In Arms |work=Classic Rock |agency=LouderSound https://www.loudersound.com/features/dire-straits-how-we-made-brothers-in-arms 22 November 2020 their Brothers in Arms Tour|1985–1986 world tour, which included a performance at Live Aid in July 1985, set a record in Australasia.cite news Ed Sheeran Has Broken Dire Straits' Record For Most Tickets Sold On An Australia And NZ Tour https://www.triplem.com.au/story/ed-sheeran-has-broken-dire-straits-record-for-most-tickets-sold-on-an-australia-and-nz-tour-83820 22 November 2020 |agency=Triple J Their On Every Street Tour|final world tour from 1991 to 1992 sold 7.1 million tickets. Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards, three Brit Awards (including Brit Award for British Group|Best British Group twice, two MTV Video Music Awards, and various other awards.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8394556.stm "Dire Straits given plaque honour"]. ''BBC News'', 4 December 2009. Retrieved: 14 January 2015. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Dire Straits have sold between 100 million and 120 million records worldwide, including 51.4 million certified units, making them one of the List of best-selling music artists|best-selling music artists of all time.cite news https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/entertainment/music/rocktalk/516848/dire-straits-reunion-not-horizon-says-band-founder-john-illsley-ahead-tayside-gigs/ Dire Straits reunion 'not on the horizon', says band founder John Illsley ahead of Tayside gigs Michael Alexander|work=The Courier (Dundee)|The Courier of Dundee 20 October 2017 13 March 2018

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