Dire Straits

Dire Straits

Dire Straits was a British rock band from Newcastle, United Kingdom, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals), his brother David Knopfler (guitar), John Illsley (bass), and Pick Withers (drums), and subsequently managed by Ed Bicknell. The band were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. Dire Straits emerged during the post-punk era of the late '70s, and while their sound was minimalistic and stripped down, they owed little to punk. Read more on Last.fm

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Appearances

FIRST

22/03/1979
Sultans Of Swing Music Video


LAST

06/11/2005
Romeo And Juliet Studio Performance


TOTAL
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18


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Artist Statistics

Below are the number of appearances made, sorted by the most popular types of performance. Repeat performances are not counted, unless stated otherwise.

STUDIO PERFORMANCES

1

STUDIO PERFORMANCE 's

3

LIVE PERFORMANCES

0

SATELLITE PERFORMANCES

0

MUSIC VIDEOS

7

Artist Appearances

Episode Performance
06/11/2005 Romeo And Juliet
Studio Performance

30th Anniversary Special Sultans Of Swing
Music Video

20/05/1993 Your Latest Trick (live)
Top 40 Breaker Clip

29/08/1991 Calling Elvis
Top 40 Breaker Clip

Review of the 80s Money For Nothing
Music Video

25 Years of Top of the Pops Sultans Of Swing
Studio Performance

16/01/1986 Walk Of Life
Music Video

09/01/1986 Walk Of Life
Top 40 Breaker Clip

14/11/1985 Brothers In Arms
Top 40 Breaker Clip

08/08/1985 Money For Nothing
Music Video

25/07/1985 Money For Nothing
Top 40 Breaker Clip

18/04/1985 So Far Away
Top 40 Breaker Clip

27/01/1983 Twisting By The Pool
Music Video

09/09/1982 Private Investigations
Music Video

05/02/1981 Romeo & Juliet
Studio Performance

15/01/1981 Romeo & Juliet
Studio Performance

05/04/1979 Sultans Of Swing
Danced to by Legs & Co.

22/03/1979 Sultans Of Swing
Music Video

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