Sending love and hope, happy Christmas and New Year wishes to everyone around the world in these challenging times.’ – MK

If you would like to learn how to play Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits songs on guitar, check out Pavel Fomenkov’s tutorial video playlist, click here!

Mark’s friends at Sheet Music Direct, D’Addario and Record Store are offering exclusive discounts to fans for December; also, get 25% off ALL live concert recordings on MarkKnopfler.com. See below for the details.

Sheet Music Direct

An extensive range of Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits sheet music is available to help you learn to play your favourite songs at home via Sheet Music Direct, where you can instantly download to print, or view on your computer, tablet or phone. Enter the code MARK20 at checkout to receive a 20% discount on your order.

(Code valid until December 31st 2021. Not valid in Germany and Austria)

D’Addario

D’Addario are the leading manufacturers of high quality musical instrument strings and accessories, and have been Mark’s go-to choice for guitar strings for over 30 years. ‘I always use D’Addario strings on everything, acoustic and electric. In 30 years I’ve never had a bad string on a guitar.’ – MK
Enter the code KNOPFLER25 at checkout to receive a 25% discount on your order.

(Code valid until 18th December on fretted products (guitar and accessories), in the UK, USA and Canada only) 

RecordStore.co.uk

Receive 20% off Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits titles from RecordStore.co.uk using the code HAPPYXMAS2021! at checkout.

(Code valid until 31st December 2021)

MarkKnopfler.com – Live Recordings

Receive 25% off ALL official live recordings of Mark Knopfler’s concerts from 2005 – 2019 from the online store, until December 31st. Enter the code HOLIDAY25 at checkout.

Be in with a chance to win one of six exclusive prizes. One entry per person. Entries open until December 31.

Six winners will be selected to win one the following prizes:

1. Signed Mark Knopfler – The Studio Albums 1996-2007 LP box set
2. Signed Mark Knopfler – The Studio Albums 1996-2007 CD box set
3. Colin Davidson print
4. Vinyl slip mat and MK t-shirt
5. Set of vintage venue poster reprints
6. Lucky dip: 2 x MK vinyl and 4 x CDs

This competition is now over.

Due to global production and shipping issues beyond our control, the box set release date in the US will now be 15th April 2022. Our apologies for any inconvenience to those who have pre-ordered.

Mark is among the artists contributing to a new BBC documentary about the late Alan Hull, frontman and songwriter of much-loved British folk-rock pacesetters Lindisfarne, to be broadcast on BBC4, November 26.

Mark has donated one of his iconic 2013 model, red Fender Stratocaster guitars in support of the Reprieve fundraising draw. The guitar will be autographed by Mark and personalised to the winning entrant. Entries are £10 each and you can purchase as many as you like until 6th December, worldwide. 

Enter Prize Draw

About Reprieve

Reprieve is a creative and agile legal action charity (NGO) made up of investigators, lawyers and campaigners fighting for justice. They defend marginalised people who are facing human rights abuses, often at the hands of powerful governments, and they hold those governments to account. To date they have saved the lives of over 500 men and women across the world and are fundraising in order to continue their life-saving work.

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Mark Knopfler – The Studio Albums 1996-2007 collection is out now* as 11 LP or 6 CD box set. Containing Mark’s first five solo albums, bonus disc of b-side tracks, and an embossed lithograph set of each album cover.

Enter below for your chance to win 1 of 3 lithograph sets, each containing one print signed by Mark.

This contest is now closed.

Purchase your copy of the full box set here: Mark Knopfler Store

*Available in the US from 10th December

‘Today marks a sad farewell to Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains.  Paddy was great company and a force of nature in Irish music, with all the energy and talent required to drive things along over the years.  I am proud to have recorded and played with him.’ – MK

Following the release of Mark Knopfler – The Studio Albums 1996-2007,  the four-track single, What It Is, is now available for streaming, featuring three songs that have never before been available on digital platforms:

• What It Is
• The Long Highway – first time on digital platforms.
• Let’s See You – first time on digital platforms.
• Camerado – first time on digital platforms.