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Retrieved 24 September Paul Rees. Bill Flanagan described the sequence of events in GQ : "The subsequent world tour lasted nearly two years, made mountains of money and drove Dire Straits into the ground. History [ edit ]. More about classic rock. After the Brothers in Arms tour ended, Mark Knopfler took a break from Dire Straits, and, during , he concentrated on solo projects and film soundtracks.

He was peerless as craftsman and virtuoso , able to plug into rock's classic lineage and bend it to sometimes wild forms.

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With , tickets sold in Australia and New Zealand, it was the biggest concert tour in Australasian music history, until it was overtaken in — by Ed Sheeran. Free from the confines of the studio, Dire Straits were able to stretch out and take flight, nowhere more so than on Sultans Of Swing and Telegraph Road. The ensuing course of physical therapy worked, his shoulder unfroze and he picked up where he left off with both his guitar and his bike.

Blyth, Northumberland , England. Archived from the original on 14 February Retrieved 17 January Dire Straits remains one of the most popular British rock bands as well as one of the world's most commercially successful artists, with total worldwide album sales of more than million. Classic Rock Tracks, — Remarkably it reached No.

Knopfler did not attend the induction ceremony; however, remaining members John Illsley, Guy Fletcher and Alan Clark were in attendance to accept the award on behalf of the band.

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Pub rock had been superseded by punk, at least in the capital. It vanished after being posted from London to Leicestershire , England. I thought the band was about to break up. Triple J. Dire Straits. But I detest fame. That was the one. And unfortunately you go round behaving like you are. Archived from the original on 7 November Archived from the original on 13 November It featured the UK single " Darling Pretty ".