Over the years, I collected a lot of officially released tourbooks and programmes. I listed all tourbooks and programmes from my collection below. If you have any Mark Knopfler related tourbook or programme that is missing in my collection and are willing to sell it or trade it for material from my bootleg collection, please contact me and maybe we can have a nice trade. Click here for an overview of the programmes I am still looking for.
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Communiqué" European tour | |
| Year | 1979 | |
| Number of pages | 16 | |
| Comments | The first official tourbook of Dire Straits. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On Location" world tour | |
| Year | 1980 / 1981 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments | The tourdates page runs to March 1981 (Wellington, New Zealand). This information is not correct as the tourbook of the next tour (Love over Gold) says that Wellington was in fact not played at all on this tour. The last dates in March 1981 were the nights at the Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On Location" world tour | |
| Year | 1980 / 1981 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments |
The tourdates
page runs to April 1981 (Tokyo, Japan). This information is not correct as
the tourbook of the next tour (Love over Gold) says that there were no
Japanese concerts on this tour. In April 1981, there were only concerts in
Australia and New Zealand. The tour was also longer than mentioned in the
tourbook as it officially ended on 6th July 1981 at the
Hall Omnisports, Luxembourg,
Luxembourg. Compared to the other tourbook of this tour, there are lots of differences in pictures. |
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Artist | Philip Lynott |
| Tour | "Tour 1982" | |
| Year | 1982 | |
| Number of pages | 12 | |
| Comments | Rare programma from Philip Lynott's solo tour in 1982. Mark Knopfler is mentioned as one of the musical acquaintances and is also featured in the programme on a photo together with Philip Lynott. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Love over Gold" world tour | |
| Year | 1982 / 1983 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments |
The tourdates
page from this version runs to 21st December 1982 (Wembley Arena, London, UK). In fact, the tour was
longer and ended on 23rd July 1983
(one of the two recording nights for the official "Alchemy" album). This
is obviously a tour book from the 1982 part of the tour. And a comment for the Record Company Phonogram UK LTD: "Our special thanks to the above for the compact disc and no player..." Remarkable to see Phonogram already had a CD given away in 1982! |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Love over Gold" world tour | |
| Year | 1982 / 1983 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments |
The tourdates
page from this version runs to 21st December 1982 (Wembley Arena, London, UK). In fact, the tour was
longer and ended on 23rd July 1983
(one of the two recording nights for the official "Alchemy" album). This
is obviously a tour book from the 1982 part of the tour. This version of the 1982 programme has 6 different pictures compared to the other 1982 edition. Remarkable note at the credits page: "There are no pre-recorded tapes used during the Dire Straits concert performance". And a comment for the Record Company Phonogram UK LTD: "Our special thanks to the above for the compact disc and no player..." Remarkable to see Phonogram already had a CD given away in 1982! |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Love over Gold" world tour | |
| Year | 1982 / 1983 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments |
The tourdates
page from this version runs to 9th July 1983 (it actually says 5-9 July,
Italy, venues TBA). This is the programme that was sold in Australia 1983
(it came with a concert ticket from 20th March 1983). Remarkable note at the credits page: "There are no pre-recorded tapes used during the Dire Straits concert performance". Compared to the other tourbooks of this tour, this book features various pages with different pictures, also the picture used on the Local Hero advertisement is different. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Love over Gold" world tour | |
| Year | 1982 / 1983 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments |
The tourdates
page from this version runs to 20th July 1983 (Dominion Theatre, London,
UK). In fact, the tour was a few days longer and ended on 23rd July 1983
(one of the two recording nights for the official "Alchemy" album). This is
obviously a tour book from the 1983 part of the tour and seems to be the
last printed version. Remarkable note at the credits page: "There are no pre-recorded tapes used during the Dire Straits concert performance". Compared to the 1982 version tourbook of this tour, this book features four pages with different pictures. Also some other funny notes at the credits page. |
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Artist | Duran Duran & Dire Straits |
| Event | "The Prince's Trust Rock Gala" | |
| Date | 20th July 1983 | |
| Number of pages | 44 | |
| Comments | This is the rare souvenir programme of the second Prince's Trust Rock Gala in the history of The Prince's Trust, established in 1976. Location was the beautiful Dominion Theatre in London, UK. At this show, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were present. It was a double bill show featuring Duran Duran and Dire Straits as the closing act. The programme features some background information about the Prince's Trust, the programme of the evening, information about the artists that performed on the show and adds from companies and people who wish The Prince's Trust a succesful evening. Also a very interesting advertisement with photos by Sony who introduced the CD and CD-player mentioning that it will be available on 1st March 1983 (the CD-player was introduced for the very first time by Sony on 1st October 1982, but then it was still only available in Japan). And a nice picture on the back of the programme mentioning: By appointment to The Prince's Trust. Purveyors of fine hot riffs. Dire Straits. It was the first time Dire Straits played at The Prince's Trust Rock Gala. Dire Straits / Mark Knopfler would later appear again on the Prince's Trust shows in 1985, 1986 and 1988 (see other programmes in this overview) |
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Artist | The Shadows |
| Tour | "The Silver Anniversary world tour" | |
| Date | 1983 / 1984 | |
| Number of pages | 20 | |
| Comments |
This is the souvenir
programme the Silver Anniversary world tour of The Shadows. On a Shadows
forum I read that Mark Knopfler appeared as
a special guest on the concert of The Shadows at the Dominion Theatre 1983.
The programme lists
two dates for this venue: 19th and
20th October 1983.
Unsure if Mark was there on both nights, but he was asked to play guitar on
Wonderful Land and Going Home. Ed Bicknell contacted me in
August 2024 and said: "MK did play with the Shadows on their show at the
Dominion. One show only, 19th I think. I was with him. A HUGE thrill for us
both." I found a picture of Mark Knopfler together with Bruce Welch. Unsure from which date, but it is likely that it is from this guest appearance. This programme also features a small picture of Dire Straits. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Dire Straits |
| Event | "Live Aid" | |
| Date | 13th July 1985 | |
| Number of pages | 162 | |
| Comments | Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on 13th July 1985 at Wembley Stadium, London, UK. The event was organised by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure in order to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. Billed as the 'global jukebox', the main sites for the event were Wembley Stadium, London (attended by 72.000 people) and JFK Stadium, Philadelphia (attended by about 90.000 people), with some acts performing at other venues such as Sydney and Moscow. It was one of the largest-scale satellite link-ups and television broadcasts of all time: an estimated 1.5 billion viewers, across 100 countries, watched the live broadcast. Dire Straits played at 18:00 p.m.(Sultans of swing and Money for nothing with Sting). After their Live Aid performance, Dire Straits literally walked across the car pak to the nearby Wembley Arena for their own concert which was part of their Brothers in arms world tour. This is the concert programme that was sold that day. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Dire Straits |
| Event | "Live Aid" | |
| Date | 13th July 1985 | |
| Number of pages | 192 | |
| Comments | This is the Live Aid world-wide concert book which was released in September 1985. It contains live pictures of all artists who performed during the show. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" world tour | |
| Year | 1985 / 1986 | |
| Number of pages | 48 | |
| Comments | This is the 1985 edition of the tourbook. The tourdates page runs to 30th March 1986 (Amphitheatre, Darwin, Australia) with below that the funny note: "Then we go back to the beginning and start again... (P.S. Mark says: "Can we do Oslo again, please Ed?") |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Event | "The Prince's Trust Rock Gala" | |
| Date | 4th July 1985 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments |
During the Brothers in arms
world tour, Dire Straits played 13 consecutive sell out concerts at Wembley
Arena, London, UK. The first of these 13 shows, 4th July 1985, was
for the charity of The Prince's Trust. At this show, Prince Charles and
Princess Diana
were present. The book features some background information
about the Prince's Trust and many companies and people that are
congratulating Dire Straits. One of the nicest things is the text by Prince
Charles at the beginning of the book: "As President of The Prince's Trust, I am extremely grateful to the artists and their management for agreeing to give the proceeds of tonight's concert to my Trust. I would like to thank most warmly all those who have contributed their time and effort in producing this Gala. Finally my best wishes go to all the members of Dire Straits for a happy and successful world tour." Charles. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" world tour | |
| Year | 1985 / 1986 | |
| Number of pages | 30 | |
| Comments | Official photo book for the Brothers in arms world tour 1985 / 1986. It is in fact the same as the normal 1985 edition of the tourbook, but without the pages with dates from previous concerts, promo add for Philips Compact Disc, promo add for Alchemy video and the merchandise page. The version I have is signed by the 1985 band: Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher, Terry Williams and Chris White. Only Jack Sonni's autograph is missing. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" world tour | |
| Year | 1985 / 1986 | |
| Number of pages | 48 | |
| Comments |
This is the
'85/'86 edition of the tourbook. The book came with a
poster and
competition. In this
competition
one could win a trip for two to see Dire Straits
live in Sydney, Australia, March 1986.
There are some different photos compared to the 1985 edition of the book. The tourdates page runs to 19th April 1986 (Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia) with below that the same funny note as in the 1985 edition: "Then we go back to the beginning and start again... (P.S. Mark says: "Can we do Oslo again, please Ed?"). Actually, the tour was a few days longer and officially ended on 26th April 1986 at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" world tour | |
| Year | 1985 / 1986 | |
| Number of pages | 48 | |
| Comments |
This is the
'85/'86 edition of the tourbook. The book came with a
poster and
competition. In this
competition
one
could win a dream holiday for two in Montserrat, the island where Brothers
in arms was recorded. There are some different photos compared to the 1985 edition of the book. The tourdates page runs to 19th April 1986 (Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia) with below that the same funny note as in the 1985 edition: "Then we go back to the beginning and start again... (P.S. Mark says: "Can we do Oslo again, please Ed?"). Actually, the tour was a few days longer and officially ended on 26th April 1986 at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" world tour | |
| Year | 1985 / 1986 | |
| Number of pages | 48 | |
| Comments |
This is the
'85/'86 edition of the tourbook. There are some differences compared to the
other '85/'86 edition: on the world map, Japan is removed (in
April 2013, Guy Fletcher also confirmed on his forum that Dire Straits did
not visit Japan in 1986). The programme also holds a separate pink square
sheet to order Live in '86 merchandise, priced in Australian Dollars. This
programme was sold during the last leg of the tour in New Zealand and
Australia (it came with a concert ticket from 19th February 1986). Where the
other
'85/'86 edition
has a page with merchandise priced in UK Pounds, this programme featues a
page with a screenshot from the Money for nothing video. Also the
credits are a bit different compared to the other '85/'86 edition. The tourdates page runs to 19th April 1986 (Entertainment Centre, Perth, Australia) with below that the same funny note as in the 1985 edition: "Then we go back to the beginning and start again... (P.S. Mark says: "Can we do Oslo again, please Ed?"). Actually, the tour was a few days longer and officially ended on 26th April 1986 at the Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia. |
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Artist | Various artists featuring Dire Straits |
| Event | "British Record Industry Awards 1986" | |
| Date | 10th February 1986 | |
| Number of pages | 60 | |
| Comments | The Brit Awards (stylized as the BRIT Awards; often simply called the Brits) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British" or "Britannia", but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust. At the 5th Annual Brit Awards, Dire Straits won a Brit Award for Best British Group. The programme features various artists, statistics and of course a few mentionings of Dire Straits including a very nice page to mentioning Brothers in arms being the biggest selling LP in the UK 1985. |
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Artist | Various artists featuring Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1986 - The Birthday Party" | |
| Date | 20th June 1986 | |
| Number of pages | 48 | |
| Comments | This is the souvenir programme of The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1986 - The Birthday Party. On this charity show, both Mark Knopfler and John Illsley were present and Mark played his own Money for nothing as well as guitar on various tracks from other artists that evening. At this show, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were present. The book features some background information about the Prince's Trust, information about the artists that performed on the show and adds from companies and people who wish The Prince's Trust and the artists a succesful evening. Both Mark and John are featured in the programme, each on a full page. |
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Artist | Eric Clapton |
| Tour | "USA tour 1987" | |
| Date | 1987 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments | This is the Eric Clapton programme for his USA tour in 1987. It features dates from 11th April - 27th April 1987. Mark Knopfler was no member of the band for that part of the tour, but he is featured twice in the programme, see here and here. At the large band picture, it says: "The band at the Royal Albert Hall, London with Mark Knofler and drummer, Steve Ferrone". Note the incorrect spelling of "Knofler"! |
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Artist | Tina Turner |
| Tour | "Break every rule" world tour | |
| Date | 1987 / 1988 | |
| Number of pages | 32 | |
| Comments | This is Tina Turner programme for her world tour 1987-1988. Connection between Mark and Tina: Mark wrote the hit Private Dancer which was originally planned to be on the 'Love over gold' album, but since Mark thought it didn't fit well, he gave the song to Tina. This programme features a group photo taken at the Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1986 - The Birthday Party and a big separate photo of Mark and Tina together. The programme also features some of Tina's interests and it is nice to see that Dire Straits are both listed under favourite singles and albums, but also that Mark Knopfler is her favourite guitar player. |
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Artist | Double "O" |
| Event | "The May Fair Double O Ball" | |
| Date | 20th October 1987 | |
| Number of pages | 20 | |
| Comments |
This is a rare souvenir
programme for the May Fair Double O Ball that was held on Tuesday 20th
October 1987 in the May Fair Hotel, London, UK. The Double O is a charity
group founded by Pete Townshend of the Who. The trust disburses funds for
such causes as relief of drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence and
sexual abuse. It also provides funds for music education, emergency disaster
relief and young people's prison reform. In attendance at the event was Pete
Townshend, Steve Winwood, Mark Knopfler, Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones,
Lorna Luft and others. The programme is filled with info about the charity
group, advertisements from sponsers like Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones and
others. It also mentions the nights entertainment including "special guests"
who were Pete performing with Mark Knopfler. I have been in contact with a
man who attended this ball and he said that Mark and Pete played old Elvis
songs for about 30 minutes, including That's all right mama.
They
didn't play any Who songs, or Dire Straits songs though. There was also an
auction that evening, the prizes are mentioned in this programme aswell. The
first prize was a silver replica of the 1932 Alfa Monza racing car designed
by Theo Fennell and signed by Mark Knopfler, who drove it in the 1986 and
1987 Mille Miglia race. Donated by the May Fair Hotel and Alain de Cadenet. |
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Artist | Various artists featuring Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1988" | |
| Date | 5th & 6th June 1988 | |
| Number of pages | 48 | |
| Comments | This is the souvenir programme of The Prince's Trust Rock Gala 1988. Mark Knopfler played with Eric Clapton's band, starting with his own Money for nothing and Mark played on a few other tracks like I don`t wanna go on with you like that, Behind the mask, Layla and With a little help from my friends. It was on this event where the famous Pensa-Suhr MK1 was first used in public. See some pictures here. |
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Artist | Various artists featuring Dire Straits |
| Event | "Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute" | |
| Date | 11th June 1988 | |
| Number of pages | 64 | |
| Comments |
Official
programme for the Nelson Mandela tribute.
Wembley Stadium on 11th June 1988 was the venue
for a unique gathering of musicians and performers from all over the world
who under the banner of Artists Against Apartheid paid tribute to Nelson
Mandela for his 70th Birthday. An audience estimated to be well over half a
billion people in some 63 countries participated in an event with a simple
compelling message: "Free Nelson Mandela". Dire Straits appeared as the
closing act of that unforgettable day with Eric Clapton on second guitar.
Text from Mark Knopfler in the programme: "In 1979, Dire Straits' first album was no.1 in many countries in the world, including South Africa. When the band donated their South African royalties to Amnesty International, and released a statement condemning apartheid, we were banned by the Government's broadcasting authorithy, a response which Dire Straits regard to this day as a very great compliment. Since then, Dire Straits have been a major supporter of the world movement to end the apartheid regime in South Africa. We are proud to be part of this day." Mark Knopfler. Dire Straits was the first band who were asked to participate in this special event and immediately agreed. The back cover of this programme shows all album covers of Dire Straits and says: "No DS, no commitment". |
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Artist | Eric Clapton |
| Tour | "25th anniversary" world tour | |
| Year | 1988 | |
| Number of pages | 36 | |
| Comments | In 1988 and 1989, Mark Knopfler was part of Eric Clapton's band during various concerts on this world tour. This book features Clapton's history and a lot of photos including a nice band picture of the band for this tour. Besides Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark was also a member of the band. |
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Artist | Eric Clapton |
| Tour | "25th anniversary" world tour | |
| Year | 1988 | |
| Number of pages | 36 | |
| Comments |
In 1988 and 1989,
Mark Knopfler was part of Eric Clapton's band during various concerts on
this world tour. This book features Clapton's history and a lot of photos
including a nice band picture of the band for this tour. Besides Mark
Knopfler, Alan Clark was also a member of the band. Compared to the other tourbook of this tour, this book features four pages with different pictures. |
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Artist | Eric Clapton |
| Tour | "25th anniversary" world tour | |
| Year | 1988 | |
| Number of pages | 36 | |
| Comments | In 1988 and 1989, Mark Knopfler was part of Eric Clapton's band during various concerts on this world tour. This book features Clapton's history and a lot of photos including a nice band picture of the band for this tour. Besides Mark Knopfler, Alan Clark was also a member of the band. This is the specially made Japanese version of the book, sold at only four venues between 31st October - 5th November 1988 at the Japanese concerts. |
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Artist | Eric Clapton |
| Tour | "25th anniversary" world tour | |
| Year | 1989 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments | In 1988 and 1989, Mark Knopfler was part of Eric Clapton's band during various concerts on this world tour. This book reviews Clapton's 1988 tour and mentions the small last part of the tour in January and February 1989. Mark Knopfler is also mentioned again, including two photographs of him and Clapton. |
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Artist | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Tour | "UK tour 1990" | |
| Year | 1990 | |
| Number of pages | 16 | |
| Comments | Official tourbook for the first UK tour of The Notting Hillbillies. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Dire Straits |
| Event | "The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert" | |
| Date | 30th June 1990 | |
| Number of pages | 44 | |
| Comments |
Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy is
a registered UK charity that receives no statutory funding. Nordoff-Robbins
Music Therapy runs the annual Silver Clef awards that bring together the
cream of the music sector to raise money for the charity. On 30th June 1990, Knebworth park (Hertfordshire, UK) was the location for The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert, a big live show which was recorded and released on CD and DVD. It includes performances of many artists including Dire Straits. Songs played by Dire Straits: Solid Rock, I think I love you too much, Money for Nothing. Mark Knopfler also played guitar on the songs of Elton John. For this historic event, 120.000 (!) fans gathered at the park. Both Mark and John are featured in the programme, each on a full page. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Dire Straits |
| Event | "The Silver Clef Award Winners Concert" | |
| Date | 30th June 1990 | |
| Number of pages | 16 | |
| Comments | This is a programme fully dedicated to the concert in Knebworth 1990. It features background information on the event itself and some of the logistics involved, advertisements, information of the artists that performed that day, information about the release of the official live album and the Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy charity. See the information on Mark Knopfler here. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" world tour | |
| Year | 1991 / 1992 | |
| Number of pages | 36 | |
| Comments | This is the first edition of the tourbook with the 1991 dates. Running from 23rd August 1991 (The Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland) to 21st December 1991 (Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand). Merchandise form stapled in at centre which features prices in UK Pounds and a UK return address. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" world tour | |
| Year | 1991 / 1992 | |
| Number of pages | 36 | |
| Comments | This is the second edition of the tourbook with just the Australian and New Zealand 1991 dates. These are the only venues listed, with dates from 29th October 1991 (Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia) to 20th December 1991 (Mount Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand). The last page also lists some differences in the crew like a special mentioning of the New Zealand promotor and outdoor staging. Merchandise form stapled in at centre which features prices in Australian dollars and an Australian return address. Different merchandise compared to the European version. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" world tour | |
| Year | 1991 / 1992 | |
| Number of pages | 36 | |
| Comments | This is the third edition of the tourbook with the US and Canadian 1992 dates. Running from 30th January 1992 (Arco Arena, Sacramento, USA) to 6th April 1992 (Coliseum, Portland, USA). |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" world tour | |
| Year | 1991 / 1992 | |
| Number of pages | 16 | |
| Comments | This is the extra edition of the tourbook with a portion of the European 1992 dates on the back cover. Countries listed: France, Belgium, Holland, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Denmark and Norway. The dates range from 19th May 1992 (Nimes, France) until 30th July 1992 (Oslo, Norway). It's an officially released tourbook, but was never sold. It was given away to VIP's and special guests. This edition only has a colour cover and back. The inside features the history of Dire Straits year by year and various black & white photos. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" world tour | |
| Year | 1991 / 1992 | |
| Number of pages | 16 | |
| Comments | This is the extra edition of the tourbook with only the UK 1992 dates on the back cover. The dates range from 3rd June 1992 (London,UK) until 20th June (Woburn Abbey, UK). It's an officially released tourbook, but was never sold. It was given away to VIP's and special guests. This edition only has a colour cover and back. The inside features an interview with Mark Knopfler and various black & white photos. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" world tour | |
| Year | 1991 / 1992 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments | This is a French promo booklet (about 16 x 16 cm) which features the story of Dire Straits from June 1977 until the start of the On every street world tour. It features only text in French, no pictures. It's printed in France and looks like an official promo booklet to me. |
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Artist | Various artists featuring Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "The Prince's Trust Rock Gala" | |
| Date | Retrospect of various Prince's Trust concerts | |
| Number of pages | 20 | |
| Comments | Souvenir programme of The Prince's Trust featuring a retrospect of various Prince's Trust Rock Galas. It was part of the box set that was released in 1993. The programme starts with a letter from Prince Charles and further explanation about what The Prince's Trust is. After that, various pictures of a large varierty of artists who performed during The Prince's Trust Rock Galas. Mark Knopfler is featured twice; one picture onstage during the show and a very rare picture taken at the rehearsals with Paul Young, both taken in 1986. |
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Artist | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Event | "The concert for life" | |
| Date | 3rd July 1994 | |
| Number of pages | 20 | |
| Comments | This is a programme fully dedicated to The Concert of Life, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London, UK, 3rd July 1994. It was a one-off charity concert to raise money for "The Anthony Nolan bone marrow trust" and "The Sue Harris bone marrow campaign". The programme features information on both causes, a special thanks to The Notting Hillbillies featuring a photo of the band, the menu that was served that evening and various companies that are connected with the charity. I received this programme together with an A5-flyer, click here to see the front and back cover. |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Golden heart" tour | |
| Year | 1996 | |
| Number of pages | 32 | |
| Comments | Official tourbook of Mark Knopfler's first solo tour. |
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Artist | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Event | "Freshfields charity concert" | |
| Date | 30th September 1996 | |
| Number of pages | 12 | |
| Comments | This rare programme was only available at the charity concert at City Hall, Sheffield, 30th September 1996. This charity concert was for the Freshfields and The Michael Elliott Trust. The programme contains a couple of pages with pictures and recording history of The Notting Hillbillies, biography of Mark Knopfler, a couple of pages with pictures and biography of The Searchers and a page with details of the prize draw that was being held at the concert (top prize was a signed white Fender Stratocaster). Also very nice messages to Mark and the Hillbillies from people connected with the charity. |
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Artist | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Tour | "UK tour 1997" | |
| Year | 1997 | |
| Number of pages | 12 | |
| Comments | Official tourbook for the second UK tour of The Notting Hillbillies 1997. After the final concert of this little 1997 tour, I had my tourbook signed by all band members (Mark Knopfler, Steve Phillips, Brendan Croker, Guy Fletcher, Marcus Cliffe and Ed Bicknell) at Shepherds Bush Empire, London, UK, 23rd May 1997. |
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Artist | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Tour | "UK tour 1998" | |
| Year | 1998 | |
| Number of pages | 12 | |
| Comments | In 1998, The Notting Hillbillies also toured (playing at Ronnie Scott's jazz clubs in Birmingham & London and one outdoor gig at Maidenhead), but that one did not have a new official tourbook. Instead, this version from 1997 was available. |
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Artist | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Tour | "UK tour 1998" | |
| Year | 1998 | |
| Number of pages | 20 | |
| Comments | In 1998, The Notting Hillbillies played at the Ronnie Scott's jazz clubs in Birmingham and London. When I visited four shows in London, a free house magazine from Ronnie Scott's was available (number 113), featuring a nice article about The Notting Hillbillies. After one of these shows, Mark Knopfler signed my magazine backstage. |
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Artist | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Tour | "UK tour 1999" | |
| Year | 1999 | |
| Number of pages | 20 | |
| Comments | In 1999, The Notting Hillbillies did a very small tour, playing just six nights at the Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London. A free house magazine from Ronnie Scott's was available (number 119), featuring a nice article about The Notting Hillbillies. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "Music for Montserrat" | |
| Date | 15th September 1997 | |
| Number of pages | 60 | |
| Comments | Some of rock music's biggest stars performed at this benefit concert at the Royal Albert Hall (London, UK) on 15th September 1997 to raise money for the volcano-ravaged Caribbean island of Montserrat. The concert has been organised by Sir George and Lady Martin together with Harvey Goldsmith to raise funds for the victims of the Soufriere volcano on the island of Montserrat which has been in a continuous state of eruption since July 1993. The explosion in June 1997 killed 19 people and rendered 1500 homeless. Mark Knopfler was one of the artists and played Wild Theme (Local Hero), Brothers in Arms and Money for Nothing together with Sting. Mark Knopfler also played guitar on the songs of Sting, Elton John, Eric Clapton and Paul McCartney. |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Sailing to Philadelphia" world tour | |
| Year | 2001 | |
| Number of pages | 22 | |
| Comments | Mark Knopfler signed it inside for me at the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK, 4th June 2001. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "Teenage Cancer Trust - concert March 2003" | |
| Year | 2003 | |
| Number of pages | 36 | |
| Comments | In March 2003, six concerts were held at the Royal Albert Hall to support the Teenage Cancer Trust. On 25th March, Mark Knopfler and Eric Clapton were scheduled to perform. Sadly, Mark Knopfler got a motorcycle accident on 17th March 2003, while he was on his way to the rehearsals for the tour. This lead to the cancelling of the complete The Ragpicker's Dream tour and also this planned date for the Teenage Cancer Trust was impossible for Mark to play. So, what we have here is a nice concert programme, including two pages of Mark Knopfler, of a show on which he unfortunately did not perform. |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Shangri-La" world tour | |
| Year | 2005 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments | - |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris |
| Tour | "All the roadrunning" world tour | |
| Year | 2006 | |
| Number of pages | 20 | |
| Comments | - |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor welcomes Mark Knopfler" | |
| Date | 20th September 2006 | |
| Number of pages | 20 | |
| Comments | For this chairty concert that Mark Knopfler did, a small programme was made. It's a very simple booklet, only the front and back cover is in colour, the rest is in black and white. It features biographies of Mark Knopfler, Guy Fletcher, Richard Bennett and Glenn Worf, a story about the Opera House and a list of sponsors. The Opera House was at risk of being demolished and needed a lot of money to save the building. One of the things to raise money, was a special one-off concert of Mark Knopfler and his band. The concert took place at The Opera House, Boothbay Harbor, USA, 20th September 2006. |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "A tribute to Mark Knopfler OBE" | |
| Date | 19th October 2006 | |
| Number of pages | 8 | |
| Comments | The Variety Club have presented Mark Knopfler with their highest accolade, the Silver Heart, at a special Tribute Lunch held at the Civic Centre in Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 19th October 2006. Around 700 people packed the Banqueting Hall to hear Jools Holland MC the Tribute with contributions from, among others, John Illsley, fellow Geordies Jimmy Nail, Tim Healey, Alan Shearer, and legendary Shadows guitarist, Bruce Welch. Filmed tributes were also featured from various contributors including Eric Clapton, Sting, Emmylou Harris and Lord David Puttnam. Surrounded by friends and well-wishers, Mark spoke eloquently about his early life, of growing up in Newcastle and his deep affection for Northumberland. The event also had a special programme, which included things such as a special thank you by Mark Knopfler, the menu, time table, a list of items for auction and congratulations by Paul Crockford. |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Kill to get Crimson" world tour | |
| Year | 2008 | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments | - |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Get lucky" world tour | |
| Year | 2010 | |
| Number of pages | 4 | |
| Comments | Souvenir concert program from Mark Knopfler's historic "Legends of Rock & Roll" performance in the Michigan Theater, 27th April 2010. This small program includes complete biographical information of Mark Knopfler, a message from the Executive Director of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor and various advertisements. |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Get lucky" world tour | |
| Year | 2010 | |
| Number of pages | 28 | |
| Comments | - |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Privateering" European tour | |
| Year | 2013 | |
| Number of pages | 32 | |
| Comments | Nice advertisement of Range Rover, official vehicle sponsor of the Mark Knopfler Privateering tour of Europe |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Tracker" tour | |
| Year | 2015 | |
| Number of pages | 32 | |
| Comments | The book contains all the lyrics of the Tracker album, including the bonus tracks. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "Chalke Valley History Festival" | |
| Year | 27th June - 3rd July 2016 | |
| Number of pages | 43 | |
| Comments | Mark Knopfler was one of the performers at the Chalke Valley History Fest 2016. Mark's performance was on 2nd July. It was a combination of a performance and a presentation. Various book covers were shown large on the screen above and behind Mark, which were the the inspiration of particular songs in tone and context. Rick Stroud was the linkman talking with Mark Knopfler between the songs. This programme contains background of the festival and the programmes of each day, of course also mentioning Mark Knopfler. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "Blues Fest" | |
| Year | 28th, 29th, 30th October 2016 - The O2 Arena, Indigo at the O2, Brooklyn Bowl | |
| Number of pages | 24 | |
| Comments |
As part of
London's three-day Blues Fest, Mark Knopfler was one of many guests
appearing with Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings at London's Indigo at the O2 on the
28th of October in celebration of Bill's 80th birthday.
Joe
Brown joined Mark for Donegan's Gone and Mark performed Song for
Sonny Liston and
then there was the premiere of a
new song called Playtime Deluxe. Mark used the new Gibson Mark
Knopfler 1958 Les Paul for that track aswell.The programme only mentions
Mark as one of the guest for the celebration of Bill Wyman's birthday,
unfortunately no picture of Mark inside. . |
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Artist | Various artists, including Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "Local Hero - The Musical" | |
| Year | 2019 - 2020 | |
| Number of pages | 44 | |
| Comments | Local Hero, a stage adaptation of the 1983 film, co-written by David Greig and Bill Forsyth, with brand new music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler. The shows were played at The Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and The Old Vic in London. The shows in Edinburgh ran from 14th March 2019 to 4th May 2019. The shows at London’s Old Vic Theatre ran from 18th June 2020 to 22st August 2020. The programme gives all info about the musical and actors but also features an interview and some photos with Mark Knopfler. See also two flyers that were available at the The Royal Lyceum Theatre . |
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Artist | Various artists, including Dire Straits |
| Event | "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 33rd Annual Induction Ceremony" | |
| Year | 14th April 2018 | |
| Number of pages | 94 | |
| Comments | This is the original 2018 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 33rd Annual Induction Ceremony programme. The inductees: Bon Jovi, The Cars, Dire Straits, The Moody Blues, Nina Simone and Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It features 8 pages of Dire Straits with various pictures. |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "Down the road wherever" tour | |
| Year | 2019 | |
| Number of pages | 32 | |
| Comments | The book contains all the lyrics of the Down the road wherever album, including the bonus tracks. Most remarkable is that they also included the lyrics of the withdrawn and never released song Back in the day. |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "Guitare en Scène 2019" | |
| Year | 2019 | |
| Number of pages | 30 | |
| Comments | A very special booklet that was given away to the band when playing for the third (and probably last) time at the Guitare en Scène festival on 14th July 2019. It is a tribute to Mark. It features lots of pictures from Mark from the old days until about 2018, sometimes with other people such as John Illsley, Brian Johnson, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Phil Collins, Vincente Amigo as well as some band pictures from the Tracker tour. Also various pictures from people holding a sign "Thank You Mark". Really nicely made! |
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Artist | Various artists, including Mark Knopfler |
| Event | "Local Hero - The Musical" | |
| Year | 2022 | |
| Number of pages | 72 | |
| Comments | Local Hero, a stage adaptation of the 1983 film, co-written by David Greig and Bill Forsyth, with brand new music and lyrics by Mark Knopfler. This is the programme for the shows that were played at Chichester Minerva Theatre. The shows ran from 8th October 2022 to 19h November 2022. The programme gives all info about the musical and actors and also features some photos with Mark Knopfler. |
* number of pages: not
counting front and back cover and the inside of these covers
