Dire Straits

Dire Straits frontman and guitar great Mark Knopfler just played two nights at Beacon Theatre, and he'll be back for a big Madison Square Garden show with Bonnie Raitt, which you can try to win your way into.

Dire Straits frontman and guitar great Mark Knopfler has an upcoming 2019 North American summer tour, including two sold-out shows at NYC's Beacon Theatre, and he now added a much larger NYC show...

The former Dire Straits frontman and guitarist will be on the road supporting his upcoming solo album 'Down The Road Wherever.'

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Nina Simone, Bon Jovi, The Cars, The Moody Blues, and Dire Straits are this year's inductees.

Talking about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien said: "But if you ask me what I'd rather be doing that night, I'd rather be sitting at home in front of the fire or going to a gig."

Philly band The War on Drugs had the biggest year ever thanks to their amazing album Lost in the Dream which topped a bunch of year end lists and landed on countless others, including our own...