Mark Knopfler visits Bilbao: As part of his 'Get Lucky Tour' latest album

Mark Knopfler will be in Bilbao to present his latest album Get Lucky on Friday July 30th. The former front man of Dire Straits will perform at the city's Vista Alegre bullring from 10pm onwards. Via Ticketmaster tickets can be purchased and are priced between 50 and 58 euros.
As part of his Get Lucky Tour the Scots artist will be stopping in the Basque city, during which hell be presenting his latest studio album. Recorded in London's British Grove studios and co produced by regular collaborators Chuck Ainlay and Guy Fletcher, Get Lucky was released in September 2009. Via eleven songs, Knopfler explores his musical roots, dabbles in folk and blues, with lyrics that explore the musician's personal experiences over the years.
The Scots artist offers a live gig in Spain this is the fifth time. He visited Murcia on 24th July, followed up with performances in Córdoba, Lisbon and Santiago de Compostela on Wednesday 28th July. In Mardrid he will be playing on Thursday, and concludes the Spanish leg of his tour in Avila.

Mark Knopfler: Mark Knopfler Wants To Mentor You

The online music recording community has teamed up with guitarist Mark Knopfler to launch an online guitar competition, in which guitarists are given the chance to win a master class with Knopfler at his private studios in London.

Mark Knopfler is not only known for his role as founder and lead guitarist in Dire Straits, whose tracks ‘Sultans of Swing’ and ‘Money for Nothing’ are considered a staple in any respectable guitarists’ repertoire but also for his solo career and soundtrack recordings. The competition’s unique method of entry offers guitarists the chance to take the place of Knopfler on three original recordings. These tracks have been specially remastered with the lead guitar part removed and entrants are invited to re-record this part in their own style. Guitarists without access to recording equipment need not worry as all the tools needed to create their competition entry are provided at PureSolo.com. The site boasts an online recording facility that makes it easy for anyone to record music using just a microphone and computer. Once submitted for entry, songs can be played and rated by other members of the PureSolo community, eventually creating a shortlist from which the winning recording will be chosen by an expert panel of judges including Mark Knopfler. Joining Mark on the judging panel are Chris Vinnicombe, Guitar Editor at MusicRadar.com; and Harvey Newquist, author and founder of The National Guitar Museum. The competition launches today and will run until 31st August. The competition prize includes a return economy flight from anywhere in the world and two nights in a 5 hotel in London. There will also be a prize for the competition’s runner up, a Fender guitar courtesy of The National Guitar Museum.

Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky Tour

Get Lucky Tour - Norway and Poland

The next dates confirmed for Mark's 2010 Get Lucky tour are in Poland and Norway. Once again, MarkKnopfler.com will be offering the best seats in the house in our members-only ticket presale. Log into your account on September 8 to take part. More dates will be announced soon. Don't forget, you can also visit the Tour map for regular updates.

In addition to these, our presales for Mark's concerts in the UK, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Portugal are still going strong. Check the Tickets section of the Store for a full list of what's available.

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