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.
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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 | 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. 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 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. Remarkable note at the credits page: "There are no pre-recorded tapes used during the Dire Straits concert performance". Compared to the other tourbook of this tour, there are four pages with different pictures. Also some other funny notes at the credits page. |
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Artist | Various artists, including Dire Straits |
| Event | "Live Aid" | |
| Date | 13th July 1985 | |
| Number of pages | 192 | |
| 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. |
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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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Poster #2 |
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. I have two versions of this edition and
both came with a different poster and competition: See poster #1: in this competition one could win a trip for two to see Dire Straits live in Sydney, Australia, March 1986. See poster #2: in this competition one could win a dream holiday for two in Montserrat, the island where Brothers in Arms was recorded.
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Artist | 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 / 1989 | |
| Number of pages | 36 | |
| Comments |
In 1988 and 1989,
Mark Knopfler was part of Eric Clapton's band and did a 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 programme is from 1988. Unsure if also a 1989
version was made for the final part of this tour. I have two different versions of this 1988 tour programme. There are four pages which contain different photos. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 the US and Canadian 1992 dates. |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" world tour | |
| Year | 1991 / 1992 | |
| Number of pages | 16 | |
| Comments | This is the third edition of the tourbook with the European 1992 dates on the back cover. 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, other pages are in black and white. |
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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 | 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 | - |
* number of pages: not counting front and back cover and the inside of these covers
