An Evening With Mark Knopfler
July 16th 2013
Taormina Greek Theatre, 9.00pm
European Tour, 72 concerts in 25 nations, includng 7 dates in Italy.
On July 16th the incredible Mark Knopfler will be live at Teatro Antico
Stalls (Parterre): € 80,50
Gallery: € 80,50
Upper circle (numbered seats): € 69,00
Upper circle (non-numbered seats): € 57,50
Tickets on ctbox.it and ticketone.it
Ticket Office in Taormina: +39 0942.628730
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE (born 12 August 1949) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977. After Dire Straits disbanded in 1995, Knopfler went on to record and produce seven solo albums, including Golden Heart (1996), Sailing to Philadelphia (2000), and Get Lucky (2009). He has composed and produced film scores for eight films, including Local Hero (1983), Cal (1984), The Princess Bride (1987), and Wag the Dog (1997).
Knopfler is one of the most respected fingerstyle guitarists of the modern rock era, and was ranked 27th on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Knopfler and Dire Straits have sold in excess of 120 million albums to date. A four-time Grammy Award winner, Knopfler is the recipient of the Edison Award and the Steiger Award, and holds three honorary doctorate degrees in music from universities in the United Kingdom.
