One Night of Dire Straits

Dire Straits were a band of superlatives. Instantly recognizable with Mark Knopfler's distinctive guitar playing and deep voice, they rose from small bar gigs to the biggest stages on the planet. The tribute show "One Night of Dire Straits" will once again thrill its audience in the Stadthalle Osterholz-Scharmbeck when the world-famous songs are played again on Friday, October 9, 2026 from 8 pm.

As the antithesis of punk rock, which was popular at the time, the always clammy ("Dire Straits") musicians with their many musical influences only led a brief niche existence until they developed into one of the most famous and successful bands in music history in record time and sold over 120 million records during their career.

The "Sultans of Swing" was their breakthrough at the end of the 70s and they put Mark Knopfler in the spotlight as a singer, composer and above all as a guitarist. The group reached its zenith in the mid-1980s with the song "Money For Nothing", a collaboration with "Geordie" compatriot Sting.

However, the success and the great pressure of expectation demanded too high a price from the musicians involved. After the album "On Every Street" and the world tour of the same name, the band played no more public concerts. This final phase is now the focus of the tribute show "One Night of Dire Straits" 30 years later. Guitarist and singer Alex Moll, together with his exquisite band of live and studio musicians, takes the audience on a journey full of fascinating and handmade music.

Moll has studied Knopfler's music and guitar playing since his youth and his band is made up exclusively of companions who have Dire Straits in their blood just as much as he does. Moll not only manages to elicit the same sounds from his guitar for which Mark Knopfler became world-famous, but also to raise the energy and joy of playing of the nine-piece band to the level of the original.

With a song selection that leaves nothing to be desired, the show guarantees an outstanding concert evening for all fans of Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits and handmade music that is instantly catchy.