Dire Straits & EC - Mandela Benefit Concert 1988

[@DavidJohnson-tn2py]

This concert holds a special place for me. It was on a Saturday, I watched the show, while working actually, later that night, I met my future wife. We've been together 35 years, so I always remember that day and that concert

[@denise0223]

Lovely memory!

[@임마누엘임마누엘-e1u]

아름다워요

[@babydoll_leo]

I was not yet born at the time of this concert, but I am watching it now in 2024.

[@rossirobert2115]

good idea

[@tomosprey6310]

Enjoy,you will not be disappointed.

[@paulmercury1962]

Two sacred monsters on stage but MK has an unmistakable and inimitable style. He plays with a disarming naturalness. His music has accompanied my life and we have grown old together. Before I die I will be able to say the same words that Ulysses said about Achilles and Hector: "I lived in the time of the giants"

[@littmad]

Well said my man.

[@leefaulk3195]

Right now HARD AS HELL TO THINK THAT ALL THAT TALENT THAT MAGIC COMES FROM 1 MAN……

[@grokur9714]

Rest in Peace Jack Francis Sonny

[@joannehack7588]

I think I love Mark’s music even more now than I did 50 years ago, if that’s possible

[@joannehack7588]

Keep on keep in’ on

[@Phil99470]

Very possible - your appreciation of his talent has deepened. Moi aussi.

[@pgilb70]

Me too

[@あやめ紫]

Nice❤

[@JesseJames-vc2bm]

I know I love mark more now after so long, because I was too young to understand great Musicianship.

[@stephenrussell777]

MK and EC on the same stage… doesn’t get much better than that. Full credit to all the other great musicians. What a line up.

[@BastienSirugo]

Pour moi mark Knoffler reste le meilleur guitariste au monde niveau professionnel le son de la guitare fender stratocaster depuis 1978 sultan of swing n1 des albums vendu avec plus de 60 millions un record à époque ce jeune groupe

[@naughtyboy9044]

Welsh Drummer Terry William's Rocking wonderfully!!!!🇬🇧

[@zebravo2842]

I won't stop hearing DIRE STRAITS until I die. They are the best of the best.

[@williamgaskins3368]

They really the best, seriously

[@dvoradahan7950]

👍

[@andygalston5433]

See the emotion on knopplers face at the end of brothers in arms.classic song.bless him

[@chrisnorthall8317]

I was there, center stage about 10ft from the barrier... we only went to see Dre Straits , it was worth the wait.

[@mariadelourdespompilio3074]

duro vc quer ouvir e a visita na MHA casa quer mandar ATA QUEU vou dar de ouvir MHAS músicas

[@ericthompson950]

You Know It Was Your Lucky Day !! To Be A BB or To Say Yoi Were There! At One Of The Worlds Best Concerts Of All Time!! Ya !You Can Say Your A Lucky Dog! An A Smart One At That! I'll Bet You Can Feel The Love Everytime You See This! Only Thirty Two Years Ago! Who Knew Yesterday Was So Close! So Dear! How I Loved Yesterday!

[@rosacaporuscio8714]

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[@robertorodrigues2780]

​@@mariadelourdespompilio3074l

[@petergreen2552]

Mark Knopfler during Sultans looked like a man walking his dog,not someone playing guitar in front of 75000 people. Sheer class

[@markrushton1516]

Saw the UK tour where Mark was 2nd gtr in the Clapton band.

[@yolandawestlund9539]

Thank goodness for DIRE STRAITS ( MARK KNOPFLER )

[@alainleveille3022]

Gooď

[@Zamppa86]

Brothers In Arms of this set is the greatest 8 minutes of music history.

[@jamessmith84240]

Yes. The older I get the more I appreciate this song. Love the emotion of it from start to finish.

[@giltepper554]

40 years of listening to mark- seen him in LA just before covid. His music is so perfect- puts a smile on my soul. Thank you

[@kenbaker3300]

It's the best drug of all lay back Dire Straits on what a fix

[@dianeomalley8224]

Two Guitar 🎸 🎸Gods on stage at the same time. One hell of a show, wish I’d been there 😊

[@riffmeister76]

This Romeo and Juliet is simply stunning. Incredible arrangement. It’s pure magic.

[@beyondhorizon7697]

Ladies and gentlemen this is the golden age of rock music unfortunately we couldn't see it again

[@joelturpin8111]

I agree with you

[@littmad]

But we were lucky my brother........we got to live it.

[@nelidadelcarmencortez945]

Soy inmensamente feliz 😄 😁 escuchando tus temas...me encanta como tocas la guitarra 🎸 💕 la ases ablar ...me pasaría toda mi vida escuchándote..ylen prado. Todos los días te escucho Asta que muera te escucharé

[@1pirate721]

I heard this show on the radio and recorded it to tape. And since then must have listed to that tape on my Walkman a thousand times to the point where 30 years on I still know every note. A wonderful piece of music history that I will remember and treasure for the rest of my life. Thank you for posting the video!

[@leefaulk3195]

I’m so sorry she broke Your heart …………..

[@Madeleinefall4843]

1vraiement tu es trés fort je ťadore

[@leefaulk3195]

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[@jessecatanyaoriley4335]

Hi

[@leefletcher9581]

I did exactly the same. It changed my life and affected me more than any other life event!

[@pelcenglishcourses1841]

Knopfler's hair swirling everywhere, his finger-picking exemplary. Clapton nonchalantly caressing his guitar. Sultans of Swing the best live performance ever.

[@nathandawson7653]

Love the mix of Clapton's blues and Knopfler's country sounding licks all together, best sounds on earth!!!

[@colleenobrien1206]

Fuck yeah

[@colleenobrien1206]

What are ya's Haulin???

[@paulmatthews417]

Add Terry Williams ROCK drumming and a great performance by all

[@vikramjitbanerjeetuki]

Brothers in arms- one of the best guitar solos in the history of mankind ❤️

[@andoudialli9262]

I agree.merci

[@raffaelacedraschi7110]

Sí, definitamente, Dire Straits fueron de lo mejor!!! Sí

[@naughtyboy9044]

Sultans of swings is the best 👍🇬🇧

[@evrydayuse9702]

I did almost listen to every copy or version of this song easy 20 to 30 and I am confident enough to claim that this is the best ever produced. 👍

[@jamiejohnson3886]

And leave no man behind. Semper Fi 7/4/1995

[@pgilb70]

Friggin awesome. Used to get into them in late 80s in Oz. Sound even better now.

[@ericthompson950]

You Must Know This Here Is Some Of The Best Music You Just Might Ever Hear No Matter What If It's The Best Ever You've Heard It's Got Mark In It ! Mark In Life!!

[@aksuli1]

Powerful concert. Mark's in the mood.

[@josettecheventner9125]

Bonjour bastion siroco je suis d'accord avec vous c'est vraiment un groupe sensationnel je suis aller les voir à l'olympia ya quelques années et maintenant marck knopfler à pris de l'âge mais cela ne fait rien je l'écoute sur KZbin

[@kjellesperas5132]

Must be the best live solo Mark ever deliver. On the Brothers . Even MR Clapton looks like a scoolboy. Amazing MK 🇧🇻

[@SuzyQ334]

MK and EC on the same stage. Magic. Stay safe, stay sane one and all.

[@SoniaMaria-dy5ug]

A Great Show by the Magic Mark for the Great Mandela !🤩😍💥

[@patearly9492]

What's an amazing Concert Experience with an appreciative crowd and absolutely wonderful musicians and reverential music thank you and God bless

[@korayblues865]

I can't find the words to express 2 legends on the same stage....

[@shariffyaronkano504]

Eric Clapton was a maestro. He fitted well on the stage without Jackson. Two of the best guitarists on the same stage and at the same time was pure madness. Pure joy to watch.

[@williamcole9040]

Find talent today like this and I’m a German. Taffy from West Wales. BRILLIANT.

[@robertschofield9621]

How good, Mark 'Marvellous Nice Guy' Knopfler playing this time with the guy who must be the best 2nd guitarist you could ask for Mr Eric Clapton. These guys play so well together, they may well be twins, seamless no matter whose music - BRILLIANT

[@timothytharasingh359]

Wish Harrison was there too.....would have bombed it.

[@cathrineholm]

They switch back and forth, MK had been on tour with EC in 1987-88 as EC's backing guitarist ;)

[@mattilangofficial]

This concert changed my musical life!!! So sad, that i´m getting old as well.... 32 years later....

[@barrysheene3408]

MK changed my (not only musical) life: I remember it was my football club's birthday party; I had to go, but my fear was that I would miss the radio broadcast of this concert. I slipped away to listen to the concert on the car radio in my father's car. I had discovered Dire Straits two years before and it was really the most important thing in my teenage life. The Dire Straits phenomenon was huge at that time. It was afterwards a long time to wait and hope for a new album that finally came out in 1991. I went to the Paris Bercy concerts in 91 and 92 with my father; he was as stuck as we were by the musical level. More than 30 years later, nothing and nobody has equalled MK.

[@mattilangofficial]

@@barrysheene3408 You´re so right. DS came the 1st time on German TV in "Plattenküche" , a 3rd level program. Lady Writer. I thought: woooow. Than the "Sultans". I loved them. But: on this concert I saw for the 1st time EC. And "Wonderful tonight" moved me to tears.

[@ADRIANMcMANUSgastro-winetours]

I remember watching this on telly at my girlfriend’s best mate’s parents’ house, full monty garden party, beer and wine in ice buckets into the night… Oh’ for a tardis.

[@francescopizzillo531]

Sei un bravo chitartista e solista auguri

[@mattilangofficial]

I saw the whole concert on german TV and stayed to see Dire Straits. This was the 1st time I sa E.C. He blew my mind with his little song (Wonderful tonite). Since than I love him as a musician as well as a human being!

[@vyacheslavbrodovoy2039]

I watched this in September 1988 on TV. That was the first time I ever saw them both. Since then, I'm in love with their music and listened to this particular concert through for like a few thousand times. The coda to 'Sultans of Swing' is timeless. And 'Walk of Life' here is the best of all versions, particularly because of the boost from Clapton.

[@MM-111]

[ 0:01 ] Presentation [ 0:35 ] Walk of Life [ 6:37 ] Sultans of Swing [ 17:31 ] Romeo and Juliet [ 28:51 ] Money for Nothing "One Humanity, One Justice" "This one is really for the gentleman in question this evening. The best birthday party we have ever been to. Thanks for having us. One Humanity, One Justice." Mark Knopfler, 1988, Wembley [ 36:44 ] Brothers in Arms "There's so many different worlds, so many different suns. And we have just one world, but we live in different ones" Mark Knopfler, Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms [ 45:33 ] Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight [ 51:36 ] Band intro - Solid Rock

[@Helmut_Vetter]

Thank you

[@sonjoydas5728]

Absolute clarity

[@ericthompson950]

This Is Definitely My No.1 All -Time Favorite Concert Featuring My No1 Band Of All-Time Dire Straits ... What A Treat!

[@ericthompson950]

@@sonjoydas5728 ii

[@jerryd5471]

TY 🙏🎶🎶

[@amherst88]

Treat of a lifetime -- thank you very much for posting ❤

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

I Love Mark Knopfler🎸🎶❤️

[@mamadoukamara3779]

J'adore tous les musiciens

[@babydoll_leo]

me too 🙌

[@markwilliams2271]

Terry Williams, best drummer by far.

[@lynseycstormster4689]

I totally agree with you, Terry is amazing

[@max__p1765]

I also agree. Terry was the best.

[@davidbennett648]

Yes he's a great drummer my friend, but "Phil Collins" is the best drummer ever. Much love & Respect guys 🎸😁✌😎

[@haroldcoleman5680]

FABULOUSNESS...

[@robertofaustinohibener842]

Tmb concordo. Pra mim foi o melhor baterista que passou pela banda. Sem desmerecer os demais, é claro...

[@adelejellybelly2010]

Brothers in Arms .What an ending ...the best ive heard live.

[@gkclarke]

What a performance, awesome! Real music, doesn't get any better than this!

[@danielcoronel1110]

eric clapton junto con jimmy page ritchie blacmore

[@danielcoronel1110]

a mi gusta zeppelin y deep purple

[@elenarodriguezmartinez1149]

El Saxofonista buenísimo, es el final y el acompañamiento fantástico ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lesliedavies8445]

There was only 1 terry Williams awsome 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@hilogreg5216]

should have been inc. in the HOF with Dire Straits...longest tenured drummer '82-'88

[@tonijurisic8200]

Great drummer😊

[@stevenholland2872]

@@hilogreg5216 the way they worked it out at the HOF for the band inductions were.....each member had to feature on 2 or more dire straits albums......mark & john on 6.....david on 2....pick on 4....alan on 3....guy on 2.

[@joannehack7588]

I apologize, I do not know of this Terry Williams that you speak of. Is he the drummer? When I remember Mark’s drummer, I always picture Pick

[@Bla1898]

Who is Terry Williams?🌹

[@John-the-Bass]

Did I see Eric break a string in Money for Nothing? Most unusual. The whole video is great. Two of my favourite guitarists. Heaven!

[@lextratherese7277]

He also broke a string in Before You Accuse Me at Knebworth in 1990.

[@markvanbommel2641]

He's called slowhand for a reason

[@srvfan25]

Yes he did

[@MrAldo80]

Very good quality of the video. Live Aid 1985 and Mandela concert in London are the best ever music event of the last 40 years . Remember that Dire Straits and Simple Minds has dominated this Mandela concert 1988.

[@bradleywicenciak8005]

They killed it that night. Big concert , big pressure . EC was the icing

[@JesseJames-vc2bm]

Every band member is great. Every one on that stage is icing.

[@petems3283]

Suddenly, a lot of people are talking about Dire Straits right now.

[@ingridbauer8526]

They tockef!!

[@ingridbauer8526]

Why not?

[@mariejoellemonnereau]

@@ingridbauer8526they surely do doo doo doo yeah

[@madsandreassen5441]

Forever one of the greatest concerts you can find on KZbin! I watched it live back in 1988, was already a huge Dire Straits fan back then but had no idea Eric Clapton would be there - Wonderful Tonight has always been my favourite EC song so I was in heaven. Also, note Claptons very cool but strange sounding solo in Money For Nothing - he had just lost one of the strings on his guitar, so just whipped out a brilliant solo with a missing string. Class!

[@soniaoliveirabello132]

Que Shoow! ❤ Quantos talentos e solos incríveis ! Essa banda deixou saudades! Mark inesquecível.! Sua guitarra mágica e seus dedos abençoados tocando como nunca, numa dupla fantástica com Eric Clapton fizeram esse excelente show ! Parabéns ❤ à todos. Maravilhoso . Sensacional! ❤🔥☺🎶🎸🎸🎤🎶😍💎💎💯🎹🎹🥁🎺🎷🎸🎶⚘👏👏👏👏

[@itsisk2043]

This was broadcasted live in my country that very same day on both the public tv and radio. The day after they repeated it all so I got the chance to record all the groups I wanted. After that I picked up the guitar for the first time to this day.

[@Reenee_E]

The best version of Romeo and Juliet...ever!

[@giltepper554]

What a smile - genuine pleasure and joy🤙

[@robertkroberjr.157]

I got to see Mark with Eric Clapton playing together! It was awesome! 😎✌️🎸🔥🎸🔥

[@russo10]

i;d only been playing guitar for 6 months when i watched this live age 14. needless to say, i was never the same afterwards. i became a professional guitarist 5 years later. i still listen to making movies and love over gold to this day. i've since seen them live, but the sounds mk got from that pensa suhr this night ... no words..

[@nadiaricci5940]

E' la prima volta che lo vedo.combinazione fantastica Super.super!!!!!

[@ZurlaGuitar]

Solo Brothers in arms vale il prezzo del biglietto

[@rosemarygranat7408]

Like I say. Thank God for you tube

[@rosemarygranat7408]

They couldn't know

[@rogeralm1906]

THANK YOU GOD FOR MUSIC SOUL

[@MarkLada]

If I made a website where you could watch any concert from any time period.. Would you pay to use it?

[@MayurPanghaal]

Mark KNopfler....still immaculate after all these years !!

[@kempetje3931]

Best version of Romeo and Juliet ever !!!!!

[@catsven1973]

you should listen to the one from the 1993 live called on the night...I've heard all the R and J versions and it's by far the best one....I think that live held the best versions of all dire straits songs played in....

[@kempetje3931]

I know the version from On the night live very well, listend to it many times and I agree, one of the best ones. I like the Mandela one just a little bit more, the slightly different sax solo does it for me. The On the night album though, great album indeed.

[@robindumler1735]

Simply wonderful !!!

[@joseandoain9418]

Tunnel of Love must be played, 1988,dire straits Best band in the world

[@SandiaOufSympathique]

Beautiful ! Thank you for sharing!

[@mariejoellemonnereau]

You bet it stands as one of the best if not the best ever for me too

[@美文官儿]

I was there at the concert! Dire Straits & EC was the best moment!

[@Bla1898]

Great music. Really at it's best.🎼🎼🎼🎼♥️🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@ruthramsburg8119]

You are all so great and awesome. You all play your instruments so well.

[@zeenatal-mashhadani3338]

Excellent musical presentation

[@zeenatal-mashhadani3338]

Fantastic musical artist

[@Robbyrocklegend]

Thank you for this amazing music! You are the BEST!🌏🌏🌏

[@joellenpearman5896]

This music is timeless.

[@CDEbFGAbB]

I fell in love with Dire Straits music when I heard this concert live that very same day, on June 11th, 1988. I find Chris White's solo at 23:47 on Romeo&Juliet outstanding and Sultans of swing was soooo smooth here. Nothing to do with the Alchemy and Live Aid versions. And what can I say about Brothers in arms? Speechless.

[@KinkyBing]

The public's appreciation at the end of this solo always brings a tear to the eye.

[@petergreen2552]

Totally agree. He stole the show that day. Fabulous playing. Clapton certainly approved.

[@petergreen2552]

Brilliant concert. Just 3 years after Live Aid. Still got some of it on video tape. Dire Straits finishing off a great birthday party for a great man. Whitney Houston did a great set too. RIP.

[@mladenpalenkas7750]

Love the way he played every song. Amazing!

[@robertofaustinohibener842]

Sempre fui fã do Dire Straits, mas essa foi a primeira vez que vi Mark Knopfler tocando! E junto com Eric clapton! Meus guitarristas preferidos eram amigos e tocavam juntos! Eu tinha 16 anos na época. Fiquei em" estado de graça "...🙌

[@soniaoliveirabello132]

Realmente eles são demais, sou fã incondicional!!! Não me canso de ouvir ,

[@robertofaustinohibener842]

Sim. São mestres da guitarra. Em Money for nothing, da pra ver que Eric Clapton, mesmo com umas das cordas arrebentada, conseguiu tirar um solo magistral! Mesmo estando sendo visto "via satélite" por todo o mundO!

[@soniaoliveirabello132]

@@robertofaustinohibener842 Sim é incontestável o mérito deles,que época boa!!! Só talentos!! Muito Show!! Obrigada pelas palavras.Parabéns pelo bom gosto.Adorei!!!

[@rezmovitspeter9403]

At 31.03... I listened to the TV broadcast then, Hungarian TV joined at this song. The cold ran up and down on my back and still does it today. And I’m still a hell of envious of the people who were there.

[@rossirobert2115]

still good

[@59668991]

Super prestation un son Unique Bravo 👏

[@gguerra3]

EC on Rythym? Love Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits.

[@petteripatsi3908]

master of guitar. both of them for sure

[@koltya]

mark ur simply the best... it does not make a difference who is by your side..

[@mkguitarproject]

27:52. What an incredible guitar lick. This never gets old.

[@jameswhitehouse5706]

I watched this on TV at the time and their performance astounded me even though I wasn’t a huge fan. Sultans of Swing is incredible but it’s the ending of Brothers in Arms that is just astonishing. Watching it at the time gave me goosebumps. I doubt MK ever played it as well as that night. He was totally in a zone.

[@elkevassen3784]

42:30 when he stars the solo, the world stops

[@thedutchfisherman7078]

Absolutely mate, absolutely! That is not playing anymore what Mark does, it`s pure art!!!

[@quentincrisp6933]

Masterpiece! Clapton playing a background role was amazing! Props!

[@Robert-lz9cq]

And just as amazing is Knopfler doing the exact same thing when he and Allen Clark go on tour as part of Clapton's band. MK and EC, two towering giants of rock and neither tries to upstage the other when in the backup role.

[@lynseycstormster4689]

Magic pairing. Eric and Mark are such good friends. They always had a really good time on stage together. Just wish they would do a couple of gigs together now for old times sake..Terry Williams is amazing too.

[@michaelkaloutsis8792]

still get chills listening to this.

[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I recorded this off the TV in 1988! Still have the VHS cassette! Funny how Mark made the Pensa guitar sound like a Strat and a Les Paul! He found one guitar that did the job of many! I never liked the Pensa and the Floyd Rose bridge is horribly unnecessary when he didn't use it! He went back to Fender Strats in the last two decades.

[@НадяНагуманова-ц9ч]

Самая мощная версия Братьев по оружию,пробирает до костей!!!👏👍🎸❤️

[@cedricwilson1593]

You kinda know you're god when Eric Clapton plays as a sidekick....

[@CDEbFGAbB]

Those were years in which Mark and Eric played together quite often and sometimes Mark played as Eric's sidekick as well.

[@loriannhum2255]

Meaning-GOD@#1-Who everhigher is @#1 ALSO-HELP US ALL ON THIS Planet--we have been shitheads-Like Usual--nobody Does the proper manner----Only 1 -I TRUST- Dr. Fauci---MAYBE HE SHOULD Be The Man On Top---Not PISSHEAD NOW!!!

[@porkbelly0713]

@@loriannhum2255 haha, I am in total agreement but I think you are on the wrong video .......... try something with Steve Schmidt on it

[@genacarneiro]

LOL how wonderful life was, two giants enjoying playing together

[@kenbaker3300]

Not a truer sentence spoken treedy dee ahh

[@hibener-eg1rg]

Um dos melhores guitarristas da história.

[@thomasedmundrichards]

Who is?

[@tiagooliver8531]

M. Knopfler , The Lengend !!

[@m3cvfm]

Romeo and Juliet just beautiful.

[@pelcenglishcourses1841]

best rock song outro ever - Sultans of Swing live

[@Татьяна-ч5ш5д]

Mark, nu kakoi je vi klassnii

[@lloydmcguire4439]

Fantastic... I was lucky enough to be there,, right up the front 😊 53 now thoughi😊

[@cornellache55]

Yes, Leslie, I too like Terry very much. Think he was the best drummer Dire had. I have to say Eric was also great here. Quality stuff ☺️

[@mnk6872]

Brothers in arms 👌👌 2021

[@babydoll_leo]

Mark evokes so much admiration and respect! 😍🤗👌👏I like that he is always so calm and confident... He performs in front of a huge stadium, but there is not a hint of excitement, he is so focused on what he is doing, on his guitar playing... as if he is not in front of a huge crowd, but in his own little world.💋💞