Dire Straits no longer exists, and any slim hope the band will reform and play another concert has been quashed by alleged reports that Mark Knopfler may never tour again.

Will Dire Straits reunite?

Mark Knopfler has no plans to reunite Dire Straits for a money-spinning tour. The Sultans of Swing hitmaker broke up the band in 1995, and unlike other vintage acts they have never returned to the stage despite the group's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year (18).

Why did Dire Straits disband?

Mark Knopfler announced the dissolution of Dire Straits in September 1988. ... I needed a rest." The tremendous success of the Brothers in Arms album and the tour that went with it left the band members under a significant amount of stress, and Knopfler announced that he wanted to work on more personal projects.