When Dire Straits performed " Money for Nothing " at the 1985 Live Aid Concert at Wembley Stadium , the performance featured a guest appearance by Sting . Knopfler performed " Money for Nothing " using his Pensa-Suhr signature MK-1 model guitar with a pair of Soldano SLO-100 tube/valve amplifier heads and Marshall speaker cabinets during the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute and the Prince 's Trust concerts in 1986 with Sting , as well as the Nordoff-Robbins charity show at Knebworth in 1990 and the On Every Street world tours in 1991/1992 . These versions featured extended guitar solos by Knopfler , backed by Eric Clapton and Phil Palmer
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
Money for Nothing (song)