World tour by Mark Knopfler | |
Location | Europe, North America |
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Associated album | Down the Road Wherever |
Start date | 25 April 2019 |
End date | 25 September 2019 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows | 86 |
Attendance | 552,447 |
Box office | $44,054,524 |
Mark Knopfler concert chronology |
Down the Road Wherever Tour was a 2019 concert tour by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, promoting the release of his album Down the Road Wherever. The tour started on 25 April 2019 in Barcelona, Spain, included 86 concerts in two legs, and ended on 25 September 2019 in New York City, New York in the United States.[1] Paul Sexton from UDiscoverMusic described the London show as having, "...little to do with overt showmanship and everything to do with exhilarating interaction with his bandmates."[2]
Setlist
This set list is representative of the tour's average setlist as conducted by Setlist.fm, which represents all concerts for the duration of the tour.[3]
- Why Aye Man
- Corned Beef City
- Sailing to Philadelphia
- Once Upon a Time in the West (Dire Straits song)
- Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits song)
- My Bacon Roll
- Matchstick Man
- Done with Bonaparte
- Heart Full of Holes
- Your Latest Trick (Dire Straits song)
- Postcards from Paraguay
- On Every Street (Dire Straits song)
- Speedway at Nazareth
Encore:
- Money for Nothing (Dire Straits song)
Encore 2:
- Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero
Tour dates
Recording
Every show from the tour was recorded and later released as .flac or .mp3 record at Mark's Website[6]
Personnel
- Mark Knopfler - guitar, vocals
- Richard Bennett - guitar
- Guy Fletcher - keyboard, guitar
- Jim Cox - keyboards
- Ian Thomas - drums
- Glenn Worf - bass
- Danny Cummings - percussion
- Nigel Hitchcock - tenor saxophone
- Tom Walsh - trumpet
- Trevor Mires - trombone
- John Mccusker - fiddle, violin
- Mike McGoldrick - whistle
- Robbie McIntosh - guitar
Notes
- ↑ The July 3, 2019, show is part of St.Peter at Sunset Festival
- ↑ The July 13, 2019, show is part of Lucca Summer Festival
- ↑ The July 14, 2019, show is part of Guitare en scène Festival
- ↑ The July 15, 2019, show is part of Festival de Nimes
- ↑ The July 17, 2019, show is part of Stupingi Sonic Park Festival
- ↑ The July 22, 2019, show is part of Verona Opera Festival 2019
References
- ↑ "MARK KNOPFLER - DOWN THE ROAD WHEREVER TOUR 2019". 5 November 2018.
- ↑ "Mark Knopfler Delights Fans 'Down The Road' At London's O2". 29 May 2019.
- ↑ "Mark Knopfler Kicks Off 2019 North American Tour with 15 Songs". setlist.fm. 17 August 2019.
- ↑ "Down The Road Wherever – European Tour | MarkKnopfler.com". www.markknopfler.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "Down The Road Wherever – North American Tour | MarkKnopfler.com". www.markknopfler.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ↑ "MarkKnopfler.com. Down The Road Wherever Live 2019". store.markknopfler.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.