A combine tour of Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan have been announced by Midwest and East Coast, the dates for their tour has been leaked.
In 2011, both collaboratively toured Europe and this American tour will coincide with new albums from music legends.
US and Canadian dates starting in August have been announced.
08/10 - Lloydminster, AB - Exhibition Grounds08/11 - Lethbridge, AB - Enmax Center08/12 - Cranbrook, BC - RecPlex08/14 - Missoula, MO - Big Sky Brewery08/17 - Rapid City, SD - Barnett Arena08/18 - Sioux Falls, SD - Sioux Falls Arena08/19 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Center08/24 - Fort Wayne, IN - Parkview Field08/25 - Indianapolis, IN - White River State Park08/28 - Youngstown, OH - Covelli Centre08/29 - Johnstown, PA - Cambria County War Memorial09/01 - Big Flats, NY - Tag's Summer Stage
Knopfler’s band member for this tour are Richard Bennett on guitar, Guy Fletcher on keyboards, Jim Cox on piano, John McCusker on violin and cittern, Mike McGoldrick on flute, whistles and pipes, Glenn Worf on bass and Ian Thomas on drums.
Knopflerisrecordinghis nextalbumto hitthe roadwithDylan, but thesessionwas very gladto interrupt.
Knopfler and Dylan, first time they worked together in 1979 on Dylan’s Slow Train Coming album and Knopfler produced Infidels.
Knopfler said on his website: “I’m much looking forward to going out on the road with Bob in such a special year. Also, it was an honor to be asked to record one of Bob's songs on the forthcoming Amnesty International 50th anniversary album to mark his 70th birthday.”
Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan Tour dates:
Oct 06, 2011 - Dublin, IE The O2 Oct 08, 2011 - Glasgow, UK Braehead Arena Oct 09, 2011 - Glasgow, UK Braehead Arena Oct 10, 2011 - Manchester, UK MEN Arena Oct 11, 2011 - Nottingham, UK Capital FM Arena Oct 13, 2011 - Cardiff, UK Motorpoint Arena Oct 14, 2011 - Bournemouth, UK BIC Oct 16, 2011 - Lille, FR Zénith Oct 17, 2011 - Paris, FR Bercy Oct 19, 2011 - Antwerp, BE Sportspaleis Oct 20, 2011 - Rotterdam, NL AHOY Oct 21, 2011 - Luxembourg, LU Rockhal Oct 23, 2011 - Oberhausen, DE König-Pilsener-Arena Oct 25, 2011 - Mannheim, DE SAP Arena Oct 26, 2011 - Munich, DE Olympiahalle München Oct 27, 2011 - Leipzig, DE Arena Leipzig Oct 29, 2011 - Berlin, DE O2 World Oct 31, 2011 - Hamburg, DE O2 World Hamburg Nov 02, 2011 - Herning, DK Jyske Bank Boxing Nov 03, 2011 - Malmö, SE Malmö Arena Nov 04, 2011 - Stockholm, SE Globe Nov 06, 2011 - Hannover, DE TUI Arena Nov 07, 2011 - Nuremburg, DE Arena Nürnberger Nov 08, 2011 - Innsbruck, AT Olympia Hall Nov 09, 2011 - Padova, IT Palasport Arcella Nov 11, 2011 - Florence, IT Nelson Mandela Forum Nov 12, 2011 - Rome, IT Palalottomattica Nov 14, 2011 - Milan, IT Mediolanum Forum Nov 15, 2011 - Geneva, CH SEG Geneva Arena Nov 16, 2011 - Zurich, CH Hallenstadion
A lovestruck Romeo's got a serenade Laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made Finds a streetlight steps out of the shade Says something like you and me babe how about it?
Juliet says hey it's Romeo you nearly gimme a heart attack He's underneath the window she's singing hey la my boyfriend's back You shouldn't come around here singing up at people like that Anyway what you gonna do about it?
Juliet the dice was loaded from the start And I bet and you exploded in my heart And I forget I forget the movie song When you gonna realise it was just that the time was wrong Juliet?
We come up on different streets they both were streets of shame Both dirty both mean yes and the dream was just the same And I dreamed your dream for you so now your dream is real How can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
When you can fall for chains of silver you can fall for chains of gold You can fall for pretty strangers and the promises they hold You promised me everything you yeah promised me thick and thin Now you just say oh Romeo yeah you know I used to have a scene with him
Juliet when we made love you used to cry You said I love you like the stars above oh I'll love you till I die There's a place for us you know the movie song When you gonna realise it was just that the time was wrong. Juliet
I can't do the talk like they talk on TV And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be I can't do everything but I'd do anything for you I can't do anything except be in love with you
And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be All I do is keep the beat and bad company when all I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme Julie I'd do the stars with you any time
Juliet when we made love you used to cry You said I love you like the stars above I'll love you till I die And there's a place for us you know the movie song When you gonna realise it was just that the time was wrong? Juliet
And a lovestruck Romeo's got a serenade Laying everybody low with a lovesong that he made Finds that streetlight steps out of the shade Says something like you and me babe how about it?
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1949: Born on the 12 August in Glasgow, to a Hungarian émigré father and English mother.
1967: Joins the Yorkshire Evening post as a cub reporter before going to Leeds University to read English.
1977: Forms Dire Straits with brother David on rhythm guitar, John Illsley on bass and Pick Withers. Releases self-titled first album, which is a slow-burning success around the world, thanks to single Sultans of Swing.
1983: Writes the soundtrack to the film Local Hero, starring a young Peter Capaldi.
1985: Brothers in Arms. Dire Straits’ fifth and most successful studio album, it was number one in Britain, the US, and eight other countries. To date it has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide.
Mark Knopfler is a great song writer/guitarist, I am always admired of his style and showmanship but what happened at times during a show felt like screaming " shut the bloody pan pipe up and change the tempo man"!
I don't know whether to fault music or not, as it is in a shed,but that apart the sound was otherwise good and the playing first class.
What this show lacked was some pace, passion and showmanship!
Another thing which is hardly his fault that he was suffering from a bad back which kept him confined to a chair all night.
(Get Lucky- I'm calling this the Ironside tour!).
Still its hard to see many of the songs he played getting him on his feet anyway!
That said because lot of a fans did enjoyed the show and one the guy screamed to me that Mark We love him (more often than was healthy!) but the whole thing was much too relaxed and cosy with no punch and little variation for my taste.
For exampleLocal hero (which prompted at least one cry of "Shearer" ) was very underwhelming and it should have been a highspot being played in the Toon.
After about an hour ( it seemed longer) i found myself watching the clock, more than ready to leave the hot and cramped "shed".
So a subdue performance lacking any passion but spot on if you like your music meticulously played by numbers, and quite dull.As for the set list Mark's web site does not like to print them as"
Mark likes to create a sense of surprise" oh really?Yes there are many things to admire about Mark Knopfler but playing live is not one of them.
A combine tour of Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan have been announced by Midwest and East Coast, the dates for their tour has been leaked.
