# Mark Knopfler Tour - Anyone going? Anyone even care? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 22, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-knopfler-tour-anyone-going-anyone-even-care/304917 "2005-05-22T01:09:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hawkeyejo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@hawkeyejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawkeyejo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-knopfler-tour-anyone-going-anyone-even-care/304917/1 "2005-05-22T01:09:44Z")
Mark Knopfler is going to tour the US. Anyone harbouring thoughts of going? Am I the only person under 30 who’ll be there? Or even knows who MK is? No dates scheduled in Raleigh, so I might visit a friend in Boston for the July 4 weekend and catch it there. That is, if the cost of the airfare isn’t prohibitive. A friend of mine went to his concert in Bangalore this past winter and was raving about it. And my ex-roomies going to catch it in the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Coloraodo. Man I miss Colorado. Heaven on Earth. And it’s frustrating that MK is not playing in Raleigh. ---
**Author:** ![Padeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-knopfler-tour-anyone-going-anyone-even-care/304917/2 "2005-05-22T02:22:11Z")
I care. Dire Straights was pivotal to my teenage years. Unfortunately Mark’s website, [http://www.mark-knopfler.com/](http://www.mark-knopfler.com/) has a blank tour page. Do you know if he’s getting to Phoenix? ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-knopfler-tour-anyone-going-anyone-even-care/304917/3 "2005-05-22T02:30:35Z")
Do you have a link to the tour dates? ---
**Author:** ![hawkeyejo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e19b73/32.png) [@hawkeyejo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawkeyejo)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-knopfler-tour-anyone-going-anyone-even-care/304917/4 "2005-05-22T02:41:23Z")
[Here’s](http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/769953) the link. Closest to Phoenix is Vegas, LA or San Diego. It’s a very short tour, so there isn’t much choice. It’s probably one of the last few chances I’ll have of seeing MK playing live, so I’m pretty stoked about it. ---
**Author:** ![CapnPitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-knopfler-tour-anyone-going-anyone-even-care/304917/5 "2005-05-22T02:46:52Z")
I’d love to see the show, but he’s not going to be anywhere near me. ---
**Author:** ![Junior\_Spaceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Junior\_Spaceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junior_Spaceman)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2005, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-knopfler-tour-anyone-going-anyone-even-care/304917/6 "2005-05-22T04:10:07Z")
I saw MK not long ago here down under, and he was absolutely brilliant, even though he had a cold. He was in great spirits (considering), the band were unbelievable, and he played a stunning version of Telegraph Road, which brought back amazing memories. If you like the more folky/countryish side of his music, you won’t be disappointed, regardless of price (I paid $100 Australian = roughly $75 US for average seats).