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. 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."
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.
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 DateCityCountryVenueEurope25 April 2019BarcelonaSpainPalau Sant Jordi26 April 2019ValenciaPlaza de Toros de Valencia28 April 2019MadridWiZink Center29 April 2019CórdobaPlaza de Toros de los Califas30 April 2019LisbonPortugalAltice Arena3 May 2019CorunaSpainColiseum da Coruna5 May 2019PamplonaNavarra Arena6 May 2019BordeauxFranceArkéa Arena7 May 2019ToulouseZenith Metropole9 May 2019ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion10 May 2019MilanItalyMediolanum Forum12 May 2019StrasbourgFranceZenith Europe13 May 2019CologneGermanyLanxess Arena15 May 2019BerlinMercedes Benz Arena16 May 2019HanoverTUI Arena18 May 2019LeedsEnglandFirst Direct Arena19 May 2019NewcastleMetro Radio Arena21 May 2019LondonRoyal Albert Hall22 May 201924 May 2019DublinIreland3Arena26 May 2019GlasgowScotlandSSE Hydro28 May 2019LondonEnglandThe O2 Arena29 May 2019ManchesterManchester Arena30 May 2019BirminghamGenting Arena7 June 2019ÅlesundNorwaySBM Arena8 June 2019BergenBergenhus Festning9 June 2019OsloOslo Spektrum11 June 2019StockholmSwedenEricsson Globe12 June 2019GothenburgScandinavium13 June 2019HerningDenmarkJyske Bank Boxen15 June 2019CopenhagenRoyal Arena17 June 2019ParisFranceAccorHotels Arena19 June 2019LyonHalle Tony Garnier20 June 2019Esch-sur-AlzetteLuxembourgRockhal22 June 2019AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis23 June 2019AmsterdamNetherlandsZiggo Dome25 June 2019HamburgGermanyBarclaycard Arena26 June 2019PragueCzech RepublicO2 Arena28 June 2019ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle29 June 2019LjubljanaSloveniaArena Stozice1 July 2019OberhausenGermanyKönig-Pilsner Arena2 July 2019StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle3 July 2019 KestenholzSwitzerlandAreal der Kapelle St. Pete5 July 2019LeipzigGermanyArena Leipzig6 July 2019MannheimSAP Arena7 July 2019MunichOlympiahalle9 July 2019BudapestHungaryLászló Papp Budapest Sports Arena10 July 2019KrakówPolandTauron Arena Kraków11 July 2019Gdańsk/SopotErgo Arena13 July 2019 LuccaItalyPiazza Napoleone14 July 2019 Saint-Julien-en-GenevoisFranceStade des Burgondes Saint-Julien-en-Genevois15 July 2019 NimesArènes de Nîmes17 July 2019NichelinoItalyPalazzina di caccia18 July 2019CattolicaArena della Regina20 July 2019RomeTerme di Carcalla21 July 201922 July 2019 VeronaArena Di VeronaNorth America16 August 2019MashantucketUnited StatesGrand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino17 August 2019PhiladelphiaThe Met18 August 2019ViennaWolf Trap20 August 2019New York CityBeacon Theatre21 August 201923 August 2019BostonLeader Bank Pavilion24 August 2019MontrealCanadaPlace des Arts25 August 2019TorontoSony Center27 August 2019IndianapolisUnited StatesMurat Theatre28 August 2019Kansas CityArvest Bank Theatre30 August 2019MinneapolisOrpheum Theatre31 August 2019MilwaukeeRiverside Theater1 September 2019ChicagoThe Chicago Theater3 September 2019NashvilleRyman Auditorium4 September 2019AtlantaState Bank Amphitheatre6 September 2019Sugar LandSmart Financial Centre7 September 2019AustinAustin City Limits Live8 September 2019Grand PrairieVerizon Theatre10 September 2019MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheater11 September 2019Salt Lake CityRed Butte Garden Amphitheatre13 September 2019PortlandKeller Auditorium14 September 2019WoodinvilleChateau Ste. Michelle Winery15 September 201916 September 2019VancouverCanadaOrpheum Theatre18 September 2019BerkeleyUnited StatesThe Greek Theatre20 September 2019Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara Bowl21 September 2019PhoenixComerica Theatre22 September 2019Los AngelesGreek Theatre25 September 2019New York CityMadison Square Garden
Recording Every show from the tour was recorded and later released as .flac or .mp3 record at Mark's Website
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
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