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Down the Road Wherever Tour
World tour by Mark Knopfler
Location	Europe, North America
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
	; Tracker Tour; (2015); ; Down The Road Wherever Tour; (2019); ; ;

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

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe^[4]
April 25, 2019	Barcelona	Spain	Palau Sant Jordi
April 26, 2019	Valencia		Plaza de Toros de Valencia
April 28, 2019	Madrid		WiZink Center
April 29, 2019	Córdoba		Plaza de Toros de los Califas
April 30, 2019	Lisbon	Portugal	Altice Arena
May 3, 2019	Coruna	Spain	Coliseum da Coruna
May 5, 2019	Pamplona	Spain	Navarra Arena
May 6, 2019	Bordeaux	France	Arkéa Arena
May 7, 2019	Toulouse	France	Zenith Metropole
May 9, 2019	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
May 10, 2019	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
May 12, 2019	Strasbourg	France	Zenith Europe
May 13, 2019	Cologne	Germany	Lanxess Arena
May 15, 2019	Berlin		Mercedes Benz Arena
May 16, 2019	Hanover		TUI Arena
May 18, 2019	Leeds	England	First Direct Arena
May 19, 2019	Newcastle		Metro Radio Arena
May 21, 2019	London		Royal Albert Hall
May 22, 2019	London		Royal Albert Hall
May 24, 2019	Dublin	Ireland	3Arena
May 26, 2019	Glasgow	Scotland	SSE Hydro
May 28, 2019	London	England	The O2 Arena
May 29, 2019	Manchester		Manchester Arena
May 30, 2019	Birmingham		Genting Arena
June 7, 2019	Ålesund	Norway	SBM Arena
June 8, 2019	Bergen		Bergenhus Festning
June 9, 2019	Oslo		Oslo Spektrum
June 11, 2019	Stockholm	Sweden	Ericsson Globe
June 12, 2019	Gothenburg	Sweden	Scandinavium
June 13, 2019	Herning	Denmark	Jyske Bank Boxen
June 15, 2019	Copenhagen	Denmark	Royal Arena
June 17, 2019	Paris	France	AccorHotels Arena
June 19, 2019	Lyon	France	Halle Tony Garnier
June 20, 2019	Esch-sur-Alzette	Luxembourg	Rockhal
June 22, 2019	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis
June 23, 2019	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Ziggo Dome
June 25, 2019	Hamburg	Germany	Barclaycard Arena
June 26, 2019	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
June 28, 2019	Vienna	Austria	Wiener Stadthalle
June 29, 2019	Ljubljana	Slovenia	Arena Stozice
July 1, 2019	Oberhausen	Germany	König-Pilsner Arena
July 2, 2019	Stuttgart	Germany	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
July 3, 2019 ^[a]	Kestenholz	Switzerland	Areal der Kapelle St. Pete
July 5, 2019	Leipzig	Germany	Arena Leipzig
July 6, 2019	Mannheim		SAP Arena
July 7, 2019	Munich		Olympiahalle
July 9, 2019	Budapest	Hungary	László Papp Budapest Sports Arena
July 10, 2019	Kraków	Poland	Tauron Arena Kraków
July 11, 2019	Gdańsk/ Sopot	Poland	Ergo Arena
July 13, 2019 ^[b]	Lucca	Italy	Piazza Napoleone
July 14, 2019 ^[c]	Saint-Julien-en-Genevois	France	Stade des Burgondes Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
July 15, 2019 ^[d]	Nimes	France	Arènes de Nîmes
July 17, 2019^[e]	Nichelino	Italy	Palazzina di caccia
July 18, 2019	Cattolica		Arena della Regina
July 20, 2019	Rome		Terme di Carcalla
July 21, 2019	Rome		Terme di Carcalla
July 22, 2019 ^[f]	Verona		Arena Di Verona
North America^[5]
August 16, 2019	Mashantucket	United States	Grand Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino
August 17, 2019	Philadelphia		The Met
August 18, 2019	Vienna		Wolf Trap
August 20, 2019	New York City		Beacon Theatre
August 21, 2019	New York City		Beacon Theatre
August 23, 2019	Boston		Leader Bank Pavilion
August 24, 2019	Montreal	Canada	Place des Arts
August 25, 2019	Toronto	Canada	Sony Center
August 27, 2019	Indianapolis	United States	Murat Theatre
August 28, 2019	Kansas City		Arvest Bank Theatre
August 30, 2019	Minneapolis		Orpheum Theatre
August 31, 2019	Milwaukee		Riverside Theater
September 1, 2019	Chicago		The Chicago Theater
September 3, 2019	Nashville		Ryman Auditorium
September 4, 2019	Atlanta		State Bank Amphitheatre
September 6, 2019	Sugar Land		Smart Financial Centre
September 7, 2019	Austin		Austin City Limits Live
September 8, 2019	Grand Prairie		Verizon Theatre
September 10, 2019	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheater
September 11, 2019	Salt Lake City		Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
September 13, 2019	Portland		Keller Auditorium
September 14, 2019	Woodinville		Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
September 15, 2019	Woodinville		Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
September 16, 2019	Vancouver	Canada	Orpheum Theatre
September 18, 2019	Berkeley	United States	The Greek Theatre
September 20, 2019	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
September 21, 2019	Phoenix		Comerica Theatre
September 22, 2019	Los Angeles		Greek Theatre
September 25, 2019	New York City		Madison Square Garden

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.

[5] The July 3, 2019, show is part of St.Peter at Sunset Festival

[6] The July 13, 2019, show is part of Lucca Summer Festival

[7] The July 14, 2019, show is part of Guitare en scène Festival

[8] The July 15, 2019, show is part of Festival de Nimes

[9] The July 17, 2019, show is part of Stupingi Sonic Park Festival

[10] The July 22, 2019, show is part of Verona Opera Festival 2019

[1] "MARK KNOPFLER - DOWN THE ROAD WHEREVER TOUR 2019". 5 November 2018.

[2] "Mark Knopfler Delights Fans 'Down The Road' At London's O2". 29 May 2019.

[3] "Mark Knopfler Kicks Off 2019 North American Tour with 15 Songs". setlist.fm. 17 August 2019.

[4] "Down The Road Wherever – European Tour | MarkKnopfler.com". www.markknopfler.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

[11] "Down The Road Wherever – North American Tour | MarkKnopfler.com". www.markknopfler.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

[12] "MarkKnopfler.com. Down The Road Wherever Live 2019". store.markknopfler.com. Retrieved 6 April 2020.

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v t e Mark Knopfler
Studio albums	Golden Heart Sailing to Philadelphia The Ragpicker's Dream Shangri-La Kill to Get Crimson Get Lucky Privateering Tracker Down the Road Wherever One Deep River
Soundtracks	Local Hero Cal Comfort and Joy The Princess Bride Last Exit to Brooklyn Wag the Dog Metroland A Shot at Glory Altamira (with Evelyn Glennie)
Collaborations	Missing...Presumed Having a Good Time (with the Notting Hillbillies) Neck and Neck (with Chet Atkins) All the Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris) Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
Compilations	Screenplaying Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler
Extended plays	The Trawlerman's Song One Take Radio Sessions The Boy
Singles	" Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" "The Long Road: Theme from Cal" "Storybook Love: Theme from The Princess Bride" " Darling Pretty" " Cannibals" " What It Is" " Why Aye Man" " Boom, Like That"
Other songs	" Are We in Trouble Now" " Irish Boy" " Piper to the End"
Videography	A Night in London Real Live Roadrunning (with Emmylou Harris)
Musicals	Local Hero
Band personnel	Richard Bennett Jim Cox Chad Cromwell Danny Cummings Phil Cunningham Stuart Duncan Guy Fletcher Paul Franklin Mike Henderson John McCusker Michael McGoldrick Tim O'Brien Matt Rollings Ian Thomas Geraint Watkins Glenn Worf
Tours	Bob Dylan Tour with Mark Knopfler 2012 Down the Road Wherever Tour
Related articles	Mark Knopfler discography Brewers Droop Dire Straits The Notting Hillbillies British Grove Studios

Mark Knopfler concert chronology
World tour by Mark Knopfler

Location	Europe, North America
Associated album	Down the Road Wherever
Start date	25 April 2019 (2019-04-25)
End date	25 September 2019 (2019-09-25)
Legs	2
No. of shows	86
Attendance	552,447
Box office	$44,054,524
Tracker Tour (2015) Down The Road Wherever Tour (2019)