Legendary musician and songwriter Mark Knopfler is sharing a short film by Henrik Hansen to preview his new record, Tracker, due March 17 on Verve Records. To further celebrate the release, Knopler will embark on a 36-city North American tour, kicking off in Vancouver on September 10 and continuing through the end of October.
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Fans that purchase tickets to ‘An Evening with Mark Knopfler and Band’ online will receive a physical copy of Tracker for each pair of tickets purchased. Public on sales begin January 30.
Says Knopfler, ‘Part of the fun is thinking what you might have a go at, for a new tour. For me, that’s part of the joy of it, getting that little crew together again, and setting sail once again. It’s a real adventure.’ Knopfler has always viewed touring as the final part of the process running from songwriting through recording and ending up on the road performing old and new songs. He now writes more music while actually on the road.
‘The songs ‘Lights of Taormina’ and ‘Silver Eagle’ came into being partly through my trips in Europe and the U.S. with Bob Dylan.’
See below for full tour routing.
Tracker marks the eight solo recording from Knopfler, who Rolling Stone praises as one of the ‘100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.’ The single ‘Beryl’ is now streaming worldwide at Vevo here: po.st/Byrlv. Fans who pre-order the record digitally today will instantly receive ‘Beryl’ with the order: smarturl.it/MKTracker.
Recorded at his own British Grove Studios in West London, Tracker includes 11 new songs inspired by a wide range of subjects including Beryl Bainbridge and Basil Bunting. The album was producer by Knopfler and his long-time friend and collaborator Guy Fletcher who also plays keyboard on the record. In addition, Tracker features Mike McGoldrick on whistle and flute, John McCusker on fiddle, Glenn Worf on bass and Ian Thomas on drums. Guest musicians include Ruth Moody (from The Wailin’ Jennys) on vocals, Nigel Hitchcock on saxophone and Phil Cunningham on accordion.
Tracker will be available on CD, double vinyl, deluxe CD with four bonus tracks, and a box set that will include the album on both CD and vinyl with a bonus CD featuring six extra tracks, a DVD with an exclusive short film directed by Henrik Hansen and an interview with Knopfler where he talks about the new record. Sleeve notes have been specially written by acclaimed U.S. author Richard Ford and also contain a numbered art print and six photographic prints.
A multiple Grammy award winner as the lead vocalist and songwriter for Dire Straits, Knopfler has released seven solo albums as well as recording Neck And Neck with one of his guitar heroes, Chet Atkins and collaborated with Emmylou Harris on All The Roadrunning. He has created soundtracks for Local Hero and The Princess Bride and is currently working on a new film, Altamira. In addition to producing his own records Knopfler has also produced albums for Bob Dylan and Randy Newman amongst others. He was made an OBE in 1999 and was given the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ at the Ivor Novellos in 2012.
MARK KNOPFLER TOUR DATES
September 10 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
September 11-12 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery*
September 13 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
September 16 Las Vegas, NV The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
September 18 Berkeley, CA The Greek Theatre
September 19 Los Angeles, CA The Dolby Theatre
September 20 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl*
September 21 San Diego, CA Humphrey’s Concerts By the Bay
September 23 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater
September 25 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
September 26 Dallas, TX The Majestic Theatre
September 28 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
September 29 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
September 30 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
October 2 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
October 3 Indianapolis, IN Old National Centre—Murat Theatre
October 4 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
October 6 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
October 7 Montreal, QC Place Des Arts—Wilfrid Pelletier Theatre
October 9 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
October 10 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino—Grand Theater
October 11 Albany, NY Palace Theater
October 13 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
October 14 Niagara Falls, ON Fallsview Casino Resort*
October 16 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
October 17 Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music
October 18 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
October 20 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
October 22 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
October 24 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater*
October 25 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center
October 27 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
October 28 Melbourne, FL King Center for the Performing Arts
October 30 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
October 31 Fort Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts
*On-sale at a later date
Mark Knopfler releases short film to preview new album Tracker
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