Sailing To Philadelphia tour 2001
The big tour was set to promote Mark's second solo album Sailing To Philadelphia. The tour started in Mexico and finished in Moscow.
The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler, Guy Fletcher, Richard Bennett, Glenn Worf, Chad Cromwell, Geraint Watkins, Mike Henderson.
Madrid show (July 02, 2001) was filmed and had to be released on DVD-Video in November 2002. The DVD is not released yet. There are not any news about date of release the above mentioned DVD-Video.
Toronto show (Massey Hall, May 2001) was also recorded officialy but 3 tracks were released only: Speedwat at Nazareth (b-side from single Why Aye Man), Who's Your Baby Now (b-side from single Boom, Like That) and Brothers in Arms (available on limited edition version of album The Ragpicker's Dream).
March
- 27.03.2001 National Auditorium Mexico City MX
- 28.03.2001 National Auditorium Mexico City, MX
- 31.03.2001 Luna Park Buenos Aires AR
April
- 01.04.2001 Luna Park Buenos Aires AR
- 02.04.2001 Teatro de Verano Montevideo UY
- 04.04.2001 Gigantinho Porto Alegre BR
- 05.04.2001 ATL Hall Rio de Janerio BR
- 06.04.2001 Credicard Hall Sao Paulo BR
- 07.04.2001 Credicard Hall Sao Paulo BR
- 08.04.2001 Credicard Hall Sao Paulo BR
- 23.04.2001 Orpheum Boston US
- 24.04.2001 Oakdale Theatre Wallingford US
- 25.04.2001 Constitution Hall Washington US
- 26.04.2001 Tower Theatre Philadelphia US
- 27.04.2001 Tower Theatre Philadelphia US
- 28.04.2001 Performing Arts Centre Newark US
- 29.04.2001 Beacon Theatre New York US
- 30.04.2001 Beacon Theatre New York US
May
- 02.05.2001 Wordperfect Theatre Ottawa CA
- 03.05.2001 Massey Hall Toronto CA
- 04.05.2001 Fox Theatre Detroit US
- 05.05.2001 Rosemont Theatre Chicago US
- 06.05.2001 Riverside Theatre Milwaukee US
- 07.05.2001 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis US
- 12.05.2001 Red Rocks Ampitheatre Denver US
- 14.05.2001 Benaroya Hall Seattle US
- 15.05.2001 Queen Elizabeth Theatre Vancouver CA
- 16.05.2001 Arlene Schnitzer Portland
- 17.05.2001 Berkeley Community Centre San Francisco US
- 18.05.2001 Berkeley Community Centre San Francisco US
- 19.05.2001 The Joint Las Vegas US
- 20.05.2001 The Greek Theatre Los Angeles US
- 21.05.2001 Copley Symphony Hall San Diego US
- 23.05.2001 Bronco Bowl Dallas US
- 24.05.2001 Saenger Theatre New Orleans US
- 25.05.2001 Alabama Theatre, Birmingham US
- 26.05.2001 Chastain Park, Atlanta US
- 27.05.2001 Ryman Auditorium Nashville US
June
- 03.06.2001 Royal Albert Hall London UK
- 04.06.2001 Royal Albert Hall London UK
- 05.06.2001 Royal Albert Hall London UK
- 07.06.2001 Festhalle Frankfurt DE
- 08.06.2001 Schleyerhalle Stuttgart DE
- 09.06.2001 Stadthalle Vienna
- 10.06.2001 Sala Kongresowa Warsaw PL
- 11.06.2001 ICC Berlin DE
- 13.06.2001 Olympiahalle Munich DE
- 14.06.2001 Massehalle Erfurt DE
- 15.06.2001 Arena Oberhausen DE
- 16.06.2001 Stadtpark Hamburg DE
- 17.06.2001 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam NL
- 18.06.2001 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam NL
- 19.06.2001 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam NL
- 23.06.2001 Forest Nationale Brussels BE
- 24.06.2001 Forest Nationale Brussels BE
- 25.06.2001 Zenith Paris FR
- 26.06.2001 Zenith Paris FR
- 27.06.2001 Tony Garnier Hall Lion FR
- 28.06.2001 Antigue Arena Nimes FR
- 29.06.2001 Pavell? Olimpic Barcelona ES
July
- 01.07.2001 Atlantico Lisbon PT
- 02.07.2001 Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas Madrid ES
- 03.07.2001 Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre Bilbao ES
- 05.07.2001 Hallenstadion Zurich CH
- 06.07.2001 Piazza Duomo Brescia IT
- 07.07.2001 Piazza San Martino Lucca IT
- 08.07.2001 Centralino del Foro Italico Rome IT
- 09.07.2001 Castello Udine IT
- 17.07.2001 NEC Birmingham UK
- 18.07.2001 Brighton Centre Brighton UK
- 19.07.2001 MEN Arena Manchester UK
- 20.07.2001 Clyde Auditorium Glasgow UK
- 21.07.2001 City Hall Newcastle UK
- 23.07.2001 Koln Arena Cologne DE
- 25.07.2001 Forum Copenhagen DK
- 26.07.2001 Spektrum Oslo NO
- 27.07.2001 Globe Theatre Stockholm SE
- 29.07.2001 Hartwall Arena Helsinki FI
- 30.07.2001 Octyabrsky Concert Centre St Petersburg RU
- 31.07.2001 Olympisky Arena Moscow RU

MK studio diary 2011 by Guy Fletcher
Mark and Guy are back in the studio working on a new record
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