Privateering Tour

Privateering Tour
European tour by Mark Knopfler
Location Europe
Associated album Privateering
Start date 25 April 2013 (2013-04-25)
End date 31 July 2013 (2013-07-31)
Legs 1
No. of shows 70
Mark Knopfler concert chronology

The Privateering Tour was a 2013 concert tour by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, promoting the release of his album Privateering. The tour started on 25 April 2013 in Bucharest, Romania, and included 70 concerts in 63 cities, ending on 31 July 2013 in Calella de Palafrugell, Spain. The tour included a six-night run at the Royal Albert Hall in London.[1]

Description

The concerts typically consisted of Knopfler and his band performing a sixteen-song set, drawing from each period in the artist's thirty-five year career. The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), Richard Bennett (guitar), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Jim Cox (piano, organ, accordion), Michael McGoldrick (whistles, uilleann pipes), John McCusker (violin, cittern), Glenn Worf (bass), and Ian Thomas (drums). Nigel Hitchcock (saxophone) and Ruth Moody (vocals) appeared with the band for concerts in the United Kingdom.[1]

Critical response

In his review of one of the Royal Albert Hall concerts in The Financial Times, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney wrote that Knopfler "played guitar throughout with customary lyricism, a folk fingerpicker in a rock idiom, riffs unfolding at unhurried pace and with a superb sense of space", singling out his solo in "Sultans of Swing", which was "like a stone skimming gracefully over a lake."[2] Hunter-Tilney was impressed with Knopfler's song selection, particularly with his aversion to falling back to "1980s revivalism".[2] Some of the highlights, in fact, were performances of newer songs from his latest album, Privateering. Hunter-Tilney was equally impressed with the musicianship if Knopfler's backing band and guest vocalist, writing:

Fiddle, pennywhistle and uilleann pipes (a kind of Irish bagpipe), immaculately played by members of his impressive backing band, gave his tales of stoical working men a deep traditional resonance. Meanwhile support act Ruth Moody, guest vocalist on "I Dug Up a Diamond" and "Seattle", evoked the absent sweethearts in Knopfler's songs, the lure of home and hearth.[2]

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Setlist
Europe
25 April 2013 Bucharest Romania Sala Palatului 1
27 April 2013 Istanbul Turkey Ülker Sports Arena 2
29 April 2013 Sofia Bulgaria National Palace of Culture 3
30 April 2013 Belgrade Serbia Kombank Arena 4
2 May 2013 Turin Italy Torino Palasport Olimpico 5
3 May 2013 Milan Mediolanum Forum 6
4 May 2013 Ljubljana Slovenia Arena Stožice 7
5 May 2013 Zagreb Croatia Arena Zagreb 8
7 May 2013 Prague Czech Republic O2 Arena 9
8 May 2013 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena 10
10 May 2013 Berlin Germany O2 World Berlin 11
11 May 2013 Bremen ÖVB Arena 12
12 May 2013 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis 13
14 May 2013 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome 14
15 May 2013 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal 15
17 May 2013 Glasgow Scotland Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre 16
18 May 2013 Newcastle England Metro Radio Arena 17
19 May 2013 Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool 18
21 May 2013 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre 19
22 May 2013 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff 20
24 May 2013 Birmingham England LG Arena 21
25 May 2013 Brighton Brighton Centre 22
27 May 2013 London Royal Albert Hall 23
28 May 2013 24
29 May 2013 25
30 May 2013 26
31 May 2013 27
1 June 2013 28
7 June 2013 Zwolle Netherlands IJsselhallen 29
9 June 2013 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Areena 30
11 June 2013 Hamar Norway Vikingskipet 31
12 June 2013 Bergen Koengen 32
13 June 2013 Stavanger DNB Arena 33
14 June 2013 Gothenburg Sweden Trädgårdsföreningen 34
15 June 2013 Malmö Malmö Arena 35
16 June 2013 Copenhagen Denmark Forum Copenhagen 36
18 June 2013 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt 37
19 June 2013 Regensburg Donau Arena 38
20 June 2013 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle 39
22 June 2013 Budapest Hungary Papp László Budapest Sportaréna 40
23 June 2013 Bratislava Slovakia Aegon Arena 41
24 June 2013 Salzburg Austria Salzburgarena 42
26 June 2013 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy 43
27 June 2013 Caen Zénith de Caen 44
28 June 2013 Rennes Le Liberté 45
29 June 2013 Clermont-Ferrand Zénith d'Auvergne 46
30 June 2013 Dijon Zénith de Dijon 47
2 July 2013 Cologne Germany Lanxess Arena 48
3 July 2013 Halle Gerry Weber Stadion 49
4 July 2013 Dresden Neustädter Elbufer 50
5 July 2013 Bad Mergentheim Schloss Mergentheim 51
6 July 2013 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle 52
9 July 2013 Nîmes France Arena of Nîmes 53
11 July 2013[A] Locarno Switzerland Piazza Grande 54
12 July 2013 Padova Italy Anfiteatro Camerini 55
13 July 2013 Rome Ippodromo delle Capannelle 56
14 July 2013 Naples Piazza del Plebiscito 57
16 July 2013 Taormina Teatro antico di Taormina 58
17 July 2013 Floriana Malta The Granaries 59
19 July 2013[B] Lucca Italy Piazza Napoleone 60
20 July 2013[C] Zürich Switzerland Dolder Kunsteisbahn 61
21 July 2013[D] Lörrach Germany Marktplatz 62
22 July 2013[E] Saint-Julien France Saint-Julien Festival Grounds 62
24 July 2013[F] Carcassonne Théâtre Jean-Deschamps 63
25 July 2013 Barcelona Spain Poble Espanyol 64
26 July 2013 Madrid Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas 63
27 July 2013 Málaga Plaza de Toros de Ronda 64
29 July 2013 Gijón Universidad Laboral de Gijón 62
30 July 2013 San Sebastián Illumbe Bullring 63
31 July 2013[G] Calella de Palafrugell Jardí Botànic de Cap Roig 65
Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
A This concert was part of the "Moon & Stars Festival"
B This concert was part of the "Lucca Summer Festival"
C This concert was part of the "Live at Sunset Festival"
D This concert was part of the "Stimmen-Festival"
E This concert was part of the "Guitare en Scene Festival"
F This concert was part of the "Festival de Carcassonne"
G This concert was part of the "Cap Roig Festival"
Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Setlists

References

Notes
  1. On 4 April 2013, Knopfler announced on his website that he was cancelling two concerts in Russia: "Given the crackdown by Russian authorities on groups including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, I have regretfully decided to cancel my upcoming concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg in June. I have always loved playing in Russia and have great affection for the country and the people. I hope the current climate will change soon."[3]
Citations
  1. 1 2 "Privateering Tour". Mark Knopfler Official Website. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (29 May 2013). "Mark Knopfler, Royal Albert Hall, London – Review". The Financial Times. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. "Mark Knopfler News". Mark Knopfler Official Website. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 "Mark Knopfler Concert Setlists & Tour Dates". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
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