Bob Dylan Tour with Mark Knopfler 2012

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Bob Dylan Tour
with Mark Knopfler
North American tour by Mark Knopfler
LocationNorth America
Associated album Privateering
Start date5 October 2012 (2012-10-05)
End date21 November 2012 (2012-11-21)
Legs1
No. of shows33
Mark Knopfler concert chronology

The Bob Dylan Tour with Mark Knopfler 2012 was a concert tour by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan and British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler. The North American tour, which was part of Dylan's Never Ending Tour 2012, started on 5 October 2012 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and included 33 concerts in 31 cities, ending in Brooklyn, New York, on 21 November 2012.

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Description

The concerts typically consisted of Knopfler and his band performing an eleven-song opening set, followed by Dylan and his band performing a fourteen-song set, with Knopfler accompanying Dylan on guitar for the first four songs. [1]

Knopfler used the opportunity of the tour to promote the release of his album Privateering , which was released on 3 September 2012. Setlists from this tour included a number of new songs from the album, such as "Redbud Tree", "Haul Away", "Privateering", "Miss You Blues", "Corned Beef City", "Yon Two Crows", and "I Used to Could". [Note 1]

Knopfler's 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). [3]

Critical response

Knopfler and his band received positive reviews for their sets during the tour. In his review for UT San Diego, George Varga praised Knopfler for "delivering a remarkably tasteful set". [4] Commenting on Knopfler's accompanying Dylan on "Summer Days", Varga noted:

Knopfler was notably deferential, adding a few Les Paul-inspired guitar filigrees, but clearly holding back, lest he detract from the star of the show. As a result, the song simmered nicely, without ever hitting a full boil. [4]

In his review for the Los Angeles Times, Randall Roberts praised Knopfler and his band for offered a "beautiful set". Roberts noted that Knopfler's guitar tone is "an exquisite, instantly recognizable creation". [5]

In his review for the Vancouver Sun, Francois Marchand praised Knopfler and his band for their performance.

The legendary axe man's guitar skills were as impeccable as ever, and he wove his way through a dozen songs with inimitable style and a disconcerting ease. Backed by an ace seven-piece band, Knopfler opened with What It Is, his classic guitar tone instantly recognizable as it echoed throughout the room. The stage looked like a museum of vintage amps, each one cooler than the next. Knopfler was electrifying even when he was unplugged, getting a mighty roar after the bagpipe-laden Privateering, ... followed by a measured, lap steel-tinged Redbud Tree, again with that classic Stratocaster tone coming out of those Marshall amps, Knopfler's fingers perhaps speaking more eloquently than the 63-year-old's voice. Knopfler was calm and collected, laying into his folky and bluesy grooves slow and steady—the stripped down guitar, drums and standup bass combo on Song for Sonny Liston, the shuffle and stomp of Marbletown, ending in an extended Celtic flute-and-fiddle jam—and it all sounded excellent thanks to expert hands on the board at the back of the room. [6]

In his review for Gig City, Wayne Arthurson was equally impressed with Knopfler and his band, noting it was probably the first time "the entire crowd were in their seats to catch an opening act." [7] Athurson described Knopfler as "cool, collected, one of the greatest guitarists in living memory." [7]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenueSetlist
North America
5 October 2012 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre 1
6 October 2012 Regina Brandt Centre 2
8 October 2012 Saskatoon Credit Union Centre 3
9 October 2012 Edmonton Rexall Place 1
10 October 2012 Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 4
12 October 2012 Vancouver Rogers Arena 5
13 October 2012 Seattle United States KeyArena 4
15 October 2012 Portland Rose Garden Arena6
17 October 2012 San Francisco Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
18 October 20127
19 October 2012 Berkeley Greek Theatre6
20 October 2012 Sacramento Power Balance Pavilion8
22 October 2012 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara City Bowl9
24 October 2012 San Diego Valley View Casino Center10
26 October 2012 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
27 October 2012 Las Vegas Madalay Bay Events Centre7
29 October 2012 Broomfield 1st Bank Center11
30 October 201210
1 November 2012 Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre12
2 November 2012 Tulsa BOK Center 11
3 November 2012 Omaha CenturyLink Center12
5 November 2012 Madison Alliant Energy Center 13
7 November 2012 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center 12
8 November 2012 Milwaukee BMO Harris Bradley Center13
9 November 2012 Chicago United Center 10
12 November 2012 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena 12
13 November 2012 Detroit Fox Theatre7
14 November 2012 Toronto CanadaAir Canada Centre10
16 November 2012 Montreal Bell Centre
18 November 2012 Boston United States TD Garden
19 November 2012 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
20 November 2012 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
21 November 2012 New York City Barclay's Center 13

Setlists

For Dylan's setlists, see Never Ending Tour 2012.

See also

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References

Notes
  1. Knopfler's official Privateering Tour of Europe is scheduled to start on 25 April 2013 in Bucharest, Romania and will include 67 concerts in 66 cities, ending on 30 July 2013 in San Sebastian, Spain. [2]
Citations
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