Down the Road Wherever Tour

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); ;

Last updated February 22, 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

[10] The 22 July 2019 show was 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
Singles	"Going Home: Theme of the Local Hero" "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