Kill to Get Crimson tour
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Kill to get crimson tour is a musical tour by the musician Mark Knopfler
made to promote his album Kill to Get Crimson
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The tour starts on 29 March 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and ends 31 July 2008 in Miami Beach, Florida. On its way it covers most of North America
and Europe
.
Guy Fletcher
Danny Cummings
Glenn Worf
Matt Rollings
Richard Bennett
John McCusker
30 March 2008 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, NL
31 March 2008 AHOY Rotterdam, NL
2 April 2008 Palau St. Jordi Barcelona, Spain
3 April 2008 Palacio de Deportes Madrid, Spain
4 April 2008 Campo Pequeno Lisbon, Portugal
5 April 2008 Granada Coliseo Atarfe Atarfe, Spain
7 April 2008 Zenith Toulouse, France
8 April 2008 Zenith Nantes, France
9 April 2008 Bercy Paris, France
10 April 2008 Zenith Strasbourg, France
11 April 2008 SAP Arena Mannheim, Germany
12 April 2008 Messehalle Erfurt, Germany
14 April 2008 Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland
15 April 2008 Datchforum Milan, Italy
16 April 2008 PalaBam Mantova, Italy
17 April 2008 PalaOnda Bolzano, Italy
19 April 2008 Forum Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
20 April 2008 Spektrum Oslo, Norway
21 April 2008 Vestlandshallen Bergen, Norway
22 April 2008 Löfbergs Lila Arena Karlstad, Sweden
23 April 2008 Hovet Stockholm, Sweden
25 April 2008 Hartwall Areena Helsinki, Finland
26 April 2008 New Ice Arena St. Petersburg, Russia
27 April 2008 Olympiski Moscow, Russia
2 May 2008 Torwar Warsaw, Poland
3 May 2008 Velodrom Berlin Berlin, Germany
4 May 2008 Festhalle Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
5 May 2008 Color Line Arena Hamburg, Germany
6 May 2008 Leipzig Arena Leipzig, Germany
7 May 2008 Schleyerhalle Stuttgart, Germany
9 May 2008 TUI Arena Hannover Hannover, Germany
10 May 2008 König-Pilsener-Arena Oberhausen, Germany
11 May 2008 T-Mobile Arena Prague, Czech Republic
12 May 2008 Budapest Arena Budapest, Hungary
13 May 2008 Stadthalle Vienna, Austria
14 May 2008 Olympiahalle München Munich, Germany
16 May 2008 NEC Birmingham, UK
17 May 2008 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, UK
18 May 2008 Playhouse Edinburgh, UK
19 May 2008 RDS Dublin, Ireland
20 May 2008 Odyssey Arena Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland
21 May 2008 City Hall Newcastle, UK
22 May 2008 Cardiff International Arena Cardiff, UK
24 May 2008 Brighton Centre Brighton, UK
25 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
26 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
27 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
28 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
29 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
30 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
1 June 2008 Augustenborg Castle Sønderborg, Denmark
2 June 2008 Kölnarena Cologne, Germany
3 June 2008 Forest National Brussels, Belgium
4 June 2008 Rockhal Luxembourg, Luxembourg
6 June 2008 Palalottomatica Rome, Italy
7 June 2008 Adriatic Arena (BPA Palas) Pesaro, Italy
8 June 2008 Villa Manin Codroipo, Italy
9 June 2008 Dom Sportova Zagreb, Croatia
10 June 2008 Arena Belgrade, Serbia
11 June 2008 Culture Palace Sofia, Bulgaria
13 June 2008 Kurucesme Park (Open-Air) Istanbul, Turkey
15 June 2008 Lycabetus Theatre Athens, Greece
25 June 2008 Abravanel Hall Salt Lake City, UT
26 June 2008 The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV
27 June 2008 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
28 June 2008 The Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
29 June 2008 Britt Pavilion Jacksonville, OR
1 July 2008 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR
2 July 2008 Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Woodinville, WA
3 July 2008 Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, BC
4 July 2008 Prospera Place Kelowna, BC
5 July 2008 Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary, AB
7 July 2008 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, AB
8 July 2008 Sid Buckwold Theatre
Saskatoon, SK
9 July 2008 Conexus Centre of the Arts Regina, SK
11 July 2008 Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg, MB
12 July 2008 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
13 July 2008 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
16 July 2008 Fraze Pavilion at Lincoln Park Center Kettering, OH
17 July 2008 Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, ON
18 July 2008 National Arts Centre Ottawa, ON
19 July 2008 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA
20 July 2008 Landmark Theatre Syracuse, NY
22 July 2008 The Filene Center Vienna, VA
23 July 2008 Central Park Summerstage, New York, NY
25 July 2008 New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Prudential Hall) Newark, NJ
26 July 2008 Mann Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA
27 July 2008 Ovens Auditorium Charlotte, NC
29 July 2008 Chastain Park Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA
30 July 2008 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
31 July 2008 Fillmore Miami Beach @ Jackie Gleason Miami Beach, FL
Encores:
In some countries, the setlist also contains "Devil Baby" (Amsterdam, 30 March), "Daddy's Gone to Knoxville" (beginning of the tour), "Secondary Waltz" (played in Edinburgh) and "Song For Sonny Liston" (played in North America).
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
made to promote his album Kill to Get Crimson
Kill to Get Crimson
Kill to Get Crimson is the fifth solo album by Mark Knopfler, released 23 October 2007. The album cover image is taken from the painting "Four Lambrettas and Three Portraits of Janet Churchman" by John Bratby, painted in 1958....
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The tour starts on 29 March 2008 in Amsterdam, Netherlands and ends 31 July 2008 in Miami Beach, Florida. On its way it covers most of North America
North America
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and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
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Band Lineup
Mark KnopflerMark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...
Guy Fletcher
Guy Fletcher
Guy Wilson Fletcher is an English multi-instrumentalist, best known for his position as the keyboardist in the British rock band Dire Straits from 1984 until the group's dissolution, and his involvement in nearly every part of Mark Knopfler's solo work to date.-Biography:Fletcher was born into a...
Danny Cummings
Danny Cummings
-Musical biography:The first Latin percussion instrument that Danny Cummings ever acquired was a second-hand conga he persuaded his parents to buy him for his 21st birthday. "I remember thinking that black fiberglass drum marked the beginning of a new era for me," says Cummings...
Glenn Worf
Glenn Worf
Glenn Worf is one of the premier Nashville session bassists. He was born in Dayton, Ohio but grew up in Madison, Wisconsin and has concentrated on the bass guitar since he was thirteen. He majored in music at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Inevitably his talents forced him to abandon the...
Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings
Matt Rollings is an American composer, musician and record producer. He plays piano, organ, and keyboards.Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, he has worked with many artists, not all country...
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett (guitarist)
Richard Bennett is a touring sideman, session veteran, and record producer. As a touring sideman, he performed with Neil Diamond for 17 years, and Mark Knopfler since 1994. As a session player, he has worked with artists ranging from Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand to Rodney Crowell and Vince Gill...
John McCusker
John McCusker
John McCusker is a Scottish folk musician, record producer and composer. An accomplished fiddle player, he had a long association as a member of the Battlefield Band beginning in the 1990s and was later a band member and producer for folk singer Kate Rusby...
Europe
29 March 2008 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, NL30 March 2008 Heineken Music Hall Amsterdam, NL
31 March 2008 AHOY Rotterdam, NL
2 April 2008 Palau St. Jordi Barcelona, Spain
3 April 2008 Palacio de Deportes Madrid, Spain
4 April 2008 Campo Pequeno Lisbon, Portugal
5 April 2008 Granada Coliseo Atarfe Atarfe, Spain
7 April 2008 Zenith Toulouse, France
8 April 2008 Zenith Nantes, France
9 April 2008 Bercy Paris, France
10 April 2008 Zenith Strasbourg, France
11 April 2008 SAP Arena Mannheim, Germany
12 April 2008 Messehalle Erfurt, Germany
14 April 2008 Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland
15 April 2008 Datchforum Milan, Italy
16 April 2008 PalaBam Mantova, Italy
17 April 2008 PalaOnda Bolzano, Italy
19 April 2008 Forum Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark
20 April 2008 Spektrum Oslo, Norway
21 April 2008 Vestlandshallen Bergen, Norway
22 April 2008 Löfbergs Lila Arena Karlstad, Sweden
23 April 2008 Hovet Stockholm, Sweden
25 April 2008 Hartwall Areena Helsinki, Finland
26 April 2008 New Ice Arena St. Petersburg, Russia
27 April 2008 Olympiski Moscow, Russia
2 May 2008 Torwar Warsaw, Poland
3 May 2008 Velodrom Berlin Berlin, Germany
4 May 2008 Festhalle Frankfurt Frankfurt, Germany
5 May 2008 Color Line Arena Hamburg, Germany
6 May 2008 Leipzig Arena Leipzig, Germany
7 May 2008 Schleyerhalle Stuttgart, Germany
9 May 2008 TUI Arena Hannover Hannover, Germany
10 May 2008 König-Pilsener-Arena Oberhausen, Germany
11 May 2008 T-Mobile Arena Prague, Czech Republic
12 May 2008 Budapest Arena Budapest, Hungary
13 May 2008 Stadthalle Vienna, Austria
14 May 2008 Olympiahalle München Munich, Germany
16 May 2008 NEC Birmingham, UK
17 May 2008 Manchester Evening News Arena Manchester, UK
18 May 2008 Playhouse Edinburgh, UK
19 May 2008 RDS Dublin, Ireland
20 May 2008 Odyssey Arena Belfast Belfast, Northern Ireland
21 May 2008 City Hall Newcastle, UK
22 May 2008 Cardiff International Arena Cardiff, UK
24 May 2008 Brighton Centre Brighton, UK
25 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
26 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
27 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
28 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
29 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
30 May 2008 Royal Albert Hall London, UK
1 June 2008 Augustenborg Castle Sønderborg, Denmark
2 June 2008 Kölnarena Cologne, Germany
3 June 2008 Forest National Brussels, Belgium
4 June 2008 Rockhal Luxembourg, Luxembourg
6 June 2008 Palalottomatica Rome, Italy
7 June 2008 Adriatic Arena (BPA Palas) Pesaro, Italy
8 June 2008 Villa Manin Codroipo, Italy
9 June 2008 Dom Sportova Zagreb, Croatia
10 June 2008 Arena Belgrade, Serbia
11 June 2008 Culture Palace Sofia, Bulgaria
13 June 2008 Kurucesme Park (Open-Air) Istanbul, Turkey
15 June 2008 Lycabetus Theatre Athens, Greece
North America
24 June 2008 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO25 June 2008 Abravanel Hall Salt Lake City, UT
26 June 2008 The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV
27 June 2008 Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA
28 June 2008 The Greek Theatre Berkeley, CA
29 June 2008 Britt Pavilion Jacksonville, OR
1 July 2008 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Portland, OR
2 July 2008 Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery Woodinville, WA
3 July 2008 Orpheum Theatre Vancouver, BC
4 July 2008 Prospera Place Kelowna, BC
5 July 2008 Jack Singer Concert Hall Calgary, AB
7 July 2008 Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, AB
8 July 2008 Sid Buckwold Theatre
TCU Place
TCU Place, formerly known as the Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium, is a convention and arts centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Situated in the Central Business District it is located next to Midtown Plaza....
Saskatoon, SK
9 July 2008 Conexus Centre of the Arts Regina, SK
11 July 2008 Centennial Concert Hall Winnipeg, MB
12 July 2008 Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN
13 July 2008 Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL
16 July 2008 Fraze Pavilion at Lincoln Park Center Kettering, OH
17 July 2008 Molson Amphitheatre Toronto, ON
18 July 2008 National Arts Centre Ottawa, ON
19 July 2008 Bank of America Pavilion Boston, MA
20 July 2008 Landmark Theatre Syracuse, NY
22 July 2008 The Filene Center Vienna, VA
23 July 2008 Central Park Summerstage, New York, NY
25 July 2008 New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Prudential Hall) Newark, NJ
26 July 2008 Mann Center for the Performing Arts Philadelphia, PA
27 July 2008 Ovens Auditorium Charlotte, NC
29 July 2008 Chastain Park Amphitheatre Atlanta, GA
30 July 2008 Ruth Eckerd Hall Clearwater, FL
31 July 2008 Fillmore Miami Beach @ Jackie Gleason Miami Beach, FL
Setlist
The setlist published here is the setlist from the concert in Stockholm, Sweden 23 April 2008- Cannibals
- Why Aye Man
- What It Is
- Sailing to Philadelphia
- True Love Will Never Fade
- The Fish and the Bird
- Hill Farmer's Blues
- Romeo & Juliet
- Sultans of Swing
- Marbletown
- Postcards From Paraguay
- Speedway at Nazareth
- Telegraph Road
Encores:
- Brothers in Arms
- Our Shangri-La
- So Far Away
- Going Home (Theme From Local Hero)
In some countries, the setlist also contains "Devil Baby" (Amsterdam, 30 March), "Daddy's Gone to Knoxville" (beginning of the tour), "Secondary Waltz" (played in Edinburgh) and "Song For Sonny Liston" (played in North America).