Bob Dylan & Mark Knopfler Tour 2011

[Justme]

John has posted two more pics, I guess from the rehearsal:
http://lockerz.com/s/142703929
http://lockerz.com/s/142703685

You can follow John on twitter at http://twitter.com/johnmccusker .

[Fieneke2]

Thanks for posting these links Justme! 

Fieneke

[superval99]

An interesting reply today from Guy:

We are all very excited about this tour which promises to be quite different. Some nice surprises too!

[Rollergirl]

yeah I just saw that. I like surprises  . But then again it could be Guy's "marketing talk" and the surprise is just a new shirt or a new version of Done with Bonaparte 

[Dutchessy]

An interesting reply today from Guy:

We are all very excited about this tour which promises to be quite different. Some nice surprises too!

I think Tunnel of Love and 2 new songs
Or Mark & Bob contacted each other and decided to share the stage on some songs

[dustyvalentino]

There's usually at least one surprise... Coyote last year, all the Ragpickers stuff in 08, Why Worry in 06.

[Tally]

The last great song to be played from RPD is Fare Thee Well Northumberland, bring it on! 

But variation should keep me happy.

[Jules]

After the recent note from Bob to MK to join him in a song at Bournemouth show, I wanted to post this kind of conclusion:

- MK and Bob are both playing different concerts, without seeing each other
- MK and Bob people are travelling and sleeping in hotels separately
- MK is soundchecking with his band, it looks like Bob

[Jules]

Just want to add a little comment a friend of mine just e-mailed me about the respect and admiration he had for Bob Dylan...

Its about the admiration for the great songwriter that he was and still is and the honour that was that Bob asked Knopfler to join him in 1978 and 1983 to record two different records with him, producing material for a big part of what was "The bootleg series volume 3" as well.

Its about loosing a big part of that respect and admiration because the way all this "together tour" is happening and the attitude towards Mark Knopfler. Carrying someone with you and ignoring him in that way, with the only exception of the initial invitation (How it happened, by letter, by e-mail, did Bob sent a note using his manager?) and the invitation to play with his band in Bournemouth, that happened in such a curios way.

The italicized part are the comments of my friend, and I do agree in some aspects, I dont like the way they are doing the whole thing, travelling in separated buses, in different times, differents hotels, everything separated etc etc. I cant admire Dylan for this, but for his past.

Bob is Bob is not enough for me in this case. But all the comments about this thoughts are welcome and appreciated, including Dylan

[ds1984]

What count : what happens or the way it happens?

Obviously Mark did not see any offend or lack of respect of anything as he did positively answer each time Bob asked something.

And do you think that on the road the main bill often socialize with the opening act?
Don't forget that this is also a job and they both are into their thing : prepare and perform a show, and the whole organization is set to that. This is not a social club.

[holaknopfler]

What count : what happens or the way it happens?

Obviously Mark did not see any offend or lack of respect of anything as he did positively answer each time Bob asked something.

And do you think that on the road the main bill often socialize with the opening act?
Don't forget that this is also a job and they both are into their thing : prepare and perform a show, and the whole organization is set to that. This is not a social club.

The opening act is in this case a little bit different if you see who is performing as an opening act imo!

[superval99]

If you invite someone as a special guest to a party, you don't just ignore them, do you!   That would be very bad manners imo.  

[superval99]

If you invite someone as a special guest to a party, you don't just ignore them, do you!   That would be very bad manners imo.  

Has Mark ever toured with an opening act? I mean as a solo artist or in DS. Did they ride together on the bus and share hotel rooms? Did they appear on stage together every night?

Well last year he toured with Pieta and Bo and by all accounts they spent a lot of time together and the photos of them together are proof of that!

[MarkB]

If Dylan only arrives at the venues shortly before he goes on stage and MK and his band leave before Bob has finished his set then there's no way the two men will be able to meet for a chat, don't think it's anything to do with Bob being rude or showing a lack of respect.
The reason Dylan sent a message to ask Mark to join him on stage last night surely was because Bob was not at the arena before Mark went on stage so he couldn't ask Mark in person. Seems to me as if the schedule of both men makes it impossible for the two to share a chat on the night of a show.

Bob  almost always arrives at the venues just before he is due to take the stage, one funny story that made the papers a few years ago was when the security staff backstage were given firm instructions not to let anyone in to the backstage area unless they had a security pass...needless to say Dylan himself did not have a pass when he arrived and the guard at the stage door wouldn't let him in! Dylan supposedly pleaded "but I'm Bob" but the guard still wouldn't let him in until someone intervened. Apparently Bob was more amused than annoyed.

[naif]

Checking the bootlegs from 2009-2010 it wouldn't appear that Mark ever invited his opener, Pieta and Bo, to join him on stage.
I'm glad that 6 shows in Bob has shown Mark a hardy welcome to join him on stage  

hi arabia! I see your point but we know pieta and mark not the same thing man. we're talking about mark knopfler here not just some musician and opening act. But I have to say it's not our business if mark happy about that who we are?