Concert # 28:2013.06.01, Royal Albert Hall, London, UK # SPOILER AHEAD #

[dmg]

Decided before the show as usual. No way mk takes requests

Birmingham 15.07.98 and MK decided to play Wild Theme because a lady kept shouting out for it.  To be fair though, I my vast MK experience this is the one and only time I can recall!

[Pottel]

even back in the early eighties he did not perform "bequests"
remember the legendary "Skateaway" request.

[herlock]

even back in the early eighties he did not perform "bequests"
remember the legendary "Skateaway" request.

Thinking of Skateway, it is a shame that such a great tune was played only for one tour.
I spare a thought in memory of all those great songs that Mark played only for one tour then dropped, whereas they would have deserved better:
Skateaway, Love over Gold, Ride Accross the River, The man's too strong, On Every Street, Planet of New Orleans, Iron Hand, You and Your Friend, Golden Heart, Imelda, Junkie Doll, Pyroman, Boom Like That, Border Reiver, Coyote...

[Zeeley]

Decided before the show as usual. No way mk takes requests

Birmingham 15.07.98 and MK decided to play Wild Theme because a lady kept shouting out for it.  To be fair though, I my vast MK experience this is the one and only time I can recall!

You werent probably there but in STP Tour 2001 1st show in Amsterdam MK played WT upon our request cos we kept shouting for it. Since that night he finished every evening with it...

[sweetsurrender]

even back in the early eighties he did not perform "bequests"
remember the legendary "Skateaway" request.

Somebody I know mentioned that in one of the shows in the US that he attended , Mark started playing a bunch of DS songs because fans shouted out requests.  I sort of doubted his story though.   

[ingridswing]

Decided before the show as usual. No way mk takes requests

Birmingham 15.07.98 and MK decided to play Wild Theme because a lady kept shouting out for it.  To be fair though, I my vast MK experience this is the one and only time I can recall!

You werent probably there but in STP Tour 2001 1st show in Amsterdam MK played WT upon our request cos we kept shouting for it. Since that night he finished every evening with it...

I was there but can't remember it ?
Something wrong with my memory I think

[JF]

Decided before the show as usual. No way mk takes requests

Birmingham 15.07.98 and MK decided to play Wild Theme because a lady kept shouting out for it.  To be fair though, I my vast MK experience this is the one and only time I can recall!

You werent probably there but in STP Tour 2001 1st show in Amsterdam MK played WT upon our request cos we kept shouting for it. Since that night he finished every evening with it...

I was there but can't remember it ?
Something wrong with my memory I think

Amsterdam 17/06/2001 was indeed the first 2001 gig with Wild theme.
It's even mentionned on the silver presse bootleg "going to Amsterdam 2001" :
http://www.cdandlp.com/item/2/0-1101-0-1-0/114977199/mark-knopfler-dire-straits-going-to-amsterdam-2001.html
I have to listen to it again to check if we can hear request from the audience, but I don't remember such a thing.

I remember though that when I saw him on the 27/06/2001, I knew the setlists before (greatest error in my life), but I was wondering f if he would play wild theme or not, because I think fans were not sure if it was really "fixed" or not, even after Amsterdam, so it was a little "surprise".

[ingridswing]

It is starting to ring a bell, but I am really not sure if it was played because we shouted for it or he just planned it as a probably closer

[JF]

It is starting to ring a bell, but I am really not sure if it was played because we shouted for it or he just planned it as a probably closer

I would guess for the later, because as said before, I don't see Mark playing request (except for dmg's exception )

[dmg]

Decided before the show as usual. No way mk takes requests

Birmingham 15.07.98 and MK decided to play Wild Theme because a lady kept shouting out for it.  To be fair though, I my vast MK experience this is the one and only time I can recall!

You werent probably there but in STP Tour 2001 1st show in Amsterdam MK played WT upon our request cos we kept shouting for it. Since that night he finished every evening with it...

I was there but can't remember it ?
Something wrong with my memory I think

Even I remember that!

He probably has only ever taken the request of WT because it is only Guy and himself.  He would never want to drop his band in it, so to speak, with an unrehearsed song.

[JF]

You werent probably there but in STP Tour 2001 1st show in Amsterdam MK played WT upon our request cos we kept shouting for it. Since that night he finished every evening with it...

I just listen to Amsterdan 2001 again, and I can't say if the crowd influenced Mark's decision or not.
the recording is an audience recording.
After SFA, you can hear the crowd singing "oe oe" and then someting like "we want more" or "we won't go" (can't hear distinctly)
but it's not very different from others gigs...

then, it's not very long until Mark comes back, so was it planned or not ? difficult to say

An then Wild theme is played.
at the beginning of the tune, you can hear a very loud "WE LOVE YOU" shouted. Is it someone form AMIT ?
and just after, the crowd is loughing, maybe after Mark's attitude ?

great version. Mark went back to the strat, after some years playing this song on Les Paul : Montserrat 1997, 2000 STP promo tour, (and going home was aslo played on LP in 96).
so this wild theme amsterdam version, played on the 61 strat, is really special : something like coming back to origins !

[Love Expresso]

About Wild Theme:

This is from Guy's Amsterdam entry from 2001:

Tippex Strat
As some of you are aware, we

[ingridswing]

About Wild Theme:

This is from Guy's Amsterdam entry from 2001:

Tippex Strat
As some of you are aware, we

[JF]

About Wild Theme:

This is from Guy's Amsterdam entry from 2001:

Tippex Strat
As some of you are aware, we

[goldenheart96]

So I attended the RAH show June 1st. What still really stands out for me is that MK must have played the most flawless rendition of SOS I have heard in a LONG time. Wow. Other than that, great show. Nice to have heard Going Home with full band and sax (just wish he'd play it with the Les Paul instead of the Strat/Schecter  but you can't have everything can you), and Dug Up A Diamond. Ruth Moody was lovely. Having been back at the RAH was awesome too, as was meeting some old friends... Looking forward to Frankfurt and Bad Mergentheim now. Really, REALLY want to hear Yon Two Crows. He can drop anything else instead, I don't care!!