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[GIUMK]

Hi everyone!
I ask you a question.  If Mark will no longer perform concerts, does it mean that the new album will be a radio album so that he can sell a lot and compensate for the missed revenues from the concerts?  What do you think?

[quizzaciously]

Hi everyone!
I ask you a question.  If Mark will no longer perform concerts, does it mean that the new album will be a radio album so that he can sell a lot and compensate for the missed revenues from the concerts?  What do you think?

That's very possible, especially with Guy on board. He can produce an extremely radio-friendly album. But I hope that won't be the case.

[skydiver]

Hi everyone!
I ask you a question.  If Mark will no longer perform concerts, does it mean that the new album will be a radio album so that he can sell a lot and compensate for the missed revenues from the concerts?  What do you think?

Mark has never written or recorded music to be radio friendly.
I think it is completely out of the question that he will now do something to please or accommodate anyone.
So far there is no official statement neither from MK management nor from Guy that he will play no more concerts.

[ds1984]

Wasn't Making Movies a radio friendly album?

[rmarques821]

Hi everyone!
I ask you a question.  If Mark will no longer perform concerts, does it mean that the new album will be a radio album so that he can sell a lot and compensate for the missed revenues from the concerts?  What do you think?

Mark has never written or recorded music to be radio friendly.
I think it is completely out of the question that he will now do something to please or accommodate anyone.
So far there is no official statement neither from MK management nor from Guy that he will play no more concerts.

There is no need for a statement. He told every audience during the DTRW tour that he was thinking of retiring. Although he kind of softened his position later on, the intention was still there.
I completely understand the people who want him to do more concerts, but do you really want to see Mark struggle to play almost every song? In 2019 he stopped playing the solo in the outro of Sailing to Philadelphia and decided to add the sax at the end to disguise it; he struggled to play the outro solo to R&J, and so after a few concerts he cut it down and ended it without playing the trademark last lick in the solo; My Bacon Roll got disguised with the other instruments, Bonaparte slowed down; forgot the lyrics to HFOH quite a few times; some versions of Speedway at Nazareth were not good and he butchered the intro to MFN at least twice, that I remember. Brothers in Arms solo simplified... The tour also had its good moments, of course, but the clues that he can't play live anymore are endless. And that's fine, he's almost 73. I'm just not sure we, as a community of fans, want to see more of this. I would rather that he would concentrate on doing what he still does better than anyone, which is to write songs and make records.

[quizzaciously]

Hi everyone!
I ask you a question.  If Mark will no longer perform concerts, does it mean that the new album will be a radio album so that he can sell a lot and compensate for the missed revenues from the concerts?  What do you think?

Mark has never written or recorded music to be radio friendly.
I think it is completely out of the question that he will now do something to please or accommodate anyone.
So far there is no official statement neither from MK management nor from Guy that he will play no more concerts.

There is no need for a statement. He told every audience during the DTRW tour that he was thinking of retiring. Although he kind of softened his position later on, the intention was still there.

He said in some interviews that, when it will come time to talk about a tour, he just won't talk about it. I think he understands that any statement will push his popularity even further (Mark Knopfler himself retires!), but I honestly don't think it will be a statement akin to Paul Simon's retirement from touring statement. But I think he will do occasional shows anyway, just not this 80-shows-in-a-row thing.

[rmarques821]

Hi everyone!
I ask you a question.  If Mark will no longer perform concerts, does it mean that the new album will be a radio album so that he can sell a lot and compensate for the missed revenues from the concerts?  What do you think?

Mark has never written or recorded music to be radio friendly.
I think it is completely out of the question that he will now do something to please or accommodate anyone.
So far there is no official statement neither from MK management nor from Guy that he will play no more concerts.

There is no need for a statement. He told every audience during the DTRW tour that he was thinking of retiring. Although he kind of softened his position later on, the intention was still there.

He said in some interviews that, when it will come time to talk about a tour, he just won't talk about it. I think he understands that any statement will push his popularity even further (Mark Knopfler himself retires!), but I honestly don't think it will be a statement akin to Paul Simon's retirement from touring statement. But I think he will do occasional shows anyway, just not this 80-shows-in-a-row thing.

I'm a bit more pessimistic in that regard, Pavel. But we will see 

[Robson]

Wasn't Making Movies a radio friendly album?

Brothers In Arms more.

[GIUMK]

I think it makes little sense to make an album, and barely manage to cover the production costs, just for the pleasure of doing it.  Especially the record company would object as it would struggle to support such a thing without having a decent income.  And Mark?  Where would you get the income from?  For this reason I believe that if he does not do any more live, he is almost forced to make a radio album.

[wakeywakey]

It is true that record sales probably won't cover the expenses of studio sessions. Despite being his studio, he pays for the studio time as any other clients, and his musicians are expensive, but he has money enough to do it just for pleasure.

But if he wants to recover the expenses and do some money he probably would need to do some live playing. Nowadays live concerts is from where musicians do money.

Not entirely true for legacy artists like Mark.
The royalties from radio,streaming,videos,tv and other artists covering his songs will make him hundreds of thousands per year.
The quality musicians he uses for his records would be a tax write off for a flop(DTRW)album.
Add in the profits from investments and he won't need to ask the next liar/Tory PM for a pension increase.
It'd be nice if there was a popular song on the next album but unless he plays Glastonbury next year it is likely to go the way of DTRW.
He's had his pop(ular) time so no need for him to do that again
Of course things could change if he duets with a pop artist,gets sampled or decides to tik tok himself wearing just his old headband but.......

[Jules]

Come on, we're trying to be positive and force him to play gigs, lol

Seriously, I think that, despite his playing is not as used to be, the middle part of last tour, where he played songs like "heart full of holes" etc was good enough to have him playing an entire show in an intimate way without too much guitar playing. He would do a perfect show that way, and I truly would love to see such a concert, with no guitar demanding songs .

[superval99]

Come on, we're trying to be positive and force him to play gigs, lol

Seriously, I think that, despite his playing is not as used to be, the middle part of last tour, where he played songs like "heart full of holes" etc was good enough to have him playing an entire show in an intimate way without too much guitar playing. He would do a perfect show that way, and I truly would love to see such a concert, with no guitar demanding songs .

That would do for me too!      

[dustyvalentino]

I don’t think any artists of his age are going to have radio pop hits.

At least MK doesn’t have to pay for studio time.

[Robson]

Come on, we're trying to be positive and force him to play gigs, lol

Seriously, I think that, despite his playing is not as used to be, the middle part of last tour, where he played songs like "heart full of holes" etc was good enough to have him playing an entire show in an intimate way without too much guitar playing. He would do a perfect show that way, and I truly would love to see such a concert, with no guitar demanding songs .

Finally, a bit of optimism:)

[ds1984]

I don’t think any artists of his age are going to have radio pop hits.

At least MK doesn’t have to pay for studio time.

I would object Paul McCartney