Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?

[qjamesfloyd]

Sam Fender will be playin a homecoming gig at St. James's Park, and according to this article, his people have been talking to Sting, Rod Clements and Mark Knopfler as special guests.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/10756279/sam-fender-newcastle-gigs-alan-shearer/

[Pottel]

noice!
thnx, yet again, for the update!

[dustyvalentino]

Hmm, could be quite a short "talk" I guess.

On the other hand, maybe MK would relish the chance to play Local Hero at St James' Park, I guess we'll see.

[ds1984]

Notice as Mark Knopfler is still heavily associated with Dire Straits whereas in the same article Sting is not associated with Police.

[quizzaciously]

Notice as Mark Knopfler is still heavily associated with Dire Straits whereas in the same article Sting is not associated with Police.

Not surprising at all. Everybody knows who Sting is, in any part of the world. Who's Mark Knopfler not everybody knows even within the UK

[cannibals]

Did they not record a song together last year? Perhaps Going Home is possible? It would be something, when was the last time MK played live?

[2manyguitars]

Cue the MFN speculation again! Lol...

[JF]

when was the last time MK played live?

I think it was on 17th october 2020

[cannibals]

Almost 3 years now. I hope he will do something in promoting the new album.....

[cannibals]

Mark said no so Sam did a cover of Local Hero.
Brian Johnson was there for a AC/DC song...
 https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/sam-fender/2023/st-james-park-newcastle-england-3a6ed43.html

[dmg]

Mark said no so Sam did a cover of Local Hero.
Brian Johnson was there for a AC/DC song...
 https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/sam-fender/2023/st-james-park-newcastle-england-3a6ed43.html

That's telling that he said no, especially with old pal Brian Johnson there too.  I think we can pretty much rule out any more live performances, if we haven't done so already.

[Jules]

Mark said no so Sam did a cover of Local Hero.
Brian Johnson was there for a AC/DC song...
 https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/sam-fender/2023/st-james-park-newcastle-england-3a6ed43.html

I feel annoyed but not surprised at the same time.

[dustyvalentino]

Do we know that he "said no"? Was he invited?

[knopfler1]

Do we know that he "said no"? Was he invited?

Exactly. I don’t trust quotes from “A source” in the sun newspaper… plus the only thing that did happen was the AC/DC stuff.

Sam Fender has opened his last few gigs in Newcastle by having his horn section play over the Local Hero - Going Home track, so it’s nothing new really.

[qjamesfloyd]

It could just be  that Mark was busy!! or had other commitments that day!!