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Mark Knopfler Discussion => Mark Knopfler Discussion Forum => Topic started by: qjamesfloyd on June 02, 2023, 10:52:32 AM

Title: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: qjamesfloyd on June 02, 2023, 10:52:32 AM
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/
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: Pottel on June 02, 2023, 12:52:59 PM
noice!
thnx, yet again, for the update!
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: dustyvalentino on June 02, 2023, 03:34:23 PM
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.
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: ds1984 on June 02, 2023, 05:36:25 PM
Notice as Mark Knopfler is still heavily associated with Dire Straits whereas in the same article Sting is not associated with Police.
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: quizzaciously on June 02, 2023, 06:47:58 PM
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 :lol
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: cannibals on June 02, 2023, 07:46:41 PM
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?
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: 2manyguitars on June 02, 2023, 11:11:37 PM
Cue the MFN speculation again! Lol...
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: JF on June 03, 2023, 01:56:24 AM
when was the last time MK played live?

I think it was on 17th october 2020

https://youtu.be/MEgMtw13s9I
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: cannibals on June 03, 2023, 05:08:29 PM
Almost 3 years now. I hope he will do something in promoting the new album.....
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: cannibals on June 11, 2023, 08:52:57 PM
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
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: dmg on June 11, 2023, 09:12:17 PM
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.
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: Jules on June 11, 2023, 09:55:46 PM
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.
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: dustyvalentino on June 12, 2023, 10:34:51 AM
Do we know that he "said no"? Was he invited?
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: knopfler1 on June 12, 2023, 11:05:29 AM
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.
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: qjamesfloyd on June 12, 2023, 11:52:03 AM
It could just be  that Mark was busy!! or had other commitments that day!!
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: dustyvalentino on June 12, 2023, 03:42:58 PM
It could just be  that Mark was busy!! or had other commitments that day!!

Or he couldn't be bothered, which is also absolutely fair?
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: Rolo on June 12, 2023, 07:00:30 PM

And very typical from him

I cannot imagine why MK refuse to join this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpRl9JXFSoU

Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: Jules on June 12, 2023, 07:16:26 PM

And very typical from him

I cannot imagine why MK refuse to join this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpRl9JXFSoU

There is no need to imagine anything, lol
Title: Re: Mark Playing Live With Sam Fender?
Post by: Rolo on June 12, 2023, 08:06:08 PM
There is no need to imagine anything, lol

Instead of this great event, MK went to another one (2018?) that he played some intros of a couple of songs and the presentor made jokes about him when Mark acts like a bad musician.
In my opinion, completely unnecessary.