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Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« on: November 02, 2017, 10:50:28 AM »
I don't generally trust anything going on at the MK fans worldwide group in Facebook but I'll just drop this here (in attachment):

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2017, 11:18:28 AM »
It sounds kind of familiar to me but I'm not sure what it was...
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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2017, 11:34:52 AM »
Pretty sure there's so much happening in the "back office" that I won't be surprised if there was a number of DS reunions for people with money or friends. Remember this mysterious bank gig in the US tour? With no recordings and all. Also, all these car-releated shows. So they could have played anywhere, anytime.

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2017, 12:37:06 PM »
Pretty sure there's so much happening in the "back office" that I won't be surprised if there was a number of DS reunions for people with money or friends. Remember this mysterious bank gig in the US tour? With no recordings and all. Also, all these car-releated shows. So they could have played anywhere, anytime.
some of us were at that BOA gig even....imagine...
any Knopfler, Floyd or Dylan will do....

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2017, 12:38:06 PM »
Pretty sure there's so much happening in the "back office" that I won't be surprised if there was a number of DS reunions for people with money or friends. Remember this mysterious bank gig in the US tour? With no recordings and all. Also, all these car-releated shows. So they could have played anywhere, anytime.
some of us were at that BOA gig even....imagine...

Some of you?

BOA?

Elaborate...
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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2017, 12:39:10 PM »
bank of america gig.
i know of at least one person who was there.
any Knopfler, Floyd or Dylan will do....

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #7 on: November 02, 2017, 02:03:20 PM »
Bank of America? Or Bank of England?

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #8 on: November 02, 2017, 02:07:04 PM »
Bank of America? Or Bank of England?

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None of them... Private Deutsche Bank gig - London - June 16th 2005
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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #9 on: November 02, 2017, 08:09:09 PM »
Interesting, I overlooked it by that time it seems. Is it also clear where that concert actually took place?

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #10 on: November 02, 2017, 11:25:18 PM »
Canary Wharf from memory

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2017, 11:28:51 PM »
And those private sets of "hits" only i.e. DS only material stink if you ask me. Kind of undermine the whole "looking ahead" argument, which appears can be varied if a banker or car manufacturer offer a load of cash

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2017, 12:02:26 AM »
And those private sets of "hits" only i.e. DS only material stink if you ask me. Kind of undermine the whole "looking ahead" argument, which appears can be varied if a banker or car manufacturer offer a load of cash
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Totally.  We pay our money so why can't we get the songs we want?  We are the true fans who go to gigs every tour, yet he plays what he wants and gives us virtually the same songs every tour!  >:(
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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2017, 12:04:52 AM »
bank of america gig.
i know of at least one person who was there.

That was in 2005 https://web.archive.org/web/20060110202330/http://guyfletcher.co.uk:80/guyedit/2005td/2005tourdiary.html
Guy diary entry: https://web.archive.org/web/20051119083839/http://www.guyfletcher.co.uk:80/guyedit/2005td/2005td71.html

Exactly, what I meant was that gig.

And those private sets of "hits" only i.e. DS only material stink if you ask me. Kind of undermine the whole "looking ahead" argument, which appears can be varied if a banker or car manufacturer offer a load of cash

Exactly again. I love the realistic look at things and always laugh when people idolize someone just because he's a cool guy. No, there's big money involved, making music is a full-time job for Mark and of course we can and should judge the outcome of that. And the setlist too!  :disbelief

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Totally.  We pay our money so why can't we get the songs we want?  We are the true fans who go to gigs every tour, yet he plays what he wants and gives us virtually the same songs every tour!  >:(

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Re: Rumour about a gig in South Africa 2008
« Reply #14 on: November 03, 2017, 08:25:55 AM »
I don't generally trust anything going on at the MK fans worldwide group in Facebook but I'll just drop this here (in attachment):


Going back to topic, does anyone heard about this?
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