More unreleased stuff to come?!

[Robson]

Did they not record the MK concert at the RAH in 1996 or was in 2001?? Some songs were on a best off cd.

Edit:
It was RAH 1996. I bet they record the whole concert 
The following tracks were recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 May 1996 by Mark Knopfler.
"Calling Elvis" – 9:05
"Walk of Life" – 5:28
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" – 2:23
"Romeo and Juliet" – 7:30
"Sultans of Swing" – 13:14
"Brothers in Arms" – 8:54
"Money for Nothing" – 6:37

Yes. This concert is on Sultans Of Swing (1998) compilation album.

The same for the special edition of The Ragpicker's Dream.

Why Aye Man, Quality Shoes -  Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK, 24th July 2002
The next song So Far Away - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK, 25th July 2002 on the single Why Aye Man

Sailing To Philadelphia, Brothers in Arms  - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, 3rd May 2001
The next song Who's Your Baby from concert  in Massey Hall on the single Boom Like That.

MK fans don't have an easy life

[jbaent]

Did they not record the MK concert at the RAH in 1996 or was in 2001?? Some songs were on a best off cd.

Edit:
It was RAH 1996. I bet they record the whole concert 
The following tracks were recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 May 1996 by Mark Knopfler.
"Calling Elvis" – 9:05
"Walk of Life" – 5:28
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" – 2:23
"Romeo and Juliet" – 7:30
"Sultans of Swing" – 13:14
"Brothers in Arms" – 8:54
"Money for Nothing" – 6:37

That was recorded by the BBC and broadcasted by them. All 1996 soundboards were recorded by radios for broadcast, I guess they bought the rights from the BBC to put it on the compilation.

[jbaent]

Did they not record the MK concert at the RAH in 1996 or was in 2001?? Some songs were on a best off cd.

Edit:
It was RAH 1996. I bet they record the whole concert 
The following tracks were recorded live at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 May 1996 by Mark Knopfler.
"Calling Elvis" – 9:05
"Walk of Life" – 5:28
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" – 2:23
"Romeo and Juliet" – 7:30
"Sultans of Swing" – 13:14
"Brothers in Arms" – 8:54
"Money for Nothing" – 6:37

Yes. This concert is on Sultans Of Swing (1998) compilation album.

The same for the special edition of The Ragpicker's Dream.

Why Aye Man, Quality Shoes -  Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK, 24th July 2002
The next song So Far Away - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London, UK, 25th July 2002 on the single Why Aye Man

Sailing To Philadelphia, Brothers in Arms  - Massey Hall, Toronto, Canada, 3rd May 2001
The next song Who's Your Baby from concert  in Massey Hall on the single Boom Like That.

MK fans don't have an easy life

I forgot they recorded also the Toronto 2001 concert!

[JF]

I'd love a soundboard from the Boston show in 1980.
And all these shows from 1978 and 1979, of course.

Just dreaming...

+1000 

[Robson]

"soundboard from the Boston show in 1980"

I think it was an audience recording

[ds1984]

That was recorded by the BBC and broadcasted by them. All 1996 soundboards were recorded by radios for broadcast, I guess they bought the rights from the BBC to put it on the compilation.

BBC?

No BBC aired the Colston Hall show in Bristol May 19th 1996  : Mark Knopfler – In Concert 675


The credits on Sultans Of Swing (The Very Best Of Dire Straits) are :

These recordings were made for a live US radio broadcast by Album Network at the Royal Albert Hall, London on 23rd May 1996. They have not been remixed, overdubbed or altered in any way. Our thanks go to Manor Mobiles, engineer Dave Porter and Mark Felsot at Album Network.

[Billy’s Tune]

If anyone will release some hidden stuff then it will be johns influence. Don’t forget when interviewed I think in the 2000s he said they still had an album in them - which meant he’d like a follow up to every street but there must be lots from the cutting room floor that he’d like to give a dust off to, perhaps as a raw demos thing. Let’s hope so!

[cannibals]

He also said at the time they still had a tour in them........

[jbaent]

He also said at the time they still had a tour in them........

Actually they should have a proper last tour, something smaller in scale, with a more friendly band with less proffesional musicians hired just for the occasion, having familiar faces surrounding them (like McIntosh for example) and tickets being sold for loyal fans buying tickets to markknofler.com to have controled the scale of it...

And if that would happen it would be really a celebration of their music with their fans, not like the last DS one who was more like an economical thing.

But that's not happening anyway, with MK retiring from touring as a solo artist...

[quizzaciously]

He also said at the time they still had a tour in them........

Actually they should have a proper last tour, something smaller in scale, with a more friendly band with less proffesional musicians hired just for the occasion, having familiar faces surrounding them (like McIntosh for example) and tickets being sold for loyal fans buying tickets to markknofler.com to have controled the scale of it...

And if that would happen it would be really a celebration of their music with their fans, not like the last DS one who was more like an economical thing.

But that's not happening anyway, with MK retiring from touring as a solo artist...

It's like you're describing the Golden Heart tour

[jbaent]

He also said at the time they still had a tour in them........

Actually they should have a proper last tour, something smaller in scale, with a more friendly band with less proffesional musicians hired just for the occasion, having familiar faces surrounding them (like McIntosh for example) and tickets being sold for loyal fans buying tickets to markknofler.com to have controled the scale of it...

And if that would happen it would be really a celebration of their music with their fans, not like the last DS one who was more like an economical thing.

But that's not happening anyway, with MK retiring from touring as a solo artist...

It's like you're describing the Golden Heart tour

Actually I'm describing the MK and friends gig, but changing Danny Cummings on drums by probably Ianto, Chris White on sax for Nigel Hitchcock and hopefully Geraint Watkings by Alan Clark, but I'm not sure if MK would ask Alan to come back after all the Legacy thing...

Probably the tickets thing would be themore difficult part, as MK.com should check the buyers from the last MK solo tours and award their compromise with the MK solo career, or maybe just ask for a premium account to nowadays subscribers in order to sort it the smaller as possible.   

[JF]

He also said at the time they still had a tour in them........

Actually they should have a proper last tour, something smaller in scale, with a more friendly band with less proffesional musicians hired just for the occasion, having familiar faces surrounding them (like McIntosh for example) and tickets being sold for loyal fans buying tickets to markknofler.com to have controled the scale of it...

And if that would happen it would be really a celebration of their music with their fans, not like the last DS one who was more like an economical thing.

But that's not happening anyway, with MK retiring from touring as a solo artist...

It's like you're describing the Golden Heart tour

Actually I'm describing the MK and friends gig, but changing Danny Cummings on drums by probably Ianto, Chris White on sax for Nigel Hitchcock and hopefully Geraint Watkings by Alan Clark, but I'm not sure if MK would ask Alan to come back after all the Legacy thing...

Probably the tickets thing would be themore difficult part, as MK.com should check the buyers from the last MK solo tours and award their compromise with the MK solo career, or maybe just ask for a premium account to nowadays subscribers in order to sort it the smaller as possible.

it's very subjective
I could only attend a few gigs in DS/Mark's carreer during my life : 6 in total
But without any pretentiousness, I call me a guenine hard fan.
and I am sure that there are many others who never could go to an MK gig
wouldn't they be "allowed" to get tickets then ? 

[jbaent]

He also said at the time they still had a tour in them........

Actually they should have a proper last tour, something smaller in scale, with a more friendly band with less proffesional musicians hired just for the occasion, having familiar faces surrounding them (like McIntosh for example) and tickets being sold for loyal fans buying tickets to markknofler.com to have controled the scale of it...

And if that would happen it would be really a celebration of their music with their fans, not like the last DS one who was more like an economical thing.

But that's not happening anyway, with MK retiring from touring as a solo artist...

It's like you're describing the Golden Heart tour

Actually I'm describing the MK and friends gig, but changing Danny Cummings on drums by probably Ianto, Chris White on sax for Nigel Hitchcock and hopefully Geraint Watkings by Alan Clark, but I'm not sure if MK would ask Alan to come back after all the Legacy thing...

Probably the tickets thing would be themore difficult part, as MK.com should check the buyers from the last MK solo tours and award their compromise with the MK solo career, or maybe just ask for a premium account to nowadays subscribers in order to sort it the smaller as possible.

it's very subjective
I could only attend a few gigs in DS/Mark's carreer during my life : 6 in total
But without any pretentiousness, I call me a guenine hard fan.
and I am sure that there are many others who never could go to an MK gig
wouldn't they be "allowed" to get tickets then ? 

Would you give advantage to someone that never attended a MK solo gig but wants to see Dire Straits, or would you give that advantage to someone that followed the MK solo career?

If anyone never could go to a MK solo gig, now suddenly they can go to a DS one?

Just give priority to loyal fans, and casual fans later if there are still tickets.

[JF]

He also said at the time they still had a tour in them........

Actually they should have a proper last tour, something smaller in scale, with a more friendly band with less proffesional musicians hired just for the occasion, having familiar faces surrounding them (like McIntosh for example) and tickets being sold for loyal fans buying tickets to markknofler.com to have controled the scale of it...

And if that would happen it would be really a celebration of their music with their fans, not like the last DS one who was more like an economical thing.

But that's not happening anyway, with MK retiring from touring as a solo artist...

It's like you're describing the Golden Heart tour

Actually I'm describing the MK and friends gig, but changing Danny Cummings on drums by probably Ianto, Chris White on sax for Nigel Hitchcock and hopefully Geraint Watkings by Alan Clark, but I'm not sure if MK would ask Alan to come back after all the Legacy thing...

Probably the tickets thing would be themore difficult part, as MK.com should check the buyers from the last MK solo tours and award their compromise with the MK solo career, or maybe just ask for a premium account to nowadays subscribers in order to sort it the smaller as possible.

it's very subjective
I could only attend a few gigs in DS/Mark's carreer during my life : 6 in total
But without any pretentiousness, I call me a guenine hard fan.
and I am sure that there are many others who never could go to an MK gig
wouldn't they be "allowed" to get tickets then ? 

Would you give advantage to someone that never attended a MK solo gig but wants to see Dire Straits, or would you give that advantage to someone that followed the MK solo career?

If anyone never could go to a MK solo gig, now suddenly they can go to a DS one?

Just give priority to loyal fans, and casual fans later if there are still tickets.

this is exactly what I mean : what is the criteria to judge who are "loyal fans ?
I couldn't go to many gigs like other people because of personnal matters.
I don't think that number of gigs I attended can make a level oy my "loyalty" to MK
I bet that many people saw far more gigs than me, but know less Mark's music than me... it's all subjective
and I can't see how such a rule could work : you attended xxx gigs ? ok you are a loyal fan ! 

[quizzaciously]

He also said at the time they still had a tour in them........

Actually they should have a proper last tour, something smaller in scale, with a more friendly band with less proffesional musicians hired just for the occasion, having familiar faces surrounding them (like McIntosh for example) and tickets being sold for loyal fans buying tickets to markknofler.com to have controled the scale of it...

And if that would happen it would be really a celebration of their music with their fans, not like the last DS one who was more like an economical thing.

But that's not happening anyway, with MK retiring from touring as a solo artist...

It's like you're describing the Golden Heart tour

Actually I'm describing the MK and friends gig, but changing Danny Cummings on drums by probably Ianto, Chris White on sax for Nigel Hitchcock and hopefully Geraint Watkings by Alan Clark, but I'm not sure if MK would ask Alan to come back after all the Legacy thing...

Probably the tickets thing would be themore difficult part, as MK.com should check the buyers from the last MK solo tours and award their compromise with the MK solo career, or maybe just ask for a premium account to nowadays subscribers in order to sort it the smaller as possible.

it's very subjective
I could only attend a few gigs in DS/Mark's carreer during my life : 6 in total
But without any pretentiousness, I call me a guenine hard fan.
and I am sure that there are many others who never could go to an MK gig
wouldn't they be "allowed" to get tickets then ? 

Would you give advantage to someone that never attended a MK solo gig but wants to see Dire Straits, or would you give that advantage to someone that followed the MK solo career?

If anyone never could go to a MK solo gig, now suddenly they can go to a DS one?

Just give priority to loyal fans, and casual fans later if there are still tickets.

this is exactly what I mean : what is the criteria to judge who are "loyal fans ?
I couldn't go to many gigs like other people because of personnal matters.
I don't think that number of gigs I attended can make a level oy my "loyalty" to MK
I bet that many people saw far more gigs than me, but know less Mark's music than me... it's all subjective
and I can't see how such a rule could work : you attended xxx gigs ? ok you are a loyal fan ! 

My best example would be, I heard there was a guy who wrote a great book on China's history or something and had never been to the country itself. I attended only 3 Mark's shows in my lifetime, and so what? People who can afford it, or live in Germany (LOLS), can visit as many shows as they want. In some countries, he barely played, so if I would live in Australia I would give up on waiting for MK to arrive. If it's too expensive even for him, why I should bother to see him then? Isn't that a bit egoistic on his part? LOL.