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Mark Knopfler…Philadelphia And NYC Venues…Amazing!

The year was 1978, 41 years ago, that Mark Knopfler and the Dire Straits released the hit song “Sultans of Swing”. Now, Mark Knopfler is ending his touring career with his band and we got to see 2 of the shows including the final one at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

Philadelphia on August 19:

The Met Opera House had some of the best acoustics we have ever experienced. Beautiful venue too.
Pre-concert picture. Wonderful chandelier!
Check out the 11 musicians that play a combined 49 instruments.
Sailing to Philadephia!
His touring accommodations are a bit more luxurious than ours. Off to the west coast with him!

Madison Square Garden, NYC on September 25:

What many folks would call the most famous arena around.
Introducing Mark Knopfler!
We found Bonnie Raitt to be a wonderful musician in her own right.
We were moved by her lyrics and guitar playing.
Put the two of them on stage together and there is magic.
Sunset from the second level of the Garden.

While attending these concerts we took some time to check out Philly and NYC:

We could not believe that these young rebels took their off road machines to the streets of Philly…..The cops simply stood by and watched as nearly 100 of these rebels took over the streets with their wheelies and antics.
The Empire State Building. Still an architectural wonder to us.
  • The name sounded worthy of a good dinner
  • Good clean and tasty food.
Waiting patiently outside for the doors to open. A bit of time spent on the Penn Station steps doing on of the best pastimes… people watching.
Time Square was packed even though it was not New Years.
Grand Central at midnight. What a beautiful building.

If you want to see a nice concert in its entirety click on the youtube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F37Q-1DSQ6E

5 Replies to “Mark Knopfler…Philadelphia And NYC Venues…Amazing!”

  2. Glad you enjoyed Mark Knopfler, twice! I know how muck you enjoy his music. Seeing Bonnie Raitt was an added bonus. Also saw on a Facebook post you saw Hamilton, loved it when I saw it, glad you enjoyed it. John and Brian are currently in the City for Comic Con.

    1. Saw a post from them having a pint at the Playwrite Pub on Broadway. We had dinner there a week ago. Small world eh? Hamilton was absolutely amazing.

  3. The inside of the opera house is astounding! Beautiful venue.

    Where on earth are these bikers and ATV riders storing their equipment? I can’t imagine there’s a large market for motocross storage in Philadelphia!

    1. Are you going to change your email to an Albany.edu soon? Got to have school loyalty you know. It was truly a sight to see the ATVs wheelie down the street.

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