Mark Knopfler announces new album, single and tour
Written by admin on January 21, 2015 – 3:34 pm -Mark Knopfler has announced that his eighth solo album, “Tracker,” will be released in March, ahead of a European tour that begins in May. The album will feature 11 tracks, including his new single, “Beryl,” which is available to download now.
“Beryl” is inspired by the novelist, Beryl Bainbridge.
The “Tracker” tracklist is as follows:
- Laughs and Jokes and Drinks and Smokes
- Basil
- River Towns
- Skydiver
- Mighty Man
- Broken Bones
- Long Cool Girl
- Lights of Taormina
- Silver Eagle
- Beryl
- Wherever I Go featuring Ruth Moody.
There will also be a deluxe edition that features the following bonus tracks:
- 38 Special
- My Heart Has Never Changed
- Terminal of Tribute To
- Heart of Oak.
Knopfler says:
The album title Tracker arrived out of me trying to find my way over the decades. Out of me tracking time – looking at people, places and things from my past, and out of the process of tracking as in recording tracks in the studio.
You can download the single now and pre-order the standard and deluxe editions of “Tracker” via the links below:
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Tracker – Deluxe Edition (CD) |
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Beryl (Download single) |
Buy Now | N/A | Buy Now | Buy Now | Buy Now |
Knopfler’s European tour kicks off in Dublin, Ireland on May 15 and concludes in Barcelona, Spain on July 31. The tour dates are as follows:
- May 15, 2015 – Dublin, Ireland, 3Arena
- May 16, 2015 – Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester Phones 4u Arena
- May 17, 2015 – Sheffield, United Kingdom, Motorpoint Arena
- May 19, 2015 – Glasgow, United Kingdom, The SSE Hydro
- May 20, 2015 – Newcastle, United Kingdom, Metro Radio Arena
- May 22, 2015 – London, United Kingdom, The O2
- May 23, 2015 – Birmingham, United Kingdom, LG Arena
- May 25, 2015 – London, United Kingdom, Royal Albert Hall
- May 26, 2015 – London, United Kingdom, Royal Albert Hall
- May 28, 2015 – Assago (Milano), Italy, Mediolanum Forum
- May 29, 2015 – Nice, France, Palais Nikaïa
- May 31, 2015 – Salem, Germany, Schloss
- Jun 01, 2015 – Zürich, Switzerland, Hallenstadion
- Jun 02, 2015 – Paris, France, Le Zénith Paris – La Villette
- Jun 03, 2015 – Paris, France, Le Zénith Paris – La Villette
- Jun 05, 2015 – Antwerp, Belgium, Sportpaleis
- Jun 06, 2015 – Amsterdam, Netherlands, Ziggo Dome
- Jun 08, 2015 – Stavanger, Norway, DNB Arena
- Jun 09, 2015 – Bergen, Norway, Plenen, Bergen Calling Festival
- Jun 10, 2015 – Oslo, Norway, Norwegian Wood Festival
- Jun 12, 2015 – Trondheim, Norway, Sverresborg Arena, Trondheim Festival
- Jun 13, 2015 – Uppsala, Sweden, Botaniska Trädgården
- Jun 14, 2015 – Copenhagen, Denmark, Tivoli – Plænen / Main Stage
- Jun 16, 2015 – Hamburg, Germany, O2 World
- Jun 17, 2015 – Dortmund, Germany, Westfalenhalle
- Jun 19, 2015 – Mainz, Germany, Zollhafen Nordmole
- Jun 20, 2015 – Mannheim, Germany, SAP Arena
- Jun 21, 2015 – Köln, Germany, Lanxess Arena
- Jul 04, 2015 – Bad Kissingen, Germany, Luitpoldpark
- Jul 05, 2015 – Stuttgart, Germany, Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
- Jul 07, 2015 – Hannover, Germany, TUI Arena
- Jul 08, 2015 – Berlin, Germany, O2 World
- Jul 09, 2015 – Leipzig, Germany, Arena Leipzig
- Jul 11, 2015 – München, Germany, Olympiahalle
- Jul 12, 2015 – Klam (Nr. Linz), Austria, Castle Clam
- Jul 13, 2015 – Kraków, Poland, Kraków Arena
- Jul 14, 2015 – St. Margarethen, Austria, Steinbruch
- Jul 16, 2015 – Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, France, Stade des Burgondes, Guitar en Scene Festival
- Jul 17, 2015 – Sion, Switzerland, Plaine de Tourbillon, Sion sous les Etoiles
- Jul 18, 2015 – Piazzola Sul Brenta (Padova), Italy, Anfiteatro Camerini – Company Arena
- Jul 20, 2015 – Barolo (Cuneo), Italy, Piazza Colbert – Collisioni Festival
- Jul 21, 2015 – Rome, Italy, Cavea – Auditorium Parco della Musica
- Jul 22, 2015 – Lucca, Italy, Piazza Napoleone – Lucca Summer Festival
- Jul 24, 2015 – Lanuza, Huesca, Spain, Auditorio de Lanuza, Festival Pirineos Sur
- Jul 25, 2015 – Hoyos del Espino, Avila, Spain, Finco Megosillo, Festival Músicos en la Naturaleza
- Jul 26, 2015 – Sevilla, Spain, Estadio Olímpico
- Jul 28, 2015 – Oeiras (Lisbon), Portugal, EDP Cool Jazz Fest, Parque dos Poetas
- Jul 29, 2015 – Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Multiusos Fontes do Sar
- Jul 31, 2015 – Barcelona, Spain, Poble Espanyol.
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