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The concert that Mark and his band performed was absolutely brilliant ! I have been a fan from day one and song 1 ( Down to the Waterline ) he is just an amazing talented musician. I had to wait 42 yrs to finally see him play.
I've been to 391 concerts in my lifetime and Monday nights show in Vancouver allowed us to share an evening with some of the finest and most accomplished musicians I've ever had the privilege to listen to. We can only hope that Mark and his band will return again.
Awesome night out Knopfler still a dominant front man, leading with his guitar A beautifully curated set A large, top notch band
Marks music is the best. He's a true musician and conveys his truths beautifully. The sound mix at the Orpheum however, wasn't the best. It was difficult at times to hear Mark singing and instruments not coming at the audience all at the same volume, it seemed. I liked the song list - a history of sorts - and after reading that he said in Barcelona that he won't tour again, it made sense even more that he would send off with favs from the 70's on. I've seen him a few times before and he seemed less engaged than before, but I also wondered if his old back injury is acting up? He moved slowly and I really could see a difference in how he moved previously. I love you Mark and would gladly fly to Vancouver (from Edmonton) again, if you change your mind on not touring!
It was what I expected. This is a hard one to review as any concert in the setting at Chateau Ste Michelle Winery can not be a bad experience. Throw in Mark Knopfler and you think you would have perfection. The only problem is the genius of Knopfler, and his past history of being in one of the all time greatest bands Dire Straights. The mix through out the night was good, but a part of your brain is always saying I want to hear more classic Dire Straights. The reality here was we were all here to see Mark Knopfler. If you let yourself realize that, you will realize how good of a show it really was that rain less night at the magnificent venue Chateau Ste Michelle. Was the show as good as the past in his early years. I am sure not, but at this stage in Knopflers career it was pretty darn good.
Exceeded our expectations! The venue has sure great sound. My seat selection was perfect. Mark Knophler is fantastic and his band is exceptional. While my seats were great, I think everyone would appreciate a large screen view as well. Get up close and personal. Had that for Josh Groban. Mark was a great night. Thank you.
Eleven musicians on stage, superb performances by all! Loved that Mark introduced each with such warm words. Always a treat to see Mark and band deliver more in the live shows than on the albums. And the albums are excellent to start with! Favourite performance of the night: Postcards from Paraguay. Regarding the experience of buying fan pre-sale tickets, this is a great improvement over what used to be a raw deal for fans for so many decades. That said, Ticketmaster could have done a better job. For the Toronto show, there were 2 pre-sales running at the same time and somehow I ended up in the other pre-sale (for aisle seats). Confusing navigation. I finally got things sorted out but missed out on the best possible seats. Hopefully these are just growing pains that will get smoothed out over time. As a matter of principle, fan pre-sales should happen first, truly first, and never be run in parallel with another pre-sale.
great venue and great sound to go along with a fabulous performance by a superb group of musicians what a night
Cant really complain. Mark and the band were awesome. The venue was great and special props to the Sound people, as the audio quality was phenomenal throughout the Venue. Great atmosphere.
Just excellent! Great music and virtuoso performance by Mark and his exceptional band.
Had such a great time. Amazing experience to see Mark in 3D.
Loved the concert, he should come to Toronto more often.
A masterful performance from Knopfler and his entire band that captured the essence of his extensive music catalogue. The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts is one of Toronto’s best places to hear a performance in my opinion. Just fantastic.
Fantastic concert. The band was incredible. Great venue
Mark has been one of my idols since I was a teenager. Hearing his music in person was very moving and touched my soul. I literally cried during a few of the Dire Straits songs. What a fabulous line up of musicians and I can honestly say this concert is up there as one of my all time favourites. I was expecting him to play mostly new songs so was very happy to hear he played lots of my old favourites.
Mark toured with a 10 piece band who were spectacular. They played together and made great music. The sound at the Sony centre was amazing however I was disappointed because there were so many songs that he didn’t play and he played so many that I didn’t know. I am clearly not a huge fan because many people around me were into it but from my perspective if you haven’t toured in many years you should probably play more of you bigger hits. He didn’t play six blade knife, down at the waterline or sultans of swing. In the end it was a pretty mellow mix of music.
MK was brilliant as always. Like a good wine he seems to improve with the passing of time. His backup band (all 10 of them) performed flawlessly and the venue (Sony Centre) could not be improved. Wonderful acoustics and perfect sight lines. Best ever!!!!
Great show. He is 70 years old and still rocks the guitar. He did 6 Dire Straits songs and about 10 solo tracks. 2.5 hours of great music. An 10 man band backed him up and they we amazing.
What a great group of performers. Some of the best in their field on one intimate stage at one time. What a treat! Mark Knopfler was his usual self, albeit a little slower walking having just turned 70. He played a mixture of old and new, and showcased some of the amazing talent he shared on stage - he seems to almost enjoy sharing the attention. There was some difficulty with hearing Mark’s voice at the start but after a few songs that improved significantly
If you've enjoyed MK's solo career (like me), you'll really like it. He hit (I believe) one song from every one of the solo albums, and chose fairly distinctive ones. The setlist is vastly sped up from the previous incarnation of the 2015 tour. The band is incredibly talented, their showcases were woven in the show very carefully. If you're a casual fan of the radio Dire Straits songs and just want to hear them, as a few of the reviewers say, you'll probably be disappointed, though the ones that were performed (30-40% of the show) were great. The show starts pretty much 10 minutes after the time on your ticket without an opener. MK has never been the showman of the century, and stands basically still on the stage and takes his time. Only a bit of banter. The isn't entirely age as some imply: if you listen closely on the 80s/90s DS live alums, you'll actually hear people in the crowdyelling for him to go faster! Sony Centre for the Performing Arts had the acoustics down pat, every instrument and vocal was crystal clear. Only complaint was that it could have been a touch louder.
