Sailing to Philadelphia Tour

Sailing to Philadelphia Tour
World tour by Mark Knopfler
Location South America,
North America,
Europe
Associated album Sailing to Philadelphia
Start date 27 March 2001 (2001-03-27)
End date 31 July 2001 (2001-07-31)
Legs 3
No. of shows 80
Mark Knopfler concert chronology

The Sailing to Philadelphia Tour was a 2001 concert tour by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Knopfler, promoting the release of his album Sailing to Philadelphia. The tour consisted of three legs: Mexico and South America, North America, and Europe and Russia. The tour started on 27 March 2001 in Mexico City, Mexico, included 80 concerts in 68 cities, and ended on 31 July 2001 in Moscow, Russia.[1] The tour included a three-night run at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

The tour lineup included Mark Knopfler (guitar, vocals), Guy Fletcher (keyboards), Richard Bennett (guitar), Glenn Worf (bass), Chad Cromwell (drums), Geraint Watkins (piano, accordion), and Mike Henderson (guitar, mandolin, violin, harmonica).[1]

Tour dates

Date[1] City Country Venue Setlist
North America
27 March 2001 Mexico City Mexico National Auditorium 1
28 March 2001 2
South America
31 March 2001 Buenos Aires Argentina Luna Park 2
1 April 2001 3
2 April 2001 Montevideo Uruguay Teatro de Verano 4
4 April 2001 Porto Alegre Brazil Gigantinho
5 April 2001 Rio de Janeiro ATL Hall
6 April 2001 São Paulo Credicard Hall 5
7 April 2001 6
8 April 2001 7
North America
23 April 2001 Boston United States Orpheum 8
24 April 2001 Wallingford Oakdale Theatre 9
25 April 2001 Washington, D.C. Constitution Hall 10
26 April 2001 Philadelphia Tower Theatre 11
27 April 2001 12
28 April 2001 Newark Performing Arts Centre 13
29 April 2001 New York City Beacon Theatre 14
30 April 2001 15
2 May 2001 Ottawa Canada Wordperfect Theatre
3 May 2001 Toronto Massey Hall
4 May 2001 Detroit United States Fox Theatre 16
5 May 2001 Rosemont Rosemont Theatre 17
6 May 2001 Milwaukee Riverside Theatre 15
7 May 2001 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre 18
12 May 2001 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre 15
14 May 2001 Seattle Benaroya Hall 19
15 May 2001 Vancouver Canada Queen Elizabeth Theatre
16 May 2001 Portland United States Arlene Schnitzer
17 May 2001 San Francisco Berkeley Community Centre
18 May 2001 20
19 May 2001 Las Vegas The Joint 21
20 May 2001 Los Angeles The Greek Theatre 22
21 May 2001 San Diego Copley Symphony Hall 23
23 May 2001 Dallas Bronco Bowl
24 May 2001 New Orleans Saenger Theatre 24
25 May 2001 Birmingham Alabama Theatre
26 May 2001 Atlanta Chastain Park 25
27 May 2001 Nashville Ryman Auditorium 26
Europe
3 June 2001 London England Royal Albert Hall 27
4 June 2001 28
5 June 2001
7 June 2001 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle
8 June 2001 Stuttgart Schleyerhalle
9 June 2001 Vienna Austria Stadthalle 29
10 June 2001 Warsaw Poland Sala Kongresowa 28
11 June 2001 Berlin Germany ICC 30
13 June 2001 Munich Olympiahalle 28
14 June 2001 Erfurt Massehalle 29
15 June 2001 Oberhausen Arena 31
16 June 2001 Hamburg Stadtpark 32
17 June 2001 Amsterdam Netherlands Heineken Music Hall 33
18 June 2001 34
19 June 2001 35
23 June 2001 Brussels Belgium Forest Nationale
24 June 2001 36
25 June 2001 Paris France Zenith 37
26 June 2001 38
27 June 2001 Lyon Tony Garnier Hall 39
28 June 2001 Nîmes Antigue Arena 40
29 June 2001 Barcelona Spain Pavelló Olímpic de Badalona 41
1 July 2001 Lisbon Portugal Atlantico 35
2 July 2001 Madrid Spain Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas 42
3 July 2001 Bilbao Plaza de Toros Vista Alegre 42
5 July 2001 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion 43
6 July 2001 Brescia Italy Piazza Duomo 44
7 July 2001 Lucca Piazza San Martino 45
8 July 2001 Rome Centralino del Foro Italico
9 July 2001 Udine Castello
17 July 2001 Birmingham England NEC 46
18 July 2001 Brighton Brighton Centre 47
19 July 2001 Manchester MEN Arena 48
20 July 2001 Glasgow Scotland Clyde Auditorium 49
21 July 2001 Newcastle upon Tyne England City Hall 50
23 July 2001 Cologne Germany Koln Arena 51
25 July 2001 Copenhagen Denmark Forum 52
26 July 2001 Oslo Norway Spektrum 33
27 July 2001 Stockholm Sweden Globe Theatre 53
29 July 2001 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena
30 July 2001 Saint Petersburg Russia Octyabrsky Concert Centre
31 July 2001 Moscow Olympisky Arena

Setlists

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Sailing To Philadelphia tour 2001". Mark Knopfler Info. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  2. "STP Tour Dates 2001 and Setlists". Mark Knopfler News. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
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