HaMike Posted February 17, 2008 Report Share Posted February 17, 2008 http://www.markknopfler.com/news/news_items.aspx#3f5d8598-a61a-438c-914c-10a03f34ab08:2437 http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/1000404CDF049D6D?artistid=769953&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Nice, I've wanted to see Knopfler for a long time. Hopefully I do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted February 18, 2008 Report Share Posted February 18, 2008 Wicked guitar player, love his sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 According to the Ottawa Sun,Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. Prices range from $75 to $125 before surcharges at the NAC box-office, online at www.ticketmaster.ca, or by phone at 613-755-1111.Anyone who buys a pair of tickets gets a copy of the new CD “Kill To Get Crimsonâ€. Aloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 This whole not-going-to-concerts-anymore-'cuz-I-spend-too-much-money-on-concerts thing sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted February 19, 2008 Report Share Posted February 19, 2008 i wanna go to this...plenty of time till it rolls around though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I dont know what to do because I am worried this might happen during Bluesfest.July 18th? Should I be worried?That last show here was the first and only time I thought I would pay 100 dollars for a concert ticket. I went with no one but me and had the fucking time of my life. I love Knopfler and I want to go again but this is a REAL gamble right now.Help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 I dont know what to do because I am worried this might happen during Bluesfest.July 18th? Should I be worried?bluesfest is july 3-13, so no worries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boiler Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Booche must be drinking too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted February 20, 2008 Report Share Posted February 20, 2008 Yes Boiler Rat and thanks AD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 There will be some tickets released tomorrow (Friday) afternoon around 4pm at Ticketmaster, according to Joe Reilly on the CBC this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 i had totally forgotten about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 So, you going phorbesie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 well...maybe if i can get a ticket tomorrow! oh...we were gonna go to the movies eh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 17, 2008 Report Share Posted July 17, 2008 I'm going. So psyched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YearsAlongTheSea Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Why do I keep missing knopfler? Cry me a river... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 What's the lowdown bagochips?Or did any other Ottawa Skanks go?I totally would have tried to get a ticket on Friday had I known the wedding I went to tonight was an open bar. Hell, that would have almost been the price of my ticket. (By the way AD. That was a killer bump the other day. I almost had a fit being reminded of this gig.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 The Ottawa Sun gave it five out of five stars:http://www.ottawasun.com/Showbiz/Columnists/Armstrong_Denis/2008/07/19/6203111-sun.htmlAloha,Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagochips Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Friday night's show at the NAC was truly beautiful. The Ottawa Sun dude didn't do the show justice with his review. Knopfler played like the guitar deity he is through the whole show, but the highlights for me were his Dire Straights songs, of course. Sultans of Swing, my all-time favourite Romeo and Juliet, a staggering rendition of Telegraph Road. For the encore he pulled out Brothers in Arms, So Far Away From Me, and the theme to Local Hero. The backing band has been mostly with him for the last fifteen years and they are all fully accomplished multi-instrumentalists. We were all a little confused about the opening act. With all due respect to Denis Armstrong, Hoop's show was not "brave and oddly beautiful." In fact, it sucked. The songs were tedious, long, grating and completely lacking in any kind of rhythm or point. Really awful. The woman herself was beautiful, her voice was gorgeous, as well. She just didn't seem to know how to write a song worth hearing. But, who cares, really. After three or four songs we took the opportunity to grab another drink and cram one last smoke in before Knopfler's set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Hey bag, you should submit your mini review in the Show Reviews section. Short and sweet. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 20, 2008 Report Share Posted July 20, 2008 Hey bag, you should submit your mini review in the Show Reviews section. Short and sweet. Nicely done.I think Bag O Chips should provide more reviews for the Ottawa scene. He's always got the right words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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