Touring is a serious business and requires a lot of planning. For each tour, itineraries (travel plans) are made. The sizes of the itineraries vary from pocket size, A5 to A4 format. These itineraries are very rare (only made for band, management and touring personnel) and therefore hard to get. They include information for tour dates, venues, hotels and travel arrangements for both band and crew. Also listing crew & band members as well as managers, promotors, tour related offices, load-in times, times for soundchecks, venue capacities and more. I thought it would be great to dedicate a section to these highly interesting itineraries so fans can see what they actually look like. I listed all the ones I know and have pictures of. Some of these itineraries are part of my private collection. Fellow fan and the biggest collector I know, Mimmo Carrata, was so kind to scan some of the front covers of all the itineraries that I am missing. So, a big thank you to Mimmo for helping me out with this to make this section more complete!
Note: I only created this section to show what these rare itineraries look like. Don't ask me for details which can be found inside, I will not reveal any content for privacy reasons.
If you have any Dire Straits, Mark Knopfler or The Notting Hillbillies tour itinerary that is missing in my collection and you are willing to sell it or trade it for material from my bootleg collection, please contact me.
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Communiqué" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe 30th January - 20th February 1979 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Communiqué" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
USA 21st Ferbuary - 5th April 1979 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Communiqué" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe 30th October - 30th November 1979 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Love over gold" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
UK 29th November - 21st December 1982 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
First leg of the
tour 1985 25th April 1985 - 16th July 1985 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
North American tour 1985 - part
I
17th July 1985 - 18th August
1985 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
North American tour 1985 - part
II 1st September 1985 - 14th October 1985 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
European tour 1985 20th October 1985 - 31st December 1985 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Australian and New Zealand tour
1986 5th February 1986 - 20th April 1986 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "Brothers in arms" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Australian and New Zealand tour
1986 26th January 1986 - 20th April 1986 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Eric Clapton (featuring Mark Knopfler and Elton John) |
| Tour | "25th Anniversary Tour" | |
| Itinerary for |
Japanese leg of the tour 20th October - 7th November 1988 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for | German concerts in 1991, provided by German concert promoter Marek Lieberberg. Featuring information about the visited cities, important telephone numbers, restaurants, bars, sports activities, museums, etc. This itinerary belonged to Noccer, one of the bus drivers. | |
| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for | UK & European concerts in 1991. Featuring technical information about each venue; building information, barricade, rigging, clearance, power in the building, dressing rooms, catering, load in and load out, follow spots and special remarks. This itinerary belonged to Noccer, one of the bus drivers. | |
| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for | This is a crew tour guide issued for the Dublin concerts 23rd to 27th August 1991. It features all kinds of interesting places to visit in Dublin. | |
| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
UK & Europe 22nd August - 15th October 1991 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Australia & New Zealand 26th October - 22nd December 1991 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
USA & Canada 26th January - 7th April 1992 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe 1992 - Part I 15th April - 24th June 1992 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe 1992 - Part II 21st June - 5th August 1992 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe 1992 - Part III 17th August - 10th October 1992 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for | German concerts in 1992, provided by German concert promoter Marek Lieberberg. Featuring information about the visited cities, important telephone numbers, restaurants, bars, sports activities, museums, etc. This itinerary belonged to Noccer, one of the bus drivers. | |
| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Aircraft Charter Itinerary -
Summer 1992 17th April - 3rd August 1992 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Aircraft Charter Itinerary -
Summer 1992 29th June - 3rd August 1992 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Dire Straits |
| Tour | "On every street" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Original Outdoor Technical Rider
19 pages Outdoor Technical
Rider, 3 pages with drawings of mix-tower and the full itinerary for the
Scandinavian part of the tour in 1992. Also including original papers from
John Horwood to the Swedish promotor about the fireworks at the end of the
show and the reason why they use it. And...highly interesting letters from
Ed Bicknell (19 pages in all) to promoters and other people with info about
the media, upcoming shows, Philips sponsoring, how many tickets sold at
various venues, mentioning why they skipped South America, support acts,
awards and more. |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Golden heart" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Ireland & UK 21st April - 27th May 1996 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Golden heart" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe - Part I 27th May - 7th July 1996 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Golden heart" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe - Part II 7th July - 5th August 1996 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | The Notting Hillbillies |
| Tour | UK tour 1997 | |
| Itinerary for |
Complete tour 7th May - 23rd May 1997 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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| Additional info | In September 2000, Ed Bicknell donated various Dire Straits awards and other rare items for a charity auction. The auction was held on the homepage of Mark Knopfler News and closed on 30th September. Ed gave all the money he made from this auction to the charity. Click here to see the"Letter of Authenticity" from Damage Management Ltd signed by Ed Bicknell. Note the misspelling of "itineary". |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Sailing to Philadelphia" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
South America & North America 23rd March - 29th May 2001 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour |
"Sailing to
Philadelphia"
tour 2nd June - 31st July 2001 |
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| Itinerary for | Europe | |
| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Shangri-La" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Southern Hemisphere 25th February - 22nd March 2005 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Shangri-La" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe 31st March - 15th June 2005 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Shangri-La" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
North America
24th June - 31st July 2005 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris |
| Tour | "All the roadrunning" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Complete tour 24th May - 30th June 2006 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Kill to get crimson" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe 27th March - 16th June 2008 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Kill to get crimson" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
North America 24th June - 31st July 2008 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Get lucky" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
Europe 19th May - 31st July 2010 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Get lucky" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
USA
4th April - 9th May 2010 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | European tour 2011 | |
| Itinerary for |
Complete tour 1st October - 22nd November 2011 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | North American tour 2011 | |
| Itinerary for |
Complete tour 2nd October - 21st November 2012 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Privateering" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
European tour 23rd April - 31st July 2013 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Tracker" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
European tour 26th April - 31st July 2015 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Tracker" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
North American tour 9th September - 31st October 2015 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Down the road wherever" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
European tour 25th April - 22nd July 2019 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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Artist | Mark Knopfler |
| Tour | "Down the road wherever" tour | |
| Itinerary for |
North American tour 13th August - 25th September 2019 |
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| Part of my private collection |
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