Solid Rock

So, the man is rolling into town! Mark Knopfler, the legendary lead guitarist of Dire Straits, is going to perform in Mumbai early next month. After the disappointment of missing out on the concert by Sting - sorry, Sting giving Bombay a miss - I'm elated that one of my favourite artistes is coming to Bombay. The venue is quite near my office and I hope my boss doesn't plan on sending me out on tour that weekend!

Knopfler has been one of my personal favourites and is known for rendering hits such as Money For Nothing, Walk of Life, Sultans of Swing and Brothers in Arms with his original group DIre Straits. A second rock group, the Notting Hillbillies, released only a single album in 1989. Though of course, IMHO, I think the real gems only came when he started his solo career.

With this concert, I can tick off one more artiste from my list of "must-see-once-in-my-lifetime". That leaves Pink Floyd, U2, R.E.M., Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Cranberries, The Corrs, The Wallflowers, Travis.....OK, I'm definitely going to have to have a very long life.