Maybe there’s an unwritten rule somewhere: Every time Mark Knopfler plays Red Butte Amphitheater it has to rain and be cold.
That’s what happened last time, and, sure enough, it happened again when Knopfler returned to the garden Wednesday night. Maybe Mother Nature thinks it will make the Scottish-born songwriter feel more at home.
Regardless, after a steady downpour most of the morning, the grass was soppy and the temperature dipped down as low as 50 on the chilly evening.
“It’s so cold, with the wind coming in. We just sent for some heaters,” said the former Dire Straits frontman, who shoved his hands under his armpits to keep them warm between songs.