But if there was one complaint the crowd had, it was that the 'voice and guitar of Dire Straits' did not play enough of his band's songs.
In all fairness, perhaps we need to learn to respect an artiste's evolution, and not force him to churn out a greatest hits compilation every time he plays in India.
In the middle of the show, someone screamed, "I want my MTV," the opening line of Money for nothing. "You'll get it," Knopfler replied, adding, "but then we might not do it."
That was, thankfully, not to be, as the second encore was indeed the rock anthem.