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The Waterboys

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The next The Waterboys concert is scheduled for Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 3Arena in Dublin 1, Ireland. See all 59 upcoming concerts
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Top Songs By The Waterboys

Listen to The Whole of the Moon (2004 Remaster) by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Whole of the Moon (2004 Remaster)The Waterboys
Listen to Fisherman's Blues (2006 Remaster) by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fisherman's Blues (2006 Remaster)The Waterboys
Listen to This Is the Sea (2004 Remaster) by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
This Is the Sea (2004 Remaster)The Waterboys
Listen to Sweet Thing (2006 Remaster) by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
Sweet Thing (2006 Remaster)The Waterboys
Listen to Golf, They Say by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
Golf, They SayThe Waterboys
Listen to We Will Not Be Lovers (2006 Remaster) by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
We Will Not Be Lovers (2006 Remaster)The Waterboys
Listen to Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend (feat. Fiona Apple) by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend (feat. Fiona Apple)The Waterboys
Listen to When Ye Go Away (2006 Remaster) by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
When Ye Go Away (2006 Remaster)The Waterboys
Listen to A Girl Called Johnny by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
A Girl Called JohnnyThe Waterboys
Listen to How Long Will I Love You (2008 Remaster) by The Waterboys, see lyrics, music video & more!
How Long Will I Love You (2008 Remaster)The Waterboys

Concerts Nearby

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  • Sep
    12
    Sep 12, 2025
    The Columbus Athenaeum
    Columbus
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Latest Release

Listen to Life, Death And Dennis Hopper by The Waterboys
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More albums from The Waterboys

Listen to All Souls Hill (Deluxe) by The Waterboys
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Listen to All Souls Hill by The Waterboys
ALBUMAll Souls HillThe Waterboys
Listen to Good Luck, Seeker (Deluxe) by The Waterboys
ALBUMGood Luck, Seeker (Deluxe)The Waterboys
Listen to Where The Action Is by The Waterboys
ALBUMWhere The Action IsThe Waterboys
Listen to Where the Action Is (Deluxe Edition Inc Japan Bonus Tracks) by The Waterboys
ALBUMWhere the Action Is (Deluxe Edition Inc Japan Bonus Tracks)The Waterboys
Listen to Out of All This Blue (Deluxe) by The Waterboys
ALBUMOut of All This Blue (Deluxe)The Waterboys
Listen to Modern Blues by The Waterboys
ALBUMModern BluesThe Waterboys
Listen to Fisherman's Box: The Complete Fisherman's Blues Sessions (1986 - 1988) by The Waterboys
ALBUMFisherman's Box: The Complete Fisherman's Blues Sessions (1986 - 1988)The Waterboys
Listen to An Appointment with Mr Yeats (2022 Remaster) by The Waterboys
ALBUMAn Appointment with Mr Yeats (2022 Remaster)The Waterboys
Listen to In a Special Place: The Piano Demos for This Is the Sea by The Waterboys
ALBUMIn a Special Place: The Piano Demos for This Is the SeaThe Waterboys
Listen to Book of Lightning by The Waterboys
ALBUMBook of LightningThe Waterboys
Listen to Universal Hall by The Waterboys
ALBUMUniversal HallThe Waterboys
Listen to A Rock In The Weary Land (Expanded Edition) by The Waterboys
ALBUMA Rock In The Weary Land (Expanded Edition)The Waterboys
Listen to The Secret Life of the Waterboys (1981 - 1985) by The Waterboys
ALBUMThe Secret Life of the Waterboys (1981 - 1985)The Waterboys
Listen to Dream Harder by The Waterboys
ALBUMDream HarderThe Waterboys
Listen to Dream Harder (Directors Cut) by The Waterboys
ALBUMDream Harder (Directors Cut)The Waterboys
Listen to Room to Roam (Deluxe Version) by The Waterboys
ALBUMRoom to Roam (Deluxe Version)The Waterboys
Listen to Fisherman's Blues (Collector's Edition) by The Waterboys
ALBUMFisherman's Blues (Collector's Edition)The Waterboys
Listen to This Is the Sea (Deluxe Version) by The Waterboys
ALBUMThis Is the Sea (Deluxe Version)The Waterboys
Listen to A Pagan Place by The Waterboys
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Watch Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend (feat. Fiona Apple) [Lyric Video] music video by The Waterboys
Letter From An Unknown Girlfriend (feat. Fiona Apple) [Lyric Video]
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Watch Blackberry Girl music video by The Waterboys
Blackberry Girl
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Where The Action Is
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Watch Kansas (feat. Steve Earle) music video by The Waterboys
Kansas (feat. Steve Earle)
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Watch London Mick music video by The Waterboys
London Mick
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Watch Hopper's On Top music video by The Waterboys
Hopper's On Top
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Watch Postcard From The Celtic Dreamtime music video by The Waterboys
Postcard From The Celtic Dreamtime
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Watch Here We Go Again music video by The Waterboys
Here We Go Again
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Watch Ladbroke Grove Symphony music video by The Waterboys
Ladbroke Grove Symphony
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Watch I Don't Know How I Made It (feat. Taylor Goldsmith) music video by The Waterboys
I Don't Know How I Made It (feat. Taylor Goldsmith)
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The Waterboys Essentials
The Waterboys Essentials
They've been pushing Irish rock and folk into new territory since 1983.
The Waterboys Essentials

About The Waterboys

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Hometown
Edinburgh, Scotland
Formed
1983
Genre
Rock
Scottish singer/songwriter Mike Scott started The Waterboys in 1983 in London, where they grew out of a band called The Red and the Black. Their self-titled debut album revealed epic ideas and a larger-than-life sound that blended the scale of U2 with a folk-rock sensibility for what came to be dubbed The Big Music. Shortly after, The Waterboys were joined by keyboardist Karl Wallinger, who later led World Party, and success came with their third album, This Is the Sea, largely due to the cinematic-sounding single “The Whole of the Moon.” A major shift followed on 1988’s Fisherman’s Blues toward a more scaled-down, Celtic folk feel, best evinced on its mandolin-flavored title track. The band split in 1993; Scott went solo for a while but convened an almost all-new lineup (except for returning fiddler Steve Wickham) in the early 2000s. Through changing lineups, The Waterboys have continued to mix folk with a rocky edge and a strong dose of spirituality.
Members of The Waterboys include, or have included, Guy Chambers, Mike Scott, Steve Wickham, John Baggott, Paul Brennan, Sharon Shannon, Carla Azar, Karl Wallinger, Ralph Salmins, Eddi Reader, Adrian Johnston, Ian McNabb, Liam Ó Maonlaí, Lu Edmonds, Livingstone Brown, Kevin Wilkinson, Jay Dee Daugherty, Ash Soan, Katie Kim, Joe Chester, Trevor Hutchinson, Geoff Dugmore, Noel Bridgeman, Dave Ruffy, Tim Sanders, Vinnie Kilduff, Chris Whitten, Kate St. John, Simon Wallace, Kenneth Blevins, Gordon Davis, Anthony Thistlethwaite, Tomas Mac Eoin, Blaise Margail, Scott Thunes, and Roddy Lorimer.
Musical InfluencesThe Waterboys's musical influences include The Chieftains, The Watersons, Bruce Springsteen and more.
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Influenced by The WaterboysThe Waterboys has influenced the music of Hothouse Flowers, Caedmon's Call, The Levellers and more.
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