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Here Come The Waterboys
A six-year hiatus from the U.S. has left The Waterboys thirsting to play more shows. As promised, the Celtic folk-rockers have added more dates to the band’s largest outing ever across the States.
This week The Waterboys will play a few gigs in Ontario, with a July 12 appearance at
The last time we checked in with The Waterboys, the band had only announced 10 fall U.S. gigs. Now the group’s itinerary features more than a dozen dates in September and October. New stops on the trek include San Francisco; Portland, Ore.; Chicago; Washington, D.C.; New York City; Atlanta; New Orleans and Austin.
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"The Music of Prince," Carnegie Hall, New York City
In addition to the location, there’s another distinctly American component on this outing – the musicians.
Lead singer Mike Scott explained that apart from himself and fiddler Steve Wickham, “all the band members are Americans based in the New York area, players I handpicked myself.”
Those members include Jay Barclay on guitar and keyboards, bassist Malcolm Gold, drummer Chris Benelli and Daniel Mintseris on keyboards.
“I can’t wait to see what kind of a joyful, wild noise we’ll make,” Scott said.
Here’s the full lineup of fall U.S. dates:
Sept. 17 – Toronto, Ontario, Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Sept. 19 – Boston, Mass., Wilbur Theatre
Sept. 20 – Northampton, Mass., Calvin Theater
Sept. 21 – New Haven, Conn., Shubert Theater
Sept. 25 – Englewood, N.J., Bergen Performing Arts Ctr.
Sept. 26 – Albany, N.Y., The Egg
Sept. 27 – Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
Sept. 28 – Morristown, N.J., Mayo Performing Arts Center
Sept. 29 – Philadelphia, Pa., Electric Factory
Oct. 5 – San Francisco, Calif., TBA
Oct. 6 – San Francisco, Calif., Great American Music Hall
Oct. 7 – Los Angeles, Calif., El Rey Theatre
Oct. 8 – Carmel, Calif., Sunset Cultural Center
Oct. 10 – Portland, Ore., Aladdin Theater
Oct. 11 – Seattle, Wash., The Neptune
Oct. 12 – Boise, Idaho, Egyptian Theatre
Oct. 13 – Salt Lake City, Utah, State Room
Oct. 14 – Boulder, Colo., Boulder Theater
Oct. 16 – Milwaukee, Wis., Turner Hall Ballroom
Oct. 17 – Chicago, Ill., Old Town School of Folk Music
Oct. 19 – St. Paul, Minn., Fitzgerald Theatre
Oct. 22 – Washington, D.C., 9:30 Club
Oct. 24 – Salisbury, Mass., Blue Ocean
Oct. 25 – New York, N.Y., Bowery Ballroom
Oct. 27 – Atlanta, Ga., Variety Playhouse
Oct. 29 – New Orleans, La., Civic Theatre
Oct. 30 – Austin, Texas, The Belmont
Select dates are on sale now.
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