The Waterboys, featuring Steve Earle, announce Fisherman's Blues Revue UK dates

FEATURING STEVE EARLE

Announce Fisherman’s Blues Revue UK Dates

The Waterboys will perform a very special series of dates in Dublin, London and Glasgow in August and September 2026 under the banner THE FISHERMAN'S BLUES REVUE. The shows will celebrate and explore the music of the Waterboys' classic Fisherman's Blues era of the late 1980s.

Legendary Waterboys fiddler Steve Wickham will rejoin the band for these shows, and in an exciting development the ensemble will be graced by the great American singer/songwriter Steve Earle, who will perform as a member of the Revue, singing his own songs while adding vocals, guitar and mandolin to Waterboys numbers.

Steve Earle said: “I only ever wanted to be in three bands: The Rolling Stones, NRBQ and the Waterboys”.

The shows will follow hot on the heels of the release of ATLANTIC RAIN, a 3-disc set of previously undiscovered music from the Fisherman's Blues sessions, to be released July 17 2026 on Chrysalis Records.

Dates below. Tickets are on sale Thursday 27th November at 10am, from HERE.

August 2026

Sat 29th Glasgow, OVO Hydro

September

Sat 5th Dublin, 3Arena

Sat 12th London, The O2

Waterboys leader Mike Scott: says "The Fisherman's era was a transcendent time for The Waterboys and it's always exciting to delve into its spirit and see what happens. We'll be performing with an eight-piece band including the mighty Steve Earle who I've wanted to do a project with for many years. He'll bring Americana roots and killer songs to the party, and these promise to be among the best Waterboys shows ever."

Other band members include Brother Paul (organ), Famous James (piano), Aongus Ralston (bass), Eamon ferris (drums) and Norwegian lap steel ace Roar Øien.

ATLANTIC RAIN will comprise 3 discs of previously unheard songs and alternate versions recorded during Fisherman's Blues but forgotten due to the sheer volume of music recorded. Says Scott: "We made so much music during those days - hundreds and hundreds of individual recordings - that I'm still discovering magical stuff in the vaults. This set contains the best I've found so far - the music is every bit as good as the original album."