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The Waterboys return to Limerick for Docklands Festival 2025

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The Waterboys have been led by Scottish singer and guitarist Mike Scott since the 1980s and return to Limerick in 2025 to play the Docklands Festival

The Waterboys are back in Limerick as part of the Docklands Festival on Sunday, August 17, 2025

The Docklands Festival returns for 2025, and Dolans has announced the Waterboys will perform as the fourth act for next year’s event, joining Kingfishr, Picture This, and Block Rockin Beats with Dec Pierce.

The Waterboys have been led by Scottish singer and guitarist Mike Scott since the 1980s and have evolved through countless line-ups, winning a fearsome concert reputation along the way.

Their best-known songs include The Whole of The Moon, How Long Will I Love You, This Is the Sea and Fisherman’s Blues.


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Indisputably one of the best live bands in the world, the 2024 version of The Waterboys features double keyboard players Brother Paul from Memphis and James Hallawell from Cornwall and is grounded by killer Irish rhythm section Aongus Ralston (bass) and Eamon Ferris (drums).

They reconfigure music from all stages of the band’s career, from the early “big music” and the roots-inspired Fisherman’s Blues era to the run of genre-fluid records that have poured out since 2015’s swaggering Modern Blues, taking in soul, funk, country-rock and any other kinds of music they care to play.  Expect drama, improvisation, musical fireworks and Waterboys classics.

Speaking before the announcement Mike Scott said, “The Waterboys live for the experience of playing, of feeling our music evolve and grow with each consecutive concert.   How will the music change?  What will happen that’s never happened before? How much fun and thrills can we and the audiences have?  Come and join us!”

Mick Dolan added, “Our 5th show for next year’s edition of the festival, we are delighted to welcome The Waterboys back to Limerick” One of my personal favourites I can’t wait to see them perform next summer”

Tickets are available through the Dolan’s website.

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