Scottish-Irish folk rock act The Waterboys are officially set to return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2026. It will be their first visit to the region in over a decade.

Singer-guitarist Mike Scott of the Waterboys in Los Angeles, while the band was touring in support of a new album, 'Life, Death and Dennis Hopper.' (Credit: Steve Appleford) Mike Scott of the ...

The Waterboys will tour Australia in May 2026 for their first visit in over a decade, performing songs from Life, Death And Dennis Hopper and their classic catalogue.

It has been some time since a properly 'essential' Waterboys disc. 1990's Room To Roam rounded off a remarkable run of 7 years and 5 albums form. 1993's Dream Harder had its moments, but the 'comeback ...

The Waterboys recently announced plans to release a new concept album titled Life, Death and Dennis Hopper. The 25-track song cycle, which delves into the turbulent and fascinating life of the late ...

The title track from the band's 1988 album, in particular, has become a timeless anthem, reinterpreted by dozens of artists ...

Mike Scott has moved from strength to strength during 32 years with his evolving musical vehicle The Waterboys. In the early 80s, he crafted stirring, spiritual pop dubbed “The Big Music” with albums ...

As a teenager Mike Scott fronted his first garage bands, playing original songs and punk covers, and wrote his own rock fanzine before moving to the lights of Edinburgh and London in quest of glory.

In a world that revolves around the confounding belief that modern humans can only process information being presented in 30-second clips, deciding to create a rock opera — on any topic — in 2025, let ...

Mike Scott and The Waterboys still seem “new wave,” but they are very much old school — a blast of ‘80s ambition that has lost none of its power since. Rockwood Music Hall was an up close and personal ...

The Waterboys' first release in eight years crawls greasily out of the gates like a shiny-wet pale demon emerging from the sewer. On "Let it Happen," the album's opening track, Mike Scott's skeletal ...

If a hip-hop-tinged ode to film star Dennis Hopper performed by a Scotsman sounds random to you — well, yes, it is. But it’s also one of the most entertaining, catchy tracks on the Waterboys‘ latest ...