Atlantic Rain

The Waterboys will perform a special series of dates 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 mid to late 1980's.

Legendary Waterboys fiddler Steve Wickham will rejoin the band for the shows, and in an exciting development the ensemble will be graced by the great 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.

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 issued July 17th, 2026, on Chrysalis Records.

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 8 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 pedal 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".