Abbey Theatre - Amharclann na Mainistreach

We first heart The Waterboys in 1985, when we were living in Hamburg. Since then we listened to them every year and year. A musical company through our live.The concert in Dublin (we´ve been there on Friday 19th) was another climax in our Waterboys-Experience.Thank you for these 25 years(so far) and this wonderful show.Waiting desperately for the album and dvd.

Wonderful concert and magic atmosphere....
Why don’t you come in Italy?
Please we will ensure you fully booked…
We was in Ennis last year to listen you and also in March in Dublin this year.
Thank you for the emotions you give us every time.

Cristina e Enrico, Milano

I came from Italy and i will be able to go to March for the next show! All started in Milano San Siro way back in 1984…
Great atmosphere, great musicians, great sound, the power of Mike and Steve came out like rollin’ train.

Ciao Mike e tante grazie!

Have been listening to the Waterboys since release of “Fisherman’s Blues”. Came from US not knowing what to expect and was amazed by the songs and the performance. Great night of music.

we came over from switzerland for the last night - I’ve been watching the waterboys since I first saw them support the Pretenders in the SFX in 1984 - they evolve and grow in stature and genius through each maifestation of the group - this trip was so worth it, a genuine high point of Mike Scott’s career.

We came to Dublin from France to see the Waterboys.

Fantastic evening, marvellous songs !One more time with Mike, the magic and the grace was here. I needed a few days to get my little cloud…

THANK YOU !!

We came from Norfolk, England and were privileged to get seats for first night and were completely blown away by the whole experience.  My only hope before the night was, that the arrangements would match The Stolen Child.  That hope was fullfiled and in some instances surpassed by a brilliant group of musicians.  DVD and album soon please

When we heard that Mike Scott and The Waterboys were putting music to 20 poems by Mr. Yeats, we rushed to get tickets and flights over to Dublin from Winnipeg.  We were so fortunate and a real honour to be there for opening night at The Abbey!  It was an inspired and inspiring experience and we’re grateful to have been there to share such a spirited and wonderful interpretation of the poems.  Bravo, Mr. Scott & the brilliant musicians in the Waterboys.  Thank you, Mr. Yeats, for enriching our world.

Came over for the Saturday night show with 2 friends from Geneva who had never heard of The Waterboys. There were tears in their eyes it was that good! I’ve been a huge fan since ‘86 and this show was just unbelieveably great! They need to come back to Geneva with this show!

We were on the 2nd row on saturday night. Breathtaking! Awesome! Well worth the small fortune the weekend in Dublin cost.

Came all the way from the states for this, along with my Dad from Canada.

I was in awe. To hold an audience that well with unknown songs is extraordinary, and this was a hugely brave move artistically. I was reminded of Bowie’s artistry and range. I will always remember seeing Mike’s face light up at the first ovation. Extraordinarily well deserved, and the album will be a classic.

The Waterboys deserve to be huge again because of this. And it suits Mike, Steve and their new bandmates to be literary rock stars. Bravo.

I was happy enough to be present at 3 of the concerts.
I don’t have enough words for this fabulous experience.
Mike Scott and Steve Wickham gathered amazing musicians around them for this “appointment”.
It was amazing, beautiful, warm, VERY Kurt Weill like by times...one of the best productions I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen QUITE some shows by now.
Can’t wait to see it on dvd or back on stage again.
MUCH more of this, please!
Fabienne.

Once again I was overwhelmed by the passion of Mr Scott and band.  Most songs were great but a couple didn’t do it for me-O Leary in the grave being one.  To be still my favourite band after so many years… I always look forward to more of you.  So well done!

I went to Dublin for having two Appointments with Mr. Yeats and I felt honoured.
The two shows I’ve been to were breathtaking.....awesome......very touching....!
I am still totally enchanted by the magic and the beauty.
Mike did a very great job to transform the beautiful poetry of W.B.Yeats into the most wonderful music and songs and he performed on his very own special way surrounded by amazing musicians.
I did not know what to expect but it was more than I could ever dream of. An amazing show of very highest order !
Thank you Mike Scott for bringing me more into the beautiful world of Mr. Yeats and thank you and all bandmembers for the incredible wonderful shows !

The opening scene of An Appointment delivered a crashing of waves which gave way to the gentle beating of a piano/keyboard harmony sending my heart aflutter but the driving drums caught it just in time for Mike to launch straight into ‘The Hosting of the Sidhe’. It was at this point I was already aware that my soul had erupted into a previously unknown realm of unlikely return. ‘The Song of Wandering Aengus’ stunned my senses and Mike’s scrapy guitar lead in to ‘Mad as the Mist and Snow’ was dripping with an originality which could have only been surpassed by Wickham’s trousers and perhaps the fiddle/trombone ‘music-off’ which followed before the whole song went nuclear! What a fantastic thing has happened here, the carefully considered words of W.B. Yeats uniquely arranged by a dream line-up of musicians to create what Yeats himself always wanted. To a band who are in their prime always and everywhere from a fan who is always left in pieces and wanting more :)

Flew from England loving the Waterboy’s music, but not knowing what to expect from An Appointment with Mr Yeats.  What we got was a fantastic show with exceptional musicians.  There was a film crew there so lets hope they release this outstanding show on DVD.  Thanks for a memorable evening.

We came to Dublin from north wales just for this gig and we were not disappointed. We have both been fans of Mike Scott, The Waterboys for 20 years, but we were unsure how yeats poetry would work with the waterboys style.
Mike Scott and his musicians were outstanding, or as my partner dewi said over and over again...... phenomenal!!!!!!!

Mike Scott is a genius, his passion and presence introduced us both to yeats’ poetry, so much so, that the next day, Dewi even bought a tatty paperback book of mr yeats work in a book shop near the bus terminal,which he read on the journey home.

We are extremely privileged to say that we were both part of this wonderful evening, and were elated to hear ‘don’t bang the drum’ which ended the evening perfectly.
Two standing ovations and encores summed up the whole evening. bravo !!!!!!

What a truly remarkable achievement! Mike Scott & Steve Wickham’s newly constituted Waterboys (with 3 girls) created and performed what has to have been one of the most truly superb and enjoyable concerts I have had the pleasure to experience. Yeat’s poetry - vibrant, mythical and magical renewed for the 21st century. Each poem beautifully and thoughtfully put to music and delivered in the Waterboys inimitable style. The band were awesome and a bonus for me was the inclusion of Sarah Allen from Flook (another favourite band) as flautist. Two standing ovations and encores, the last of which included Don’t Bang the Drum and The Whole of the Moon obviously unconnected to the focus of the evening but a fantastic boon to ‘Big Music’ fans! I’ve booked tickets for the November show at the Grand Canal Theatre and I can’t wait. Roll on the album in the meantime. - Note to Mike Scott: this show needs to be filmed/recorded for posterity!

Beside me in the audience sat a rather silent, introvert man. But after the show he jumped up, and with wet eyes he said to me: “I, I wished I could go tomorrow again!”. So that’s what this enormous energy-show does to people: it opens up, makes your eyes wet and brings all the best of heartfeelings inside up. And so I swung around too.

I came to Dublin from the IOM just for this gig and I’ll forever be glad that I did. I’m a huge fan of both Yeats and The Waterboys, so much so that I went took my seat with a little apprehension – what if my expectations were too damn high? I needn’t have worried. The feat achieved by Mike Scott and his (frankly incredible) musicians was breathtaking. Yeats’ work was made to sing out with all the passion, fury, sorrow and visionary intensity that went into its creation. The show was inventive, surprising and moving at every turn - oh, and seriously rocking! Scott remains a remarkable live presence, an almost shamanic energy and conviction surging through him, and it was lovely to see the musical chemistry between he and Steve Wickham after all these years. I’m not ashamed to say that my eyes welled up during The Stolen Child, and I was proud to be part of an audience which gave the band not one but two standing ovations! Thank you, Mike Scott – and thank you, Mr Yeats.

This spectacular show is an amazing achievement, beautifully crafted and presented, it paid great homage to Yeats, bringing him into the 21st century with a bang! Mike Scott is a genius and with the talent of Steve Wickham and the band he has re-introduced to us to Yeats’ poetry, taking us on a journey to what now seems like previously visited but totally unexplored territory.  I have been at Waterboys concerts over the past 20 years and none has compared with this.  If only I could go back to tomorrow and dp it all again.  Album to follow soon Please!! and keep the intimacy of the setting.

We came to Dublin just for this show and it was worth the trip. I just don’t have words to say how wonderful evening we spent in Abbey Theatre with Mike Scott and the band. Thank you for spectacular show. I’m waiting for the album and I hope to see Mike Scott and the band soon again :)

I’ve seen the waterboys on numerous occasions and this show just emphasised the artistic genius of Mike Scott....Can’t wait for it to come to uk…

This was watching a great artist on the absolute top of his game presenting the greatest work of a another great artist.  Mingling artforms, mingling intellect and emotion.  It rocked, it moved, it was funny, it was spectacle and subtlety. It had theatrical duets and great entrances and exits with superb lighting and clever backdrops. It assembled the greatest group of musicians that were ever hauled aboard the historic Abbey stage.

With an ‘Evening with Mr.Yeats’ another Irish legend was born. A truly mythical & magical evening of superb poetry & music.
It was more than worth the trip.
It would be brilliant if the show toured the UK & an album was released to recapture some of the magic. Thank you Mike Scott & the brilliant band!

I have seen the Waterboys on countless times and will never know how Mike Scott seems to get better each time. Wonderful music, setting wonderful art. Let the Earth Bear Witness to this show, it is truly the finest show I have ever had the honour to witness.

Fantastic well done to all concerned it was a magic night hope that ye put on more shows soon and a c.d. please.  Thanks for letting us share the magic

Deirdre Coleman = Cork

Fantastic songs and musicianship displayed by all. Haunting melodies interspersed with rollicking up tempo jollies. A masterful performance from a master songwriter.

Superb entertainment in a great venue.Mike Scott and Band excelled in every department, brilliant idea for a show ,good luck with the rest of the shows

What a night I have been going to the Waterboys for over 20 years, but this was special - the venue, the songs, the music, the atmosphere.  Truly a unique event.  Would love an album!

We came to Dublin just to see the show and we hoped that it will be great. But we didn’t guess that the show will be THAT great. Wonderful! Thanks to all of you who realized this ambitous project!

Brilliant night out!Wasnt sure what to expect as not very familiar with waterboys but this blew me away!One song after another just FANTASTIC.More shows please.

WHERE IS THE ALBUM!!!???
What a fantastic night in the Abbey! Thanks to all who put this show together. I had the impression that if Yeats could have made the gig, he would have been a very happy man.
More please.

Mary Delaney

This was an ambitious project in uncharted territory and it was a glorious success. Yeats followers will love it and Waterboys will adore it. Romantic Ireland lives on despite Mr Yeats condemning it to grave a century ago. We need to hear these songs again. An album MUST follow.

Fantastic, perhaps the best show I have ever seen and my fiancée agrees. Mike Scott and colleagues were absolutely wonderful and entertaining. Too bad it is sold out as I would love to see it again.