The Waterboys will be joined by Australia’s Oh Mercy at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne’s Hamer Hall shows.
Earlier this year Oh Mercy delivered their stellar third album ‘Deep Heat’ (through Capitol/EMI), following previous releases ‘Great Barrier Grief’ and ‘Privileged Woes’. ‘Deep Heat’ drew critical acclaim, garnering an EG Music Award nomination, adding to the Oh Mercy’s 2011 ARIA nomination.
Featuring ‘My Man’, ‘Drums’ and ‘Pilgrim’s Blues’, the album is described as: “modern, forward-thinking pop; a colourful mix of styles all held together by a singular groove”, proving a perfect fit to open The Waterboys’ forthcoming Sydney and Melbourne shows.
Tickets for all shows are on sale now. Head to www.livenation.com.au for ticketing information.
Mike Scott confirms the show will be “a killer set of vintage Waterboys” to please their most ardent of fans, spanning their 30-year back catalogue together with highlights from their new album ‘An Appointment with Mr Yeats’, celebrating the works of poet WB Yeats.
Formed in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1983, for three decades The Waterboys have provided a thrilling conduit for the questing spirit of Mike Scott and a fluid cast of fantastic musicians. From ‘The Whole Of The Moon’, a UK hit single not once but twice, in 1985 and again in 1991, to their most recent album, the hugely acclaimed ‘An Appointment With Mr Yeats’, The Waterboys embody all that is most precious about music: power, passion, magic, transformation.
‘An Appointment With Mr Yeats’, The Waterboys’ long-awaited tenth studio album, was produced by Mike Scott and bassist Marc Arciero, and contains 14 new songs created from the lyrics of Ireland’s greatest poet, WB Yeats.
The enigmatic frontman Mike Scott recently published his musical memoir, ‘Adventures Of A Waterboy’. Written between 2008 and 2010 the book is described as an “eye-opening account of Scott’s life in music; serious, funny, profound, whimsical and enigmatic!”.
Don’t miss an evening with The Waterboys, performing their very first Australian shows this summer
The Waterboys
Debut Australian Tour
Announcing
OH MERCY as special guests for Sydney and Melbourne shows*.
Brisbane, The Tivoli – Saturday Jan 19 2013 2013
Canberra, Canberra Theatre – Friday Jan 25 2013
Sydney, Opera House – Saturday Jan 26* 2013 with special guests OH MERCY
Melbourne, Hamer Hall – Wednesday Jan 30* 2013 with special guests OH MERCY
Adelaide, Thebarton Theatre – Thursday Jan 31 2013
Perth, Concert Hall – Saturday Feb 2 2013
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
Also performing at Sydney Festival
State Theatre – Wednesday January 23 www.sydneyfestival.org.au
For complete tour and ticket information, visit:
www.mikescottwaterboys.com, www.ohmercy.com.au or www.livenation.com.au