Mike Scott & The Waterboys

Below you will find this shared collection of Mike Scott and The Waterboys related bootlegs; some have been collected by me but most have been shared by fellow WB fans from the Facebook group Mike Scott & The Waterboys.

All the recordings are available in mp3 format (with a few exceptions that are in m4a or wma format, many are also available in FLAC format. See the individual concerts for what formats are available.

If you have some related concert recordings that you want to share with your fellow waterpeople, then please take contact with me in the Facebook group Mike Scott & The Waterboys.

Whenever I get access to a new concert recording, this list will be updated with the details about the concert, and a separate page will be created for the track list that is available by clicking on the linked concert details; that track list page will also include, if I have the information available, the band line-up and a link to the corrensponding page on Setlist.fm. The audio formats the recordings are available in is shown in the list with icons.

If you attended a concert, and the the setlist is missing from setlist.fm, I strongly encourage you to go to setlist.fm and create it! User-created information sources like that is worth its weight in gold!

In the announcement I posted on Facebook, I uploaded a video I had made; unfortunately, Facebook reduced the quality on the video a lot, so if you want to see and hear it as it was meant to, click here to open the video in a new window.

In the listings below, I have now also just started to add icons to show if the track-list page have a band line-up and a link to the setlist on Setlist.fm .

Downloading bootlegs

All these recordings are available for download from my Dropbox together with some bootlegs from a few other artists.

Bootlegs from different countries

If you click on one of the flags below, you will go to a page where you will find an up-to-date list (provided I remembered to add the tag…) of setlist pages that have been tagged with that country.

The Big Music
Another Pretty Face
Mike Scott & The Bootlegs
Funhouse
Mike Scott solo
Mike Scott & Steve Wickham
Fan Recordings of Mike's music

The Waterboys
Interviews - Compilations
1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989
1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - - 1997 - 1998 - 1999
2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009
2010 - 2011 - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019
2020

The Big Music

THE BIG MUSIC was a CD copying and distribution tree dedicated to spreading the great music by Mike Scott and the Waterboys. The tree was intended as a free source of otherwise unavailable material. The performances available through this CD tree were solely intended for the listening enjoyment of Mike Scott and Waterboys fans worldwide.

A dedicated fan site about the THE BIG MUSIC with the history, artwork, links and other information is available at StrangeBoat.net.

The links for the Big Music below are directly to the download locations for the FLAC versions of the recordings. They are also available in mp3 via the main link to the file archive.

1. The Big Music Volume 01 - Mike Scott - Mean Fiddler, London, June 9 1998
2. The Big Music Volume 02 - The Swedish Adventures of the Waterboys
3. The Big Music Volume 03 - This Is The Sea - Live
4. The Big Music Volume 04 - Something fantastic - the early years
5. The Big Music Volume 05 - Flying solo - the solo-tours 94-96
6. The Big Music Volume 06 - One foot in Eden
7. The Big Music Volume 07 - Live at the Fleadh
8. The Big Music Volume 08 - The Hogmanay Recording
9. The Big Music Volume 09 - The Pagan Place Sessions
10. The Big Music Volume 10 - Take Cover
11. The Big Music Volume 11 - Promise Of Pleasure
12. The Big Music Volume 12 - Many Lights

Another Pretty Face

1. 1979-01-01 - Another Pretty Face Demos 1979-1985
2. 1979-09-17 - Tiffanys Ballroom, Edinburgh, Scotland
3. 1979-11-26 - Astoria, London, England

Mike Scott & The Bootlegs

1. 1978-09-04 - Taybank Studio demos, Ayr, Scotland 

Funhouse

1. 1982-02-10 - Fulham Greyhound, London, England

Mike Scott solo

1. 1994-1996 - Flying Solo [The Solo Tours] (Big Music Vol.5)
2. 1994-03-XX - Sunflowers (UK Waterboys Information Society)
3. 1994-08-28 - Alive On The Inside (Greenbelt Festival, Deene Park, Northampton, England)
4. 1994-12-04 - Showering Pavilion, Amulet Centre, Shepton Mallett, England
5. 1995-01-23 - St George's Hall, Bristol, England
6. 1995-02-06 - Teatro Verdi, Milano, Italy
7. 1995-03-13 - Adam Smith Centre, Kirkcaldy, Scotland
8. 1995-06-23 - Acoustic Stage, Glastonbury Festival, England
9. 1995-11-19 - Gino, Stockholm, Sweden (Radio broadcast)
10. 1996-09-XX - Lion of Love (UK Waterboys Information Society)
11. 1997-11-03 - Club Quattro, Nagoya, Japan
12. 1997-11-29 - Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
13. 1997-12-02 - Kåren, Gothenburg, Sweden
14. 1997-12-03 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
15. 1997-12-03 - Mike Scott & His New Band - Oslo Rockefeller NRK FM Broadcast
16. 1997-12-14 - Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland (and an FM Broadcast)
17. 2017-10-09 - Jools Holland Radio Show BBC Radio 2

Mike Scott & Steve Wickham

1. 1999-10-07 - Hawkswell Theatre, Sligo, Ireland
2. 2000-04-28 - Town Hall Theatre, Galway, Ireland
3. 2012-09-26 - Station House Theatre, Clifden, Ireland
4. 2012-11-09 - The Holy Trinity Church, Westport, County Sligo, Ireland
5. 2013-03-13 - South by Southwest Festival , Saint Davids Sanctuary, Austin, USA
6. 2015-01-16 - Gaiety Busk, South King Street, Dublin, Ireland

The Waterboys

Interviews

1. Mike Scott: Some interviews available on YouTube

Fan Recordings of Mike's music

1. 2001-XX-XX - The Waterpeople - River of Music
2. 2003-01-22 - The Big Music Volume 10 - Take Cover

Compilations

1. Mike Scott Sings Bob Dylan [Compilation]
2. Soundcloud Downloads from Mike's SoundCloud page
3. 1983- 2002 - Live at the BBC (remastered)
4. 1986-1987 - Windmill Lane Sessions
5. 1986-1988 - Fisherman's Blues Outtakes
6. 2000-XX-XX - License to play LIVE
7. 2010-2012 - Mike Scott Radio Broadcasts In Ireland 2010-2012
8. 2020 - Covid Ceilidh  
9. 2020 - Mick Puck's Lockdown Storytime  

1983

1984

1. 1984-02-19 - The Big Music Volume 5 - One foot in Eden - Batschkapp Club, Frankfurt, Germany
2. 1984-05-28 - Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany
3. 1984-06-04 - Teatro Tenda, Rome, Italy
4. 1984-06-23 - Glastonbury Festival (Songhunter)
5. 1984-12-06 - El Mocambo Club,Toronto, Canada (Radio Broadcast)
6. 1984-12-11 - Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
7. 1984-12-16 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA, USA & Hollywood Palace, Los Angeles, CA, USA 1984-12-13
8. 1984-12-15 - San Francisco Civic Centre, San Fransisco, California, USA

1985

1. 1985-10-02 - Rock City, Nottingham, England
2. 1985-10-04 - The International, Manchester, England & BBC Session - Saturday Live 1985-10-19
3. 1985-10-30 - WFNX, Boston, USA
4. 1985-12-01 - Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
5. 1985-12-02 - Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands
6. 1985-12-03 - Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

1986

1. 1986-04-02 - The Big Music Volume 12 - Many Lights
2. 1986-04-07 - Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3. 1986-04-25 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England
4. 1986-05-02 - Liverpool University, England
5. 1986-05-10 - University, Leeds, England, UK
6. 1986-05-13 - Hammersmith Palais, London
7. 1986-05-19 - Pink Pop, Geleen, Netherlands
8. 1986-06-03 - The Sardine's, Oslo, Norway
9. 1986-06-04 - The Sardine's, Oslo, Norway (NRK Radio broadcast)
10. 1986-06-15 - Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
11. 1986-06-20 - Glastonbury Festival Main Stage
12. 1986-06-20 - Golden Day (Glastonbury Festival)
13. 1986-06-20 - Glastonbury Festival (Another source from a radio broadcast)
14. 1986-06-20 - Glastonbury '86 BBC FM Broadcast
15. 1986-06-21 - The National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England
16. 1986-07-06 - Werchter Festival, Werchter, Belgium
17. 1986-07-13 - San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy

1987

1. 1987-04-02 - Unleashing The Tethered Ones (Usher Hall, Edinburgh)
2. 1987-05-24 - The Pict Aid Festival, Letham Village Hall, Letham, Scotland
3. 1987-05-31 - Back of a lorry, Town Square, Kenmare, Ireland
4. 1987-10-07 - Olympic Ballroom, Dublin

1988

1. 1988-12-16 - Horann's Night Club, Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
2. 1988-12-17 - Community Centre, Shinrone, Ireland
3. 1988-12-22 - Seapoint, Galway, Ireland

1989

1. 1989-02-17 - Hummingbird, Birmingham, England
2. 1989-02-21 - Kilburn National Ballroom, London, England
3. 1989-03-09 - Music Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland
4. 1989-03-17 - Manchester Apollo Theatre, England
5. 1989-06-18 - Glastonbury Festival
6. 1989-07-09 - Ruisrock Festival 1989, Ruissalo, Turku, Finland
7. 1989-07-27 - Halle Ronain, Inis Mor, Aran Islands, Ireland (Early Show)
8. 1989-07-27 - Halle Ronain, Inis Mor, Aran Islands, Ireland (Late Show)
9. 1989-10-10 - Masonic Hall, Toronto, Canada
10. 1989-10-22 - Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA, USA
11. 1989-11-01 - Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA
12. 1989-11-03 - The Warfield, San Francisco, CA, USA
13. 1989-11-28 - Teatro Verdi, Florence, Italy
14. 1989-11-30 - Teatro Colosseo, Turin, Italy
15. 1989-12-11 - Mejeriet, Lund, Sweeden
16. 1989-12-11 - The Big Music Vol. 2 - The Swedish Adventures of the Waterboys
17. 1989-12-16 - City Hall, Cork, Ireland

1990

1. 1990-10-04 - Docks, Hamburg, Germany
2. 1990-12-15 - Fox Theater, Portland, Oregon, USA

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1. 1998-02-10 - The Live Adventures Of The Waterboys
2. 1998-06-05 - Mean Fiddler, London, England
3. 1998-06-09 - The Big Music Volume 1 - The Mean Fiddler

1999

2000

1. 2000-01-24 - The Big Music Volume 3 - This Is The Sea - Live
2. 2000-06-10 - The Big Music Volume 4 - Something Fantastic
3. 2000-06-20 - Rockefeller, Oslo, Norway
4. 2000-12-04 - Munchenbrewery, Stockholm, Sweden (FM Broadcast) (Partial concert)
5. 2000-12-16 - Palladium, Cologne, Germany

2001

1. 2001-01-29 - Concorde 2, Brighton, England
2. 2001-03-22 - WFUV Radio, New York City & Radio 1, Paris 2000-09-22 
3. 2001-04-14 - Gosport and Fareham Festival, England
4. 2001-06-16 - The London Fleadh, London, England
5. 2001-06-16 - The Big Music Volume 7 - Live at the Fleadh
6. 2001-10-18 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA, USA
7. 2001-11-07 - The Big Music Volume 8 - The Hogmanay Recording
8. 2001-11-07 - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (BBC NYE 2001 broadcast)
9. 2001-11-09 - Manchester Academy, Manchester, England
10. 2001-11-28 - Columbia Fritz, Berlin, Germany
11. 2001-12-07 - NEC, Killarney, Ireland
12. 2001-12-08 - Savoy Theatre, Cork, Ireland

2002

1. 2002-01-28 - Universal Hall, Findhorn, Scotland
2. 2002-05-06 - Republica, Valencia, Spain
3. 2002-05-10 - The Big Music Volume 9 - The Pagan Place Sessions
4. 2002-06-16 - London Meltdown at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, England
5. 2002-06-27 - Promise Of Pleasure (Northampton Arts Centre, Northampton, England)
6. 2002-06-27 - The Big Music Volume 11 - Promise Of Pleasure

2003

1. 2003-01-23 - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
2. 2003-06-14 - Birmingham Symphony Hall, England
3. 2003-06-17 - Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, England
4. 2003-06-19 - N.E.W.I., Wrexham, Wales (Radio broadcast) (wma source) 
5. 2003-06-19 - Aston Hall, N.E.W.I., Wrexham, Wales (BBC Wales radio broadcast) (mp3 source)
6. 2003-06-22 - Universal Hall, Findhorn, Scotland (early show)
7. 2003-06-22 - Universal Hall, Findhorn, Scotland (late show)
8. 2003-07-31 - Sendesaal, Bremen, Germany
9. 2003-10-15 - The Anvil, Basingstoke, England
10. 2003-11-07 - Womad-Festival, Plaza Catalina, Las Palmas, Spain
11. 2003-11-09 - A Long Walk To Oslo, Oslo Konserthus, Oslo, Norway
12. 2003-12-06 - Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY, USA

2004

1. 2004-03-20 - Palasport S. Bernardino,Chiari, Italy
2. 2004-04-04 - Bloomsbury Theatre, London, England
3. 2004-06-19 - Universal Hall, Findhorn, Scotland
4. 2004-09-28 - Circus, Stockholm, Sweden
5. 2004-10-05 - Live at Chassé - Breda (Chassé Theater, Breda, Netherlands)
6. 2004-10-12 - Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, UK

2005

1. 2005-10-05 - Johnnie Walker Radio 2
2. 2005-11-03 - Mark Radcliffe show (Radio 2)

2006

1. 2006-01-28 - Celtic Connections 2006, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
2. 2006-07-14 - Alban Arena, St Albans, UK

2007

1. 2007-03-07 - Poppodium 013, Tilburg, Netherlands
2. 2007-03-19 - The Point, Dublin, Ireland
3. 2007-03-31 - Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
4. 2007-05-11 - Royal Albert Hall, London, England
5. 2007-06-16 - Norwegian Wood Festival, Oslo, Norway
6. 2007-08-03 - Haldern Pop Festival, Rees-Haldern, Germany
7. 2007-08-29 - The Hollow, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
8. 2007-08-30 - First Act Guitar Studio, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
9. 2007-09-19 - In-studio on World Café, WXPN, Philadelphia, PA, USA
10. 2007-10-06 - Olavshallen, Trondheim, Norway
11. 2007-10-13 - Postbahnhof, Berlin, Germany
12. 2007-12-04 - KEXP studios, Seattle, Washington, USA

2008

1. 2008-07-11 - Bospop Festival, Sportpark Boshoven, Weert, The Netherlands

2009

1. 2009-05-09 - The Glór, Ennis County Clare, Ireland
2. 2009-06-30 - Summer Wreath Festival, National Library, Dublin, Ireland
3. 2009-10-02 - RTÉ Late Late Show

2010

1. 2010-XX-XX - Electric Picnic 2010 (RTÉ 2FM Roadcaster)
2. 2010-03-15 - An Appointment with Mr. Yeats, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
3. 2010-03-19 - An Appointment with Mr. Yeats, Abbey Theatre, Dublin, Ireland

2011

1. 2011-08-13 - Festival du Chant de Marin, Paimpol, France
2. 2011-10-29 - Pumpkin Festival, Virginia, County Cavan, Ireland

2012

1. 2012-03-10 - Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
2. 2012-03-13 - C-Mine, Genk, Belgium
3. 2012-03-15 - Live at Gloria, Cologne, Germany
4. 2012-03-17 - Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn, Utrecht, Netherlands
5. 2012-03-25 - HMV Hammersmith Apollo, London, England
6. 2012-03-27 - Brighton Dome, Brighton, England
7. 2012-05-15 - The Hexagon, Reading, England
8. 2012-07-01 - Miriam Meets (RTÉ Radio 1)
9. 2012-07-08 - Bospop, Weert, Netherlands (Radio broadcast)

2013

1. 2013-03-20 - An Appointment With Mr Yeats, Town Hall, New York City, NY, USA
2. 2013-03-26 - The Linda, Albany, NY, USA
3. 2013-06-15 - RDS, Dublin, Ireland
4. 2013-07-19 - Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn, NY, USA
5. 2013-08-25 - Rivierenhof, Antwerp, Germany
6. 2013-09-26 - Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre, The Egg, Albany, New York, USA
7. 2013-09-28 - Mayo Performing Arts Center, Morristown, NJ, USA
8. 2013-10-06 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA (w Freddie Stevenson opening)
9. 2013-10-08 - Sunset Center, Carmel, CA, USA (w Freddie Stevenson opening)
10. 2013-10-11 - Live on KEXP, Seattle, WA, USA
11. 2013-10-17 - The Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL, USA
12. 2013-10-25 - Bowery Ballroom, New York City, NY, USA
13. 2013-11-24 - Light In My Head, You In My Arms - Padua, Italy
14. 2013-12-08 - Philarmonic Hall, Liverpool, England
15. 2013-12-09 - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
16. 2013-12-10 - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (BBC Scotland broadcast 2014-01-01)