THE WATERBOYS ~ L'Eldorado. Paris.

Support Act : ---

  ~ THIS IS THE SEA TOUR 1985 ~

 

This Is the Sea is the third studio album by English (from London) Irish folk rock band The Waterboys, released on 16 September 16,1985. Producer Mike Scott - John Brand - Mick Glossop - Karl Wallinger. The last of their "Big Music" albums, it is considered by critics to be the finest album of their early rock-oriented sound, described as "epic" and "a defining moment", it was the first Waterboys album to enter the United Kingdom charts, peaking at number 37.This Is the Sea contains the best-selling Waterboys single, the song "The Whole of the Moon". 

A Pagan Place is the second studio album by English (from London) Irish folk rock band The Waterboys, released by Ensign Records in June 1984. It was the first Waterboys record with Karl Wallinger as part of the band. Producer Mike Scott.

THE WATERBOYS (Band)

Mike Scott — vocals, guitar, piano (1981–94, 1998–present)
Anthony Thistlethwaite — saxophone, bass, mandolin, harmonica (1982–1991, 2013)
Roddy Lorimer — trumpet (1983–1990, 2007)

Steve Wickham — electric fiddle, mandolin (1985–90, 2001–2022)
Guy Chambers — keyboards (1985–86)
Dave Ruffy — drums (1985–86)
Martyn Swain — bass (1984–85)

The Setlist
THE WATERBOYS

 

Sweet Thing (Van Morrison cover - Astral Weeks - 1968)
Somebody Might Wave Back (A Pagan Place - 1984)
Medicine Bow (This Is The Sea - 1985)
Be My Enemy (This Is The Sea - 1985)
The Thrill Is Gone (A Pagan Place - 1984) >
> And The Healing Has Begun (Van Morrison cover - Into The Music - 1979)
The Pan Within (This Is The Sea - 1985)
A Girl Called Johnny (The Waterboys - 1983)
Don't Bang The Drum (This Is The Sea - 1985) >
> Spirit (This Is The Sea – 1985)
All The Things She Gave Me (A Pagan Place - 1984)
Gotta Serve Somebody (Bob Dylan cover - Slow Train Coming - 1979)
The Earth Only Endures (Traditional Sioux song) >
> The Big Music (A Pagan Place – 1984)
Savage Earth Heart (The Waterboys - 1983) >
> (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Rolling Stones cover - Out of Our Heads - 1965)
You Gotta Move (Traditional - 1940)
This Is The Sea (This Is The Sea - 1985)

Encore 1

Blowing In The Wind (Bob Dylan cover - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - 1962)

Encore 2

Red Army Blues (A Pagan Place - 1984)

 

 

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Time Set: 1h30