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There is only one way I can see myself liking this character. Kathy Bates has the best scenes in the movie, as Bobby's mother, a possessive and manipulative creature who has kept her son tied to her apron strings in their bayou cabin, which looks like it was furnished by the same artist who draws How Many Mistakes Can You Find in This Picture? Mama Boucher and Bobby share space with large animals and junk shop treasures, and she serves giant swamp snakes, coiled in a tasty brew of herbs and spices. Bates makes her character work as a comic creation, and knows the line between parody and wretched excess. Henry Winkler is luckless as Coach Klein, because he is given little to do other than be a creature of the plot.

And the plot is that exhausted wheeze of a sports movie formula, in which the hero is scorned by everyone until he comes off the bench, shows remarkable talent, and a wins or b loses the big game. I do not want to reveal the ending, so you will have to guess for yourself which it is. If you voted for [b], you are reading the wrong movie critic. Do I have something visceral against Adam Sandler? I hope not. I try to keep an open mind and approach every movie with high hopes. It would give me enormous satisfaction and relief to like him in a movie. But I suggest he is making a tactical error when he creates a character whose manner and voice has the effect of fingernails on a blackboard, and then expects us to hang in there for a whole movie.

Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Fairuza Balk as Vicki Vallencourt. Henry Winkler as Coach Klein. Jerry Reed as Red Beaulieu. Kathy Bates as Mama Boucher. Adam Sandler as Bobby Boucher. Reviews The Waterboy. Roger Ebert November 06, The Waterboys episode will air as scheduled on all other affiliate stations. Love and miss live music? Yep, us too.

As those of you who frequent shows realise, it takes many hands and a lot of hard work to make live music possible. We see the performers on stage giving it their all, but behind the scenes the crew and technicians are working every bit as hard to make the magic happen. During these trying times, these unsung heroes who have lost incomes due to coronavirus need our support to keep them going until live shows get off the ground once more. If you missed it you can replay it by listening to the album while following all the tweets here. The Waterboys will headline on Fri 3 Sept.

This is a magical small festival with a lot of character. All tickets purchased for will be honoured in Tickets for are on sale now here. Scottish and Irish dates will be announced shortly. The last in a gorgeous run of videos from Good Luck, Seeker is released today! It's been rocked-up in Waterboys style, and illuminated by a romantic video. Through the lockdown Megumi has been in Tokyo and we're having a very socially-distanced relationship right now. We're OK but of course we miss each other. Knowing we were apart, Robert made the video as a gift for us.

Watch it here. To mark this, Mike has been posting a large number of tracks and other related items to The Waterboys Patreon account. These include alternate takes, rough mixes, unreleased songs, jam sessions, photos, stories, tune manuscripts and several videos including a minute compilation of Mike's home movies made during the recording of the album at Spiddal House.

You can subscribe here. Then follow the tweets in real time and tweet your own comments as well, using the hashtag TimsTwitterListeningParty. We are hoping that Steve Wickham and Anto Thistlethwaite will also be along for the ride. Follow Steve here and Anto here. Additional artists have recently been announced with more to come. Get your tickets here. All tickets purchased for 's cancelled festival will be honoured in The video stars Zeenie Summers, some gentleman Frogs, a wizard and a handsome prince. Issac Hayes, Sly Stone and Marvin are all in there. Our keyboard man, Brother Paul, who produced the instrumental track, worked in Memphis and played with Issac Hayes and legends like Ann Peebles and Wilson Pickett, so he knows what he's doing.

We're blessed to have him for what he brings to our sound. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the release of This Is The Sea, Mike has been uploading previously unheard tracks from the album sessions to our Patreon page. All of these, plus around three dozen already uploaded tracks, films and items, can be accessed by ALL subscribers to the Patreon page. A splendid time is guaranteed for all! To subscribe click here. The film is a stately-yet-funky montage of buildings and sky scenes shot by Mike during a car ride in Tokyo last year and edited and mashed by Anana Kaye of Duenda Visions. You can view it here. Also Mike has been posting unreleased tracks and background stories that deepen the experience of the new album every day for the last week on Patreon.

Here is how it works:. The video was made by Mike and his friends at Duende Visions. The cat in the cap is Irakli Gabriel who's voice can be heard speaking at certain points in the song. Ralph plays drums, Steve plays police siren on his fiddle and Brother Paul plays the outro synth. The video scenes featuring Mike were filmed in his studio, Puck Towers, in Dublin. View it here. This marks the 6th video release from the new album so far to go along with. The Soul Singer here.

Low Down In The Broom here. Postcard From The Celtic Dreamtime here. Dennis Hopper here. Also on Patreon for the next 2 weeks, Mike will be posting the stories of the tracks on Good Luck, Seeker with music - instrumentals, alt versions, demos and oddities - to illuminate the background of each song. If you haven't pre-ordered you can find it here. We'll email you a reminder! Meanwhile at our Patreon, Mike will be uploading some special Good Luck, Seeker-related material, including music, over the weekend. To subscribe visit here. For full transmission, follow stevewickham ralphsalmins and paulbrownap63 as well - they will also participate. Then follow the tweets in real time and tweet your comments as well, using the hashtag TimsTwitterListeningParty.

Good Luck, Seeker comes out 21 Aug. We're thrilled to announce that The Waterboys launch their Patreon page today - an exciting new way to interact with the band. New subscribers will immediately access a start-off "motherlode" of 11 fabulous unreleased tracks, a photo exploration of Mike's home studio, two exclusive videos and two stories - one in text form, the other as audio.

New material will be getting posted weekly. Says Mike: "Patreon is a way for us to share with fans the music that might not make it onto the records: jams, demos, strange songs, experiments. We also have a lot of great live recordings that have never been made public. We'll be posting these too. I also have ideas for video content and other stuff. It's gonna be a lot of fun. And Mike has posted a short and entertaining video inviting fans to join. The video is a beautiful aerial film, shot by Steve Wickham and edited with his son Tom, showing the Aran Islands in all their wild glory. Good Luck, Seeker itself drops on 21st August.

You can also follow Anto Thistlethwaite, who will be attending here. The song is an old British folk tune, retooled, rewritten and primped-up by Mike Scott. View the video here. Mike shared stories, influences, photos, lyric sheets and much more. If you missed it you can replay the experience by listening to the album while following all the tweets here. Mike live-tweets the start of the album so you'll know when to press "play" TheWaterboys GoodLuckSeeker.

The broadcast will also include a chat with Mike about the song and album. Tune in here. Simply click the reminder bell symbol on YouTube to be alerted when the video is about to go live. The song's video, described by Mike as "an amazing psychedelic video mash-up" will go live here on Wed 15 July at 9am BST. The track features strings arranged by Spacebomb musical director and house band member Trey Pollard, and this will be its only release. It can be purchased here.

Photo by Colm Henry. Hundreds of fans joined in and great fun was had! If you missed it you can follow all the tweets here - and we recommend playing the album as you read through. Mike tweeted the start of each song with the title in block capitals. Ticket sales for will resume later this summer. You can view the festival''s statement regarding the change here. You can view them below. Mike has uploaded 3 very funny clips featuring Beatle figurines with Scottish accents. They can be viewed here. Follow our host Tim Burgess on Twitter here. This is an opportunity for you to ask questions or share memories using the hash tag timstwitterlisteningparty. Mike and Steve will be on hand to answer questions and share in the joy and fun of a collective listening experience online.

Hope to see many of you there. Is it psychedelic soul? Is it trance? Is it punk? Is it poetry? Once tour life resumes we may even see some cool Waterboys footage from the road! Join the fun here. Mike told him it would have to be a triple album and listed his track selection in a tweet. Jonny then made a Spotify playlist of it! You can check it out here. Thanks Jonny! Revival Festival in Listowel, Ireland, originally slated to take place this August, has been rescheduled for next year. All tickets purchased for Revival will be honoured in We look forward to seeing some of you there! Black Deer Festival has been cancelled in the interest of health and safety but do not despair!

The Waterboys will appear at the festival, along with many other esteemed artists, in You can keep updated with festival news here. All tickets purchased for will remain valid for the rescheduled date. Tickets already purchased will remain valid for the new date. Ticket sales are currently suspended but will again come available within the next few days here. We appreciate your patience and will keep our website updated as additional information on cancelled or rescheduled shows comes through. British musician and sometime Waterboys bassist Matthew Seligman has died from complications arising from Coronavirus.

Matthew's best known work was with Thomas Dolby and he also played with David Bowie at Live Aid and with many other acts and bands. Mike tweeted that Matthew was a "true gentleman" and added: "The last time I saw him, strangely enough, was at Mark Smith's funeral in - another Waterboys bass player passing on. We sat together and talked about old days. I'll always remember Matthew as a very kind man, and as a brilliant, fluid bass player - easily the best bassist I'd ever played with when I first met him. He cut a dash too in his elongated paisley jacket, like a long louche cat onstage. Later he became a barrister and human rights lawyer - so he was also a cat who could excel in different worlds. Just before lockdown Mike moved into his new studio in Dublin.

Today he filmed a second tour and shared it on Twitter. You can join in the fun and see it here. Mike spoke with Rolling Stone Magazine about life in lockdown and how he spends his days. Read it here. Due to the coronavirus situation, many of our previously announced shows and festivals have been postponed or cancelled. Because so much is in flux we are unable to provide specific information on all of them, but will update our website accordingly as information emerges.

Please also check with festival websites. Many of you have already received, or will receive, direct contact regarding refunds or date changes from show and festival organisers. Sending love and light to Waterpeople and all people the world over. And we will see you soon. LEWIS - a two minute diversion. See it here. This is the only time The Waterboys have ever played this gem. Check it out here. In the midst of our current situation many artists have provided online entertainments for people to enjoy and Mike Scott is now one among them. Tune in here with more to come! Tickets will be on sale Sat 14 March here. All other shows this year will be band performances. This is a free entrance festival. Van Morrison will headline.

The Waterboys will play their first-ever shows in South Africa this spring:. Tickets are available now on the festival ticket line at or online here. Tickets are available now here. Tickets, priced The Waterboys are included alongside many other great artists on the CD 'White Winter Hymnals', which comes free with the current issue of Mojo Magazine, out now. This is an updated mix, especially done for Mojo by Mike Scott. You can head out to your local news stand OR have a copy sent directly to your home by ordering here. You can access the station online here.

Three videos from the performance have been uploaded to YouTube which we invite you to enjoy! Please share with friends, interested parties, newbies and enjoy it yourselves! Mike Scott was present when Sharon Shannon's first recordings were made in the west of Ireland back in The sessions featured Sharon's accordion and fiddle, Donal Lunny and Eoin O'Neill on bouzouki, Mike on bodhran and many other great musicians playing together in a relaxed but wild atmosphere - and all captured in beautiful sound. The recording weren't released at the time because Sharon joined the Waterboys and toured for a year. By then her music had changed. The "Winkles Tapes" remained in a dusty box for 30 years until six months ago Mike went through them and assembled an album of the best performances.

It was an incredible scene to witness and be a small part of, and I'm happy to help bring it to you now". Mike himself features, playing bodhran on the track Bonnie Kate. The album is available to buy, download or stream here and below is Mike's longer description of the sessions, extracted from his book Adventures Of A Waterboy. The Waterboys had released Fisherman's Blues six months before. Our soundman, John Dunford, was working with her and invited Wickham and I to her first recording session in the village of Kinvara, a funky hamlet on the west coast of Ireland.

At the front end a circle of musicians was gathered, led by the twenty-year-old Sharon, who hurtled through set after set of exquisitely played tunes, notes scattering from her fingers like machine gun fire, an impossibly fast but exquisitely articulated stream of music. The topline accompanists - whistlers, fiddlers, flute players - revolved as well, each taking their turn to partner Sharon. Sharon's younger sister, Mary, a freckled, banjo-playing sprite, was there too, and when Sharon switched to fiddle, the two led the ensemble in a series of rattling, shattering reels that seemed never to end, each tune leaping higher then the last in a music as wild and promethean as any rock and roll. Listen here. Dave has played with many greats and legends through the years and it was a memorable honour to have him play with The Waterboys.

Black Deer Festival takes place between June. The Waterboys will play on Saturday 20th. The full festival schedule will be announced at a later date. Weekend tickets are available now, with single day tickets coming available soon here. Both shows will take place at Piraeus Academy. The film femalepleasure tells the story of 5 female activists, including Mike's wife Megumi Igarashi, also known as Rokudenashiko. Megumi was jailed for her art in Japan under patriarchal obscenity laws, and when the story was reported worldwide Mike read about her which led to their meeting and marrying in All their stories are inspiring and the movie is highly recommended.

There are also a few short appearances by Mike, including a clip of him singing the song Rokudenashiko. The film is currently showing at East Village Film Center, New York and will be playing at arthouse cinemas in many countries - so watch your neighbourhood cinema notices. A note from Mike Scott:. Thank you to everyone who came to see us on what was our 11th North American tour. We played to great audiences and were thrilled to make music for you.

Aongus' brother, our great friend and colleague Gavin died of cancer on September 22nd. Both Aongus and Paul were able to get home to be with their brothers before they died, and we're grateful for that. Logistics and great tour management by Keith Anderson made both possible. I'd also like to thank our show crew - Production Managers Neil and Stu, lighting man Donal, onstage sound cat Doug, stageside tech Aaron and our fab merchandising lady Annie.

What a pleasure to roam the new world with them all. Thanks also to our great management Gold Village, who oversaw everything with their usual care and dedication. You can read some show reviews from various cities by visiting the links below:. The Waterboys will return to play Australia's great Byron Bay Bluesfest this spring, 5 years after their last visit, and will perform on both Sunday 12 April and Monday 13 April.

These will be the band's only shows in Australia or New Zealand on this trip. Tickets for a 5 day pass OR for a 3 day pass are available now, with single day tickets coming available soon here. The Waterboys extend their condolences to the family of Gavin Ralston, their great friend, colleague and brother of Waterboys bassist Aongus. Gavin died last week after a long and spirited battle against cancer.

Gavin played in Mike's "Still Burning" band and worked on Steve Wickham's solo music, as well as contributing to recordings with Sharon Shannon, Mundy, Picturehouse and many other Irish artists. As recently as April he played with The Waterboys at the Gig For Gav, held in his honour and to raise funds for his health coverage. Some photos from the show are above. Said Mike Scott: "Gavin was an amazing man: talented, funny, positive, a cool dresser and wonderful friend.

We will all miss him. Written for a friend who's been to a dark place, Out Of All This Blue is a compassionate song of reassurance; a Waterboys classic in the making. You can hear the original demo version of the title track from the EP here. Out Of All This Blue 2. Out Of All This Blue will be available on all digital platforms. You can download and stream the EP here. It contains many of Steve's greatest solos, accompaniments and moments. Few bands are blessed with a creative soloist as fine as Steve Wickham. His fiddle has darted and danced through the sound of The Waterboys for thirty-five years in a variety of wonderful guises- wild, gentle, fuzzed, rustic, orchestral, psychedelic and straight down the line rock and roll.

You can hear it here. Show starts at 4pm. All tickets already purchased for the 20th will of course be valid for the 19th. Moving the Northampton date means the band will now play 6 shows in a row, not 7. Mike Scott says "I can't sing 7 nights in a row without losing some of my voice, so we've moved The Calvin by a day which makes a big difference. We need this broadcast because wide radio promotion isn't something we often get offered in North America. I'm really sorry that this means everyone who bought tickets to The Calvin has to bring their night out forward by a day, especially as the original date was a Friday. We will pull out all the stops to make it up to you and will make The Calvin a super special show".

More shows will be announced soon. For a complete list of Autumn shows confirmed so far, visit our shows section of the site. He told us: "When I made the film of the Strangers dancing back in February I didn't know them and they didn't know me, but yesterday when I arrived they gave me a wonderfully warm welcome and I had the honour of being introduced to every member of the club by their leader Kazuyo Inui. Then the club founder, Mr Jess Yamanaka, arrived with great charisma. I could feel the true spirit of rock and roll radiating from them. They presented me a club T shirt and rocker's comb and we all posed for photos together. That's Yamanaka san beside me with the pale hat and Kazuyo Inui on my other side, with collar up.

If you haven't seen the video for London Mick yet, you can watch it here. The full Festival schedule, including Waterboys date and time, will be released soon. Tickets for this show are on sale now here. You can find out more information about the festival here. Tickets go on sale Friday 19 July at noon local time here. You can find a full list of dates confirmed so far in our shows section here. Stay tuned for more autumn show announcements to come. I thought it would sound good with mine, and it did! If you missed The Waterboys session for Chris Evans you can listen again here.

The Waterboys segment begins roughly 90 minutes in. And a mystery - where was Brother Paul? Brother Paul was at home in Nashville, celebrating his birthday. Barcelona friends, if you would like to be in the audience when The Waterboys perform live for a TV show on the evening of July 11th send an email to: publicolavinia lavinia. They are:. Tickets go on sale Fri 12 July at 10am here. This is right around the corner. Get your tickets today! Presale tickets are available now here. General ticket sale begins Fri 28 June at 12 noon.

A full European tour is being booked for November, and the next two shows in addition to Oslo on 1st Nov have just been announced. The Bullingdon Club - a tribute bullingdonclub BorisJohnson davidcameron pic. It can be purchased from Amazon Japan here. They will play on the Field Of Heaven stage. You can find out more about the festival, including an amazing line up here. You can access the setlist for this performance here. To order your copy click here. Offer ends midnight Thursday 30th May. The montage video captures the magic of the Grove in all its weird and wonderful counterculture, and features new film and vintage photography of Scott as he tells the story of the song.

There will be several album signings across England starting this week. Mike Scott: "Ladbroke Grove is a bohemian area of London where I lived in the 80s while making the early Waterboys records, and again in the 90s. The song tells the story of those times, and the atmospheres of those times. Pre-order here. Tickets and information are available here. Dates as follows, with a few more to be announced soon. Tickets go on sale this Friday 17 May at noon local time. Tickets here. Tickets go on sale this Friday, 10 May at 9am here. Stay tuned for additional European dates this autumn!

Sometimes, when the mood is on him, Waterboys leader Mike Scott will play DJ on Twitter, posting a series of links to favourite songs and tracks. The selections are always unusual, personal and inspirational. We've copied a recent set here for you. Dig these! Access the Spotify playlist here. Additional information here. Mojo Magazine has just given the album its first glowing 4 star review! Pre-order link:. Pre-order here and hear the first public track from the album Right Side Of Heartbreak. Read about the album here. A track listing of each format is included below. Where The Action Is 2. London Mick 3. Out Of All This Blue 4. In My Time On Earth 6. Ladbroke Grove Symphony 7. And There's Love 9.

Where The Action Is Mash 2. London Mick Jess'n'Zeenie Mix 3. Ladbroke Grove Coda 7. And There's Love Mashtrumental 9. Where The Action Is Reprise Gavin was diagnosed with cancer in and recently his chemo sessions have kept him from work. His musical friends will come together to play The Gig For Gav as a benefit for Gavin and his family during this challenging time. The Waterboys have added two shows to their run of May dates:. The Waterboys will return to Scotland in September to play 3 shows:. Additional festival information available here. Tickets go on sale Thurs 17 January here. The Waterboys will play the following dates in May Regular sales begin tomorrow, Thurs 20 Dec at 10am here. The Waterboys last played Cropredy in and this year they will headline the first night, Thurs 8 August.

One day tickets for Thursday are not available. Additional festival information is available here. As part of their upcoming Christmas tour of Ireland The Waterboys will play the following three dates:. No additional information as to why has been provided to us. Ticket holders should contact the festival organisers. This will be a free entrance show, come one, come all! This ran in , 89 and 90 and many fans remember the wild celebratory shows of that time. We will be announcing further shows in 7 or 8 other cities as soon as we have full details. Mike Scott says: "I still have the Valencia football shirt a friend gave me when we played there in and I have told all the new Waterboys that Valencia is one of the great Waterboys cities of the world.

Looking forward to seeing you there! Single day tickets will be released at a later date to be decided by the festival organisers. You can read more about the festival here. You can find additional information about the festival here. You can purchase tickets for Thursday here. You can also purchase tickets by phone on You can find additional information about the festival, including the line-up here.

Pre-sale tickets are on sale now here. General ticket sales begin Friday 9 February here. He played a wide selection of songs and instrumentals by many artists, and told a few anecdotes. You can stream it here. The Waterboys have confirmed two summer shows in Norway. Tickets, priced NOK, from 31 or online here. Down, Northern Ireland on Friday 3 August. The track, says Mike, "is a tribute to Lord Keef of The Rolling Stones whose handsome mug is displayed across the video. We love Keith very much.

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