This weekend a hit 80s band are set to perform in Carlisle. 

The Waterboys will be playing a set at The Sands Centre on Sunday, October 1, 2023 with tickets going on sale Friday, October 28, at 10am. 

The band are well known for their hits The Whole Of The Moon and Fisherman's Blues. 

A spokesperson said: "From their mid-1980s "big music" period through the influential mix of Celtic, gospel and country on their classic Fisherman’s Blues tours, to the hundreds of brilliant shows accompanying the last decade's run of supremely in-form albums from 2011's An Appointment With Mr Yeats to this summer's Good Luck, Seeker The Waterboys have consistently blended tightness, inspiration and improvisation to reach heights of performance few other acts can.

"Led by mercurial and brilliant Scottish guitarist/vocalist Mike Scott, the 2020 version of the band features the established line-up of Memphis keyboard great "Brother" Paul Brown, ace British drummer Ralph Salmins and funky Irish bassman Aongus Ralston. 

"Their songs have been performed by artists as varied as Prince, The Killers and U2, all of whom have performed their classic ‘The Whole Of The Moon’; and Fiona Apple who masterfully recorded the song last year."