The Waterboys review: New tunes and old classics in the mix at 3Arena

Fiddle player Steve Wickham joined The Waterboys onstage in Dublin for a special encore  

The Waterboys at 3Arena, Dublin. 

The Waterboys, 3Arena, Dublin,★★★☆☆

Mike Scott doesn’t faff about, jumping straight into a flailing and urgent Be My Enemy, kicking out encouragement to the other Waterboys around him to keep up. To his left, visual foil and professional rock'n’roller Brother Paul chops at the organ keys like they’ve challenged him to a fight. Without breath or break they charge into Medicine Bow with Scott clanging out the changes on his Perspex guitar and personifying that “typhoon on the rise”.