
| It's impossible to know exactly how many guest and impromptu performances The Waterboys have given but with a lot of help from Mike and Steve, here is a record of many of them. | |
| May 1982 | With Nikki Sudden, The Venue, London, England (Mike and Anto) |
| Mike : Lead Gtr, Anto : Sax, whole set | |
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Dec 1982 |
With U2, Irish Tour (Steve) |
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| 1983 | With U2, Pheonix Park, Ireland (Steve) |
| July 1984 | With Bob Dylan, Slane, Ireland (S) |
| Song : "Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat"* | |
| 1985 | With REM, SFX Centre, Dublin, Ireland (S) |
| Song : Unknown | |
| Jan 10 1986 | With The Burglars, Cullen's Bar, Dublin (S and A) |
| Songs : Unknown | |
| Jan 19 1986 | Unknown Benefit Show, Olympic Ballroom, Dublin (M and S) |
| Songs : "Blowin In The Wind"* and others | |
| Feb 14 1986 | With Steve Cooney & Friends, Onion Field, Dublin (M, S, A) |
| Songs : "Sweet Thing"* "Girl From The North Country"* "I Threw It All Away"* "Belltable Waltz"* "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"* "Wayward Wind"* "Death Is Not The End"* "Fisherman's Blues" and others |
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| Feb/Mar 1986 | With The Pleasure Cell, The Underground, Dublin (M) |
| Song : "Be My Enemy" | |
| June 6 1986 | Unknown Folk Club, Glasgow, Scotland (M, S, A) |
| Songs : "Meet Me At The Station"* "Belltable Waltz"* and others |
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| Oct 1986 | With Hennigan's Blues Band, Hennigan's Blues Bar, Sligo, Ireland (M) |
| Song : "Lost Highway"* | |
| With We Free Kings, Blue Lagoon, Sligo (S) | |
| Songs : "Raggle Taggle Gypsy"* and others | |
| With We Free Kings, unknown venue, Cork, Ireland (M and S) | |
| Song : "Fisherman's Blues" | |
| With We Free Kings, Baggot Inn, Dublin (M and S) | |
| Songs : "My Generation"* and others | |
| Nov 1986 | With Fleadh Cowboys, Million Miles of Peace benefit concert, Dublin (M, S and A) |
| Songs : "Forever Young"* plus one other | |
| Dec 1986 | With various Hothouse Flowers, The Waterfront Club, Dublin (M) |
| Song : "When Will We Be Married ?"* | |
| April 2 1987 | With We Free Kings and other, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh, Scotland (M and S) |
| Songs : "My Generation"* "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"* and others | |
| May 24 1987 | With We Free Kings, Pictish Festival, Letham, Scotland (S) |
| Songs : Whole set | |
| May 31 1987 | With various Fleadh Cowboys, Pogues and Liam O'Maonlai, Town Square, Kenmare Festival, Kenmare, Ireland (M and A) |
| Songs : "On My Way To Heaven"* "Maggie's Farm"* "Can't Feel At Home In This World Anymore"* "Girl From The North Country"* "Cock In My Pocket"* "Lost Highway"* |
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| Aug 21 1987 | With Fleadh Cowboys, Olympia Theatre, Dublin (M, S, A & Trevor) |
| Songs : "On My Way To Heaven"* "Has Anybody Here Seen Hank ?" "Killing My Heart" "Heading Down The Highway" |
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| Sept 1987 | With Fleadh Cowboys, Olympia Theatre, Dublin (M and T) |
| Songs : "Rainy Day Women Nos 12 & 35"* and others | |
| Sept 19 1987 | With unknown country'n'western duo, Hibernian Bar, Galway, Ireland (M) |
| Songs : "Honky Tonkin'"* "Lost Highway"* |
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| Sept 1987 | With Vinnie Kilduff and Jean-Paul Huellou, Secondary School, Clifden, Co. Galway, Ireland (M) |
| Songs : "Fisherman's Blues" "Headin Down The Highway" "The Whole Of The Moon" and one other |
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| Sept 1997 | With Chris Meehan And His Redneck Friends, unknown venue, Clifden (M) |
| Song : "On My Way To Heaven"* | |
| Oct 1987 | With Hothouse Flowers, The Factory, Dublin (M, S and A) |
| Songs : "Cock In My Pocket"* and others | |
| Nov 1987 | With The Black Velvet Band, The Waterfront, Dublin (M, S and A) |
| Song : unknown | |
| Jan 1988 | Jimmy Hickey's wedding reception, Dublin (M, S , A and T) |
| Songs : "Black Is The Colour"* "Fisherman's Blues" and others |
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| Feb 1988 | With Fleadh Cowboys, The Castle, Salthill, Galway (M and T) |
| Songs : "Roll Over Beethoven"* and one other | |
| April/May 1988 | With The Sawdoctors, Claddagh Hall, Galway (M and S) |
| Song : "Streets Of Galway"* | |
| August 1988 | With Hothouse Flowers, RDS, Dublin (S) |
| Song : "Dance To The Storm" (HHF Song) | |
| Sept 1988 | With Hank Halfhead And The Rambling Turkeys, Bad Bob's, Dublin (M) |
| Song : "Lost Highway"* | |
| Dec 13 1988 | With various Dublin bands/musicians, Christmas Benefit Concert, Olympia Theatre, Dublin (M and T) |
| Song : "Meet Me At The Station"* | |
| March 1989 | With The Sawdoctors, Hermitage Hotel, Tuam, Ireland (M) |
| Songs : "Rainy Day Women Nos 12 & 25"* and others | |
| May 1989 | With local musicians, The Kitchen, Carraroe, Connemara, Ireland (M) |
| Song : "Can't Help Falling In Love"* | |
| July 29 1989 | With Sharon Shannon, The Taibhearc Theatre, Galway (M, S and T) |
| Songs : "In Search Of A Rose" "Song For The Life"* and many tunes |
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| July 30 1989 | With The Sawdoctors, Warwick Hotel, Galway (M) |
| Songs : "Lost Highway"* "This Land Is Your Land"* |
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| August 1989 | With Cooney and Begley, unknown venue, Killarney, Ireland (M) |
| Songs : "Lost Highway"* and one other | |
| April/May 1990 | With The Sawdoctors, Seapoint, Galway (M) |
| Songs : "Garageland"* "Back In The USSR"* and lead guitar on whole Sawdoctors set |
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| August 1990 | With Christy Moore, The Feile, Tipperary, Ireland (S) |
| Songs : "Raggle Taggle Gypsy"* "The Inchicore Reel" |
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| Feb 1991 | With Charlie Lennon and Dublin musicians, Olympia Theatre, Dublin (M) |
| Songs : "When Ye Go Away" "Ride On"* |
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| August 1991 | With The Sawdoctors, The Feile, Tipperary, Ireland (M) |
| Songs : "And A Bang On The Ear" "The Trip To Tipp" |
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| Sept 7 1991 | With Various Sawdoctors and a cabaret band, Imperial Hotel, Tuam (M and T) |
| Songs : "And A Bang On The Ear" "Fields Of Athenry"* "At The Hop"* "Satisfaction"* and others |
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| Late 91/Early 92 | With The Sawdoctors, Tramps, New York, USA (M) |
| Songs : "Drive Away"* "Pretty Vacant"* |
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| October 1992 | With various Scottish musicians, Open World night, .........Glasgow (M) |
| Songs: "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight"* "On My Way To Heaven"* "Buckets Of Rain"* |
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| March 1993 | With Pal Shazar, unknown venue, South By Southwest, Austin, USA (M) |
| Song : "Wade Went Wild" (Pal's song) | |
| April 1993 | With Victoria Williams, Tramps, New York (M) |
| Song : "Why Look At The Moon"* | |
| May 1993 | Cafe Sin E, East Village, New York (M) |
| Song : "Send Him Down To Waco" | |
| Jan 21 1994 | Universal Hall, Findhorn, Scotland (M) |
| Song : "Mother Cluny" | |
| March 1994 | Universal Hall, Findhorn (M) |
| Song : "LCG Song" and whole set backing singer Nicky Robertson | |
| April 6 1994 | Universal Hall, Findhorn (M) |
| Song : "What Do You Want Me To Do ?" | |
| May 1994 | With Tinderbox, unknown venue, Elgin, Scotland (M) |
| Songs : "Medicine Bow" "Be My Enemy" "All Along The Watchtower"* |
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| June 1994 | Universal Hall, Findhorn (M) |
| Song : "Forever Young" and songs backing singer Diana Herbst | |
| With Ian McNabb, Glastonbury Festival, England (M) | |
| Songs : "Glastonbury Song" "Preparing To Fly" |
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| With Sharon Shannon, Glastonbury Festival (M) | |
| Songs : "When Ye Go Away" "Song For The Life"* |
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| July 1994 | Backing Julia, Universal Hall, Findhorn (M) |
| Song : "Sarajevo Women's Anthem" | |
| August 1994 | Steiner School Benefit, Universal Hall, Findhorn (M) |
| Songs : "Bring 'Em All In" "Wonderful Disguise" "Experience Week Song" |
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| Nov 17 1994 | Universal Hall, Findhorn (M) |
| Songs : "The Return Of Pan" "Long Way To The Light" |
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| Dec 1994 | With Jazz Band, Universal Hall, Findhorn (M) |
| Songs : "Accentuate The Positive"* "Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer" |
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| January 1995 | With Jazz Band, Universal Hall, Findhorn (M) |
| Songs : "It Ain't What You Do"* "Universal Hall" |
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| 1996 | With Luka Bloom, Frankie Gavin, Mairtin O'Connor, Greenpeace Benefit show, Athlone, Ireland (S) |
| Songs : "You Couldn't Have Come At A Better Time"(Luka Bloom) Various traditional tunes | |
| Dec 18 1999 | Pulkvedian Neviens Neraksta, Riga, Latvia (M) |
| Song : "Bring 'Em All In" | |
| Jan 16 2000 | With Carlos Nunez, National Concert Hall, Glasgow (M) |
| Songs : "Raggle Taggle Gypsy"* "Fisherman's Blues" | |