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The Waterboys: An Appointment With Mr Yeats

Show dates: 4th Nov
Doors Open: 7.30pm
Show starts: 8.30pm
Ticket price: €38.20 / €28 (until 11th June)

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What would happen if the words of one of Ireland’s greatest literary figures were merged with the music of one of the most legendary live bands in rock'n'roll?

The answer is An Appointment With Mr Yeats, a show fusing the poetic power of W.B. Yeats and the visceral music of The Waterboys.

Since setting The Stolen Child to music on their classic Fisherman’s Blues album, Waterboys’ singer Mike Scott has been quietly crafting a rich collection of songs utilising Yeats’ poems as lyrics. A few were performed solo by Scott during the Yeats International Festival at the Abbey Theatre in the 1990s, but most have remained unheard, waiting for the moment when, in Scott’s words, “I had enough songs to create a full programme and present it in a potent, radical fashion.

The twenty Yeats poems in the programme span the poet’s humours from wry to romantic, rustic to mythological, and include famous and lesser-known works such as The Hosting Of The Shee, Mad As The Mist And Snow, Politics, The Song Of Wandering Aengus, News For The Delphic Oracle, An Irish Airman Foresees His Death and The Four Ages Of Man. The show will also include a selection of Waterboys favourites, specially chosen and rearranged for this context.

Tickets on sale now. Contact the INEC Box Office for Information on 064-6671555.

The Gleneagle Hotel and Brehon hotels offer a host of pre-show dining options to suit all taste.

Hotel Accommodation Packages:

The Gleneagle: 1 B&B & ticket to show from €75pps - €80pps
The Brehon: 1 B&B & ticket to show from €99pps

To avail of these offers or to book a pre-show dining option please call 1890 300 101.

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Telephone and internet bookings subject to a surcharge.

Contact the INEC box office for further information on 064-6671555 or email info@inec.ie

The Gleneagle Hotel and The Brehon offer a host of pre-show dining options. For more information call 1800 300 101 or click on the Food & Drink link.