Following their sold-out Waterfront Hall and four sold-out shows at 3Olympia before Christmas, The Saw Doctors are delighted to announce a Belfast headline show at Custom House Square on Saturday 24 August, with special guests The Undertones.
After a five-year hiatus from touring, The Saw Doctors made a brilliant return last year with sold-out shows in London at the Hammersmith Apollo, New York at the Hammerstein Ballroom and two homecoming shows in Tuam, where they played to 10,000 people at St. Jarlath's. Sand.
The Saw Doctors are powered by songwriters Davy Carton (vocals) and Leo Moran (guitar) with a band line-up including former Waterboy Anthony Thistlethwaite on saxophone, Rickie O'Neill on drums, Will Merrigan on bass, Kieran Duddy on keyboard and Noelie McDonnell, backing vocals.
Discovered by Mike Scott of The Waterboys on a stormy Tuesday night in Galway city in the late 1980s, The Saw Doctors grew rapidly, touring Ireland and Britain, including a six-week stint with The Waterboys in the Fisherman's Blues tour in 1989.
The Saw Doctors' second single, 'I Useta Lover', was a surprise number one hit in Ireland in 1990, staying at the top of the charts for nine weeks, becoming the best-selling Irish single in history.
In August 2021, The Saw Doctors scored a surprise chart success when the vinyl reissue of the band's debut album 'If This Is Rock And Roll, I Want My Old Job Back' peaked at number 3 on the charts. Irish albums.
The Saw Doctors also recently announced an exclusive Dublin concert at Fairview Park on June 29, 2024.
THE DOCTORS SAW
+ SPECIAL GUESTS
THE SUBTONES
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 2024
CUSTOM HOUSE SQUARE, BELFAST
DOORS 6 PM | SEE CUSTOMHOUSESQUARE.COM FOR AGE ENTRY INFORMATION
ticket information
Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1 at 9:00 a.m. via www.ticketmaster.es
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