The details, in daylight
The Waterboys played Salt & Tar in Liverpool on 14 August 2026, with Luvcat, Ian Prowse in support. This show has already taken place — see The Waterboys's page on KeenToGo for their upcoming dates.
Salt & Tar is a live-music venue in Liverpool. The Waterboys are Mike Scott's 'Big Music' vehicle, whose The Whole of the Moon and Fisherman's Blues swing between widescreen rock and Celtic soul.
Asked about the venue
About Salt & Tar
What time do the gates open and the music finish at Salt & Tar?
The site opens at 16:00, last entry is 19:00 and the event closes at 22:00 — Salt and Tar prints those three times on every show page of its music weekender. Stage times are not published in advance, so the 19:00 last entry is the one to plan around: roll up at half past seven and you are watching from the car park.
Where is Salt & Tar in Liverpool?
For the 2026 music weekender it is Lock and Quay's event site at 2 Irlam Rd, Bootle, L20 4AH — not the address most people have saved. Salt and Tar's permanent home on Washington Parade in Bootle town centre is closed while it is expanded, so the gigs moved down the road rather than taking a year off.