Here are 10 essential Shane MacGowan songs. 1. The Pogues ... By a wide measure MacGowan's best-known song, "Fairytale of New York" has become a seasonal staple, a tune that's hauled out every ...

Thousands of mourners converged on St. Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, Ireland, on Friday to pay their respects to the late Pogues frontman, Shane ... have his more famous songs played ...

Irish rock band the Pogues have announced a May 2025 tour. It's their first since 2014, and since singer Shane MacGowan died in 2023 ...

Sean O’Hagan celebrates Shane MacGowan's lyrical genius as a voice of the Irish diaspora. A year has passed since the world ...

The songs of The Pogues are what happens when rural folk songs are hit over the head by the amphetamine punk spirit of 70s London. But they are more than that. These "gutter hymns" of the Irish ...

Celtic rock band will be joined by ‘special guests’ for their shows celebrating the 40th anniversary of their second album, ‘Rum Sodomy and The Lash’ ...

He was best known for hits including 1987's Fairytale of New York and A Pair of Brown Eyes. U2 frontman Bono shared a sketch of the star on X/Twitter, writing: "Shane MacGowan's songs were perfect ...

The Pogues’ Spider Stacy discusses the upcoming 40th anniversary concert for Red Roses For Me, which sees a star-studded line ...

The sister of the late Pogue’s frontman Shane MacGowan has said a mural of her brother unveiled in his family’s home in Co Tipperary was “everything we could have hoped for”. Hundreds ...

The tour will mark their first trek together since splitting up back in 2014, and also their first tour since the death of ...

The Pogues have regrouped and announced their first tour since the 2023 death of vocalist Shane MacGowan, which will also be their first tour since 2014. The trek will celebrate the 40th anniversary ...