The Pogues

Bob Dylan pays tribute to Shane McGowan on stage in Dublin

Legends.

Nov 10, 2022

Shane MacGowan defends ‘Fairytale of New York’ over homophobia accusations

Shane MacGowan used to expose himself to trains from Bono’s house

Surreal.

Oct 13, 2022

Darryl Hunt pogues

The Pogues bassist Darryl Hunt dies aged 72

A touching tribute.

Aug 10, 2022

From Fontaines D.C. to The Pogues: The 10 best Irish bands of all time

10 of the best

Mar 17, 2021

Six definitive songs: The ultimate beginner’s guide to Shane MacGowan

Just six!?

Pubali Dasgupta

Dec 26, 2020

Fontaines D.C. music

Fontaines D.C. share new cover of ‘I’m A Man You Don’t Meet Everyday’

Listen here

Dec 7, 2020

The book that inspired The Pogues song ‘Fairytale Of New York’

The most controversial Christmas tune

Dec 2, 2020

The bizarre story of how Nick Cave wrote a script for 'Gladiator 2' film

Nick Cave unhappy with BBC for censoring Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’

He’s taken aim

Dec 1, 2020

Elton John and Bono discuss the influence of Joe Strummer

The moment Joe Strummer joined The Pogues to sing ‘London Calling’, 1988

Punk with accordians

Nov 21, 2020

Listen to Nick Cave and Shane MacGowan’s unique cover of ‘What A Wonderful World’

Amazing!

Jul 28, 2020

Watch The Pogues performs a raucous rendition of ‘Irish Rover’ on St. Patrick’s Day in 1988

A few pints were spilt

Mar 17, 2020

Watch The Pogues and Kirsty Maccoll give a raucous rendition of ‘Fairytale of New York’ on St. Patrick’s Day in 1988

RIP Kirsty

Dec 17, 2019