Banjo player, folk music aficionado and actor/comedian Billy Connolly once described The Dubliners as “folk music’s Rolling Stones”. If that’s the case, then The Pogues were its Sex Pistols: ...

Celtic rock outfit The Pogues have just announced a tour of the United Kingdom in 2025. The tour will celebrate 40 years since the release of their sophomore album, Rum Sodomy & The Lash, which was ...

When are The Pogues not The Pogues? That’s the question plaguing Jem Finer, one of the Irish folk-punk band’s founding members, as he strides around Hampstead Heath, his little dog Bonzo trotting on ...

The Pogues’ unique arrangements of age-old Irish and English tunes helped break the band worldwide — “The Irish Rover,” “Whiskey in the Jar,” and “Dirty Old Town.” The fresh take on a catalog of ...

For fans of The Pogues and those interested in the evolution of their music, this episode of "The Ireland Podcast" offers a comprehensive look into the formative years of the band and James Fearnley's ...

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has died at the age of 65, just a week after he was discharged from hospital. The news of his death was confirmed by his wife, Irish journalist and author Victoria ...

The Pogues have been added to the Forest Live concert series lineup. The iconic folk band will play a one-off show at Thetford Forest - near Brandon in Suffolk - on Saturday, June 14. The show is part ...

“F*** me, this is so fun,” says “Spider” Stacy, to the ebullient crowd at London’s Brixton O2 Academy. It doesn’t take a body language expert to tell that they agree. When he says this, the Pogues’ ...