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The Pogues will continue their Australian tour celebrating Rum Sodomy and the Lash with a new Brisbane show added, while Sublime confirms shows with Trademark Live.

A wave of Bluesfest Touring cancellations has been confirmed, with multiple international acts withdrawing Australian shows as the fallout from the festival collapse deepens.

Bruce Springsteen will release a cover of The Pogues’ classic A Rainy Night In Soho as a tribute to late songwriter Shane MacGowan.

Andrew Ranken, founding drummer of The Pogues and the rhythmic force behind classics including Rum Sodomy & The Lash and Fairytale Of New York, has died aged 72.

Hozier has covered The Pogues Christmas classic ‘A Fairytale In New York’ on Saturday Night Live.

Bruce Springsteen surprised gig-goers by kicking off his Kilkenny gig with a moving tribute to his late friend, Shane MacGowan.

Shane MacGowan is said to have had a fortune of at least £4.3 million when he died.

Shane MacGowan checking out just before Christmas is the best exit time he could have had. The legendary frontman for The Pogues has passed away officially on 30 November 2023.

Darryl Hunt, the long time bass player for The Pogues, has died at age 72.

Vance Joy has popped out a cover of The Pogues Christmas classic ‘Fairytale of New York’.

Johnny Depp will be providing the music at the wedding of Shane MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke.

The Pogues are sick of touring and are, in fact, no longer active, at least according to Shane MacGowan.

The death of the Pogues long-time guitarist Philip Chevron on Tuesday did not come as a surprise. He had been diagnosed with throat cancer in 2006 and a statement in 2012 said that it had returned and was “fatal”.

Phil Chevron, the guitarist for The Pogues, has lost his battle with cancer.

The Pogues have announced a series of four U.K. shows for December where they will perform their second album, Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, in its entirety along with other favorites from their catalog.

Philip Chevron, the guitarist for the Pogues and Radiators From Space, announced his medical condition on the Pogues website with the headline “This time the cancer is lethal.”