Gigs for 2024

a lot of freebies handed out this week to bolster numbers

Standing after filling up a bit tbf, no idea what that support was trying to be

Amazing

Some horrendous versions of songs but it was a gig full of energy

Christ those pre Xmas Olympia gigs back in the day must of been next level

Agree, be better renditions in Temple Bar at 2am

Can definitely see them returning maybe this time next year. Surly they could struggle to get the same guests for the summer shows given the time of year

Rum Sodomy & the Lash is an even better album where the smart stuff starts to show. More of this to come - Kojaque did a good job in particular. Someone I work with from the other side of the world sent me a picture of my current boss happily siting among the brilliance. I haven't conversed with her about these situations.

Saw them in 85 a few times before it and then 86 it was like they had just grown into themselves and Shane's songwriting was maturing along with their style.

This album Red Roses for Me , was the most shouty , but nevertheless the frenetic energy of those gigs I will never forget.

This gig really did capture some of that .

Are you going into work tomorrow, dasdog ;)

LIke someone said earlier, some of the renditions were cat altogether. Dark streets of London was brutal and I thought nadine Shah sounded dreadful. Why they did streams twice when they have so many other songs. I'll stick to my memories of the gigs back in the 80's

Shane's misses sounded off her tits

There was definitely some 'indulgence' in the lineup

The amount of songs not included tonight was insane and shows how strong The Pogues back catalogue is. 'Rainy Night In Soho, 'Fiesta', 'Sick Bed of Cuchuliann' to name a few

Bank Lane I assume? What night?

I was the opposite, the pogues aren't about singing prowess imo, it's about rawness of emotions in the songs for me.

I absolutely hated that version of the Auld triangle. She's a talented singer, but one of the few songs everyone knew the words to, you couldn't sing along with because she was dragging out the high notes. That song is about harmony of multiple voices. Took the participation out of it. Didn't work at all for me. I know they were trying something different, but it's a classic the way it is.

I think the guy who sang Waltzing Matilda did a great job, sang in the McGowan style with rawness and showed a bit of crowd work.

Good gig all in all but I think I would have rathered a Greatest hits version. Hopefully they'll do that sometime.

I was part of the moshing at the beginning of the gig and had no problem. My glasses remained unscathed for that part and it was good fun.

The problem was the person at the end jumping into me in the crowd, a safe distance from the moshing - all just standing around - knocking my glasses of my head and breaking them. Is that what Pogues gigs are all about?

Not sure how you can justify that.

They were never on the setlist for last night . It was Red Roses anniversary . Literally .

Those songs are on other albums .

22 song setlist

13 from Roses

Literally played songs not on Roses

Was pleasantly surprised at just how good The Pogues gig in the 3Arena was last night. I feared for the crowd size because of how slow the venue was filling up but ended up been decent

A lot of great versions with my particular favourites been 'The Battle Of Brisbane', ''Greenland Whale Fisheries', 'Down In The Ground Where The Dead Men Go', 'Streams Of Whiskey and The Irish Rover. From all special guest's The Mary Wallopers (can't wait to see them next year) and The Fondaines DC crew got great ovations. I didn't like the version of the Auld Triangle, felt they dragged the arse out of it. Whoever decided to let yer man sing 'Walzing Matilda' should be put down, same with 'Kitty'. Was special getting 'Fairytale of

New York' and as expected the crowd were wild for 90% of the show. Great shift put in my Fondaines Tom Coll, The Pogues memebrs and brass section and Former Scratch member Jordon O Leary. I think the most 'Shane McGowanesque' was Ian Lynch from Lankum (a band I'm not familiar with at all)

The tour next year would be stronger on paper setlist wise and it's going to be intresting what special guest's they can get

Enjoyable night to end the 'big" gigs for 2024. One final gig remains The Scratch in Bank Lane Waterford on the 29th Dec

Oh! Enjoy that. They're great.