Formed in London’s King’s Cross in 1982, The Pogues were originally named Pogue Mahone – an Anglicisation of the Irish phrase ‘póg mo thóin’, meaning ‘kiss my arse’. (Shane’s previous band, punk rock ...

Boston, get ready to say “dia duit” to Seisiún, a new Irish festival coming to The Stage at Suffolk Downs later this year.

Seisiún, a two-day music and cultural festival, will feature Dropkick Murphys and The Pogues Sept. 6 and 7 at The Stage at ...

Nearly three decades after launching NYC's Fleadh Festival celebrating global Irish culture, two of Fleadh's founders Joe ...

The musician talks about MacGowan’s riotous antics, smoking dope in ‘vast quantities’ and composing a piece of music to play ...

In a new [paywalled] interview with The Telegraph, Finer admits that touring without the band's late, much-missed frontman Shane MacGowan will be “more poignant”, but adds, “This probably wouldn’t be ...

St. Patrick’s Day may be over, but our tribute to Shane MacGowen and The Pogues continues! Granted, The Pogues are one of ...

It’s 40 years in August since the Pogues put out their second album – Rum, Sodomy and the Lash, a No 13 hit at the time – and ...

Irish music and cultural festival is set to launch in Boston this year, headlined by The Pogues and Dropkick Murphys. Seisiún ...

The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background, playing traditional Irish music with influences from punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane MacGowan. They reached ...

Seisiún, a brand new music festival featuring a lineup of heavyweight Celtic artists has been announced for Boston in ...