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03-05-02 news
The Pogues to Play the Park...

ShowBizIreland.com can reveal that Ireland's favourite band The Pogues will return for a hopping Dublin gig with special guests.

Guests will include The Proclaimers and The Saw Doctors on Sunday 9th June at Marlay Park, Rathfarnham, for what is sure to be a crazy day.

The Pogues will be performing with the full original line-up which means Ireland's favourite rogue Shane MacGowan will be main attraction.

The History of the Pogues:

The Pogues emerged at the tail end of the punk era with an attitude matched only by their musical and lyrical talent. They remain one of the most fascinating bands to emerge in the past 20 years.

The band was formed in Kings Cross in London in 1982 after a chance meeting in an underground station between punk-poet Shane MacGowan and whistle-player Spider Stacey.

Playing the London pub circuit with guitarist Jim Fearnley under the name Pogue Mahone, they soon added Jeremy Finer (banjo, guitar), Andrew David Ranken (drums) and Cáit O'Riordan (bass).

Refining their name to The Pogues, they released the single Dark Streets of London in 1984, which was followed later that year by their acclaimed debut album Red Roses for Me.

Heavily influenced by The Clash, The Pogues effortlessly married Irish folk tradition with colourful punk abandon, and in singer Shane MacGowan, they had a front man who could blend the rawer aspects of punk excess with beautiful melodies and affecting, haunting lyrics.

The band's second album Rum, Sodomy and the Lash (1985) raised the profile of the band, as did the Steve Lillywhite produced If I should fall from Grace with God (1988) which contained the perennial favourite Fairytale of New York, featuring the late Kirsty McColl on vocals.

Peace and Love followed in 1989 but by this time MacGowan's alcoholic excesses were beginning to damage the band. After the release of Hell's Ditch in 1990, MacGowan parted company with the group.

The Pogues limped on without him in the early 1990s, releasing Waiting for Herb (1993) and Pogue Mahone (1995) to limited success before disbanding in 1996.

Several of the members got involved with other projects none of which reached the dizzy heights of The pogues success.

Last year however saw the re-uniting of the group and in December they sold out a concert at the Point Theatre several weeks in advance.

The concert was one of the live music highlights of the year and prompted them to reform for a further series of concerts this year, including an Irish date at Marlay Park on 9th June.

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