The Pogues December Tour

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The Pogues December Tour

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They will be performing all of 'Rum, Sodomy & The Lash'. Haven't seen them yet might get to the Manchester one.

Sun 15 December O2 Apollo, Manchester
Tue 17 December O2 Academy, Glasgow
Thu 19 December O2 Academy Brixton, London
Fri 20 December O2 Academy Brixton, London
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Need to keep this from my missus she loves McGowan and still hasn't seen him live before he pops his clogs....personally I cant be doing with them.
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I'm not a massive Pogues fan, Wild Cats of Kilkenny is a great tune.
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Shane is a very good songwriter ruined by booze ..the band are good at what they do but I only enjoy them after havin a few colas...good for new year partys though..
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Saw them on the original R,S&tL tour @ Coasters in Edinburgh.
Here's hoping they don't turn up 2 hours late for this one!!!!!

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so much for the farewell tour they did a year or two ago.if macgowan is still drinking,surely he cant last much longer? he must have some sort of internal damage.
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manticore wrote:so much for the farewell tour they did a year or two ago.if macgowan is still drinking,surely he cant last much longer? he must have some sort of internal damage.
Aye Macgowan is sadly a dead man walking he might be like Keith Richards though and live to he's 100 and outlive us all.
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I see phil chevron died today of cancer.
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manticore wrote:I see Phil Chevron died today of cancer.
Yes, sad news indeed
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Really sad news that R.I.P
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manticore wrote:I see phil chevron died today of cancer.
Sad news that. He wrote my favourite Pogues song, a classic : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27iJsZpQn3A
RIP.
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