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| 30.05.2005 ”ARE YOU TOO VERTIGAL?” DD DJ SHANE MACGOWAN IS BACK!!! Death Disco Dublin You Too Vertigal Party DJs BP Fallon & Shane MacGowan & Steve Rapid & Pete Holidai Mon June 27 The Village, 26 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, Ireland Doors 10.30pm-Adm ˆ12-Advance tickets from WAV tel 1890 200 078, Ticketmaster & Road Records 13.05.2005 Somebody has changed his mind? No more Shane with The Popes on JW Promotions list (of participants of Open air @ Lammas Fair concert )... There is an intriguing announce of article on the issue in HotPress: Brian McFadden, Shane MacGowan & The Popes and Aslan are among the ... hotpress.com (subscription), Ireland Brian McFadden and Shane MacGowan&The Popes are the rather unlikely co-headliners on August 27 Maybe someone with registration could enlighten us... 11.05.2005 Two pics by Alex Astegiano. Shane & Vinicio Capossela (Italy, July 2004 ?) Pic # 1 Pic # 2 04.05.2005 Ole Red Eyes puts Ole Blue Eyes in the shade Sunday Independent 24th Apr 2005 DISGUSTED of Tunbridge Wells was presumably delighted to see Shane MacGowan in town last weekend. The sherry-sipping locals needn't pack up their tweeds and leave just yet. The hedonistic hellraiser - and Ireland's greatest songwriter, according to Bono - has no plans to move into the area. Shane was merely attending his sister's wedding at the Spa Hotel there. Stunning Siobhan married her long-term boyfriend, Anthony Hayes, in a private ceremony for family and close friends. Spider Stacey, ex of The Pogues, attended with his girlfriend Louise. Katell Keineg sang Into My Arms by Nick Cave. Dressed up in a frock-coat, Shane serenaded the bride and groom with Frank Sinatra's I've Been a Rover. Apparently, Ole Red Eyes doing Ole Blue Eyes was something to behold. Shane's mother Therese made an inspired speech in Irish - may the road rise before you, etc - while the bride herself said that all the people that she loved in the world were in the room "and that means the world to me". They went off on honeymoon to romantic Yorkshire the following morning. "I normally hate weddings," Shane's muse Victoria Mary Clarke told me,"but I thought it was particularly moving. It was such a real wedding. I cried when Siobhan walked into the actual service." As doubtless did Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells when he saw Shane arrive in the local tea-room last Friday. 29.04.2005 JW Promotions are delighted to announce the bill for the 1st ever Open Air @ Lammas Fair concert, which will take place on Saturday 27 th August at Leyland road playing fields Ballycastle and will open Irelands oldest fair. The show hosted by UTV's Frank Mitchell will star Brian McFadden, Shane MacGowan and the Popes, Bagatelle, Malachi Cush, Aslan, and The Raperees... Tickets will go on sale nation wide on June 1st priced at ?30 plus booking fee with Ticketmaster. They can also be purchased locally from Kane Communications, Ballycastle, Music Box in Ballymoney and Coleraine, and Keys Music Shop, Ballymena. The concert starts at 3pm and runs until 11pm. 21.04.2005 Shane + The Lancaster Bombers 18th Apr 2005, The Boogaloo, London Shane MacGowan *Exclusive Coverage*, 18 April 2005 - The Boogaloo, London, UK Shane MacGowan wearing a gas mask, 18 April 2005 - The Boogaloo, London, UK ...they even went onstage an hour late, the flash bulbs and the papparazzi outside made me wait and then they arrived, introduced by a miniture Roy Rogers on acid , the set was short , frenetic and very sweet and then Shane Mac Gowan goes on for the last number, a punked up version of Bobby Darin's 'Beyond the Sea', besides having the Libertines, Kate Moss and Bobby Gillispie in the house it still would have been great... Molly, posted to The Boogaloo forum Drowned in Sound: ... The entrance of Shane MacGowan half way through the set seems very apt. Wasted and lolloping, he provides the perfect antidote to the The ‘Bombers, spasmodic fitting. MORE (but no more Shane) >>> Bombin' The Boogaloo Virtual Festivals 19 April 2005 As the set moves on we are treated to the spectacle of Shane McGowan taking centre stage and presenting another of his now infamous incoherent performances (half of the song is lost to posterity behind a faulty mic)... MORE (about Lancaster Bombers) >>> 15.04.2005 They have made galleries at The Boogaloo site... If you have a minute or two peep into Shane MacGowan Shane's Single Launch Tribute to Yeats 11.04.2005 Another bunch of pics "Hoping For Palestine"-DVD Launch Party. Westbourne Studios, March 10, 2005, London Nick Cave, Kate Moss, Samantha Morton... And Shane of course :)) 06.04.2005 The Pogues to headline Guilfest Efestivals 06th Apr 2005 The Pogues have been confirmed as the Friday headliner for Guilfest, which takes place at Stoke Park, Guilford from Friday 15th until Sunday 17th July. The Pogues will be appearing with a line-up of Shane MacGowan, Peter 'Spider' Stacy, James Fernley, Jem Finer, Phillip Cheveron, Terry Woods, Andrew Ranken and Darryl Hunt. Please note that Cait O’Riordan who appeared as a guest vocalist will not be performing with the Pogues at GuilFest. MORE >>> 04.04.2005 A bit of oldies... Shane and his anthem of excess Between the drugs, the booze and the fighting, it's a wonder that the ex-Pogue is still alive. John Masterson hails a heroic drunk Irish Independent 18th Mar 2001 Maybe Victoria has played a role in keeping Shane with us. To say she keeps him on the straight and narrow would be doing the truth a massive disservice, but he would probably enjoy a chat and few pints with her more than any of the other excesses and temptations that abound. There were years of women throwing themselves at him, and fans offering to lend him their girlfriend for the night: "It was one of the first really mad things I noticed, you know, people giving you their girlfriend. I'd never dream of giving anyone my girlfriend. I don't care who the fucker is." MORE >>> 28.03.2005 FROM THE MOSHPIT #5: PETE AND SHANE'S, SECRET ST. PATRICK'S SHOW Joe Ambrose "On March 17th Shane MacGowan was due to play his annual St. Patrick’s Day London show, a kind of popular hogfest strictly for the lowest dregs of the Irish Diaspora. Of late he has, however, been doing interesting low key but high octane performances at The Boogaloo, a north London bar presided over by Gerry O’Boyle, a man I’ve known most of the time I’ve been in London. O’Boyle is an Irish Gatsby who has long specialised in the organisation of beautiful parties involving A-list celebrities and authentic bohemians. I’ve seen several of MacGowan’s covert Boogaloo performances because my pal Carwyn Ellis has been playing there with Shane. The day before St. Patrick’s he rang me to say that MacGowan was doing a Boogaloo show early the following night prior to going transmetropolitan to play for the savages awaiting him in Shepherd’s Bush." MORE >>> 24.05.2005 Shane Needs To Sack His Manager To Hit Big-Time (scanned, 221K) Darren Boyle Star On Sunday 20th Mar 2005 22.03.2005 Shane MacGowan & the Popes at Shepherds Bush Empire, London - March 17, 2005 21.03.2005 BOGALOO... Again and again :)) Pete Doherty And Shane McGowan In St Patrick's Day Performance by Daniel Melia for GigWise 18 Mar 2005 What could quite possibly be the most shambolic double act in music teamed up last night with a St Patrick’s day performance in London. Pete Doherty and Shane McGowan paired up to perform at north London’s Boogaloo pub, McGowan’s regular haunt these days. MORE >>> Pete finds a stupor group The Sun IT was hard to tell who was in worse shape when PETE DOHERTY and SHANE MacGOWAN combined forces for a wild St Patrick’s Day gig. MORE >>> 18.03.2005 SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE London, UK, 17 Mar 2005 The Popes were fairly ordinary, but Shane is still special. At one level he looks like a man you would not be surprised to see on a slab in a morgue, and his performance has a sort of Pogues-juke-box quality about it, but the voice is still surprisingly good and the stage presence is genuinely exciting. He might be a ruin, but he is still electrifying. I loved it. A special night. Michael (via Debra of Melbourne) BOOGALOO London, UK , 17 Mar 2005 Shane'n'Pete show By Ed Harris Evening Standard 18 March 2005 It was, of course, St Patrick's Day. So what more traditional sight could there be in London than that of Shane MacGowan raising a pint of Guinness and having a singalong? Bringing this sharply up to date was a younger generation's rock wildman: Pete Doherty, troubled lead singer of Babyshambles. The pair - seen arm in arm, voices raised in beery song and each clutching a half-drained glass of stout - sent their fans wild with an impromptu performance last night. MORE >>> Jesus, what a night last night was. Pete Doherty and Shane McGowan playing in front of no more than 150 people. Started off with Pete, Alan Wass and Dot Allison doing a few Libs and Babyshambles tunes. Then Shane struggled on stage to join them for a few more. Christ knows what sort of state he must have been in by the time he got to SBE! Amazing night. Mick Jones was in attendance, Kate Moss behind the bar. Misspelt Yoof (originaly reported at efestivals.co.uk) Quite amazing they both turned up but as both are poster children for the campaign against substance abuse and they were quite shocking to see in the 'flesh'. Still, Shane and Pete singing Dirty Old Town is one of the best things to see on St. Patrick's Day so a fun time was had by all. Cheesedog WALKING ON EIRE! NME 18 Mar 2005 PETE DOHERTY and SHANE MACGOWAN performed together last night to celebrate ST PATRICK’S DAY at a tiny north LONDON venue (March 17). The pair performed versions of ‘Lost Highway’, The Pogues classic ‘A Pair Of Brown Eyes’, Sam Cooke’s ‘Cupid’ before finishing with a rousing version of Irish classic ‘Dirty Old Town’ at the Boogaloo Bar in Highgate. MORE >>> 15.03.2005 Shane at Ambassador, Dublin - March 12, 2005 (pic by courtesy of Sean Fay) Shane MacGowan and Pete Doherty Live at Alexandra Palace - Show - March 11, 2005 ....Luckily, Doherty manages to hold a restless crowd’s attention through a selection of Libertines and Babyshambles tracks <...> before ushering onstage Pogues legend Shane McGowan for a ensemble reading of ‘Dirty Old Town’. A charming, captivating and altogether accomplished set from the London police force’s favourite troubadour. Shane MacGowan and Pete Doherty at Alexandra Palace - Backstage - March 11, 2005 Shane MacGowan and Kate Moss. Sighting in London - March 10, 2005 Shane MacGowan with Yeti at The Boogaloo - March 9, 2005 ...Out of the corner of The Boogaloo stumbles a Stove-pipe hated Shane McGowan to join Yeti in a rendition of Desmond Dekker's 'Israelites'. Could we hear a word he was singing? No. Did we love it anyway? Of course we bloody did! - Nick Roberts ... Shane McGowan was there again, and sang The Israelites AGAIN, same thing for breakfast indeed. Blatantly it's the only song he can remember. He was more wasted this time, which resulted in a fair bit of laughing at him, and I think perhaps the novelty is wearing off. But I do like his top hat, and it suits him very well in a ruined, gin-soaked gentleman kind of way. - KitMarlowe Exclusive:Yeti Joined Onstage By Shane McGowan Again! by Daniel Melia 11 Mar 2005 Yeti were once again joined on stage Wednesday by Pogues legend Shane McGowan during the bands set at the Boogaloo in London. The band, which has former Libertine John Hassell as their frontman, enjoyed the company of McGowan in an impromptu performance of two of their songs. It’s the second time McGowan has joined the band on stage, the first came during their last performance at Boogaloo at the end of January. PICS >>> 14.03.2005 THE RAZZ: A CRYING SHANE The daily Record 12 Mar 2005 With Cath Bennett And Beverley Lyons WILDMAN Shane MacGowan might be with some of the UK's most glamorous women - but still looks rough. The former Pogues singer was mingling with Kate Moss, Sam Morton, Sadie Frost and Jefferson Hack at a concert for the Hoping For Palestine DVD* launch. And it looks like he wasn't the only one up for a wild night. Shane, pictured with Sam and Kate, is like the message on a cigarette packet - don't say we didn't warn you. *) - HOPING benefit concert DVD: Live recording of HOPING’s sell-out concert Released on 14 March 2005 and available at all major DVD stockists, this exclusive DVD features performances by Primal Scream, Spiritualized, Nick Cave, and Steve Mason from the Beta Band. With an introduction by Kate Moss and back-stage Interviews by Manni (Stone Roses/Primal Scream). And cupla items - sweet reminders of great ReUnion :)) The rovers' welcome return Reviewed by Ben Sloan, Metro 20th Dec 2004 Brixton Academy This summer, Shane MacGowan played a low-key gig in North London's Boogaloo bar. After a fivesong set, he shuffled through the crowd. And I, overawed at seeing a legend performing in such close quarters, told him it was great. He laughed and told me not to be stupid, it was just OK. MORE >>> (for those who don't want to register) From fiasco to fairytale Reviewed by John Aizlewood, Evening Standard 21 December 2004 Brixton Academy As if ascending to altered states equates to some kind of artistic redemption, pop music's drunks and drug fiends are indulged, cosseted and egged on by crowds pretending to encourage, but secretly eager for meltdown. MORE >>> (for those who don't want to register) 11.03.2005 Croft No. Five will be supporting Shane MacGowan and the Popes at Shepherds Bush Empire, London 17 March 2005 (kind elucidation by Martin Coull) Other acts: Bleeding Hearts - Stourbridge (16th Mar) HANK WANGFORD & The Lost Cowboys - Shepherds Bush Empire (17th Mar) ? Lady Winwoods Maggot - Southsea (19th Mar) 09.03.2005 Fairytale Ending Written by: SIMON GODDARD Copyright: Uncut Magazine March 2005 Boozy but poignant seasonal cheer from the most unlikely of festive bands. ODD THAT, OF ALL GROUPS, The Pogues -they of the bad teeth 24-hour lock-ins and tea-tray headaches - have sidled up alongside Wizzard and Slade as the spirit of Christmas. This is the second of a three-night festive residency at Brixton, like the one they did in 2001. There are bauble-strewn trees either side of the stage and, before the evening is out, fake snow falls down from the rafters as thatsong - let's face it, the greatest Christmas song ever written - is delivered in all its glory. MORE >>> The Flowers bloom for tsunami relief By Fiachna O'Braonain Special to The Denver Post 6th march 2005 ... Invariably there were phone calls flying around about collaborations and who could play with whom to make it extra special. BP Fallon was involved, and he always loves to suggest songs and "good vibes, man!" How about a duet of Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" featuring Ronnie and Shane? Cool. Or "The Irish Rover" with Shane and the Dubliners? Definitely. But who was playing with Shane? There was neither a Pogue nor a Pope to be seen! We got the call - the night before. Would Hothouse Flowers be Shane MacGowan's backing band? MORE >>> (See also short review of the charity gig at DEC 2004 - FEB 2005 news) 04.03.2005 WITH HIM WITHOUT HIM Solfest squeeze in stars for summer spectacular Times & Star 18th Feb 2005 IRISH rocker Shane McGowan is one of the headline acts at this year’s Solfest event. McGowan, probably most famous for the often-played Christmas hit Fairytale of New York, with Kirsty McColl and his then-band The Pogues, will be playing at the festival near Silloth in August. MORE >>> Radio 2 folk queen reigns at Solfest The Cumberland News 25th Feb 2005 By Kate Rees ...Also confirmed for the second Solfest, so far, are <...> Shane McGowan’s band The Popes – sadly without their glorious leader <...> 01.03.2005 Fuji Rock Festival. Rumours or something else?.. Billboard Bits : Fuji Rock February 28, 2005 "Sigur Ros, Mercury Rev, the Pogues , the reunited Dinosaur Jr. and Fatboy Slim are among the first acts to sign on for Japan's annual Fuji Rock Festival. 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