Spider Stacy brought his recently acclained 40th anniversary performance of the Pogues debut album Red Roses For Me to the 3Arena Dublin.
This night was to see an amazing array of very special guest take that stage for different numbers. Grain Chatten & Tom Coll (Fontaines D.C.) Charles / Andrew / Sean (The Mary Wallpoers) Junior Brother, Ian Lynch (Lankum) Jordan 0’Leary The Scratch) Holly Mullineaux (Goat Girl) Kojaque and other members of The Pogues were all to have their turns.
The main band of the night was made up of Spider Stacy / Holly Mullineaux / Tom Coll / Fiachra Meek / Jim Sclavunos & George Vjestica (The Badseeds) / Jordan O’Leary / James Walbourne (The Pretenders & The Pogues) Jem Finer & James Fearney (The Pogues).
Support and opening band were Iona Zajac
Iona Zajac photos:
Spider Stacey/The Pogues photos & set-list:
Set-list:
Intro (Taped)
Transmetropolitan
The Battle of Brisbane
Greenland Whale Fisheries ([traditional] cover) (with Ian Lynch)
Boys From the County Hell (with Kojaque)
Poor Paddy Works on the Railway ([traditional] cover) (with Iona Zajac)
Dingle Regatta
Whiskey You’re the Devil
Dark Streets of London (with Stick in the Wheel)
The Auld Triangle (Brendan Behan cover) (with Nadine Shah)
Repeal of the Licensing Laws
The Leaving of Liverpool ([traditional] cover) (with Brigid Mae Power)
Sea Shanty (with Junior Brother)
Waxie’s Dargle ([traditional] cover) (with Andrew Hendy) (Also with Séan McKenna, both from The Marry Wallopers)
Kitty (with John Francis Flynn)
Muirshin Durkin (with Sean Fitzgerald)
Down in the Ground Where the Dead Men Go (with Daragh Lynch)
And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda (Eric Bogle cover) (with Jim Sclavunos)
Streams of Whiskey (with Grian Chatten)
The Irish Rover (Joseph M. Crofts cover) (with Jordan O’Leary)
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Speech by Victoria Mary Clarke
Fairytale of New York (with Charles Hendy) (Also with Radie Peat)
Dirty Old Town (Ewan MacColl cover) (With everyone)
Streams of Whiskey (With everyone)
Photos & words – Ian Mc Donnell @mcgigmusic
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