The Pogues Play Their Last Gig with Shane MacGowan

This video is of The Pogues playing a Live concert in Japan in 1991 and was the last gig the Pogues ever played with frontman Shane MacGowan before sacking him on this tour for his repeated Drug and Alcohol abuse.

The Pogues Live in Japan 1991

Set List;

  1. Streams of Whiskey
  2. If I should fall from grace with good
  3. Cotton Fields
  4. Young Ned of the hill
  5. Rain Street
  6. Sayonara
  7. Repeal of the Licensing Laws
  8. The Body of an American
  9. Greenland Whale Fisheries
  10. Galtonery Gartloney Rats
  11. Summer in Siam
  12. Thousands are Sailing
  13. Sunny Side of the Street
  14. Dirty Old Town
  15. The Sickbed of Cuchulainn
  16. Sally MacLennane
  17. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
  18. The Irish Rover

Who were The Pogues?

The Pogues were a London based London-Irish Punk-Folk group who were formed in 1983 by Frontman Shane MacGowan. They were a group of London-Irish punks who took Traditional Irish Music and gave it a kick up the ass, fusing it with their own Punk Rock sound that shook the world and the Music scene. Starting off Touring Working Men’s Clubs and Irish centres around the UK, The Pogues soon became famous worldwide, especially in the United States where there’s a massive Irish population.

The group released 5 successful albums between 1984 and 1990 before sacking lead singer Shane Macgowan in 1991 whilst on this very Tour. This gig here was the bands last performance with Shane until the band reformed some Twenty odd years later. The band were trying to take a new direction further into the Pop world, whilst Shane felt they were losing direction and their Traditional Irish roots. This manifested itself in his continued boozing and drug abuse.

Many speculators say that the band couldn’t handle him so they sacked him. However, various band members maintain that Shane wanted to leave the band. But he couldn’t just leave due to the record contract. But he could if he was fired. So he went out of his way to annoy the band enough with getting on it constantly til they eventually sacked him.

Did You Enjoy The Show?

Well, what did you think of that Show then? I thought it was Okay, although by No means the best gig ive ever seen of the Pogues. You can tell they were on their last legs. However, I thought they still managed to pull off a good show as they always did. What about you? Did you enjoy the show? Are you a fan of The Pogues? Why not tell us in the comments below? Here at The Collective Jukebox, we just love to hear what others have to say about the music we share.

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