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The Pogues will release a 40th anniversary edition of their much-loved debut album, Red Roses For Me, on 18 October

The band will perform the special shows in Birmingham, London and Manchester on 20, 21 and 22 December respectively.

Spider Stacy of The Pogues will curate a 40th Anniversary performance of their debut album, Red Roses For, Me at Hackney Empire, 3 May 2024.

The event - from which the proceeds will go to charity - has been pencilled in 20 March at New York's Carnegie Hall.

The iconic song peaked at No. 4 in the tussle for the Christmas No. 1 - this year scooped by Wham!'s 'Last Christmas'.

Nick Cave has written a moving tribute to Shane MacGowan for The Guardian, calling the Pogues frontman "a cypher for the angels".

Wham are currently in the lead over Sam Ryder in the race for Christmas No 1, but The Pogues could yet overtake them both

Victoria Mary Clarke has given a new interview to The Guardian about living with her husband, Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan

The Pogues Christmas hit Fairytale Of New York will be released as a 7” single with all profits from sales going to Dublin Simon Community

Shane MacGowan finished a final 15-track album before his death with Irish band Cronin, according to The Irish Sun.

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