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The Pogue Traders (Pogues 40th anniversary night)

Paul 'Mad Dog' McGuinness / Richard Balls

Presented by: London Celtic Punks
0LONDON: The Water Rats
PTuesday 4th October, 2022
N6:00pm

Event information

In 1982, The new group played their first gig at The Pindar of Wakefield Back on 4th October 1982 James Fearnley, Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer took the stage at The Pindar Of Wakefield in dingy Kings Cross as Pogue Mahone.

The Pindar Of Wakefield is no more and now called The Water Rats and The Pogues are no more either but their spirit lives on within The Pogue Traders. Now in their 15th year themselves of bringing The Pogues back to life for those that saw them live and for those that never will.

Support for the night is from Paul 'Mad Dog' McGuinness And Band who toured with Shane MacGowan for almost a decade as a founder member of The Popes.

For an hour before that Shane's official biographer Richard Balls will be doing a Q And A and copies of his recent book 'A Furious Devotion: The Life of Shane MacGowan'.

Exact times to be finalised (Check with venue or Facebook nearer date)
£15 / £20 On the door

THE POGUE TRADERS
"The best Pogues tribute band I've seen" – Andrew Ranken

Venue information

LONDON: The Water Rats
0The Water Rats
328 Grays Inn Road
Kings Cross
London
WC1X 8BZ
> www.londoncelticpunks.wordpress.com
! 020 7833 3312

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