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EntertainmentMusicMusic News•September 25, 2026 at 11:08 AMNational

Post your questions for the Pogues

By Ben Beaumont-Thomas•The Guardian Music

Ahead of a greatest hits tour, original members Spider Stacy and James Fearnley will join us to answer your questionsWhen Shane MacGowan died in 2023, you’d be forgiven for wondering whether the Pogues could carry on, given what a singular frontman he was – and given the band had been dormant since 2014. But grounded by original members James Fearnley, Jem Finer and Spider Stacy, the Pogues have been playing hugely acclaimed reunion gigs in recent years with various guests sitting in for MacGowan – and as they go on a greatest hits tour around the UK this autumn, Fearnley and Stacy will be joining us to answer your questions.The Pogues’ history stretches back to the late 70s when MacGowan, Stacy and Finer played together in London; Fearnley, meanwhile, was a member of MacGowan’s punk band the Nips. The Pogues eventually formed in 1982, investing the traditional music of their Irish heritage with the energy of the city’s punk scene. Continue reading...

Ahead of a greatest hits tour, original members Spider Stacy and James Fearnley will join us to answer your questions

When Shane MacGowan died in 2023, you’d be forgiven for wondering whether the Pogues could carry on, given what a singular frontman he was – and given the band had been dormant since 2014. But grounded by original members James Fearnley, Jem Finer and Spider Stacy, the Pogues have been playing hugely acclaimed reunion gigs in recent years with various guests sitting in for MacGowan – and as they go on a greatest hits tour around the UK this autumn, Fearnley and Stacy will be joining us to answer your questions.

The Pogues’ history stretches back to the late 70s when MacGowan, Stacy and Finer played together in London; Fearnley, meanwhile, was a member of MacGowan’s punk band the Nips. The Pogues eventually formed in 1982, investing the traditional music of their Irish heritage with the energy of the city’s punk scene.

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