Irish rockers The Pogues (Kiss in Irish) will be giving their first North American performances in 13 years with a tour next fall. The tour includes a performance at the Seisun Festival in Boston.
The Pogues will be celebrating 40 years of the album “Rum Sodomy & The Lash” with special guest musicians.
Members of the band spoke on the upcoming tour saying, “to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of our second LP, Rum Sodomy & the Lash, a veritable Super Session of musicians, a Last Waltz if you will – including the Pogues themselves, members of bands that have come after, such as Lankum, featuring such incomparable artists as Lisa O’Neill and John Francis Flynn, not to mention from the Bad Seeds – will gather to rekindle the music on the record with a new fire. We’re looking forward not just to raising a glass or two but also to raising the roof with our fans and friends, old and new, to celebrate the music we’ve made and the alliances we’ve formed over the years.”
Included in the list of artists joining original Pogues members James Fearnley, Jem Finer, and Spider Stacy are Daragh Lynch, Iona Zajac, John Francis Flynn, Lisa O’Neil,l Nadine Shah Holly Mullineaux, Jordan O’Leary, Fiachra Meek, Jim Sclavunos, James Walbourne, Pete Fraser, Daniel Hayes and Ian Williamson.
“Rum Sodomy & the Lash” was originally released in 1985 and was considered a cornerstone of punk and alternative rock. The Pogues will perform the entire album on the tour.
With more dates on the way, The Pogues tour dates:
Sept 5 at the Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C.
Sept 7 at the Seisiun Festival in Boston, MA
Sept 8 at the Franklin Music Hall in Philadelphia, PA
Sept 10 at History in Toronto, ON
sept 12 at MTelus in Montreal, QC
Sept 16 &17 at Terminal 5 in New York City, NY