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The Pogues - the Very Best of the Pogues, Birmingham

  • Thu, Dec 3, 2026
  • O2 Academy Birmingham · Birmingham

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The Pogues - the Very Best of the Pogues plays O2 Academy Birmingham on 3 December 2026, 19:00, with Martin Stephenson & the Daintees.

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The Pogues - the Very Best of the Pogues comes to O2 Academy Birmingham in Birmingham on 3 December 2026, 19:00. Martin Stephenson & the Daintees are also on the line-up. The Pogues are an English Celtic punk band that started in King's Cross, London, in 1982.

Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer founded the group, which mixed Irish traditional music with punk rock. Their debut album, Red Roses for Me, came out in 1984.

"Fairytale of New York", a duet by MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl, reached number two in the UK charts at Christmas 1987. Stacy, Finer and accordionist James Fearnley re-formed the band in 2024 and toured the UK, Ireland and North America in 2025.

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The Pogues

The Pogues are an English Celtic punk band founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer.

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When do The Pogues play O2 Academy Birmingham?

The show is on 3 December 2026, 19:00.

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