Just so there's no doubt about this - the Pogues did NOT agree to play this show and indeed, the first I hear about it was late last week when a forum member contacted me to ask whether there was any truth in the "rumour" that we were playing in London last week. If it does not contain Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy, Jem Finer, James Fearnley, Andrew Ranken, Philip Chevron, Terry Woods and Darryl Hunt, IT IS NOT THE POGUES.
I think that's 100% undisputed, Phil.
But did anybody play that gig at all? Did Shane play? Does anybody know anything for sure?
Actually if I were a Pogue, I would happily see some arses get kicked if someone would perform using the name...