The Medusa Fora

Didn't this happen before the December '04 reunion shows? Shane cancelled at least two gigs with the Popes in October or November, if I recall correctly. And he was brilliant Dec. 13th.

If history repeats itself, he will be in top form for July shows with the Pogues.

Wish we were there. Enjoy!

can anyone who had tickets for this confirm a true re scedhule for this gig ,it cannot be oct 30th ,someone else is on that night

I know it says Echo and The Bunnymen are playing the MAIN STAGE on this day but I spose Popes could be on the Academy 2 stage at the same time although Im not sure if the Bham Academy can actually put 2 gigs on in these two locations on the same night as the Academy 2 is part of the bar of the main room.

as you say its one big room ,i dont see it possible to play two bands at the same time ,the bar doesnt get shut off ,and financially they aint gonna give you two bands for the price of one are they??.it also says shane is on his own ,without the popes

the word is ALL non-pogues gigs are off. Full stop.

Or 'period' if you're a yank!

i'll cash my tickets in then ,its very un proffesional imo ,shane resheduled for the 30th ,pie in the sky it seems .oh well ive seen him a fair few times

off will do fine im irish

I just went to the Academy and they wont refund the tickets because they say that they are reschedueling the gig EVEN THOUGH it says on the official MacGowan website that is IS reschedueled AND MacGowan himself says they will not play any more gigs. So I wonder when everyone will be able to actually refund the tickets.

i called ticketweb,where i purchased the tickets ,and i can have a full refund ,i will be getting tickets foe flogging molly now for november .all shane and the popes gigs are cancelled ,and will not be playing again

it's got very little to do with the concerns of one's wallet, you get all psyched up for the gig, there's the travelling, the anticipation, the thrill of the chase and all, and with twenty minutes to go, BANG! it's all off. It's heartbreaking.
Shane has threatened to retire from touring so many times it's embarrassing, and when the ticket in your pocket guarantees you absolutely nothing, maybe he should. Sure it would be a bloody shame, but so is standing in the street like a d-ckhead, deflated like last years party balloons!
So he wrote good stuff in the 1990's, but that was 15 years ago, maybe we as his fans should stop being so sycophantic and forgiving?
I get the impression he just couldn't be arsed, it's a double edged sword Shane-o

ive had my tickets refunded now ,i would rather of seen the gig ,but soething is afoot .so armed with my cash ill spend it on fm

I went up to the gig not sure if I have mentioned this in another thread. Was really disappointed. But y'know I'll get over it! I had a great night out in Birmingham anyway - and plus it just makes me more eager to see shane soon!