The Medusa Fora

Some might say - believe that you'll believe anything - but the Lemon Tree in Aberdeen claims to have the scoop on Shane's new post-Popes solo project. Read the last sentence of their blurb pasted below.

http://www.lemontree.org/Music/event.cf ... mpmonth=10

Shane MacGowan: plus Paddy Rasta

Thursday 27 October 2005 - Café


Tickets £21 (£14 concessions & regulars)


Doors Open: 8.30pm
Show Starts: 9pm

Shane MacGowan returns to The Lemon Tree after a great debut here last January for yet another famously shambolic live show.

He's been writing music for 25 years, from the early punk of The Nipple Erectors through the wild days of The Pogues and his original backing band, The Popes, with whom he recorded the finest work of his chequered and luridly documented career and he now embarks on a fresh chapter of his musical life with a new band.

Anyone planning on going to this one? We'll want a report.

Shane's last 'new band' was 6 or 8 gig residency a year or two ago at Ronnie Scott's. All shows were eventuly cancelled. Shortly before that: the 'Hellfire Club fearturing Shane MacGowan' was announced. again all gigs were cancelled or went ahead without him.

3rd time lucky?

The only musicians Shane has worked with regularly in recent times apart from Pogues and Popes are Bap Kennedy and friends from the Boogaloo. Perhaps it's them? Or has the Lemon Tree got it's wires crossed?

What about Shane MacGowan & The Popes at Glasgow Garage on 28th Oct ?

hmmm ... So Shane's playing with his NEW band on thurs night then REFORMING the Popes the following day before taking up with the Pogues six weeks later.

Something smells ...

My guess ... Neither gig is on. Communication breakdown between the MacGowan camp and Scotland.

Anonymous wrote:... his original backing band, The Popes, with whom he recorded the finest work of his chequered and luridly documented career...

Hmm. "...the finest work of his... career". Not a viewpoint shared by everyone on this forum, I'd guess.

Hmm...it all seems uncertain to me,so I'll wait some official news from Shane's website!

firehazard wrote:

Anonymous wrote:... his original backing band, The Popes, with whom he recorded the finest work of his chequered and luridly documented career...

Hmm. "...the finest work of his... career". Not a viewpoint shared by everyone on this forum, I'd guess.

yes i think they meant pogues there!

"Shane MacGowan’s show scheduled for next Thursday the 27th of October is cancelled as Shane has been unable to put a suitable backing band in place since splitting from The Popes. Refunds are available from our Box Office on production of valid tickets."

sound of jaws dropping...

Oh Bollocks!!!

I've onlybeen in this city for three weeks and he chooses to cancel.

Ahhh, well Wolfstone were still good at The Lemon Tree

Take it you missed him at the Lemon Tree last year as well then SheepBoy?