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[MacRua]

The Pogues
Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday 16 December 2006
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by Danielle Millea
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Christmas time; time for The Pogues. The inventors of Celtic Punk are back touring the UK arenas with one Shane MacGowan in tow. The crowd are drunk, but not as much as the frontman, who saunters onto the stage later than his fellow band members. Very much worse for wear, after struggling to understand any of the words out of his mouth I give up and just focus on the music. More and more water is brought to him onstage but does not seem to elevate the toxins already consumed. The band do a great job at keeping up with the singer, though they must have had plenty of practice, they can adapt to the varying vocal speed without making it too obvious; amazing for the amount of members there are.

Shane disappears for a few tracks and leaves the vocal duties to the rest of the band, which is the first time you can make them out, though the tracks do not entice the crowd to swagger and jig as they do when Shane is seen.



He shuffles back on stage and proceeds to sing (if you can call the dad’s-had-a-few-too-many-and-is-on-the-karaoke style of singing that). He swings the microphone around, banging it on the stand and when he drops it swings around on the mic stand. This occurs a few times, with much of his focus like it is an olympic sport for the drunk.

The second encore is where the not too dedicated Pogue fans get a treat, with ‘Fairytale Of New York’ and ‘Fiesta’ as the last two songs. The female vocals this time for the great Christmas track are supplied by a young women who to be fair is not up to the job, and her dance at the end of the track with Shane is cringe-worthy to watch, though personally I would not like to be in her shoes. The blaze of fake snow tries to cover it up but she can not get off the stage quick enough.




Then final song ‘Fiesta’ makes the entire venue move, with Spider Stacy banging his head on a metal tray for a percussion effect. Shane tries this at the end with a plastic tray, but the song has already finished and he is the last one off stage. Verdict: the band are great, MacGowan gets the crowd going but holds the band back.

Setlist for the show:

Streams of whiskey
If i should fall from grace with god
The broad majestic shannon
Turkish song of the damned
Young ned of the hill
A pair of brown eyes
Boys from county hell
White city
Tuesday morning
Kitty
Sayanara
Repeal
Sunny side of the street
The body of an american
Lullaby of london
Thousands are sailing
Dirty old town
Bottle of smoke
The sickbed of cuchulainn

Sally maclennane
Rainy night in soho
Dog

Poor paddy
The auld traingle
Fairytale of new york
Fiesta
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[DaveG]

I may be mistaken but I'm fairly sure this setlist is wrong. There was no Poor Paddy as far as I can remember. I presume Dog is the Irish Rover which was played

[MacRua]

Another journo who missed the gig?
Maybe he left before end, being in a hurry to deliver news to you, unrgateful and capricious readers! Deprived himself of Christmas in New York and joys of post-gig pint... Just to get what? "There was no Poor Paddy..." Triangle or Paddy, guitar or fiddle - who cares after all ?

[firehazard]

The female vocals this time for the great Christmas track are supplied by a young women ... personally I would not like to be in her shoes.

I'd guess the feeling's mutual.

"...a young women" eh? Dedicated journalistic research there, obviously. And great editing skills.

I'd also guess that setlist was acquired rather than compiled by the journo herself.

[MacRua]

I'd also guess that setlist was acquired rather than compiled by the journo herself

Blame Shane, who loves to improvise, then

[DaveG]

I'd also guess that setlist was acquired rather than compiled by the journo herself

Blame Shane, who loves to improvise, then

Perish the thought she actually might have to work for a living!

[MacRua]

I'd also guess that setlist was acquired rather than compiled by the journo herself

Blame Shane, who loves to improvise, then

Perish the thought she actually might have to work for a living!

Thus leaving gigs long before end trustfully relying on acquired set lists...
Shite I do not want even to ask what she is doing for living...

[Bud Byrne]

The Pogues
Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday 16 December 2006
by Danielle Millea


young women who to be fair is not up to the job,

Not true, Not true

[Mark_Wafc]

The Pogues
Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday 16 December 2006
by Danielle Millea


young women who to be fair is not up to the job,

Not true, Not true

It's true. Danielle Millea is not up to the job of putting together a half decent review.

[firehazard]

Ah, it's ok, folks. I've just read the review again, and to be fair the reviewer does admit her problem:

Very much worse for wear, after struggling to understand any of the words out of his mouth I give up...

In which case she should take more water with it in future.

[Bud Byrne]

Ah, it's ok, folks. I've just read the review again, and to be fair the reviewer does admit her problem:

Very much worse for wear, after struggling to understand any of the words out of his mouth I give up...

In which case she should take more water with it in future.

[Mike from Boston]

The Pogues
Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday 16 December 2006
by Danielle Millea


young women who to be fair is not up to the job,

Not true, Not true

It's true. Danielle Millea is not up to the job of putting together a half decent review.

I have posted a reply to Egigs

http://www.egigs.co.uk/forums/index.php ... #entry5962

[Bud Byrne]

The Pogues
Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday 16 December 2006
by Danielle Millea


<a style='text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 3px double;' href="http://www.serverlogic3.com/lm/rtl3.asp?si=22&k=young%20women" onmouseover="window.status='young women'; return true;" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true;">young women</a> who to be fair is not up to the job,

Not true, Not true

It's true. Danielle Millea is not up to the job of putting together a half decent review.

I have posted a reply to Egigs

http://www.egigs.co.uk/forums/index.php ... #entry5962

Good Stuff Mike. Just read your post. Spot On. Tommy must be her 'other' name.

[danielle]

Just saw this. I did stop until the end. I am not a Pogues fan that much, so had no idea what songs were what. I was passed a set list at the end and also noted songs down from the show. Arena shows make you walk half a mile to store your camera after the 3 songs you get to shoot in the pit, so I missed a lot of the beginning of the gig messing about like that. This is not my main job, I do this for free. Tommy is another reviewer. Critism is welcomed but no need to slag me off. The lady on stage, I do not know who she was as she was not introduced to my knowledge, did look uncomfortable dancing with Shane. I say it as I see it. I would like some of you to try and write a review and take photos of a band you do not really know.

Plus if my works that bad why are muy photos on this website?

[Mike from Boston]

Would it be a critism if I said you couldn't spell?