“There might be the odd sort of one-off here and there, or other things like that,” he explains. “We’re not saying this is absolutely, definitely the end. But as things stand at the moment, I don’t really see us continuing as we have been. It seems to have run its course. You can never say a door is absolutely, definitely and finally shut, but we’re drawing the line, to a certain extent, this time.” That’s the word from Spider Stacy of the Pogues.
So this is it.. sorta..most likely. Fellas use the word ‘hiatus’, its the trend. The Pogues supposed last hurrah will kick off in Chicago and end in New York City’s Terminal 5. A band with a near cult like following and who is almost as famous for the Celtic rocking sound and Shane McGowens teeth. Seriously can you think of a band who is known for its lack of oral beauty? Of course not. Music today is so airbrushed but a bunch of drunk fat old guys with rotting teeth really don’t have a place anymore.
But the legions of loyals will be there- and I bet a million bucks theres going to be solo projects with in days of the final case clasp. Thats cool but lets not kid ourselves. They’ll be back.
Spider had this to say about Shane:
“We can’t always entirely trust Shane to deliver the goods,” Stacy says. “When we’re asking ($70) or so, that’s a lot of money. I think people have got a right to expect a good evening out, at least — which is, in all fairness, pretty much what people get. But I’m hardly telling tales out of school when I say that isn’t always the case. Anybody reading this who’s had any experience at all of seeing the Pogues live: if I say, ‘Of course it’s completely flawless,’ they’ll say, ‘That’s a lie, Spider.’ ”
yikes.