The Pogues to celebrate 40th anniversary of Rum Sodomy & The Lash with live UK dates next year.
The Pogues have announced their first UK headline tour in 13 years. Celebrating 40 years of Rum Sodomy & The Lash, the band are set to play the album in its entirety alongside B-sides lifted from the singles A Pair of Brown Eyes, Sally MacLennane and Dirty Old Town, when they visit Leeds, Birmingham, London, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle in May 2025.
The tour will feature original members James Fearnley, Jem Finer, and Spider Stacy along with special guests.
Released in 1985 and produced by Elvis Costello, Rum Sodomy & The Lash is the second studio album by the London-based Irish folk-punks.
The Pogues said: “After the uproarious bash which was the 40th anniversary of our first record, Red Roses For Me, in 2024, we wanted to do it again, but with Rum Sodomy & The Lash.”
In May, a host of special guest singers stood in for the late Shane MacGowan in a raucous run-through of the band’s debut album at London’s Hackney Empire and they take that show to Dublin’s 3Arena on 17 December 2024.
THE POGUES UK HEADLINE TOUR MAY 2025
Thu 01 May – Leeds O2 Academy
Fri 02 May – Birmingham O2 Academy
Sat 03 May – London O2 Academy Brixton
Tue 06 May – Glasgow Barrowland
Wed 07 May – Manchester O2 Apollo
Thu 08 May – Newcastle O2 City Hall
Tickets on sale Friday 22 November at 9:30am. Click here.
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