SHANE MacGOWAN is to rejoin Pogues for a pre-Christmas tour of the UK and Ireland.
The band will play eight dates around the country. The band, who performed a similar tour in 2001, and MacGowan last appeared love onstage together at the Fleadh in London's Finsbury Park in 2002.
The full list of dates is as follows:
Glasgow Academy (December 13/14)
Newcastle Arena (16)
Birmingham Academy (17)
Manchester Evening News Arena (18)
London Brixton Academy (20/21)
Dublin Point Theatre (23)
Singer MacGowan initially quit the group in 1991 and the rest of the band eventually disbanded in 1995.
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