Shane MacGowan

Watch U2 play ‘A Rainy Night in Soho’ in tribute to Shane MacGowan

The band played it at their latest show in Las Vegas' Sphere

Tom Waits pays tribute to Shane MacGowan: “May he cast his spell upon us all forevermore”

The Pogues singer passed away on Thursday (November 30)

The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale of New York’ re-enters Top 40 following Shane MacGowan’s death

Both MacGowan's wife and fans are campaigning to get the song to Number One this Christmas in his honour

Bruce Springsteen calls Shane MacGowan “one of my all-time favourite writers” in touching tribute

The Pogues frontman passed away November 30 aged 65

Nick Cave pens heartfelt tribute to Shane MacGowan and Sinéad O’Connor

"Truly beloved and greatly missed, both"

Shane MacGowan’s sister on how ‘Fairytale of New York’ “captured what Christmas was like”

"I was very impressed that, finally, there was a Christmas song that portrayed real life more than the other Christmas songs did.”

Pete Doherty hails “bulletproof” Shane MacGowan as one of the best lyricists of “the last 30 or 40 years”

“He helped me out of a few spots and I just felt close to him”

Fans are celebrating The Pogues’ infamous putdown of Laurence Fox

One social media user called the tweet "among his finest work"

Nick Cave pays tribute to “the greatest songwriter of his generation” Shane MacGowan after storied friendship

“Almost in spite of our fractious demeanours we had romantic natures. We recognised that in each other. And a love of words"
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