One too many mornings

The Pogues gig last night was as riotous and shambolic as you would expect, but also touching.

It was a reunion will all the original members, plus Cait O’Riordan. It was Spider Stacy’s birthday, and the rendition of Fairytale of New York dedicated to the campaign for Justice for Kirsty was very moving.

Shane Magowan could hardly speak and looked really ‘tired’ toward the end of the gig. The crowd was predictably up for it and realistically any performance would have went down a storm.

That said I had a cracking night. The only disappointment was the no show of Damian Dempsey who is not touring with them. I look foreward to seeing him at Celtic Connections in January