![]() Stars turn out for Shane MacGowan’s tribute gala concert.They spend the rest of the event singing along, whistling, calling out song titles. But then within one song the American rocker Jesse Malin is telling the crowd to stand up and they never entirely sit down again. There’s a “host”, the quietly passionate John Kelly. There’s a “musical director” – effusive, flugelhorn-wielding Terry Edwards. Will this be a sedate “concert” or a rowdy “gig”? All the signs say “concert”. In the lobby beforehand people are wondering what to expect. And now, after 30 Christmases of Fairytale of New York, MacGowan is recognised as a genius and the President is here to honour him. ![]() The Pogues should have been a novelty act, a nightmare of ersatz paddywhackery, but their take on Irish folk music was infused with amphetamines and punk irreverence and, most importantly, MacGowan’s eye for the romance in metropolitan squalor. I would never have bet on MacGowan being a national treasure at 60. I love MacGowan’s music but this feels like the set-up to a joke. Nick Cave, Bono, Sinéad O’Connor, a Sex Pistol and the President of Ireland are at the National Concert Hall for Shane MacGowan’s 60th birthday. Artist: Shane MacGowan's 60th Birthday Celebration
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