Nialler9 — The National Concert Hall is not a place you’d square with the debaucherous life and career of Shane MacGowan. But, The Pogues singer was never one to sty inside the lines and the national venue is taken over for one night for a 60th birthday... more info

Uncut — Johnny Depp, Sinéad O'Connor and Glen Hansard also performed Photo by Richard Young/REX/Shutterstock Johnny Depp, Sinéad O'Connor and Glen Hansard also performed The post Watch Nick Cave, Bono and more at Shane MacGowan’s 60th birthday conce... more info

Stereogum — Shane MacGowan, frontman of the legendary Irish punk band the Pogues, turned 60 years old on Christmas. And tonight, just after we lost one Irish music icon, a bunch of celebrities and musicians gathered to pay tribute to another. Nick Cave, Johnny D... more info

Nialler9 — The National Concert Hall will host a Shane MacGowan 60th Birthday Celebration on January 15th next year and a lot of famous people will be in attendance to participate including Shane MacGowan himself and: Nick Cave, Bobby Gillespie of Primal ... more info

Stereogum — The Pogues' pathos-drenched 1987 reel "Fairytale Of New York" is one of the all-time great Christmas pop songs, but thanks to Shane MacGowan's inimitable slur-gargle and the hard F-bomb that guest Kirsty MacColl drops, it's not the sort of song that ... more info

Stereogum — The former Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser has carried over the lightly-drunk lounge-lizard soulfulness of his old band over into his solo career, and he has a great way of making his covers sound like barroom singalongs. In recent months, he's ... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the benefit compilation Philia: Artists Rise Against Islamophobia was announced alongside a new track from Heems, and today Hamilton Leithauser has shared his contribution to the compilation, a cover of "The Song With No Name," original... more info

The Mirror — The Pogues singer's mum died in a car crash on New Year's Day more info

The Mirror — The star was mourning both losses as he was helped out of a car and into a wheelchair more info

The Mirror — The Pogues frontman has thanked his fans for support and kind words following his loss as police appeal for witnesses more info