At their recent show in Dublin, the Darkness paid tribute to Shane MacGowan, after leading the crowd on a special sing-along of the Pogues singer’s ‘Fairytale Of New York’.
Towards the end of their live set at Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre, The Darkness treated the fans to a live cover of the festive hit, which saw frontman Justin Hawkins point the microphone to the audience, inviting them to sing-along, a performance which saw some sporadic guitar play.
The band later shared a clip of this special sing-along online, with the caption “Thanks for the sing-a-long Dublin. RIP Shane MacGowan”.
Check it out below.
Thanks for the sing-a-long Dublin.
R.I.P. Shane MacGowan ❤️🇮🇪@mcd_productions @3olympiatheatre @poguesofficial pic.twitter.com/lC3xu6O5wC— The Darkness (@thedarkness) December 7, 2023
The Darkness kicked off their 20th anniversary tour of the UK and Ireland earlier this month.
This tour celebrates 20 years since they released their ‘Permission To Land’ album.
Tomorrow (December 9), the band will perform at London’s Roundhouse, before heading over to Glasgow for a live performance at Barrowland on Monday (December 11).
MacGowan Was “The greatest songwriter of his generation”
The Darkness’ tribute to Shane MacGowan comes after Nick Cave hailed the late musician as “the greatest songwriter of his generation”.
Cave who performed a joint cover of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What A Wonderful World’ with MacGowan, called the Pogues singer “a true friend and the greatest songwriter of his generation,” adding that his death marked “a very sad day”.
Shane MacGowan is being laid to rest in Nenagh, co Tipperary, following a procession travelling by horse-drawn carriage from South Lotts Road, through Pearse Street, to Westland Row, which took place this morning.
MacGowan’s ashes are to be scattered on the River Shannon so he can come “full circle” and return to the “sea and the land” near his Tipperary home, according to reports
Reports also suggested that this location was chosen to reflect on one of MacGowan’s most famous tracks, ‘The Broad Majestic Shannon’.
This is also a song which recalls the men’s “hearts in Tipperary wherever they go”, which includes the lyrics, “Take my hand and dry your tears, babe Take my hand, forget your fears, babe There’s no pain, there’s no more sorrow They’re all gone, gone in the years, babe”.
Find out more here.
