The Very Best of the Pogues

The Very Best of the Pogues arrives at O2 Academy Glasgow on 8 December 2026, a night centered on the band that fused Irish traditional music with punk energy. Formed in early‑80s London within the Irish community, The Pogues brought tin whistle, banjo and accordion into sharp, streetwise songwriting. From rough ballads to rushing reels, their songs trace barrooms and backroads, with choruses made to be taken up by a crowd and melodies that twist folk roots into something urgent and lean.

This show looks back across their catalogue: the folk‑rock bite of Rum Sodomy & the Lash, the wider horizons of If I Should Fall from Grace with God, and later albums that kept the spark moving. Expect slow waltzes next to breakneck jigs, words that cut close, and acoustic arrangements driving with the force of a rock band. An evening focused on the catalogue that defined The Pogues’ Celtic punk identity, revisited in one place for listeners who know the songs by heart as well as those discovering how powerfully they still land live.