The Pogues confirm December tour

As revealed on hotpress.com in July, The Pogues have confirmed plans to reunite for an Irish and UK tour in December.

Tickets for the December 23 show at The Point, Dublin, go on sale Sepetmber 18 from the usual outlets. Tickets are priced at €44.50.

The full tour takes in The Academy, Glasgow (December 13 to 14); Arena, Newcastle (16); MEN, Manchester (18); Brixton Academy, London (20 & 21); and the Point, Dublin (23).

The band line-up will be Shane MacGowan, Jem Finer, Spider Stacy, James Fearnley, Darryl Hunt, Andrew Ranken, Philip Chevron, Terry Woods and Cait O'Riordan. It will be their first time playing together since they reunited to headline the London Fleadh in 2002.