The Shane Gang

ALTHOUGH YET TO be officially confirmed, hotpress understands that Shane MacGowan & The Popes are set to play back-to-back shows at the Olympia on May 18th and 19th.

The even better news is that the highlights of Shane’s recent American tour are to be released as a live album in the autumn.

It’ll also be interesting to see if he’s in the vicinity on June 7th when his American boozecore mates The Dropkick Murphys visit Eamonn Doran’s. Shane shares lead vocals on two of the tracks from their new album, Sing Loud, Sing Proud, which has been released by Epitaph offshoot Hellcat.