Founded: 1992
Headquarters: Dublin, Ireland
Website Link(s): Shane MacGowan site, Popes site
Label(s)[]
- Zoo
Genre(s)[]
- Rock
- Celtic Rock
- Irish Folk
- Punk
- Celtic
- Celtic Punk
RIYL[]
- Pogues
- Cheiftains
- Dubliners
- Tom Waits
Band Members[]
- Shane MacGowan
- Tom "McAnimal" McManamon
- Andy Ireland
- Paul "Mad Dog" McGuinness
- Bob Dowling
- Mick O'Connell
- Kieran "Mo" O' Hagan
- John Myers
- Danny Heatley
- Berni "The Undertaker" France
- Colm O'Maonlai
- Kieran Kiely
Includes Members of[]
- Pogues
Band Biography[]
When The Pogues kicked Shane MacGowan out of the band for being drunk and high all the time (yeah....), out of a combination of a drive to perform and spite, he formed the Popes (so named, according to him, because that was as close as he could get to "The Pogues", so their records would show up next to his old band's records in stores. Unfortunately, a band named "The Popes" already existed, so he had to call it "Shane MacGowan and the Popes" instead. (Though, The Popes have been known to play shows -- and have even put out a record without him -- so perhaps the other Popes broke up or never released anything... or Shane MacGowan just put his name on the band anyway.) The band seems to be on a hiatus, as the last thing they released since 2001's Crock O' Gold was a collection of demos and b-sides.
Discography[]
Albums[]
- The Snake
- Crock O' Gold
- Across The Broad Atlantic
- Live At Montrieux
- The Rare Oul Stuff
EPs[]
Singles[]
Appears On[]
Compilations[]
Soundtracks[]
Mix CDs[]
- Jeff Bridges... I Don't Need No Jeff Bridges To Put Music To My Poem!