The Pogues

Rum, Sodomy & The Lash (1985) is included in Elvis Costello's "500 Albums You Need" (Vanity Fair, Nov. 2000).

Members include:

Shane MacGowan Cait O'Riordan James Fearnley Andrew Ranken

Jem Finer Spider Stacy Philip Chevron Terry Woods

Opening act for Elvis Costello & The Attractions, September to October, 1984:

1984-09-27, Belfast, Ireland 1984-09-28, Galway, Ireland 1984-09-29, Dublin, Ireland 1984-10-01, London, England 1984-10-03, Brighton, England 1984-10-04, Oxford, England 1984-10-07, Portsmouth‎, England 1984-10-08, London‎, England 1984-10-10, Cardiff, Wales 1984-10-11, St. Austell, England 1984-10-13, Bournemouth‎, England 1984-10-14, Bristol, England 1984-10-15, London‎, England

1984-10-17, Leicester, England 1984-10-18, Loughborough, England 1984-10-19, Liverpool, England 1984-10-21, Manchester, England 1984-10-22, London‎, England 1984-10-23, Leeds‎, England 1984-10-25, Newcastle upon Tyne, England 1984-10-26, Edinburgh, Scotland 1984-10-27, Lancaster, England 1984-10-29, London‎, England 1984-10-30, Nottingham, England 1984-10-31, Norwich, England

Performed with Elvis Costello:

1985-11-06, Malmö, Sweden

1985-12-16, Edinburgh, Scotland

1986-07-12, Chicago, IL

Elvis served as opening act for The Pogues:

1985-03-17, London, England

Internal links

• Chicago Tribune, July 14, 1986
• Live For Ireland
• Straight To Hell (soundtrack)
• Vanity Fair, November 2000
• Just Look Them Straight In The Eye And Say Poguemahone!!

External links

• Pogues.com
• AllMusic  •  Wikipedia