After announcing what was claimed to be their final winter tour this week, The Pogues’ guitarist Phil Chevron has vehemently denied the legendary band will not be touring again, and has claimed the announcement is nothing more than a marketing ploy.
Writing on the group’s website, Chevron said the talk of this being their last tour has come from his bandmates, and that he does not support the decision. “This claim does not come from me and I will neither be supporting it nor discussing it,” he wrote.
Not long after, Chevron’s bandmate ‘Spider’ Stacy moved to clear up any confusion, and revealed the ‘Farewell tour’ is simply a reference to the fact that they will not be hitting the road for another winter tour which has become a tradition for the band over the past few years. “This is the last Christmas tour for the foreseeable future,” he said. “That’s not to say we won’t be showing up at festivals here and there or maybe even the odd gig around the UK and Ireland and certainly in Europe.
But we’re tired of dragging our weary, freezing carcasses around these drowning islands every December, so we’re going to give it a rest before you get tired of it, too. Go and see The Libertines. They’re the best.”
The Pogues’ final winter tour is due to begin in Glasgow on December 13th.