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40th Anniversary The Pogues Rum Sodomy & The Lash

  • Contemporary Music
  • Concert Hall
  • Run time: 100 minutes Subject to change
  • Seating map

Celtic punk legends celebrate a classic

Fourteen years after their last performance in Australia, the original members of Celtic punk iconoclasts The Pogues return to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their classic 1985 record Rum Sodomy & The Lash – and to raise a toast to their late singer-songwriter, the legendary Shane MacGowan.

Produced by Elvis Costello, Rum Sodomy & The Lash would become a seminal album in the punk and alternative rock canon, driven by its raw energy, poetic lyrics and irresistible melodies on songs like ‘Rainy Night in Soho’, ‘A Pair of Brown Eyes’ and ‘Dirty Old Town’.

To mark the anniversary, founding band members James Fearnley, Jem Finer, and Spider Stacy are joined by guest musicians Holly Mullineaux, Jordan O’Leary, Fiachra Meek, and the Bad Seeds’ Jim Sclavunos, plus vocalists Daragh Lynch, Iona Zajac and John Francis Flynn, to perform the record in its entirety, plus B-sides, extended version tracks and a special selection of their most beloved material. 

Equal parts celebration, heartfelt tribute and testament to the band’s enduring legacy, this is a show not to be missed.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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The Pogues stand as the finest Celtic-oriented punk band of their era.

Chicago Tribune

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. 

All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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