President Michael D Higgins joined stars including Bono, Sinéad O'Connor and Johnny Depp for Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's star-studded birthday concert in Dublin on Monday evening.
The gala show at the National Concert Hall was to mark MacGowan's 60th birthday on Christmas Day and saw the legendary singer joined by his Pogues bandmates for a night of music and memories.
Now that’s a super group #shane60 @RTE_Ents pic.twitter.com/ITXx6LtRuM
— Sinéad Crowley (@SineadCrowley) January 16, 2018
The singer-songwriter was also presented with the National Concert Hall's Lifetime Achievement Award by President Higgins.
Last night President Michael D. Higgins presented Shane MacGowan with a Lifetime Achievement Award. pic.twitter.com/sSgI4q0wG9
— President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) January 16, 2018
Nick Cave, Imelda May and Glen Hansard were also among the performers on the night, with actor Depp joining Bono on guitar for a cover of A Rainy Night in Soho. Hansard and Lisa O'Neill duetted on Fairytale of New York.
MacGowan and Cave also teamed up for another Pogues cover, Summer in Siam, with MacGowan then singing a solo version of Will You Go Lassie Go.
The concert also remembered Dolores O'Riordan whose death was announced on Monday. Cerys Matthews performed The Broad Majestic Shannon, which was dedicated to the late Cranberries singer, while Bono sang the lyrics to The Cranberries' hit Linger during Down All the Days.
