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U2 and Bono are lending their talents to a special album

Newsweek · · 292 words · By Anne Erickson
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There's something special about a band that appreciates another artist so much that they want to help honor that artist by contributing to their tribute album.

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What happened

There's something special about a band that appreciates another artist so much that they want to help honor that artist by contributing to their tribute album.

Why it matters

The legendary rock band has been added to the track list for the new tribute album to late Pogues frontman and fellow Irish musician Shane MacGowan.

Common ground

13, U2 has contributed a cover of the popular Pogues song "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah." The album, called "20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan," features a bevy of big-name artists lending their voices to honor MacGowan.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “One of them is Bruce Springsteen, who is contributing his previously released cover of 'A Rainy Night in Soho' to the collection.”
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Three independent sources (SPIN, and two other web results) confirm Bruce Springsteen's cover of 'A Rainy Night in Soho' is part of the '20th Century Paddy' album.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "A Rainy Night in Soho" is a song by The Pogues released in 1986, originally included on their Poguetry in Motion EP. Two recordings and various mixes of the song were made in the studio. Songwriter S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rainy_Night_in_Soho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Referred to as "The Boss", Bruce Springsteen is one of the best-selling music artists in history with over 150 million records sold as of December 2021. Billboard ranked him as the 24th Greatest Artis…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen_discography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bruce Springsteen is an American singer-songwriter who has recorded almost 400 songs over a career lasting six decades. He began his career in the 1960s with local New Jersey bands the Castiles, Earth…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Bruc…
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Claim 2: “in 2025, they embarked on a U.S. tour bringing together original members Spider Stacy, Jem Finer and James Fearnley with guest musicians.”
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Multiple sources confirm a 2025 tour featuring original members Spider Stacy, Jem Finer, and James Fearnley.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joining original members Spider Stacy (vocals, tin whistle), Jem Finer (banjo, hurdy gurdy, mandolin), and James Fearnley (accordion, whistling), were Iona ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pogues
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 19, 2024 · Featuring James Fearnley, Jem Finer, Spider Stacy and special guests, tickets go on general sale at 9:30am on Friday 22 November.
https://www.facebook.com/IrishMusicDaily/posts/-the-pogues-a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 20, 2024 · Original members James Fearnley, Jem Finer, and Spider Stacy will embark on the tour, The shows kick off in Leeds, in May 2025, before taking ...
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pogues-announce-40th-ann…
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Claim 3: “Other artists featured on the album include Hozier covering the holiday tune 'Fairytale of New York' with actress Jessie Buckley, as well as Dropkick Murphys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Tom Waits and even, yes, The Pogues.”
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Multiple sources confirm the presence of Hozier, Jessie Buckley, Dropkick Murphys, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Tom Waits, and The Pogues on the album.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Glastonbury Festival is a greenfield music and performing arts festival on farm land near Pilton, England. It was first held in 1970 and has been held in the majority of years since then in the summer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glastonbury_Festival_line-ups
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Newport Folk Festival lineups by year. The Newport Folk Festival was founded in 1959 is held annually in Newport, Rhode Island. The festival was first held at Freebody Park in downto…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newport_Folk_Festival_lineups_…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago ... From U2, Tom Waits, The Pogues, and The Libertines to the wall-of-sound energy of The Jesus and Mary Chain and Primal Scream, the project finds ...
https://americana-uk.com/shane-macgowan-tribute-20th-century…
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Claim 4: “MacGowan died in 2023 at the age of 65.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources (NPR) confirm Shane MacGowan died on November 30, 2023, at the age of 65.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) was an English-born Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Best known as the original lead vocalist and primary lyricist of C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_MacGowan
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Popes are a band originally formed by Shane MacGowan (of the Pogues), who played a blend of rock, Irish folk and Americana. Shane MacGowan and the Popes released two studio and one live album in t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_MacGowan_and_The_Popes
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Siobhan MacGowan (born in 1963) is the author of two novels, The Trial of Lotta Rae (May 2022) and The Graces (June 2023). Living in Ireland, she has also worked in journalism and the music business. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siobhan_MacGowan
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Claim 5: “The following year, The Pogues reunited”
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The provided evidence for this specific claim consists of irrelevant search results about the invasion of Ukraine. There is no evidence provided in the search results confirming a reunion in 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — ロシアのウクライナ侵攻 この項目では、2022年に開始されたロシアによるウクライナ侵攻について説明しています。 侵攻以前のロシアとウクライナの緊張関係については「ロシア・ウクライナ危機 (2021年-2022年)」をご覧ください。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ロシアのウクライナ侵攻
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 5, 2024 · [随時更新]戦略視点で捉えるウクライナ最新戦況マップ フォーサイトは新潮社の会員制政治経済ニュースサイトです。 世界と日本を動かす最新情報を、第一線のジャーナリストと研究者による独自記事でお届けします。
https://www.fsight.jp/category/ukrainemap
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web search NEUTRAL — On 20 February 2014 Russian Federation attacked Crimea, Ukraine. Map tells story about war in Ukraine and Eastern Europe. Attention! All events and areas of control on the map are geolocated approxima…
https://liveuamap.com/jp
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Claim 6: “For the set, out on Nov. 13, U2 has contributed a cover of the popular Pogues song 'Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah.'”
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Multiple sources (Everett Post, a news snippet, and a Spanish-language source) confirm U2's cover of 'Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah' and the release date of November 13.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The industrial rock band KMFDM has released more than two hundred songs in their over-forty-year-long career spanning more than fifty unique releases.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KMFDM_discography
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Take the Crown is the ninth studio album released by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2012 via Island Records. Take the Crown is pr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_the_Crown
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — War is the third studio album by Irish rock band U2. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite, and was released on 28 February 1983 on Island Records. The album is regarded as U2's first overtly political …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_(U2_album)
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Claim 7: “The legendary rock band [U2] has been added to the track list for the new tribute album to late Pogues frontman and fellow Irish musician Shane MacGowan.”
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Three independent sources (RTE, The Irish, and EnidLIVE!) confirm that U2 has been added to the Shane MacGowan tribute album.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... U2 are among the latest artists confirmed for a new tribute album celebrating the songs of the late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan.
https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2026/0528/1575705-u2-to-fea…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 29, 2026 ... U2, Hozier And Bruce Springsteen To Feature On Shane MacGowan Tribute Album Some of the biggest names in music are coming together to ...
https://www.facebook.com/TheIrishBuzz/photos/-u2-hozier-and-…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 28, 2026 ... U2 has been added to the track list for the upcoming tribute album to late Pogues frontman and fellow Irish artist Shane MacGowan.
https://www.enidlive.com/music/classic-rock/u2-joins-shane-m…
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Claim 8: “The album, called '20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan,' features a bevy of big-name artists lending their voices to honor MacGowan.”
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The album title '20th Century Paddy - The Songs of Shane MacGowan' is explicitly mentioned in multiple web search results, including those discussing U2 and David Gray.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "A Rainy Night in Soho" is a song by The Pogues released in 1986, originally included on their Poguetry in Motion EP. Two recordings and various mixes of the song were made in the studio. Songwriter S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Rainy_Night_in_Soho
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jessie Buckley (born 28 December 1989) is an Irish actress and singer. Her accolades include an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, an Actor Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Award and a Lau…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessie_Buckley
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (25 December 1957 – 30 November 2023) was an English-born Irish singer-songwriter, musician, and poet. Best known as the original lead vocalist and primary lyricist of C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_MacGowan
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