Shane MacGowan joins the Loose onstage at The Academy

Republic of Loose played their fifth show of the year at The Academy in Dublin last Thursday. This was the only Dublin gig on the bands nationwide tour and their first Academy show since the release of their album ‘VOL IV:Johnny Pyro And The Dance Of Evil’ Having sold out well in advance, with hundreds turned away at the door, those lucky enough to get a ticket were treated to a two hour set comprising of material from the bands three albums. The band are well known for bringing special guests onstage for their Dublin gigs, with Sinead O’Connor and Damien Dempsey joining the Loose at their Academy shows in April. On Thursday, the audience were treated to a surprise appearence by Shane MacGowan. Shane arrived onstage for the encore, joining the Loose on the Stones classic ‘Honky Tonk Woman’ followed by the Pogues calssic ‘Fiesta’

The Loose rap up their Irish tour over the next two weeks with shows at Cyprus Avenue Cork on Oct 1st, The Late Lounge Kill, Co. Kildare on Oct 2nd, The Hot Press Expo RDS Dublin on Oct 5th, Roumors Macroom, Co. Cork on Oct 9th and The Trinity Rooms on Oct 10th.