Shane MacGowan Tribute Album Featuring Springsteen, U2, Tom Waits & More Released

The anticipated tribute album to The Pogues frontman 20th Century Paddy – The Songs of Shane MacGowan, featuring Bruce Springsteen, U2, Dropkick Murphys, and many more, has been released just a couple weeks before the third anniversary of the brilliant songwriter’s death.

In the buildup to the tribute album’s release, Springsteen released his cover of “A Rainy Night in Soho,” while U2 put out their version of “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah.” Dropkick Murphys gave fans their rendition of “The Body of an American” prior to the album being available. The late Glen Hansard posthumously released his take on “Bottle of Smoke.”

20th Century Paddy – The Songs of Shane MacGowan also features Tom Waits, Steve Earle, Hozier, actress Jessie Buckley, Primal Scream, Kate Moss, The Libertines, Johnny Depp, and more. The album was announced in March, about three years after MacGowan’s death on November 30th, 2023.