A tribute concert for Sinéad O’Connor and The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan is set to take place in New York City’s Carnegie Hall in March.
The one-off show called Sinéad & Shane at Carnegie Hall will be a celebration of both their lives.
Artists such as Mountain Goats, Cat Power, and Dropkick Murphys are set to cover a number of O’Connor and MacGowan’s songs.
Both Irish singers passed away last year.
In 1995 they recorded a duet of Haunted together, a song previously released by The Pogues in 1986. It reached number 30 in the UK charts.
O’Connor died last July aged 56.
She was best known for her single Nothing Compares 2 U, released in 1990, which reached number one and brought her worldwide fame.
O’Connor released 10 studio albums between 1987 and 2014.
In 1991, she was was named artist of the year by Rolling Stone magazine and took home the Brit Award for international female solo artist.
In 2018 the Dublin singer converted to Islam and changed her name to Shuhada’ Sadaqat, but continued to perform under her birth name. She released a memoir, Rememberings, in 2021.
Irish President Michael D Higgins paid tribute to O’Connor when she died and praised her “authenticity” as well as her “beautiful, unique voice”.
He also praised Shane MacGowan as one of “music’s greatest lyricists” following his death in November.
The Pogues frontman died aged 65 after being diagnosed with encephalitis.
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