BRITAIN'S best Pogues tribute band will be bringing “a right old Christmas knees up and raucous Irish punk and rock n roll” to Taunton later this month.

The P'Hogues will visit the Creative Innovation Centre (CICCIC), Paul Street, on Saturday, December 10.

The eight-piece, Somerset-based tribute act will perform some The Pogues' most famous hits including ‘Fairytale of New York’, ‘Streams of Whiskey’, ‘Irish Rover’ and ‘Sally McLennane’.

A spokesperson said: “Today, The Pogues are all but defunct. Death, illness and emigration has taken its toll.

“But their raucous spirit lives on in the form of The P’Hogues, Britain’s best Pogues tribute band, who faithfully recreate, in sight and sound, this unique act and its array of fabulous, wild and heart-warming songs.

“The P’Hogues formed in Somerset in early 2019 and under the leadership of guitarist Jesse Thorogood, have evolved into a spot-on recreation of ‘the boys from the County Hell’. 

“The P’Hogues are the perfect post-pandemic party band, an excellent antidote to the months of misery we’ve all endured.

“They’re guaranteed to rock and reel CICCIC, helping the crowd to remember what a proper UK music event is all about – having a drink, having the craic and rocking along to great sounds.”

Tickets are available to purchase on the Creative Innovation Centre's website for £12, or on the door for £14.

Doors open at 7.30pm and the gig will start at 8.30pm.

The centre will host a Fresh Jazz Fusion Night with Slinky Machine a day earlier (December 9) from 7.30pm.

This will be followed by a stand-up comedy night on Saturday, December 17 and a night of live music from Hundred Faces on December 23.

Hundred Faces will bring sounds from the 60s to the present day to life with energetic performances and a floor-filling soundtrack.

All proceeds from their Christmas special concert will go to the Creative Innovation Centre.

CICCIC now operates a second arts hub in Taunton, based at Flook House in Belvedere Road.

This follows Somerset West and Taunton Council awarding the centre a £10,000 grant towards start-up costs and refurbishment and minor renovations.