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Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan tribute concert lineup announced

Cat Power and David Gray among artists scheduled to perform at celebration in New York in March

Cat Power, David Gray, Dropkick Murphys and Glen Hansard are among the artists due to perform at a tribute concert for Sinéad O’Connor and Shane MacGowan, which will be held just after St Patrick’s Day at Carnegie Hall in New York City. After MacGowan’s death Michael D Higgins, the Irish president, described the Pogues’ frontman as one of “ music’s greatest lyricists ”, while the Australian singer Nick Cave paid tribute to his songwriting prowess and his “ chaotic, poetic soul ”. O’Connor’s biggest hit was a cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U, which reached No 1, bringing her worldwide fame – and after an appearance on Saturday Night Live when she ripped up a picture of the pope as a protest at child sexual abuse in the Catholic church – infamy.

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