The Men They Couldn't Hang
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The Men They Couldn’t Hang, a British rock band blending folk and punk, performs at Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth on 17 October 2026. Their sound has been compared to The Pogues, with whom founder member Shanne Bradley was associated.
The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH) are a British rock band whose mixture of folk and punk is not dissimilar to that of The Pogues (in fact founder member Shanne Bradley was a member of Shane MacGowan's first band the Nipple Erectors), although they have not enjoyed the same commercial or critical success as MacGowan's group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush (Vocals, Guitar), Paul Simmonds (Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Keyboards), Phil "Swill" Odgers (Vocals
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The Men They Couldn't Hang takes place on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 19:30.
The Men They Couldn't Hang is held at Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth (147b Albert Road, Portsmouth, PO4 0JW).
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The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH) are a British rock band whose mixture of folk and punk is not dissimilar to that of The Pogues (in fact founder member Shanne Bradley was a member of Shane MacGowan's first band the Nipple Erectors), although they have not enjoyed the same commercial or critical success as MacGowan's group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush (Vocals, Guitar), Paul Simmonds (Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Keyboards), Phil "Swill" Odgers (Vocals
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The Men They Couldn’t Hang, a British rock band blending folk and punk, performs at Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth on 17 October 2026. Their sound has been compared to The Pogues, with whom founder member Shanne Bradley was associated.
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The Men They Couldn't Hang (TMTCH) are a British rock band whose mixture of folk and punk is not dissimilar to that of The Pogues (in fact founder member Shanne Bradley was a member of Shane MacGowan's first band the Nipple Erectors), although they have not enjoyed the same commercial or critical success as MacGowan's group. The original group consisted of Stefan Cush (Vocals, Guitar), Paul Simmonds (Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Keyboards), Phil "Swill" Odgers (Vocals
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Wedgewood Rooms147b Albert Road, Portsmouth, PO4 0JW
Central Southsea, Portsmouth
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The Men They Couldn't Hang takes place on Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 19:30.
Where is The Men They Couldn't Hang taking place?
The Men They Couldn't Hang is held at Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth (147b Albert Road, Portsmouth, PO4 0JW).
Is there anywhere to stay near The Men They Couldn't Hang?
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