On June 13, 2019, MacGowan returned to the stage as a guest of Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders at Dublin’s RDS Arena.
MacGowan was scheduled to appear on July 7th with a number of guests for the Feis Liverpool 2019 finale, following the success of Feis Liverpool 2018’s finale, which featured him alongside Imelda May, Paddy Moloney, Albert Hammond Jr., and many more.
However, the event was ultimately cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales and funding issues.
According to reports, MacGowan went back into the studio in 2020 to record a few new songs with the Irish indie band Cronin, which is headed by brothers Johnny and Mick Cronin.
The 65-year-old singer had been undergoing treatment for viral encephalitis, a dangerous illness that causes swelling in the brain, for several months.
Since the diagnosis, Shane has been taken to the hospital many times.
It is believed that he was readmitted in June, although Victoria hadn't disclosed the precise cause of his admissions.
Shane's wife Victoria paid a touching tribute to Shane, who was "the start and end of everything that I hold dear".
She said: "I don’t know how to say this so I am just going to say it.
"Shane who will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life and the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese."
