March 13, 2009: Shane Macgowan of The Pogues performs at Roseland Ballroom in New York City.Getty Images

Musicians from around the world have paid tribute to legendary Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, who died peacefully on Thursday morning, November 30, following a long battle with illness. 

"When the band finished playing They howled out for more," The Pogues poignantly posted on X on Friday, a quote from their hit song "Fairytale of New York."

Peter Richard 'Spider' Stacy, who played tin whistle for The Pogues, said on X on Thursday: "'O Captain! My Captain! Our fearful trip is done..’"

Stacy told RTÉ's Ray Kennedy on Friday that he was still coming to terms with his loss. 

He said MacGowan's songwriting displayed intelligence and an "empathy for people" and recalled how the Pogues were formed following an evening at a friend's house. 

"It’s a funny thing, the way that the band started," Stacy told Kennedy on Thursday.

"We were around a friend’s house one day and Shane started playing 'Poor Paddy on the Railway' on acoustic guitar, banging it out in a really mad, fast, punk rock version…it was like this light bulb went off over our heads."

Cáit O'Riordan, the bassist for The Pogues,  shared a clip of MacGowan singing the Pogues hit "The Broad Majestic Shannon," asking fans to sing a song for the late, great singer.

Meanwhile, U2 shared a sketch of MacGowan on X on Thursday with a caption that said MacGowan's songs were "perfect so he or we his fans didn't have to be."

The sketch included the opening lyrics from the Pogues' song "A Rainy Night in Soho."

"Farewell to a titan," the Irish folk group Lankum said on X.

Kneecap, the Irish-language rap trio, shared lyrics from the Pogues' song "Streets of Sorrow/Birmingham Six."

The Mary Wallopers said on Instagram how they frequently played songs by The Pogues at their gigs and shared a picture of the band meeting MacGowan a few years back.

"We certainly would t be doing what we’re doing without him or The Pogues," the band said in another post.

Elsewhere, tributes were paid by fellow musicians Paul Weller, Paul Simon, Debbie Harry, Massive Attack, and The Libertines.

MacGowan's death was announced by his wife Victoria Mary Clarke on Thursday, November 30. Clarke had shared regular updates about MacGowan during his lengthy hospital stay, and has paid tribute to her adored husband on social media following his death.