Dirty Pretty Things

Carlos Barat - Carnegie Hall, Dunfermline, Tue 9 Jun

10 Jun 2009

Carlos Barat was given a warm reception at Dunfermline’s Carnegie Hall on Tuesday 9th June as he played a rapturous set to thrilled fans. Although the all-seated venue was not sold out, Barat’s energetic performance drew hundreds of fans from their…

Dirty Pretty Things split

Celebrity Gossip

2 Oct 2008

Dirty Pretty Things have split up. Frontman Carl Barat - who formed the band after his old group with Pete Doherty, The Libertines, split up - revealed the group have decided to go their separate ways in order "to try new things". He released a…

Dirty Pretty Things - Romance at Short Notice

3 Jul 2008

INDIE (Vertigo) This fiery London bunch have always seemed very much like a Carl Barât-centred, post-Libertines offshoot but with their second full-length release, Dirty Pretty Things take one step closer to being a proper band. More polished than…

Dirty Pretty Things announce second album

2 May 2008

Details of Dirty Pretty Things ' second album have been unveiled. The follow-up to 2006's Waterloo to Anywhere, it will be named This Is Where The Truth Begins and released on 30 June. The band, fronted by ex-Libertine Carl Barat, also release a…

New gigs announced, 24 April - Frankmusic, James, Teenage Fanclub and more

24 Apr 2008

Keeping you up to date with all the best new Scottish gigs announced in the last 24 hours: More shows have been announced for the 02 Wireless Weekender's Glasgow leg. Joining Sam Sparro as support for his Oran Mor gig on 9 May are Frankmusic and Jack…

Dirty Pretty Things announce three Scottish dates

4 Mar 2008

Carl Barat, formerly of The Libertines, has announced three dates for Scotland with his new band Dirty Pretty Things. The gigs are to support their forthcoming second album This Is Where The Truth Begins (to be released in June). They will kick…

Isle of Skye Music Festival

21 May 2007

The fact that Isle of Skye Music Festival scooped the ‘Most Fan Friendly’ gong at the 2006 UK Festival Awards is testimony alone to its quality. Consider that the event took such a prize in spite of being one of the most soggy, windswept outdoor…