The Libertines

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…

The Libertines writing new material

Music Gossip

6 Apr 2012

Pete Doherty and Carl Barat are writing new Libertines songs together. The pair - who both fronted the band playing guitar and singing - have had a turbulent relationship since reuniting to play two festival shows in 2010, but have recently started…

The Libertines frontmen reunite

Music Gossip

12 Aug 2011

The Libertines Carl Barat and Pete Doherty have been hanging out together. The co-frontmen of the band posted a picture of them together on twitter, sparking excitement relations between have got better and they could get their band back together…

The Libertines have 'No future'

Music Gossip

11 May 2011

Carl Barat says there is "no future" for The Libertines. The 'What a Waster' group ignited fans hopes of a full scale reunion after they played two festival shows at Reading and Leeds in the UK last year, but singer and guitarist Carl alleged his…

The Libertines to play Glastonbury

Music Gossip

11 Feb 2011

The Libertines are to reunite at the Glastonbury Festival this summer. The British indie band - fronted by Carl Barat and Pete Doherty - reformed to play the 2010 Reading and Leeds Festivals for their first live shows since 2004, and after the…

'Defining band of summer' The Libertines

Music Gossip

15 Sep 2010

The Libertines have been named the defining band of the summer in a new poll. The British indie rockers' reunion at Reading and Leeds festivals at the end of August was voted as 2010's Defining Festival Moment by NME readers in the magazine's annual…

Libertines ponder permanent reunion

Music Gossip

25 Aug 2010

The Libertines will decide after Reading and Leeds whether they will reunite full time. Carl Barat - who fronts the indie rockers alongside Pete Doherty - said everything rests on how the UK band's first two shows as a full group since 2004 go, as…

The Libertines announce warm-up gig details

Music Gossip

10 Aug 2010

The Libertines will play their first full gig since 2004 on August 25. The 'Up The Bracket' rockers - who are reforming later in the month at the high-profile Reading and Leeds festivals - will perform an intimate comeback show at London's HMV Forum…

Libertines get new look

Music Gossip

2 Aug 2010

The Libertines will unveil a new image at their Reading and Leeds Festival gigs later this month. The British rockers - who split in 2004 shortly after firing troubled co-frontman Pete Doherty over his drug use - have promised a "new dynamic" for the…

T in the Park: Peter Doherty - Who's the man

25 Jun 2009

‘I first saw The Libertines at Camden Monarch in 2002,’ says Anthony Thornton, NME writer and author of the group’s autobiography Bound Together. ‘I was there to see The Vines, who were supposed to be the next big thing, but The Libertines were…

Pete Doherty - Capitol Bar, Glasgow, 14 Apr 2009

27 Apr 2009

Safety concerns arose as Pete Doherty played a chaotic last-minute gig to a small number of people at Glasgow’s Capitol bar on Tuesday 14th April. Fans of the Babyshambles front-man, who were told of the show via Doherty’s website, queued from…

Trade secrets

27 Nov 2008

Five months before Margaret Thatcher’s landslide 1979 victory, and with Britain’s city streets still retaining the air of a depressed bombsite, highbrow arts programme The South Bank Show appeared to have been hi-jacked by a cell of musical terrorists.

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…