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Alan Mcgee: Drugs Got In The Way Of Libertines Being Global Megastars
Alan McGee says the "completely out of control" Libertines could have been global megastars if it wasn't for drugs.The 60-year-old music mogul and Creation Records co-founder is known for managing some of the most notorious...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 August 2021
The Libertines' Gary Powell Recalls Being Naked In Front Of Dave Grohl On A Ferry
The Libertines' drummer Gary Powell has recalled the "awkward" moment he was butt naked in front of Dave Grohl.The 51-year-old sticksman was "escorted backstage" after hitting the booze hard at Isle of Wight festival in...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 June 2021
The Libertines Announce 15-Date Giddy Up A Ding-dong Tour
The Libertines have announced the 'Giddy Up A Ding-Dong Tour’.Pete Doherty, Carl Barat, and co will embark on a 15-date run this November and December across the UK, for what will mark their first shows...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 April 2021
The Libertines Tease Imminent Announcement
The Libertines have teased an announcement.The indie legends took to Twitter to share a clip of old concert footage and revealed news is imminent. Soundtracked to 2003's ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’, they simply...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2021
Album Of The Week: The 15th Anniversary Of The Libertines' Greatest Work
It's been 15 years since the release of one of the most iconic albums of the 2000s: The Libertines' self-titled second album and the record that landed them the number one spot in the UK...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 30 August 2019
Libertines Release Details Of Their Curated Stage At Wheels & Fins Festival
The Wheels And Fins Festival, taking place between the 7th-9th September at Joss Bay Beach near Broadstairs in Kent, have just announced a rather special set of additions to their already impressive line-up. The Libertines,...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 08 August 2018
The Libertines Update Fans On Fourth Album
They seem to have been in the headlines more frequently for festivals and curious business adventures like opening hotels these days, but The Libertines’ drummer Gary Powell has offered fans a little update on the...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 05 July 2018
Noel Gallagher Unimpressed With Arctic Monkeys Album
Noel Gallagher was expecting a ''few choruses'' on the new Arctic Monkeys album 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'.The 'Holy Mountain' hitmaker has had a chance to check out the Sheffield band's sixth studio album which...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 May 2018
The Libertines To Headline And Curate Wheels & Fins Festival
The Libertines will be making another festival appearance this summer, headlining the Wheels & Fins festival in Kent in September, with the group being invited to curate the entire day’s line-up.Wheels & Fins will run...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 26 April 2018
The Libertines Reveal Plans For Their Own Hotel
The Libertines have revealed that their plans for a hotel and studio complex in the English seaside town of Margate are well under way, and that they hope to open it to the public later...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 26 January 2018
By The Sea 2017 - Preview
By The Sea festival returns to Margate at the end of September for its third year. Over the course of three days alongside the heritage rides, candy floss stalls, 2p slots and just a stones...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2017
Pete Doherty Performs At Anti-le Pen Rally In Paris
Pete Doherty has performed at a protest rally in Paris this week, staged to warn about the “threat” posed by far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, ahead of the crucial elections this weekend.The Libertines and...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 05 May 2017
Chloe Dobinson's Top 10 Albums Of 2015
10. Drake - If You're Reading This Then You're Too Late Making an impromptu release of his 4th studio album Drake made a return proving why he is one of the most in demand rappers....
By Chloe Dobinson in Music / Festivals on 02 January 2016
Pete Doherty Selling Customised Journals
The Libertines star is releasing a limited edition run of his book From Albion to Shangri-La, a collection of his private thoughts and writings from 2008 to 2013. He has designed a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 26 October 2015
Pete Doherty Urges Fans To Stay Away From His Home
The Libertines star is currently battling to stay clean after kicking his long-running addictions to heroin and crack cocaine following a stint at a rehab clinic in Thailand last year (14). He...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2015
Pete Doherty Puffs On Crack Pipe In New Libertines Promo
The troubled star spent more than 10 years battling addictions to heroin and crack cocaine, and after a lengthy spell at a rehab clinic in Thailand, he declared earlier this year (15) that...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 September 2015
Pete Doherty Accused Of Urinating In Dressing Room
The Can't Stand Me Now hitmaker and his bandmate Carl Barat were chatting to reporter Emmanuel Marolle backstage at the Rock en Seine festival, where the group performed on 29 August (15),...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 September 2015
Justin Bieber Is Back On Top Of UK Singles Chart With 'What Do You Mean'
A fortnight ago Justin Bieber scored his first ever UK number one with ‘What Do You Mean’ and now he’s back in the top spot again this week. The single has risen one place to...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 19 September 2015
The Libertines Back Out Of Rebooking Axed Shows
The British band was due to play two intimate shows at small venues in London and Manchester, England last week (ends11Sep15) before heading out on an arena tour next year (16), but they...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 18 September 2015
The Libertines Blame Panic Attack For Pete Doherty No-show
Fans of the Can't Stand Me Now hitmakers were left worried after a no-show at a concert at London's Electric Ballroom and an axed date in Manchester, England led to speculation about recovering...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 September 2015
Pete Doherty's Hotel Break
Pete Doherty was seen eating chips when he should have been on stage.The Libertines cancelled two of their shows after the 36-year-old singer went AWOL before one of their concerts but a source has now...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 September 2015
The Libertines Back Onstage After Axing Another Show
The rockers pulled out of BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge show on Monday (14Sep15) after axing gigs in London and Manchester, England on Thursday (10Sep15) and Friday (11Sep15). Their concert at...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 September 2015
The Libertines Assure Fans Pete Doherty Is Safe
The band postponed a gig at the Electric Ballroom in north London hours after it was due to begin and a spokesman told the audience the cancellation was caused by "a medical situation"....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2015
The Libertines Postpone Two Gigs After Rumoured No-show By Pete Doherty In London
Some things never change. The Libertines, those glorious screw-ups of the mid-noughties, cancelled their headline show in London last night two hours after they were due on stage, citing a “medical emergency” as the reason...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2015
The Libertines Axe Second Show
Pete Doherty's reunited band pulled the plug on a gig in London on Thursday night (10Sep15) at the last minute and now a show in Manchester, England scheduled for Friday (11Sep15) has also...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2015
Mystery 'Medical Situation' Forces The Libertines To Scrap London Gig
The reunited group was scheduled to perform at Camden's Electric Ballroom, but had to pull the plug on the show at the last minute. Unfortunately, fans had to wait for two hours...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 11 September 2015
The Libertines Late After Pete Doherty Drives To The Wrong Venue - Reportedly
Doherty was on time for the show at the Academy, but somehow he arrived at the wrong one, and found himself outside the Glasgow Academy School, instead of the O2 Academy across the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 September 2015
Pete Doherty Cut His Own Hair For Promo Pictures
The musician decided to smarten himself up before posing with his bandmates for a set of snaps to promote the group's new record, Anthems For Doomed Youth, but the haircut did not go...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 September 2015
The Libertines Announce Week Of Small Shows Following Triumphant Reading Set
The Libertines have announced a string of small live dates to celebrate the release of their new album Anthems For Doomed Youth on September 11th. The band will play five shows over the course of...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 01 September 2015
Pete Doherty Thrilled To Find Favourite Soccer Team In His Hotel
The rocker hit the stage for the band's headlining spot on the first night of the weekend festival and told fans he couldn't believe his luck. He said, "It turns out that...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 29 August 2015
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