The Libertines have announced details of an intimate one-off show in London later this week. Check out the details below.
Set to take place on Thursday (July 31), the show will be held as a warm-up for their upcoming slot at Gunnersbury Park next month.
The Gunnersbury Park show will mark the final stop of their latest tour dates and take place on August 9. It will see them supported by Supergrass, Soft Play, Hak Baker, Lambrini Girls and Real Farmer.
Now, ahead of the show, Pete Doherty and co. will be hosting the warm-up gig at an intimate, undisclosed location in the UK capital this week. Little has been shared about the venue, although the band have said that it will be based in West London and have a 250-capacity.
Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis and priced at £22.50 including the booking fee. You can sign up for tickets via the form here.
After Thursday’s intimate show, which will see them take to the stage at 7:30pm, the band will head straight out for the remainder of their scheduled tour dates, which includes shows in France and Belgium.
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Speaking about their plans after the tour, which celebrates their chart-topping 2024 album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, Doherty said: “We are going to take a break, live life a little for a bit and enjoy some time in the wilderness communing with nature, and see where the muse takes us.
“Hopefully you can make it to the final night of the tour at Gunnersbury Park. It’s gonna be historic. If not, we’ll see you down the road some time,” he added.
The recent run of live shows has seen the indie icons play across Australia, Mexico, South Korea, France, Germany and more, as well as play a memorable set at this year’s edition of Glastonbury.
Backstage at the latter, Doherty and Carl Barat spoke to NME about their time meeting Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, as well as a “tantalisingly gorgeous” new album on the way.
Sharing how he had just seen Rod Stewart before the interview, Doherty said: “He’s a bit of a ledge, really. I know Glasgow Rangers fans hate him and all that, and he seems to be on a Morrissey, Nigel Farage trip. But that’s that generation, isn’t it?”
Of their plans for new material, Barat addressed the previous claims from the frontman, suggesting that they want to incorporate a Stevie Wonder vibe to their upcoming music.
“We’ve had some thoughts. A lot has changed across the pond and our visas are in jeopardy,” he said, adding that one of their ideas for new music “involved going to America”.
“We’ve got a really interesting, tantalisingly gorgeous idea that we’re keeping under wraps for now,” Doherty continued.
Back in 2024, Doherty sat down for an in-depth conversation with NME. Here, he described what it was like to be still making music with The Libertines, and how life had changed since their early days at the turn of the century. “I don’t think I ever dared to dream that I’d still be knocking about and making music,” he said.
‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ landed the band their first UK Number One album in 20 years.
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