The Libertines and their fans

They threw impromptu gigs, pulled beer-soaked all-nighters and tattooed their fans. As the Libertines reform, Tim Jonze salutes the band that put the madness back into popIt's summer 2004 and a motley crew has gathered outside Buckingham Palace. At the centre, a pale-skinned Pete Doherty – exiled frontman of the Libertines – holds court with an army of bands who look like fans, or is it fans who look like bands? This is for an NME feature, headlined London's Burning, that will declare: the m...

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