About eight years and 200 Pete Doherty drug arrests ago, the Libertines released debut album Up the Bracket and became the press-anointed saviors of UK rock. But after drug problems and intra-band strife took their toll, co-leaders Doherty and Carl Barât went their separate ways, with Doherty fronting Babyshambles and Barat leading Dirty Pretty Things. Now Spinner reports that the Libertines will reunite to play England's Reading and Leeds Festivals this summer.
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The Mirror — The Libertines - the act with which Peter Doherty first found fame - are set to announce a reunion to play summer festivals, it has been reported. more info
Pitchfork — About eight years and 200 Pete Doherty drug arrests ago, the Libertines released debut album Up the Bracket and became the press-anointed saviors of UK rock. But after dr... more info
Scotsman.com — INDIE band The Libertines – the act with which Peter Doherty first found fame – are set to announce a reunion, it was reported yesterday. more info