Live
Rochester Castle, Kent, 16/9/2021
Steev Burgess watches The Libertines play a fiery set of their classic songs at Rochester Castle.
Photoscapes 1
In the first of two galleries Amanda J Window photographs the Libertines at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester.
Features
What Became of the Likely Lads ? (2004)
The Libertines have gained much press of late for singer Pete Doherty's ongoing battles with both drugs and authority. Jonjo McNeill examines the band's deconstruction and says that both fans and the media alike have to share responsibility
Photography
Photoscapes (2022)
Steev Burgess provides photographs of an unusual Libertines gig at the bandstand in Margate.
Photoscapes (2021)
Andrew Twambley photographs The Libertines at a show on their latest tour at the Manchester Academy.
Photoscapes 2 (2021)
Andrew Twambley in the second of two galleries photographs the Libertines on the first of two gigs in Manchester.
Reviews
The Best of the Libertines (2007)
Compilation 'Best of' album of the Libertines' short career, which, while offering nothing new even to the most casual fan, should be enjoyed on its own merits
What A Waster/i Get (2002)
Controversial and already radio banned debut EP from newsworthy London based garage band , the Libertines
Related
Interviews
Interview
London-based singer-songwriter Gabi Garbutt talks to Steev Burgess about her forthcoming second album, the influence of poetry on her songwriting and touring with the Libertines.
Nina Antonia
Interview
Jamie Havlin chats to rock biographer Nina Antonia about her latest project, editing the Libertines' Pete Doherty's journals for new book, ‘From Albion to Shangri-La’
Profiles
The British Summer Time Festival
The Libertines at Hyde Park
Gillain Fish criticises the dismanagement of the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London, which, poorly organised throughout, led to crushing at the Libertines' reunion gig
Live
Peter Doherty
Hangar 34, Liverpool, 27/1/2018
Andy Gordon at Hangar 34 in Liverpool enjoys an improvised set from Libertines' and Babyshambles' Peter Doherty. Photos from Amanda J Window.
Carl Barât and the Jackals
(With Asylums), Scala, London, 15/4/2015
Gillain Fish watches the Libertines Carl Barat with his band the Jackals and support group Asylums play extraordinary sets at a show at the Scala In London
Photoscapes
Babyshambles
Marie Hazelwood takes photographs of ex-Libertines co-frontman Pete Doherty's current band at a show at the O2 Academy in Liverpool
Carl Barat
Deaf Institute, Manchester, 23/10/2010
At the initimate Deaf Institute in Manchester Aaron Brown sees Carl Bart play a magical set of both Libertines numbers and tracks from his just released debut solo album
Clientele
Luminaire, London, 19/11/2009
Chris O' Toole is impressed by the Clientele's distinctive sound and tranquil melancholy at a home town gig at the Luminaire in London.
Leeds Festival 2
29/8/2004
..while on its last day Denzil Watson watches performances among others to the 5, 6, 7, 8s, the New York Dolls, Franz Ferdinand, Morrissey, the Libertines and the White Stripes
Leeds Festival
24/8/2003
Denzil Watson meanwhile makes his annual day trip to Reading's counterpart in Leeds and watches mixed performances by the Libertines, the Kills. Doves, Beck, Black Motorcycle Rebel Club and Blur
Features
Heaven Is Whenever We Can Get Together: 2 - ‘The best advice that I've gotten’
In the second part of this four part article Steve Miles examines the links between religion and fandom with The Hold Steady’s Craig Finn, and ponders the effect of gigs by The Smiths, The Libertines and The Dandy Warhols as he continues to find an answer to the question of why and how music matters so much.
Peter Doherty
(Raging Pages) Peter Doherty From Albion to Shangri-La
Lisa Torem examines the Libertines' Pete Doherty's recently published diaries and journals, 'From Albion to Shangri-La'