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Carl Barat: 'I'm too busy to reform The Libertines in 2010'

He also lambasts fans for texting him pretending to be Pete Doherty

Libertines reunion venue Hackney Empire to close

Bosses are hopeful it won't be a permanent closure

  • Sep 25, 2009

Pete Doherty: 'We've discussed making a new Libertines album'

Singer/guitarist reveals what he and Carl Barat discussed at reunion

Libertines reunion: Carl Barat speaks about more gigs

Barat speaks to NME.COM about reunion show

The Libertines reunite for London show

Pete, Carl and Gary play intimate gig in capital

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The Libertines Videos

Return Of White Rabbit @ Thekla

Return Of White Rabbit @ Thekla

ROWR Thekla (480x360)

The Libertines Perform 'Can't Stand Me Now'

The Libertines Perform 'Can't Stand Me Now'

For those of you that missed, watch The Libertines reformation set in full, here.

Libertines Perform 'What A Waster'

Libertines Perform 'What A Waster'

For those of you that weren't at Libertines reformation gig on Friday night (May 15) at the Rhythm Factory, here's how it looked.

The Libertines Perform 'Time For Heroes'

The Libertines Perform 'Time For Heroes'

Carl and co memorably close the set with an old favourite - 'Time For Heroes'.

The Libertines Perform 'What Katy Did'

The Libertines Perform 'What Katy Did'

Pete and co perform classic track 'What Katy Did' live at their reformation gig at the Rhythm Factory.

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YouTube The Libertines Videos

The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now

The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now (03:28)

Official video

The Libertines - Time For Heroes

The Libertines - Time For Heroes (02:40)

The Libertines - Time For Heroes

The Libertines Don't Look Back into the Sun

The Libertines Don't Look Back into the Sun (03:16)

The official DLBITS video by the libertines

The Libertines - Up the Bracket

The Libertines - Up the Bracket (02:50)

The libertines video for Up the Bracket

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The Libertines Reviews

The Libertines

The Libertines

Time For Heroes: The Best Of

The Libertines: The Libertines

We won’t see their like again...

The Libertines : Up The Bracket

...an unholy row a million times better than 'What A Waster'...

Various : Bring Your Own Poison: Live At The Rhythm Factory

Four Libertines/Doherty tracks and a new wave legend in this grimy snapshot of the grot’n’roll uprising

  • Dec 5, 2004

Wolfman feat. Peter Doherty : For Lovers

Soulful, sublime...

  • Apr 16, 2004

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The Libertines Biography

The Libertines were an English rock band. Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barat (vocals/lead guitar) and Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar), the band also included John Hassall (bass) and Gary Powell (drums) for most of its recording career. Part of what was described as the garage rock revival of that time, one of the aptly named 'The' bands and spearheading this movement in the UK, the band was centred on the song-writing partnership of Barat and Doherty.

The band gained some notoriety in the early 2000s. Although their mainstream success was initially limited, their profile soon grew, culminating in a #2 single and #1 album in the UK Charts. In December 2004, their self-titled second album was voted the second best album of the year by NME magazine. Both of their full-length LPs were produced by Mick Jones, of the British punk band The Clash.

In spite of their critical success, the band's music was often eclipsed by its internal conflicts, often stemming from Doherty's addictions to crack cocaine and heroin, which ultimately resulted in the breakup of the band. Doherty has since claimed that the breakup of the band had been due to relationship difficulties between Barat and himself that were not related to his drug addictions. The members of The Libertines have gone on to form new bands with varying degrees of commercial and critical success.

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The Libertines's Best Songs

  • 1. Arbeit Macht Frei
  • 2. Can't Stand Me Now
  • 3. Time for Heroes
  • 4. What Katie Did
  • 5. Music When the Lights Go Out
  • 6. Up the Bracket
  • 7. Last Post on the Bugle
  • 8. Don't Look Back Into The Sun
  • 9. What Became of the Likely Lads
  • 10. Death on the Stairs
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The Libertines Discography

The Libertines albums.

  • The Libertines - 30/08/2004 (Rough Trade Records/GB)
  • Up the Bracket - 21/10/2002 (Rough Trade Records/GB)

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