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Wales Online
29-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
People have one complaint as The Libertines wow Glastonbury
People have one complaint as The Libertines wow Glastonbury The Libertines performed on the Pyramid Stage ahead of Rod Stewart's legends slot on the final day of the festival The Libertines' frontmen Pete Doherty (left) and Carl Barât (right) performing on the Pyramid Stage during day five of Glastonbury (Image: Getty Images ) Fans were blown away by Carl Barat and Pete Doherty's band the Libertines as they performed on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury on Sunday afternoon. One called them the greatest British band for the last 20 years while another said they were criminally underrated and a third said they had a catalogue of absolute bangers. Yet fans had one complaint with the band's slot on the Pyramid Stage ahead of Rod Stewart's legends slot on the fifth day of the festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset. Some said that the crowd's response to the English rock band was disappointing. One fan took to X and posted: "The Libertines deserve better than this f****** Rod Stewart crowd". Another said: "Watching The Libertines and I've seen livelier crowds at a funeral, not the band's fault just woeful atmosphere". But other fans focused on praising the band for their performance. From superstar gigs to cosy pubs, find out What's On in Wales by signing up to our newsletter here . Article continues below On X, one fan said: "Absolutely brilliant set by The Libertines at Glastonbury. Memories flooding back. Great stuff!" Another music fan said: "The Libertines. What a catalogue of absolute bangers man. That hour just flew by." While another said: "Extremely jealous of everyone watching Libertines smash the Pyramid Stage right now! Another said: "The Libertines have got some serious tunes under their belt . Absolute masterful song writing" Another fan remarked: "This setlist by The Libertines is class and absolutely wasted on this crowd". Another social media user said: "The libertines are so criminally underrated I don't even care". Article continues below The band, which formed in 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and Pete Doherty, sang a variety of their most notable songs, including Up the Bracket, What Became of the Likely Lads and What Katie Did. Other stars who will be performing on stage on Sunday, June 29, at Glastonbury include Rod Stewart, The Prodigy, Olivia Rodrigo and CHIC.
Metro
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
My date said I had one drink to impress him - so I downed it
It was 2007 and Indie Sleaze was at its peak. I was 24 and living with my parents in a small town where everyone knew everyone. I had just sacked off an are-we-aren't-we? situationship with Ronan*, one of my best boy mates that consisted largely of us sending each other deep-sounding Libertines lyrics and snogging in the pub during The Strokes tribute act. My only chance to find myself a hot, Indie-Sleaze boyfriend who would make Ronan jealous was online dating. So, I joined up to a site and typed in my requirements, which were essentially a trilby hat and slightly cleaner nails than Pete Doherty. Joel* got in touch after a few days. At 28 he was a few years older and looked like Luke out of the Kooks with his curly brown hair, band T-shirt and vintage denim jacket. We got to talking and had the same interests and tastes in music, so arranged to meet a week later at a gentrified, former-old-man-boozer one town over that played Up the Bracket on a loop. We got off to a bad start. Love reading juicy stories like this? Need some tips for how to spice things up in the bedroom? Sign up to The Hook-Up and we'll slide into your inbox every week with all the latest sex and dating stories from Metro. We can't wait for you to join us! He'd asked to meet outside the pub, rather than inside, and when I arrived five minutes late, having already warned him that my train had been stuck in a tunnel, Joel was checking his Nokia dramatically, clearly furious, arms folded and foot tapping in anger. 'I was literally about to leave. Being late's disrespectful, don't you think?' I stuttered an apology, because I hadn't yet realised I didn't owe this man anything, and we went inside to the bar. We were barely through the door before he started talking about Indie music. He was obsessed to the point where it was his entire personality. Within 30 seconds he'd asked me to name all the members of The Pigeon Detectives, and then their birthdays, to prove I was a 'real fan'. And I hadn't even had a drink yet. And as we propped ourselves up at the bar, he told me how he was in a band. Correction: He was the band. No gigs. No bandmates. Just him and his limitless artistic vision. 'I've not found anyone good enough to join yet,' he said. 'I'm not being arrogant, it's just no one else gets it. I could be famous right now, but I'm waiting for the right moment.' 'I'm a poet,' he continued. 'A proper one.' And at this moment he proceeded to dig a battered notebook out of his pocket. And read to me, completely deadpan with unrelenting eye contact, his lyrics about skinny jeans and smoking cigarettes. 'Oh, very good,' I said, trying to catch the bartender's attention to get that drink I knew I was going to need. Up close, Joel smelled slightly musty, like an old Oxfam coat. 'You actually look like your photo,' he said to me, happily. 'That's good. I was worried you'd be fat.' He followed that up with, 'Because, you're already too old for me. I never usually date women as old as you. Women peak at 25, scientifically.' I was four years younger than him. I was so gobsmacked at his arrogance that I stood there doing my best goldfish impression as he went on. 'I'm not sure if I fancy you yet. I'll get you a drink, and decide while you're drinking it.' I asked for a gin and tonic, which he ordered and handed over like he was doing me a massive favour, studying me as he did so. So, I did probably the only cool and quick-thinking thing I've done in my life: Took a breath, downed the whole thing in one, almost choked halfway through, slammed the glass down on the bar and said: 'I've decided that I don't fancy you.' So, How Did It Go? is a weekly series that will make you cringe with second-hand embarrassment or ooze with jealousy as people share their worst and best date stories. Want to spill the beans about your own awkward encounter or love story? Contact It was as if I'd slapped him, or stood on the bar and weed in a pint glass. Then I walked out, without looking back, leaving him gaping behind me like someone had just unplugged his amp mid-solo. He messaged me constantly for the next few weeks. He told me he still wasn't sure if he fancied me, but that he couldn't stop thinking about me. And that maybe he was in love with me? Oh, and that he could write songs about me – I just had to meet up with him again so he could decide properly. And of course, he sent me more of his poetry about Morrissey, vinyl and my lateness. More Trending I never replied to any of it. But I like to think there's now a Tinder bio of him out there, still looking for his perfect match, older, balding, with an aesthetically shot photo holding a guitar, and a bio that probably says: 'Poet. Visionary. Undiscovered genius. Looking for a girl who gets it.' If you see it, swipe left. *Names have been changed Do you have a story you'd like to share? 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Korea Herald
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Korea Herald
Libertines to hold first-ever Korean concert
British rock band to play in Seoul in April British rock band The Libertines will hold their first concert in Korea on April 9 at 8 p.m. at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, as announced by event organizer MPMG. Emerging as an influential band in the postpunk revival movement of the early 2000s, The Libertines debuted in 2002 with the single "What a Waster / I Get Along." Their first full-length album, "Up the Bracket," released later that year, earning them recognition for best new band at the NME Awards and propelling them to widespread fame. Their second album, "The Libertines," released in 2004, was also well received by both critics and the public. However, the band's sudden breakup that year left many fans disappointed. A decade later in 2014, The Libertines reunited for a comeback and released third album "Anthems for Doomed Youth" in 2015 -- 11 years after their previous release. Last year, the group once again demonstrated their enduring influence by topping the UK Albums Chart for the first time in 20 years with their fourth album, "All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade." Presale tickets for The Libertines' Seoul concert will be available from Feb. 17-18, exclusively through pop music platform Ualive. General ticket sales begin on Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. via Yes24 Ticket and Interpark Ticket.
