Pete Doherty has confirmed his plan to reform The Libertines to play UK festivals in 2010.
Speaking with NME Magazine, claimers of discovering The Libertines, Pete Doherty said that he had already convinced former bandmates John Hassall [bass] and Gary Powell [drums] to reunite for gigs, and that as soon as Carl Barat agreed, dates would be finalised. Barat has previously said that he and Doherty had "left it as next year" in terms of Libertines plans.
"It's going to happen [The Libertines playing festivals], you know," Doherty said. "I spoke to John Hassall, he's well up for it." Referring to Powell, he added, "He said he would [play the shows]."
The jokester Doherty is, he went on to say that he was so desperate to play the festival shows he would even consider hiring a Carl Barat lookalike to stand in if the real one wouldn't sign up.
"Maybe I could reform The Libertines without him, like he did without me [Barat played Libertines shows without him in 2004 when Doherty was kicked out of the band for drug use]," he said. "I'll put an advert in NME: 'Carlos lookalike required'."
We're sorry Pete, but without the true Carl Barat, The Libertines just aren't The Libertines.
Pete Doherty is set to play at the V Festival this weekend (August 22-23) as a solo artist. Let's hope when they do reform, who knows when that will be, they might actually come down to Australai. They've come once before, but without Pete.
More updates to come.......
Speaking with NME Magazine, claimers of discovering The Libertines, Pete Doherty said that he had already convinced former bandmates John Hassall [bass] and Gary Powell [drums] to reunite for gigs, and that as soon as Carl Barat agreed, dates would be finalised. Barat has previously said that he and Doherty had "left it as next year" in terms of Libertines plans.
"It's going to happen [The Libertines playing festivals], you know," Doherty said. "I spoke to John Hassall, he's well up for it." Referring to Powell, he added, "He said he would [play the shows]."
The jokester Doherty is, he went on to say that he was so desperate to play the festival shows he would even consider hiring a Carl Barat lookalike to stand in if the real one wouldn't sign up.
"Maybe I could reform The Libertines without him, like he did without me [Barat played Libertines shows without him in 2004 when Doherty was kicked out of the band for drug use]," he said. "I'll put an advert in NME: 'Carlos lookalike required'."
We're sorry Pete, but without the true Carl Barat, The Libertines just aren't The Libertines.
Pete Doherty is set to play at the V Festival this weekend (August 22-23) as a solo artist. Let's hope when they do reform, who knows when that will be, they might actually come down to Australai. They've come once before, but without Pete.
More updates to come.......
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