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Noel Gallagher calls Manchester United The Libertines of football

Noel Gallagher says an Aston Villa player moving to Manchester United is like "asking me to leave Oasis and go and join The Libertines".

BANG Premier · Jan 6

Patrick Walden death: Pete Doherty pays tribute after Babyshambles guitarist dies aged 46

‘The best guitarist of my generation,’ wrote one fan in tribute to the musician

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2025

The Libertines' Pete Doherty and Carl Barât's legendary east London party flat on sale for £850k

The band held guerrilla gigs in the flat’s front room, and nicknamed the property ‘the Albion Rooms’

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025

The Libertines announce massive Gunnersbury Park show next summer

The Libertines have announced that they will play a homecoming show at London's Gunnersbury Park in August 2025 where they will be joined by special guests Supergrass.

BANG Premier · Nov 4, 2024

Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin review – unflinchingly honest and revealing but light on analysis

It paints a neat picture of The Libertines star’s journey with addiction, but large swathes of his story are left out

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2024

Stranger in My Own Skin: Pete Doherty documentary reviewed by a mental health and addiction expert

Stranger in My Own Skin is a documentary about the life of musician Pete Doherty, who is as well known for his drug use and spells in prison as he is for forming The Libertines and later Babyshambles. From recreational beginnings, through first realising he had a drug problem, Doherty…

The Conversation · Nov 15, 2023

Louis Theroux Interviews… Pete Doherty on BBC Two review: amusing escapades to dark reflections on death

Doherty's jolly facade sometimes feels like it’s distracting from the parts of himself he’s less willing to reveal

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2023