Pete Doherty with The Libertines headlining Kendal Calling 2018 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
It was back in April when The Libertines were offered the chance to not only headline the Wheels & Fins Festival but to curate their entire day’s line-up as well.
That line-up has now been confirmed, with Echo & The Bunnymen perhaps the biggest name on the bill for September 9th. Also heading to Joss Bay Beach in Broadstairs, Kent are Reverend & The Makers, Cabbage, Chas & Dave, Mic Righteous, Lock and Zuzu.
The Libertines day has been dubbed ‘Sharabang’, and will take place not far from where the band recently fulfilled a long-held ambition to inhabit their own hotel and studio. Known as The Albion Rooms, it’s become the base for their work on a fourth album.
“We’re looking to bed in together,” Carl Barat told NME before those plans came to fruition. “We want to get our own place, which is a bit of a long and convoluted project. There’s a lot of planning and maybes which I can’t say too much about, but we’re looking at getting our own factory.”
