The Libertines’ Carl Barat performing with The Jackals, 2015 (Photo: Gary Mather for Live4ever Media)
The Libertines went right back to their raucous, house party roots last night (July 28th) with a secret gig at the Blues Kitchen in Camden, north London.
Although the gig was unannounced, hundreds of fans had reportedly packed into the venue by the time the band made their way to the venue at around 10pm.
The subsequent two-hour show was only brought to an end by a mass stage invasion after crowd surfing, impromptu trips to the bar and a series of requested covers.
These included a version of The Clash‘s ‘London Calling‘ classic ‘Rudie Can’t Fail‘ and The Stone Roses‘ equally lauded ‘I Wanna Be Adored‘, as well as a more unusual take of Tiffany‘s eighties bubblegum pop hit ‘I Think We’re Alone Now‘.
The Libertines have been promising some special events for fans in the run up to the release of comeback album ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth‘ in September.
Setlist (NME):
Fame & Fortune
Death On The Stairs
Boys In The Band
Begging
Gunga Din
Time For Heroes
Campaign Of Hate
Vertigo
Anthems For Doomed Youth
The Ha Ha Wall
Barbarians
France
Can’t Stand Me Now
What Katie Did
What Became Of The Likely Lads
Don’t Look Back Into The Sun
I Wanna Be Adored (Stone Roses Cover)
We’ll Meet Again (Vera Lynn Cover)
I Think We’re Alone Now (Tiffany Cover)
Someday (The Strokes Cover)
Rudie Can’t Fail (The Clash Cover)
The Good Old Days
Music When The Lights Go Out
Tears Dry On Their Own (Amy Winehouse Cover)
Hired Gun (Alan Wass Cover)
What A Waster
I Get Along
Knees Up Mother Brown (Chas & Dave Cover)
