Reformed band The Libertines made their long awaited return to the stage last night at a gig billed as a ‘live rehersal’ in preparation for their forthcoming Reading/Leeds festival appearances.
The show at London’s HMV Forum was their first as a four-piece since 2004, and the 300 strong crowd were treated to a set full of the classic tracks from their two studio albums, as well as a clutch of b-sides and unreleased demos.
The group opened the gig in style with the frenetic ‘Up The Bracket‘ album track ‘Horrorshow‘, which was followed by fan-favourite ‘The Delaney‘. The set also included their hit singles ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun‘ and ‘Time For Heroes‘, and was closed with ‘What a Waster‘ and ‘I Get Along‘, both taken from their 2002 double A-side single.
The band will return to the Forum tonight (25/8) for a show in front of competition winners, before making their main return on the Main Stage at Leeds Festival on Friday evening.
HMV Forum Setlist:
‘Horrorshow’
‘The Delaney’
‘Vertigo’
‘Last Post On The Bugle’
‘Begging’
‘The Ha Ha Wall’
‘Lust Of The Libertines’
‘Campaign Of Hate’
‘Boys In The Band’
‘Tell The King’
‘Death On The Stairs’
‘Music When The Lights Go Out’
‘What Katie Did’
‘The Saga’
‘Can’t Stand Me Now’
‘What Became Of The Likely Lads’
‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’
‘The Good Old Days’
‘Time For Heroes’
‘Radio America’/Up The Bracket’
‘What A Waster’
‘I Get Along’
