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Blossoms headlined the second instalment of the relaunched Club NME with Ladbrokes LIVE this weekend (February 10) at Club Academy Manchester.In a rare intimate appearance from the Stockport band, who are set to headline the 30,000 capacity Wythenshawe Park this August, Blossoms treated fans to a set packed with all their classic hits, from 2015’s ‘Charlemagne’ to latest single ‘To Do List (After The Break Up).’Thanks to Ladbrokes LIVE, the sold-out crowd was treated to an aftershow DJ set from Leigh rockers The Lottery Winners, playing all the quintessential indie disco tracks into the early hours of the morning. Radio X DJ Sunta Templeton opened the night, warming up a crowd that had been queueing round the block since the late afternoon.Tickets were once again free to punters, after Club NME relaunched in style last September at east London’s EartH, where Courteeners headlined alongside a surprise DJ set from The Libertines’ Carl Barat and Gary Powell.

Queens Of The Stone Age are headlining Sheffield’s Rock N Roll Circus 2025 – find all the details below.Last week, the Josh Homme-fronted band began teasing an upcoming huge gig in Sheffield after they shared a photograph of Ecclesall Road in the Steel City showing a poster for the city’s edition of the Rock N Roll Circus festival.Now, it’s been revealed that they’re set to headline the festival on August 27, which takes place at Don Valley Bowl, as one of only two shows they’ll play in the UK in 2025.Also announced today (February 17), they’ll be joined on the line-up by Viagra Boys, Fat Dog, The Bug Club and So Good.Of Queens Of The Stone Age’s addition to the festival’s line-up, organiser Ali O’Reilly said: “We’re taking Rock N Roll Circus to the next level in 2025. Bringing a band such as Queens of the Stone Age to Sheffield is a huge moment for us and we can’t wait to welcome them to the Big Top in August.“They are the perfect act to open our celebrations and fit everything that our brand is trying to achieve,” she continued.

The Libertines have recorded a performance as holograms for the new Live Odyssey music experience in Camden. Watch an exclusive preview on NME above.Live Odyssey is described as “a celebration of the rich tapestry of British music, offering a unique experience for music lovers of all ages” through “a groundbreaking tribute to the sounds that shaped Britain”.The immersive and interactive experience will be opening in Camden in May 2025, promising state-of-the-art technology with the raw spirit of live performance through “a two-and-a-half-hour musical adventure that captures the evolution of British music, from the early anthems of the ’60s and ’70s to the Britpop glory of the ’90s and the defining sounds of today”.

Pete Doherty has opened up about the time he lied about supporting Supergrass on tour and his bandmate pretending to be in Radiohead.The Libertines frontman recently sat down with NME as the most recent guest of our In Conversation series and took a moment to discuss the band’s massive Gunnersbury Park show that is happening on Saturday August 9 (visit here for tickets and more information).The likes of Lambrini Girls, Hak Baker and Supergrass will be joining the ‘Time For Heroes’ group as special guests. After being asked if having Gaz Coombes and co as an opening act feels surreal and heavy, Doherty said: “Yes.

The View frontman Kyle Falconer has announced plans for a new acoustic album ‘The One I Love The Most’.The record, which is out on February 7, features acoustic versions of his songs from The View and his solo LPs, inspired by women. It is available to pre-order here.It also features brand new track, ‘Angelina’, which you can listen to below.Of the album, Falconer said: “‘The One I Love The Most’ came from an idea I had after getting my own studio in Spain. I thought about all the girls’ names I had written about and thought it would be a great romantic idea to put them all in one place and release the record for Valentine’s Day.

The Libertines covered The Stone Roses‘ classic hit ‘Waterfall’ during their show in Manchester over the weekend.The band wrapped up their performance at the Albert Hall in the city with the cover on Saturday (November 9).As they kicked off the track, fans could be heard singing the intro before Pete Doherty took up the vocal duties and Carl Barât took up the lead guitar. You can view the performance below.The show was part of their ongoing UK ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ tour, which is set to wrap up later this month.

The Libertines have announced a huge London show for 2025 alongside special guests Supergrass and more. Find all the details below.Announced today (November 4), the homecoming show is set to take place at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Saturday, 9 August 2025.The concert will see The Libertines joined by Supergrass, as well as Soft Play, Hak Baker and Lambrini Girls.

Sweaty Ceilings, a book celebrating London’s independent music venues, has been launched.The book is a celebration of the city’s grassroots music venues such as The Windmill, 100 Club, Roundhouse, Moth Club, Koko, Seabright Arms, Cafe Oto, Shacklewell Arms and many more.Spearheaded by multidisciplinary artist and designer Sophie Mo and music manager Tash Cutts, Sweaty Ceilings will go behind-the-scenes of 30 landmark venues, showcasing interviews and stories from writers, musicians and cultural figureheads, all of whom shed light on the venues’ history and cultural importance. It will also include an additional spotlight feature on venues that have closed down.A post shared by SWEATY CEILINGS (@sweatyceilings)The book will feature a foreword by The Libertines‘ Carl Barât as well as exclusive interviews with musicians, bookers, photographers and many more.In a press release, Felix White, of the Maccabees and 86TVs, said, “There will never be a better or more important time to document and celebrate independent venues across London.

Pete Doherty and Carl Barat have designed two new Libertines-inspired jackets in collaboration with menswear brand Blue Flowers.The Mancunian clothing brand designed both new jackets – one trench coach and a bomber jacket – in close collaboration with the band members, who chose fabrics, construction and more design details.The trench jacket features Doherty’s personal artwork printed inside the lining, while Barât chose a lightweight jacket that would be comfortable to wear while performing on stage.The bomber jacket also features a special tribute to their Albion Rooms hotel in Margate.They are both now available for pre-order on the Blue Flowers website here. A limited amount will be then available online for the official launch later in 2024.“Blue Flowers is both inspired and driven by nostalgia, interpreted and reworked for day-to-day wearability,” said Blue Flowers founder Mark Kendrick in a press statement.

The Libertines and CMAT are set to perform at Glastonbury‘s Pilton Party this weekend – you can find all the details below.The annual event is staged at Worthy Farm in Somerset as a ‘thank you’ fundraising gig for villagers, workers and local people in the area.This year marks the 40th anniversary of Pilton Party, which first took place back in 1984. On Friday (September 6), The Libertines will top the bill on an open-air stage close to where the Woodsies Stage (fka the John Peel Stage) is located at Glastonbury Festival.CMAT is scheduled to open for the band following slots from local support acts, and DJ sets courtesy of Patmandu and Baggy Mondays.A post shared by Glastonbury Festival (@glastofest)Tickets for the one-day event are on sale now, priced at £45 (adult) and £20 (child) – you can buy yours here.

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins recently joined The Libertines on stage to perform ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’ – check out the footage below.Both bands played at the 2024 Vilar de Mouros Festival in Caminha, Portugal last Saturday (August 24). According to Setlist.FM, Pete Doherty and Carl Barât delivered a 19-song set – airing classics as well as cuts from their latest album, ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’.The Libertines closed the show with a special rendition of their 2003 single ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’, with Hawkins assisting on electric guitar.He has since shared footage of the moment on social media.

The Libertines joined forces with The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess in Brighton for a rendition of ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’. Check it out below.The moment took place over the weekend, when the British indie icons took to the stage in the coastal city for a headline slot at the On The Beach 2024.Organised in association with Radio X, the gig was held on July 28 and was part of two weekends of gigs that were held on Brighton Beach.

Libertines manager Alan McGee has recalled being “instantly stunned” by a fight between Pete Doherty and Carl Barât.The music exec recounted the row in his new book Alan McGee: How to Run an Indie Label, which occurred when he was managing the band around their self-titled 2004 album.At the time he started managing them, relations between frontmen Doherty and Barat were “very messy” due to Doherty facing charges for burgling Barât’s home in retaliation for being kicked out of the band. Doherty would eventually plead guilty to the charges and spend six months in prison.To patch things up, McGee sent the co-frontment to his house in Wales, as that strategy had worked for former clients Primal Scream and Oasis: “The other bands always loved that s***, getting out to the big house in the country.

Pete Doherty has spoken to NME about the five-year anniversary of his record label Strap Originals, the return of Babyshambles and the future of The Libertines.Strap Originals is home to artists such as Trampolene, Real Farmer and Pregoblin, all of whom performed at London’s the 100 Club last Thursday (May 30) as part of a showcase tour around the UK to mark the label’s birthday.Doherty gave a short acoustic performance at the event, which included a surprise appearance from Libertines bandmate Carl Barât. Together they played ‘Run Run Run’, the lead single from their recent Number One album ‘All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade’.He also performed a new song, tentatively titled ‘Pot of Gold’, which is about his daughter Billie-May, who turned one at midnight that night.

Camden landed on Disney+ this week, but which songs from the area’s history are included on the show?The show, which is executive produced by Dua Lipa, goes behind the scenes with some of the world’s biggest artists, revealing untold stories of how Camden in London shaped their lives and careers.Per a description, the four-part series explores “Camden’s rich history” through “archive footage, observational filming and interviews” with the likes of Chris Martin, The Libertines, Yungblud, Little Simz and Nile Rodgers.“Hearing from world-renowned musicians as they relive their Camden experiences; from their very first gigs to sell-out concerts, the highs and lows of nights out and a youth spent discovering music,” it adds.In a statement, Lipa said: “Executive producing the new original documentary series that celebrates the very place I started all of this is such a major full circle moment for me!“Camden will always have a special place in my heart and I’m humbled to share that with some absolute icons.”Asif Kapadia (Amy) is the series director, while the individual episodes are directed by Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and Sarah Lambert.In a three-star review of the series, NME wrote: “With Chris Martin noting that Coldplay’s early days revolved around six pubs in the area (“If you could guarantee you’d bring ten people, they’d let you play”), and Little Simz highlighting the importance of free artist development schemes at The Roundhouse, Camden implicitly feels like a love-letter to endangered independent venues.”“The question is: with Disney+ memorialising it in a documentary, does authentic “non-conformist” Camden risk becoming an ersatz rock ‘n’ roll theme park?”The show’s four (roughly) four hour episodes include a

The Libertines‘ Albion Rooms hotel in Margate is set to become solely a residential recording studio and events space.The group opened their own hotel and studio space in the Kent seaside town in 2020, having acquired the keys to the building three years prior.While giving NME a tour at the time, Carl Barât explained: “The band live in three different countries, and the only thing that really binds us without something like this is tour schedules.“To have a place that’s our own HQ and that we all have equal ownership of and equal input in – that was the dream.”The Libertines went on to record their 2024 Number One album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ at The Albion Rooms – which is located at 31 Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville, Margate.Following the LP’s release, Barât said: “We set up this hotel with grand ambitions and a lot of objectives of which we achieved.“Now, personally, being very close to it and having to deal with a lot more of the runnings and whatnot, I think we’ve done that. And I think what we really need is a studio where the artists can stay there.

Disney+ has revealed new images for the upcoming documentary series Camden, which will feature the likes of Dua Lipa, Chris Martin, Mark Ronson, Boy George and more.Premiering on Disney+ exclusively in May, the docuseries, which is executive produced by Dua Lipa, will go behind the scenes with some of the world’s biggest music stars, revealing untold stories of how their lives and careers were shaped by Camden.The new images released today (April 26) feature Dua Lipa, Coldplay‘s Chris Martin, Little Simz, Nile Rodgers, Boy George and Yungblud. Also confirmed to feature in the series are Pete Doherty and Carl Barat of The Libertines, Mark Ronson, Questlove, Black Eyed Peas, Soul II Soul’s Jazzie B, Chuck D and Sister Bliss from Faithless.The upcoming series is produced by Lightbox, the production company founded by Academy-Award-winning producer Simon Chinn and Emmy-winning producer Jonathan Chinn in association with Day One Pictures, the production company co-founded by Amy Winehouse’s original manager Nick Shymansky and Radical22.Asif Kapadia is the series director, while the individual episodes will be directed by Toby Trackman, Yemi Bamiro and Sarah Lambert.Check out the first-look images of ‘Camden’ below.Camden is a four-part series and will premiere exclusively on Disney+ in May 2024.

The Libertines have topped the UK Albums Charts for the first time in over two decades.It comes after the indie giants shared their latest LP, ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’, at the start of the month. It marked the fourth studio LP from Pete Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall and Gary Powell, and first since 2015’s ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth’.Now, it has been confirmed by the Official Charts that the band have locked in the Number One spot with the new release – making it the first time they have topped the album charts in two decades.The band’s first and only time reaching peak position until now was back in 2004, when they shared their now-iconic eponymous album ‘The Libertines’.“We are all of us in the gutter, but today we’re looking at the stars! Thanks for the love.

The Libertines have revealed that they’ve bought the bathtub that Jim Morrison died in for their Margate hotel, The Albion Rooms.The band released their fourth album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ last Friday (April 5), marking their first full-length record in almost a decade. It is currently on course to hit Number One in the UK.During a new interview with Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, Pete Doherty and Carl Barât talked about achieving their “dream” of opening their own Libertines hotel and studio space in 2020.“We’ve also got the bathtub that Jim Morrison died in, which we’re going to be putting in one of the rooms,” Doherty explained at one point in the chat.The frontman of The Doors passed away in Paris in 1971 aged 27.

The Libertines are on course for their first Number One LP in two decades.It comes after the indie heavyweights shared ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ last week (April 4) – the fourth studio LP from Pete Doherty, Carl Barât, John Hassall and Gary Powell.Now, as per a new update from the Official Charts, it looks like the band are on track to top the album charts for the first time in 20 years.The last time that they locked in the Number One spot was back in 2004, when Doherty and Co. shared their now-iconic eponymous album ‘The Libertines’.Their last album to get close to the top position in the charts came in 2015, when they secured a second UK Top 10 with the comeback ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth’.Currently, Earlestown band The K’s are in the Number Two position on the UK Album Charts, and are expected to earn their first Top 5 LP with their debut ‘I Wonder If The World Knows?’ and Conan Gray with his third album ‘Found Heaven’.Elsewhere on the UK Top 10 are Feeder with ‘Black/Red’, The Black Keys with ‘Ohio Players’ and J.

Mae Muller and Self Esteem are set to perform as part of this week’s Club NME event. Grab free tickets here and find all the details below.The legendary Club NME series returned last September with Courteeners playing in London before Blossoms delivered a special show in Manchester earlier this year.On Friday (April 12) Club NME will take over London’s Scala in King’s Cross, with Muller due to deliver a live headline set at the venue.

The Libertines have unveiled their best dance moves in a bid to get their new album to Number One.Pete Doherty, Carl Barât and co. returned with their new album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ last week, which NME awarded four stars while hailing the group for “finding their voice again”.Now the band are seemingly up for anything in the hopes to land the record at the top of the charts.