Pete Doherty says Babyshambles 2025 reunion is “on the cards”

nme.com:

Pete Doherty has teased a Babyshambles reunion for next year to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, ‘Down In Albion’.The band has been largely inactive since 2014 thanks to The Libertines re-forming.

However, during a Pete Doherty solo gig in Northampton in August, bassist Drew McConnell and drummer Adam Ficek joined him on-stage for the first time in a decade.

Sources told NME that guitarist Mik Whitnall was at the venue before the show too, but was unable to stay for the gig.The band played a version of The Libertines’ ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’ before performing hits including ‘Baddie’s Boogie’, ‘Back From The Dead’ and ‘Albion’ before finishing off with ‘Time For Heroes’ and ‘Killamangiro’.Following the show, Ficek hinted the band could reunite properly. “4 out of 5 ain’t bad….wait for it….” he wrote.Now, Doherty has had his say. “It is on the cards,” he told NME. “We will get back together and get in a room with the instruments and play through the old songs, then get on stage and do it,” said Doherty. “But it’s the ‘who’ and the ‘when’ that needs to be worked out.

I think we’ll just keep that one on the horizon and deal with that one next year. Before then, I’ve got a new collection of songs which I’m putting out on my own label, which is tidy.”Asked if he wanted to make another Babyshambles record, he replied: “I’ve got no idea.