Pete Doherty and Carl Barat perform with their band The Libertines in 2015
(Picture: AFP via Getty Images)It’s been 20 years since The Libertines released their debut album Up the Bracket. To set the scene, at the time it was Will v Gareth on Pop Idol, the Sugababes were at the top of the charts, Ant and Dec were writing England’s World Cup song and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers was on at the cinema.
To celebrate these two successful decades in music, the British band, which includes frontmen and guitarists Pete Doherty and Carl Barât, bassist John Hassall and drummer Gary Powell, are going to host an anniversary show at the OVO Arena Wembley on July 23.
