The Libertines will headline the Saturday date of a music festival set to take place in the Town Moor.
Peter Doherty, Carl Barat, John Hassall, and Gary Powell will be showcasing their debut album, Up The Bracket, when they headline Rock N Roll Circus on Saturday June 11, 2022, at the festival held on Newcastle's Town Moor.
Released in 2002, Up the Bracket earned critical acclaim - earning a place in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Albums of the 2000s - and put the Libertines into the spotlight. They followed it up with a self-titled album in 2004, before a dramatic split. They reunited in 2010 and released a third album, Anthems for Doomed Youth, in 2015.
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Event promoter Andy Smith of Futuresound, said: “This album soundtracked my days at university so from a personal perspective I’m absolutely delighted to announce one of the UK's most influential and iconic bands of the modern era to Rock n Roll Circus to celebrate the anniversary of Up the Bracket.
“Joining them will be one of the biggest bands around right now, DMA’s, alongside trapeze artists, contortionists, fire performers, stilt walkers, and aerialists to create a fully immersive experience like no other in the UK. The Libertines always deliver a spectacular live show and we know Peter, Carl and the boys will be on top form come June on the Town Moor in Newcastle.”
The Rock N Roll Circus is an "all-new touring concept mixing live music with the fanfare of circus". Noel Gallagher’s High-Flying Birds are playing the opening night on Thursday June 9.
Tickets for The Libertines at the Rock N Roll Circus will go on sale at 10am on Friday February 4 through https://www.rocknrollcircus.co.uk/
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