The Libertines on 20 years of 'Up The Bracket', tour stories and their next album | In Conversation

[@dcgamesvinyl3978]

Can’t be many bands we thought less likely to be around 20 years later. Or even all alive. Great to see them all getting on and doing well ❤️

[@thepinkdiamondsVIDEO]

I was 12 years old in 2002. I had just arrived at a boarding school in England, 2000km from home in Francr, the result of being brought up by a mother as strict but with her head constantly in the clouds. Therefore since the very beginning, she got confused with the weekends exit authorisations. While she was think she was restricting myself as much as possible, I was actually free to leave the boarding house every weekend without her being notified. Well, I took the train to London every weekend where cousins ​​of mine aged 16-17 hid me to sleep at their house so my uncle couldn’t snitch to my mother and they showed me this city. The real London. They said to me: have you ever heard of The Libertines, they just released a single or an EP, it’s great. They put the CD on. I was stunned. What was that. Poetry + guitars + elegance and decadence. “They’re playing live tonight at the 100 Club, we have tickets and we made you a fake ID.” This concert changed my life. And even better, it was recorded and released as a live album 2 years ago. I saw them again two months later at the Marquee, at the Astoria, in rotten apartments, seedy pubs. My cousins ​​followed them like groupies and I just had to follow my cousins. Mummy. I'm almost 35 years old, you still don't know the "mistake" you made and you still think that my weekends were studious, sporty and filled with pension activities. These weekends were worthy of the rock and roll of the Libertines from 12 to 17 years old. Thanks Mom. Thank you Laura and Filippa, bless your fantastic taste in music, your blind as fuck parents and your hormones on fire.

[@willmonham8766]

what a story

[@2010dame]

So happy Pete got through his troubles He looks so better and happy now I love it !!!! God bless u Pete

[@thisisAndreMattos]

My band, our band, the good old band, can't wait for the new stuff.

[@lilliecooper7263]

second that

[@wormsnake1]

Great band!! Pete looks so alert and relaxed. It’s a blessing that’s he’s got to the place he seems to be at and I’m happy for him. Keep it going pal. 🙏❤️.x

[@giovannivenditti4978]

First time ever I've heard John speaking so much...like he never spoke so much in years I think. Nice one lads.

[@JakeDobson-w4z]

I didn't know he ever spoke

[@sadiesleepwalker646]

aw, Carl gets so emotional when they speak about old times the songs were written, so endearing 💙 they miss them no matter what.

[@RaoulFel]

So happy they mentioned the Prague show as a standout moment. I was there, one of the best nights of my life.

[@KieranDacey]

Carl: Pete didnt wanna do it. Pete: I never wanna do anything... The honesty is great what a funny guy x

[@KieranDacey]

@@nutzerxyz9866 pardon

[@brodogoks2526]

Is it just me that sees tears in carls eyes when they speak about time for heroes

[@Danielle-he6nk]

So excited for the new music 😍 I listen to the boys daily!

[@IainFrame]

Nice to see Pete back to being coherent and pretty normal. I do like his solo stuff.

[@theslate7987]

Love these lads

[@porkypk2677]

Legendary band.

[@pauljmcmillan]

Love those 4 guys.

[@alistairproductions]

NME was always good to The Libs.

[@bolivian_surfer]

Long live to the likely lads!

[@alistairproductions]

John is so chill

[@EC19FN94W]

Really, thank you so much ❤️

[@alistairproductions]

Love Gary's laugh

[@kevinbyrne3012]

John putting in a solid shift with that mic

[@andymarmite5954]

The amount of joy these guys gave to people obvs took it out of em eh😂

[@ryanjavierortega8513]

Love The Libs

[@nadazat]

Libertines forever

[@hermanthetosser4219]

I'm glad to see Pete turned to biscuits

[@greenblue6935]

Kebabs!

[@kind1989]

My guess it's maybe he's taking quetiapine for mental health. Which is great. And it makes you eat loads at night time...... And French cheese is banging

[@hermanthetosser4219]

@@kind1989 was just a joke reference from a sketch on bo selecta

[@kind1989]

@@hermanthetosser4219 ahhh sorry yeah that program wasn't for me.

[@davehoward22]

Pie taster

[@SLW93]

Didn't know it was possible for Carl to look more haggard than Pete

[@nadazat]

Can tell he's on a terrible hungover here haha

[@mcawesome4150]

15:45 after peter takes that sip, he looks like he is trying to contain a cough, like what he did in the louis theroux documentary

[@palacefan4286]

Strange, what could it be?

[@BALDJIMI]

NME still alive through the Libertines and Ex Oasis news lol

[@kezisthename]

i cant believe thats Pete Doherty, unbelievable change

[@alistairproductions]

What, that he's fat af?

[@iknowimcrap]

He seems mentally at his best 😄 which is always the most important thing

[@antoniskonstantaras5851]

Legends... 🍺🍺🍺

[@riccardorizzolo3059]

Likely lads

[@jetboy_]

at about 0:49 when Gary sharply and reactively defended himself against the scurvy accusations, i almost shat a chicken, “I AIN’T NO SCURVY”.

[@stjohnbee]

Surprised Pete is on the beer. Fair play that he set his boundaries.

[@methman9212]

Hey better than getting gacked on powder

[@markogarcia2518]

Brendan Frasier was in Libertines?

[@almiles6922]

Great to see The Wurzels back together

[@samfitzgerald365]

Pete still can't use a mic in interviews after all these years

[@samfitzgerald365]

John still holding it all together

[@c6fields]

What’s that thing they’re doing with their hands on the mic? 🤙🏻

[@invisiblegeneration]

All these 20 year anniversary items keep popping up! Damn, it's scary 🥺

[@samseptember6404]

Pete now weighs more than the whole band used to

[@greenblue6935]

He swapped heroine for kebabs!

[@youtuber261]

Tell The (Burger) King

[@greenblue6935]

@@youtuber261 Time for hamburgers

[@imightseeyoufallinbeautiful]

Anyone know the track in the background at the start of the vid? cheers

[@stonesdon]

It’s quite strange seeing Pete coherent haha good to see

[@williamsloan5228]

God I love The Libertines.

[@greenblue6935]

Not half!

[@rigsby1454]

Carl, Jon and Gary look exactly the same

[@delgrady10]

The Libs

[@joygimbel7760]

I relate to chubby Pete

[@TheAstronomyFloyd]

For once Pete is the most coherent one here

[@ciamartin2473]

🤙

[@libertard6101]

Carls been dreaming of a white Christmas all night long before…. This interview Lol. Pete had a sandwich and in bed by 10 .. lol.

[@greenblue6935]

Pete swapped heroine for kebabs!

[@aljack1979]

Definitely not salads 😂

[@cassettepat]

🥱

[@MIKE-TYTHON]

Noice

[@thaynereeve8093]

Carl looks fuming

[@jamescastle9953]

Is it me or are they all a bit weird like socially not saying it’s a bad thing as I am myself.

[@eatass5627]

They’re sharing a single mic so they’re climbing over each other Thats all

[@huna1950]

Would be good to see Pete get with psychedelics and from diet point Carnivore type thing…

[@epinhervin9355]

Peter is Christian 😮 I thought he is a Jew descent

[@youtuber261]

Tell The (Burger) King

[@hom0s4cer]

Cash cows

[@robmoore999999]

Man, was it only the smiths who knew when to stop. To not create a slightly shitter parody of what once was. Love the libs but so many bands break at greatness, get fat and then cash in 10 years later with worse songs. 'we were running for the money and the flesh, and that was called love to the workers in song, probably still is for those of them left.'

[@ExpectoPatronum1997]

I get what you're saying, but I think you have the wrong idea. They seem to still enjoy making music together and still want to keep the band together on their own accord, rather than doing it for fans or money. I think the only ones who can decide when it's a good time to stop are themselves, seeing that they created the band. Personally, while their newer work isn't my absolute favorite, I'm happy that they all seem to have matured a lot more and can finally create the music that they want to make as a solid unit free from outside influences.

[@hom0s4cer]

@@ExpectoPatronum1997 of course they enjoy making music, they get paid millions

[@valerielute9183]

@@hom0s4cer they played music for years without getting paid first

[@hom0s4cer]

@@valerielute9183 so what?

[@damotheman4196]

@@hom0s4cer So they practiced for years to get good enough to get paid the big bucks. They "paid their dues"... Like an apprenticeship.. Do you work for free often and let thousands of people in for free is it? The masses decide who they want to see, whilst others sit and bitch about it. Its almost as if the world has always been like that...

[@ciatangallaghe2485]

I thought they were dead.

[@williamsloan5228]

I wish they would come to the States. I dunno why they say that there’s not enough of a fan base here. Almost everyone I know loves them.

[@Britpopsoul]

Pete can’t get a visa

[@damotheman4196]

Its Peters visa issues..

[@TheBobby2607]

@@damotheman4196 They are actually working on that ... and are quite optimistic that Peter gets a work visa

[@damotheman4196]

@@TheBobby2607 i've heard rumblings of that alright bro, its not that easy though.. Hes doing everything right so far at least 👍

[@TheBobby2607]

@@damotheman4196 Yes, it will take Time, I‘ve talked to Gary & Katia about it last month before & after some gigs and they were both slightly optimistic that it will eventually work out

[@robertloader9826]

Justice for Mark Blanco

[@garbeal2397]

the most boring member of the band gets to hold the mic....

[@eatass5627]

Lmao

[@LongtownLee]

🤙