The Libertines have announced a nine date Christmas tour, that will see them heading across the UK, this December. Before they kick start their UK tour, in December, the band will be touring across Europe, throughout this October and November.
The Libertines, consisting of Peter Doherty (vocals/guitar); Carl Barât (vocals/guitar); John Hassall (bass guitar); and Gary Powell (drums), will kick start the UK leg of their tour, on the 3rd of December 2019, in Bournemouth, at the O2 Academy before heading to Leeds, Dundee, Glasgow, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bristol, and concluding on the 18th of December 2019, in London.
Before the quartet touch down in the UK, they will be heading across Europe throughout October and November. They will begin their eight day European leg of their tour, on the 27th of October 2019, in Paris before continuing on to Cologne, Munich, Berlin, Luxembourg, Brussels, concluding in Utrecht, on the 21st of November 2019. Tickets for the band’s first headline tour in more than two years, went on sale on Friday the 28th of June 2019 and can purchased from here.
The announcement comes ahead of the debut opening of The Libertines’ bar, ‘The Waste Land’ and recording studio, ‘The Albion Rooms’, in Margate, which will have their grand opening, on the 16th of August 2019. More details on the opening celebrations of the bar and studio to follow shortly. The tour announcement follows the previous news that Peter Doherty and Carl Barât will be playing two acoustic shows, at Hackney Empire, in London, on Thursday the 5th of September and Friday the 6th of September 2019, as part of Somewhere Festival.
The Libertines, before coming back together to work on their upcoming tour and their fourth album, the follow-up to the No.3 UK charting album, ’Anthems For Doomed Youth’ (2015), which gave us hits such as ‘Gunga Din,’ ‘Heart Of The Matter’ and ‘You’re My Waterloo’, band members Peter Doherty and Carl Barât done their own thing. Peter Doherty recently released his acclaimed new album ‘Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres’ and toured the UK and Europe. While, Carl Barât has returned from a sold-out tour of the far East.
The Libertines released their debut single, ‘What A Waster’, in 2002, with the follow-up single, ‘Up The Bracket’ being released, in September of the same year and hit the UK Top 30. The singles were then followed by their debut album, also entitled, ‘Up The Bracket’. ‘Time For Heroes’ was released, in January 2003 and followed by ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’. The band’s second album, ‘The Libertines’, was released in August 2004 and entered the UK album chart at Number One, which gave birth to the top 10 singles ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’ and ‘What Became Of The Likely Lads.’
The Libertines UK and European Tour Dates 2019:
27/10/2019 – Olympia – Paris
2/11 – Carlswerk – Cologne
4/11 – Tonhalle – Munich
5/11 – Columbiahalle – Berlin
17/11 – Den Atelier – Luxembourg
18/11 – Cirque Royale – Brussels
20/11 – Tivoli Vrendenburg – Utrecht
21/11 – Tivoli Vredenburg – Utrecht
3/12 – O2 Academy – Bournemouth
4/12 – O2 Academy – Leeds
6/12 – Caird Hall – Dundee
7/12 – Barrowland Ballroom – Glasgow
10/12 – O2 Victoria Warehouse – Manchester
12/12 – Rock City – Nottingham
14/12 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
16/12 – O2 Academy – Bristol
18/12 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
