‘Stability’ is not a word that is usually found in Pete Doherty and Carl Barat’s expansive vocabulary. Throughout the years they have astounded fans with the stories that come up about the band and their recent escapade (usually for the worse as well). But, if you thought 2020 could not get weirder, the band has released a new puppet show.

In the new second episode of ‘Skint And Minted’, it details the time Doherty skipped the Japanese tour the band were set to go on and instead stayed home and broke into his longtime friends flat. Surprise? Nope. But the ability of the band to poke fun at themselves and joke about the incident is enviable, for example, Pete is shown in the show being addicted to ‘sausages’.

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— Libertines (@libertines) July 5, 2020

This is the most inventive use of the global pandemic as making a whole puppet TV show I am sure is not very easy. But, The Libertines are not all too bothered about doing things the easy way. This is the only band to release their own show during lockdown. So obviously, keeping their fans entertained is high on their list of things to do.

But this is not the only thing they have supplied fans with, they have also been posting archived clips of their old performances. Most recently releasing footage from a London 1999 gig.

This is the most ingenuitive and imaginative way I have seen any artist spend their lockdown. Not only is it entertaining it also showcases their more lighthearted side, something that is not too far from the public eye but is often overshadowed by the issues they all face. Keeping themselves busy is also very important and, releasing both a show and old clips, it seems that they have been doing exactly that.