In October 2002, the Libertines released their debut album Up The Bracket. Twenty years later, the band have announced they are booked in to perform Up the Bracket in full, for a one-off special 20th anniversary show. The English rock band formed in London 1997 by frontmen Carl Barât and the infamous Pete Doherty. The two play alongside John Hassall and Gary Powell. The anniversary show is set to take place at the OVO Arena Wembley on July 23rd, and the show will also include very special guest performances from The Cribs, The Paddingtons, Louis Dunford, and DJ Amazonica.
The Libertines will play ‘Up The Bracket’ in full plus a career spanning set of Singles and B sides on 23rd July at Wembley and we’re thrilled to be joined by dear friends @thecribs @ThePaddingtons @LouisDunford and @DJAmazonica.https://t.co/a52BW74Lja#UPTHEBRACKET20 pic.twitter.com/6IY3q2l932
— Libertines (@libertines) June 16, 2022
The band are also set to release a special 20th Anniversary Edition of Up the Bracket on October 21st through Rough Trade. This release will provide fans with a remastered edition of their original album that was produced by Mick Jones, and will come with 65 unreleased recordings, that include original demos, live recordings, radio sessions and a live 2002 recording from the 100 Club. This special release can be pre-ordered here.
‘Up The Bracket’ arrived like a raging bull in a tired post-Britpop china shop, introducing The @libertines‘.
In celebration of 20 years since this astonishing debut, it now arrives as a deluxe boxset with double vinyl, cassette & book.@RoughTradeRecshttps://t.co/W6fWHoTaPmpic.twitter.com/mfzVDGsdWK
— Rough Trade (@RoughTrade) June 16, 2022
Frontman Pete Doherty recently teased plans for a follow-up to 2015’s ‘Anthems For Doomed Youth’, proposing a similarly eclectic mix of genres comparing it to The Clash’s ‘Sandinista’. In a recent statement he said, “We still feel there’s unfinished business and there are more songs to write. But he (Barat) doesn’t want to do it in England, or in France, which he sees as my turf. So the plan is to go to Jamaica and try to make another Libertines record. I don’t know how or when it’s going to happen but I think it will. ‘Sandinista’ still encapsulates it because there are still a lot of ideas. It’s just about getting everyone in a room and getting on with it.”
Watch the official video for their 2002 single “Up The Bracket” here.
Upcoming shows:
JUNE
24 – Pilton, Somerset Glastonbury Festival (sold out)
30 – Bristol O2 Academy (sold out)
JULY
01 – Manchester Castlefield Bowl
23 – London Wembley Arena
AUGUST
05 – Cardiff University Great Hall
06 – Bingley Bingley Weekender
08 – Edinburgh O2 Academy
28 – Portsmouth Victorious Festival
SEPTEMBER
02 – Coventry Godiva Festival
