The Libertines simply carried out on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2025. Right here’s all the things they performed.
On the ultimate day of Glasto, Pete Doherty, Carl Bârat and co. took to the long-lasting predominant stage in opposition to the backdrop of a reproduction of the Albion Rooms – the Margate residential recording studio and occasions house owned by the band.
“All of us comfortable campers?” Doherty requested the gang, a replica of the Glastonbury Free Press poking out of his waistcoat pocket.
In an extra nod to the Worthy Farm competition goers, the frontman altered the lyrics to ‘The Delaney’ from: “On the bus the opposite day”, to “within the therapeutic subject the opposite day.”
They have been joined by a string quartet, who contributed to poignant renditions of their 2024 tracks ‘Night time of the Hunter’ and ‘Merry Previous England’ – each taken from the band’s final album ‘All Quiet On The Jap Esplanade’ – in addition to ‘Music When the Lights Go Out’, from their 2004 self titled LP.
Lastly, a correct fucking band.
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Later, fan favorite ‘The Good Previous Days’ was launched by a prolonged drum solo from Gary Powell.
Notably, their set on the Pyramid Stage was simply forward of Rod Stewart‘s – and it wasn’t misplaced on the band. “I do know why a few of you’ve got down the entrance early, I do know what you’re ready for,” Doherty mentioned, pointing to the entrance row, earlier than breaking into a couple of bars of the rocker’s 1978 hit ‘Da Ya Suppose I’m Attractive?’.
A lot to the gang’s delight, they wrapped up with their basic single ‘Don’t Look Again Into The Solar’. In 2017, Barât spoke to NME concerning the strategy of writing the music, which has gone on to be one among their greatest hits, saying: “It appeared fairly poppy and throwaway on the time, as this stuff usually do.”
After the set wrapped, the band hugged and bowed, earlier than Powell held a Palestine flag in entrance of the cheering crowd.
Final yr, Doherty then sat down for an in-depth dialog with NME, and described what it was prefer to be nonetheless making music with The Libertines, and the way life had modified since their early days on the flip of the century. “I don’t assume I ever dared to dream that I’d nonetheless be knocking about and making music,” he mentioned.
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The Libertines at Glastonbury 2025 performed:
‘Up the Bracket’
‘The Delaney’
‘What Grew to become of the Probably Lads’
‘Boys within the Band’
‘Night time of the Hunter’
‘What Katie Did’
’Shiver’
‘Merry Previous England’
‘Loss of life on the Stairs’
‘Music When the Lights Go Out’
‘The Good Previous Days’
‘Run Run Run’
‘Time for Heroes’
‘Can’t Stand Me Now’
‘Don’t Look Again Into The Solar’
Friday at Glastonbury noticed The 1975 headline the Pyramid Stage, incomes a four-star evaluate from NME, which learn: “With their one present of the yr, “The 1975 from the Web” clear the decks on their profession to date to ship a reminder of their chops for tunes and showmanship away from the headlines.”
Final night time, Neil Younger delivered his headline efficiency, which NME mentioned was “a headline set that proves that typically, there’s nonetheless energy to be present in an old-school method,” in a four-star evaluate.
Tonight’s closing day of the competition will see units from Olivia Rodrigo, The Prodigy, Turnstile, Rod Stewart and lots of extra. Take a look at the total line-up and schedule right here.
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