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7 unusual facts about Pete Doherty


Blackcube

The band played alongside "The Libertines" "The Paddingtons" "Towers of London" (then "The Lost Boys") around London and at the famous Whitechapel "Doherty scene" nightclub The Rhythm Factory.

Gemma Clarke

For a year, Clarke played drums for the ex-Libertine Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles.

Mick Whitnall

Before this, Whitnall played with Kill City fronted by Peter Doherty's ex-girlfriend Lisa Moorish, and also in bands including Finley Quaye's band and ska band 100 Men.

Odeon Beatclub

The band filled in at the last minute for a support slot in Greenock with Pete Doherty's band, Babyshambles, in September 2005, and were subsequently asked to play the remaining Scottish dates of their tour.

The Damn Personals

2004 would see Ken Cook's relocation to New York City, and increasingly frequent requests from England's The Libertines for Anthony to fill in for their notoriously awol member, Pete Doherty.

The Libertines Bound Together

The full front page title reads: "The Libertines Bound Together. The definitive story of Peter Doherty and Carl Barat and how they changed British music."

The Lines

A summer of Urban festivals, including The Camden Crawl, Live In Leeds, Liverpool Sound City and Dot to Dot, support slots with Ash and Ocean Colour Scene and more recently dates with Peter Doherty's on his solo tour.


Dead Loretta

During this time, the band shared the stage with various international acts, including Pete Doherty's side project Littl'ans, legendary Smashing Orange front man Rob Montejo, Brian Jonestown Massacre collaborator Christopher Tucker, and Rolling Stone Magazine featured band The Singles.

Queens of Noize

They are well known in the British music press for their strong links with the up-and-coming stars of the London indie scene, both business and romantic; between them they have been linked with Johnny Borrell, Pete Doherty, Jason Stollsteimer, Ted 'Roland Shanks' Pearce, and Zezi Ifore among others.

Sarah Blackwood

She has also worked with Volbeat, William Orbit, Soman, Die Krupps, Pete Doherty, Douglas McCarthy, Gary Numan, Ian Broudie, Martin Gore, Sacha Distel, Tim Burgess, Carl Barât, Robert Görl, bandmate Chris Wilkie on non-Dubstar projects, Moonbootica, and Mark Nevin of Fairground Attraction, among others.

Stalking Pete Doherty

He is most famous, however, for his attempts to produce a so-called rockumentary about Pete Doherty, singer and guitarist with The Libertines and Babyshambles.

The Bandwagon Club

A promotional sticker for the Bandwagon club night is found on an entry in Pete Doherty’s journal, Books of Albion in an entry detailing a night out he had with John Robinson and Gary Murphy of The Bandits.

The Laden Showroom

Celebrities who have worn clothes from designers at The Laden Showroom include: Pixie Lott, Sarah Brown (wife of Gordon Brown), The Saturdays, Dawn Porter, Victoria Beckham, Sienna Miller, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Gail Porter, Helen McCrory, Liza Tarbuck, Pete Doherty, Jarvis Cocker, Noel Gallagher, Gisele Bündchen, Gok Wan, Romeo Gigli, Liz McClarnon and Dannii Minogue.

Time for Heroes

Based on singer/guitarist Pete Doherty's experiences and police brutality at the London May Day Riots of 2000.


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Steven Reid

He, along with other players, appeared in a Libertines video (fronted by QPR fan Pete Doherty) celebrating the bands re-union.

What Became of the Likely Lads

Pete Doherty claimed in an interview with Newsnight that he had no input for the video of the song, which does not feature the band but two young boys on a council estate (Thamesmead), implied to be a young Pete and Carl.