The Libertineshave announced a huge outdoor show taking place next summer at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Saturday 9 August 2025, alongside very special guests Supergrass. Also joining them on the bill areSoft Play, Hak Baker, Lambrini Girls and Real Farmer.
Watch the band’s hilarious announcement video here.
The Libertines say: “The old white mansion in Gunnersbury Park is in one of our favourite films, The Lavender Hill Mob, so we thought we’d bring the Eastern Esplanade mob and some spiky guitars to that Arcadian glade in West London for a a good ol’ homecoming knees up. Look forward to seeing you there, along with our friends Supergrass, Soft Play, Hak Baker, Lambrini Girls and Real Farmer. Love Peter, Carl, Gary and John X”
Tickets go on general sale at 10AM on Friday 8 November 2024 via www.ticketmaster.co.uk.
The Libertines arrived in the late nineties like a raging bull in a tired post-Britpop china shop and introduced the world to a new gang of London bohemians, whose ragged tunes, red military tunics, opiated poetry and ‘live now pay never’ lifestyle came to define the millennial angst of the early noughties. At the heart of the band is the blood bond bromance between the ramshackle Peter Doherty and Carl Barât, ably assisted by the rock-solid rhythm twins John Hassall and Gary Powell.
The Libertines released their new album, ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade,’ in April this year, which saw them racing to No. 1 in the UK album chart for the second time. The album, their fourth, saw the quartet gather from their new-found homes variously in France, Denmark, Margate and London, to scale new creative heights. Now the four-piece will come together once again in the capital as they play a mammoth homecoming show at London’s Gunnersbury Park next summer.
Since their formation in Oxford in 1993, Supergrass have become one of the most influential bands of the 1990s. Their debut album, ‘I Should Coco’, skyrocketed to No. 1 in the UK, selling over a million copies worldwide and featuring the smash hits ‘Alright’ and ‘Caught by the Fuzz’. The band, comprised of Gaz Coombes, Mick Quinn, Danny Goffey, and Rob Coombes, have garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including a Brit Award and an Ivor Novello Award. With six top 10 albums and ten top 20 singles, Supergrass remain a cultural force, 30 years after their debut. Fresh off the back of a sold-out, 30th anniversary tour for their seminal debut album, the four-piece will bring a performance filled to the brim with greatest hits to Gunnersbury Park.
Danny Goffey of Supergrass says: “We are so pleased to be involved in the Gunnersbury Park gig with The Libertines and all the other great bands playing on the night. Gunnersbury Park is a really amazing venue to see bands perform. We first played with The Libertines 22 years ago back in 2002 when we took the fledgling band on tour with us. Wow… time flies when you’re having fun. See you there!”
My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago
