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Gigs & Festivals
Libertines preparing for first rehearsal
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 3 August 2010
The Libertines are getting ready for the Reading and Leeds festivals, where they will play their first performances since reforming earlier this year. Although, not by actually playing together. They haven’t done that yet. But there are so many other things to think of, aren’t there? Apparently they’re working on a new image, which is the sort of thing you want to really think about without distractions like making sure you can still remember all your songs.
Drummer Gary Powell told The Daily Star: “We start rehearsing on 9 Aug. It will be weird to go back, but if we try to replicate how things used to be it won’t work. We’ve got to bring a new dynamic for the kids who haven’t seen us before. I never got why we were fashionable in the first place. It never made sense to me why Libs was so big, but it’s all about the characters – Pete and Carl are unique”.
Carl Barat told BBC Newsbeat: “We’ve got a bit of time blocked out. It’s a bit last minute – it always is. Of course we’ll be able to do it, and we’ll be able to do it with aplomb. Obviously, it’s always nerve-wracking. But again that’s all part of what it is to be in that band. Overall I’m excited, and that’s starting to come through a lot more now. It started off as pure nerves. Now I’m starting to look forward to it”.
