Babyshambles News

Glastonbury Rocks Without Doherty, Babyshambles

E! Online, Jun 27, 2008 12:00 pm PDT
Pete Doherty and his band Babyshambles, who were scheduled to play tonight at the Glastonbury Festival, not only skipped their appearance at the English jamfest but have reportedly pulled the plug on the rest of their 2008 gigs, as well.

The move came a night after Babyshambles canceled their Thursday show at Norway's Hove Festival.

The band's website, however, still offers a list of upcoming concert dates, restarting July 4 at the Rock Werchter festival in Belgium, so it's unclear whether Doherty's really as tired of it all as the Norwegian news site VG Nett is reporting.

Taking over Babyshambles' headlining spot on Glastonbury's Park Stage were Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand, who briefly announced on their website Thursday: "Friday night. Glastonbury. Park Stage. 10pm. x x x x."

If nothing else, Doherty's latest career move spares his former Libertines mate Carl Barât, who's playing his first solo show at Glastonbury, the awkwardness of a public reunion.

"I'd like to check out Pete's set if it doesn't clash with mine, but at the same time I don't feel well enough to deal with all the attention that might come to me," Barât told Britain's Daily Star. "If the fans spotted me, they would probably want us to get up on stage."

The Libertines freed themselves of each other's company in 2004.

The somehow-still-rockin' Doherty recently served 29 days in jail for probation violation after he used unspecified drugs and missed a meeting with his probation officer when he was supposed to be on his best behavior after pleading guilty to possession of cannabis, ketamine, crack cocaine and heroin in October.

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