Pete Doherty plays pub gig in front of former Libertines bandmate

Pete Doherty previewed his forthcoming solo album by playing a tiny acoustic gig at the Camden Monarch pub last night (November 6).

Doherty came onstage shortly after 10pm (GMT) and, wearing his traditional suit, hat and necklaces, launched straight into unreleased song 'The Last Of The English Roses'.

The song first appeared online in 2005 as a demo, but the version Doherty played at the Monarch was noticeably different, with new lyrics and a different song structure.

Former drummer Paul 'Mr Razzcocks' Dufour was also at the gig, hoping to meet with Doherty for the first time in five years.

"I'd have been happy to get onstage and play a couple of songs with him," the drummer told NME.COM afterwards. "But I couldn't get through the crowd."

Razzcocks revealed that he wanted to meet with Doherty to talk about releasing material The Libertines recorded before signing to Rough Trade in 2001.

However, Doherty left the Monarch unaware that his former bandmate was present.

After playing for just over an hour, Doherty was informed by venue staff that he had to stop because of the Monarch's curfew.

Midway through 'Time For Heroes', the clearly disgruntled singer took off his guitar and threw it into the crowd before running offstage.

Earlier, he had been joined by friend and collaborator Wolfman. The pair performed their 2004 single 'For Lovers' and the unreleased 'Broken Love Song' together.

Doherty also previewed a brand new, unnamed song at the gig.

The song recalled The Velvet Underground's 'Who Loves The Sun' and seemed to be about Doherty's time in The Libertines, with lyrics including "so long ago, when we hit the road".

Pete Doherty played:

'The Last Of The English Roses'
'Monkey Casino'
'Dilly Boys'
'What A Waster'
'Lost Art Of Murder'
'Cyclops'
'Salome'
'Killamanjiro'
'Tell The King'
'Albion'
'For Lovers' (with Wolfman)
'Broken Love Song' (with Wolfman)
'Untitled New Song'
'Time For Heroes'


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