As usual there was tension and the question that lingered on everyone's minds: 'will he show up?' which comes free with his gigs. For this crowd who seemed to be a mix of hardcore Libertine fans who managed to find out about the show, it was less tension and more boredom. The crowd suddenly broke into a loud and excitable applaud when Pete finally bothered to show up no less than an hour late, dressed in a suit, guitar across his back and a harmonica around his neck. The gig turned out to be the most polite gig with his involvement I have ever witnessed compared to the shambolic nights he serves fans with. People who were wise enough to arrive early mellowed out at the front, while everyone else was stood politely behind mingling with each other and singing along to their hero, bearing pity for the unfortunates who came too late to get in.
The collaboration of songs Pete worked through was an odd one, singing Libertine classics like What a Waster and Don't Look Back into the Sun with help from his mate Dot Alison. The crowd happily sung Shoop Shoop Shoop Delang Delang like a footie crowd singing their national anthem. Who would have thought that by the smile on Pete's face that the night before he was pleading that Libertine songs weren't good enough and refusing to sing nothing but Babyshambles songs. Unforgettably, he played the Beatles classic She Loves You with emphasis to Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! and doing it justice, I must say.
It was nice to see the troubled Libertine looking so healthy and a bonus, rather happy: banging his feet; doing an exotic dance and stripping off a little on request of the female half of the crowd (plus a few males). It was hard to say good bye when he gathered his instruments together with help of Jesus (James the guitar tech) and disappearing.
All in all, it was a pretty decent way to spend an afternoon.
The collaboration of songs Pete worked through was an odd one, singing Libertine classics like What a Waster and Don't Look Back into the Sun with help from his mate Dot Alison. The crowd happily sung Shoop Shoop Shoop Delang Delang like a footie crowd singing their national anthem. Who would have thought that by the smile on Pete's face that the night before he was pleading that Libertine songs weren't good enough and refusing to sing nothing but Babyshambles songs. Unforgettably, he played the Beatles classic She Loves You with emphasis to Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! and doing it justice, I must say.
It was nice to see the troubled Libertine looking so healthy and a bonus, rather happy: banging his feet; doing an exotic dance and stripping off a little on request of the female half of the crowd (plus a few males). It was hard to say good bye when he gathered his instruments together with help of Jesus (James the guitar tech) and disappearing.
All in all, it was a pretty decent way to spend an afternoon.
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Great posts, especially this one – thank you! :-)
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