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gained a dedicated cult following, with Doherty in particular being praised as one of the most promising songwriters on the UK music scene for some time.

However, his increasing drug problems led to his estrangement from the band and in 2003, he was jailed for burgling Barat’s flat.

On release, Doherty reunited with the band to play a gig in Kent and sought treatment for his drug addiction.

The first single from their second, selftitled album, Can’t Stand Me Now, was released in 2004, its call and response format brutally detailing the breakdown of Doherty and Barat’s relationship.

Later that year, The Libertines released What Became of The Likely Lads, a single rife with nostalgia, picking over the debris of Doherty and Barat’s broken friendship.

A few more band splits followed but in 2010 the band reformed for appearances at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

They released their third album, Anthems for Doomed Youth, in September 2015.

The Libertines’ music has been described as indie rock, garage rock revival and post-punk revival with punk rock influences.

Along the way, band members have worked on separate and some solo, projects, with Doherty forming Babyshambles in 2003 during his ban from The Libertines.

On their collective sound, Doherty once said: “It’s like they say: Oasis is the sound of a council estate singing its heart out and The Libertines is the sound of someone just put in the rubbish chute at the back of the estate, trying to work out what day it was.”

In 2016, The Libertines embarked on their biggest UK tour to date with seven arena shows.

In May this year, they headlined Wirral Live, with a surprise appearance from Jeremy Corbyn.

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