What's on: Pete Doherty, Blackburn, August 25
11:10am Wednesday 24th August 2011 in News
By David Watkinson, Deputy news editor
GIG Pete Doherty
TICKETS for former Libertines and Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty’s show in Blackburn on August 25 have sold out.
The former Libertines and Babyshambles singer is to play the King George’s Hall gig as a warm-up for his shows at the prestigious V Festivals over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
Doherty, who has hit the headlines for various drug offences, was recently released from prison after serving a sentence for possession of crack cocaine.
In spite of his troubled reputation Doherty is acknowledged as one of the leading songwriters of his generation and has a cult following.
The show is being staged by newly-formed 250plus Promotions, made up of the owners of Blackburn’s Live Lounge and a local promoter – Paul McGurty, Julian Clayton and Pete Eastwood.
Paul said: "This is a great booking, not only for us as a new promotion venture but for King George's Hall and Blackburn as a whole.
“We want Blackburn back on the musical map making it a standard choice for the big bands to want to come and play.”
* Pete Doherty is at Blackburn’s King George’s Hall on Thursday, August 25. Tickets sold out.
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useyourhead
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11:28am Mon 25 Jul 11
supreme-angel
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11:44am Mon 25 Jul 11
RAyzer
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1:30pm Mon 25 Jul 11
gigticketonline
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1:57pm Mon 25 Jul 11
RAyzer wrote:we asked him to play Burnley Mechanics mate but he didnt know where Burnley was.. Sorry!
he will be at home in that dive....
chegwin
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3:32pm Mon 25 Jul 11
suppose ami winehouse would be banned in your world?
No wonder Blackburn is dead with clowns like you in it .
Stick wi Steps & westlife you jerk!!!!!
burner
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3:50pm Mon 25 Jul 11
supreme-angel
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4:44pm Mon 25 Jul 11
rn nightlife died in the late 90's along with steps & westlife....shame it left your personality behind...me jerk....you american ? awesome !!!! pr1ck
LENNYB222
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5:47pm Mon 25 Jul 11
chegwin
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5:59pm Mon 25 Jul 11
The comments were "of the cuff" during coffee break at work.
Not sat in my jimmee jams with my dictionary.
And of course i stand by the comments.
I doubt you know sod all about "real music" Best wishes
Cheggers xx
supreme-angel
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6:21pm Mon 25 Jul 11
HelmshoreBoy
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6:36pm Mon 25 Jul 11
supreme-angel wrote:I fully agree with the comments of Supreme Angel. Doherty is a low life loser - a scum bag druggie who mascerades as a musician -thats a laugh! My dogs bo***cks have more talent than him! Won't be too long before he takes the same route as Miss Winehouse. He's had enough chances!
How is booking this Drug taking Violent idiot going to put Blackburn on the map ? Delusional springs to mind........I wont be rushing to buy a ticket to help fund his 'addictive social life'...he's a muppet that shouldnt be given the time of day let alone the usage of King Georges Hall...one of the many dirty alleyways is right up his street !!!!!!
Thankgodimoutofit
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7:02pm Mon 25 Jul 11
All of the above and many more besides habitually used drugs for long periods of their careers, I would put money that all of you who are slaggin Docherty off Have at least one of the above names in your record collections.
Unless your the sort of pudding who likes music like ABBA (and I bet they where on crack to produce that rubbish)
If you dont like the guys music then fine but dont be so narrow minded as to have a go at the bloke just because he takes drugs.
Im off to listen to "up the bracket" and order my ticket online.
Gnight saddos
oldblue
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7:31pm Mon 25 Jul 11
NEEDTOKNOW
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7:40pm Mon 25 Jul 11
Your comment was going great until the part about Abba producing rubbish. With their record sales being somewhere between 350-400 million records you obviously dont know as much about music as you think you do.
Thankgodimoutofit
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7:44pm Mon 25 Jul 11
NEEDTOKNOW wrote:Barbara Cartland sold a lot of books. That doesnt make her a great novelist.
Thankgodimoutofit
Your comment was going great until the part about Abba producing rubbish. With their record sales being somewhere between 350-400 million records you obviously dont know as much about music as you think you do.
I know enough to know that I have just blown yout arguement out of the water.
NEEDTOKNOW
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7:46pm Mon 25 Jul 11
P.s. security word is sing-okay
Thankgodimoutofit
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7:51pm Mon 25 Jul 11
NEEDTOKNOW wrote:Not touchy. Just dont like Abba. But as music is purely a question of taste I gracefully concede your point.
It wasn't an argument, and your very touchy.
P.s. security word is sing-okay
Dont get the security question thing though ????
mys
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10:09pm Mon 25 Jul 11
HelmshoreBoy
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10:14pm Mon 25 Jul 11
Thankgodimoutofit wrote:For once I recognise someone who has an excellent knowledge of good music and musicians/writers, who cover a broad spectrum of musical taste, similar to my own, but I must protest.
John Lennon, George Harrison, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Roger Daltrey Keith Moon, Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Hugh Cornwell, Johnny Cash, Paul Weller, Ian Brown, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Ian Curtis, John Lydon, Sid Vicious, John Squire, Johnny Marr, Ian Mcculloch, Will Sergeant, Tom Waits, Lloyd Cole, Bruce Dickinson, Black Francis, Neil Young, etc etc . All of the above and many more besides habitually used drugs for long periods of their careers, I would put money that all of you who are slaggin Docherty off Have at least one of the above names in your record collections. Unless your the sort of pudding who likes music like ABBA (and I bet they where on crack to produce that rubbish) If you dont like the guys music then fine but dont be so narrow minded as to have a go at the bloke just because he takes drugs. Im off to listen to "up the bracket" and order my ticket online. Gnight saddos
You cannot surely put Doherty in the same bracket as these greats, drug fuelled or otherwise. Doherty by the facts of his continued drug abuse and habitual flaunting of the law demonstrate that he has no respect for anything, so why should anyone show him any respect least of all for his innane attempts at music. The last headline gig he did was only two months ago courtesy of H.M.P!
happycyclist
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10:47pm Mon 25 Jul 11
Alternative Carpark
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11:45pm Mon 25 Jul 11
happycyclist wrote:I mostly agree but do have to question Sid Vicious's musical ability
Well said, HelmshoreBoy. Doherty might be a good drug user but he ain't in the same class as any of those as a musician.
useyourhead
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12:06am Tue 26 Jul 11
Alternative Carpark wrote:then you missed the point.
happycyclist wrote:I mostly agree but do have to question Sid Vicious's musical ability
Well said, HelmshoreBoy. Doherty might be a good drug user but he ain't in the same class as any of those as a musician.
Alternative Carpark
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3:18am Tue 26 Jul 11
useyourhead wrote:The point being I was referring to HelmshoreBoy's note:
Alternative Carpark wrote:then you missed the point.
happycyclist wrote:I mostly agree but do have to question Sid Vicious's musical ability
Well said, HelmshoreBoy. Doherty might be a good drug user but he ain't in the same class as any of those as a musician.
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"You cannot surely put Doherty in the same bracket as these greats"
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and happycyclists:
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".....he ain't in the same class as any of those as a musician"
makaveli96
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12:05pm Tue 26 Jul 11
karltop
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3:09pm Tue 26 Jul 11
trueblueryan
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1:42pm Sun 14 Aug 11
DKA
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12:41pm Wed 24 Aug 11
trueblueryan wrote:Well said!
You are all narrow minded idiots who believe everything you read in the newspapers. You'd probably believe it if the LET announced that the original beatles line up would be the supporting act.
By the way it's the Leeds and Reading festivals this weekend. Not V. That was last week.
noddy57
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1:50pm Wed 24 Aug 11
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