Libertines

[andyblanch]

Whos a bit excited then, i know i am been waiting for this a long long time

[mrtourette]

I'm mildly interested, I liked them back in the day and saw them live a couple of times but quite frankly the fact that Pete & Carl are a couple of dicks meant I got tired of them. The same album I loved back then doesn't do it for me anymore, and the second album was weak as well.

[kev1664]

I was gonna start a thread the other day about how there seems to be no hype at all for the libertines. Considering how hyped it was on announcment day.

I mean there have been threads regarding Arcade fire, Guns n Roses, Blink, Biffy. QOSTA have been mentioned a lot as have Paramore, mainly due to boob incident.

What does everyone actually think? I'm personally going to see them, I really liked there two albums when they were first about, yet when I've listened recently I havent had the same enjoyment.

Will they be like Kaisers last year when nobody was talking about them and they put in one of the performances of the weekend?

Edited June 4, 2010 by kev1664

[lharris92]

meh

[farewellandgoodnight]

Used to be a massive massive fan and loved both their albums but haven’t listened to them in ages now and just can’t seem to get excited about this. Ah well, we’ll see on the day I suppose.

[theramm]

Meh, for me the Libertine's were always style over substance. They had an incredibly vocal & loyal following that gave the impression that they had a bigger following than they actually did. The fact that the NME loved them & championed Pete as Lennon incarnate, combined with tabloid coverage & that at the time British 'indie' music was experiencing somewhat of a resurgence is why they're seen as a 'big band'. In reality they never played any big venues and I seriously doubt if they have a 'big show' in them. When you look at other bands playing over weekend someone like Limp Bizkit will command 60k people with ease. I saw Doherty solo last year, he was alright but hardly an enigmatic frontman. I reckon they'll be OK but that's where it ends. Their 'big reunion' might've been better suited to a large headline gig rather than a festival. At fests you see so many bands it's easy to distinguish who's good & who's crap, bands you're looking forward to may end up playing a poor live set whereas you can pleasantly surprised by someone you might not like on record but prove to be excellent live.

If people's estimated clash-finders are right I think I'll be watching Cancer Bats, their recent live shows have supposedly been amazing.

[pickitoutlandreau]

I'm a big fan but I have to agree with what's already been said to an extent. I'm not sure if it's the fact that there's so many other bands I'm more excited about (Arcade Fire and Weezer to name but two) but I've sort of forgotten all about the Libertines.

I'm sure that on the day I'll be loving it.

[j...rox]

I just feel their time has been and gone, it may be a big ol' car crash. Would have preffered Babyshambles to be honest, seems more relevant than any of the Libertines stuff. Will end up going to see them as they are classic (well recent classic) songs nonetheless.

[farewellandgoodnight]

Also I think that they're far better suited to smaller club gigs where the atmosphere is more chaotic. I saw them in the Arena in Middlesbrough in 2004 I think it was and they were absolutely amazing but I think you can attribute at least a good proportion of that to the crowd. It was like one big scrum and you were lucky to get out alive.

My concern is that that kind of shambolic chaos just doesn’t transfer very well to a big festival stage when you've got loads of space to move around in the crowd. It’s like the time the Arctic Monkeys headlined Glastonbury and they simply looked lost up there. They didn’t have a big enough sound or presence for the occasion and I doubt the Libs will either.

Stick em on a smaller tent stage however and I’ll be all over it!

[pink_triangle]

The festival is a couple of months away, theres plenty of time for the hype to start and I am sure it will. I think the lack of the discussions is because theres nothing really to discuss at present. They havent played any other festivals or gigs to generate discussion and have been out of the news. All the media focus at present is on the world cup. Once that is over they will need something else to discuss and im sure the libs will be high on the list. There may be bands like blink 182 who are currently generating more discussion but thats a lot down to the musical preferences of people using the board. When you think about it, its not like the british media are going mad over a blink reunion either, maybe things will be different in august, who knows? I fully expect libs to have the biggest crowd of the weekend.

[olly!olly!olly!]

Would preferred them to be NME headliners by a long way- I was looking forward to them a lot when they were announced but now I'm not that fussed

[Lithium05]

I quite liked a few of their songs back in the day, but I doubt very much I'll be watching them. Particularly if they clash with Zebrahead.

[andyblanch]

i think as im younger and missed them the first time round that im so excited to get the chance to see them, i agree that they would have been more suited to nme tent but realistically that was never going to happen.

[ap3311]

Not fussed in the slightest. Cancer Bats is where it's at.

[gabsdilalio]

I'll get excited about it when I see them come on to the stage, until then, I'll keep Arcade Fire/Gaslight Anthem as the focus of my Friday excitement, more reliable acts...

[Vieuphoria]

Very excited. Superb band. WIll be one ofthe best things of the weekend by far. Would rather have them headlining over Blink though

[boffy12]

Very excited. Superb band. WIll be one ofthe best things of the weekend by far. Would rather have them headlining over Blink though

[theramm]

Very excited. Superb band. WIll be one ofthe best things of the weekend by far. Would rather have them headlining over Blink though

[pink_triangle]

Personal preference aside, looking at this objectively the libertines would be a shocking choice of headliner. OK in front of their own crowd but at a festival!!?!?

[soundrevolution]

Not too fussed, might catch the end of them before AF.

[adam1234]

Massive fan of their music bt agree they might be a bit out of place in front of this many people. i agree that they would be awesome in the tent but it would just be pure carnage and ay too dangerous. Also think that they will get the biggest crowd of the festival. A lot of people are only going for the libs which i think is a bit sad but there you go. Would say im most looking forward to blink, limp bizkit and QOTSA

[Vacant0]

Massive fan of their music bt agree they might be a bit out of place in front of this many people. i agree that they would be awesome in the tent but it would just be pure carnage and ay too dangerous. Also think that they will get the biggest crowd of the festival. A lot of people are only going for the libs which i think is a bit sad but there you go. Would say im most looking forward to blink, limp bizkit and QOTSA

[Vieuphoria]

you need to see a doctor

[Ice Fatality]

Nah, if they'd left it another year, no-one would have given a toss. I say this as someone that does like the Libs, but really, there's not a lot of a cry for them to reunite any more, if they'd done it last year, maybe, there'd have been a lot more excitement.

[rexclark]

I cannot wait, I've seen them a few times without Pete and they were great so even if he doesn't turn up it's not all bad.