The Libertines

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The Libertines are an influential early-2000s English indie rock band known for their raw, poetic songwriting and tumultuous, highly publicized relationship between frontmen Pete Doherty and Carl Barât.

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The Libertines canonical 4
The Libertines (touring lineup) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical group
rock band
activeYearsEnd 2004
activeYearsStart 1997
2010
associatedAct Babyshambles
Dirty Pretty Things
Graham Coxon
The Chavs
The Others
The Strokes
The Vines
Wolfman
Yeti
awardReceived NME Award for Best Album
linked to: NME Award

NME Award for Best Band
NME Award for Best New Band
linked to: NME Award
countryOfOrigin England
genre alternative rock
garage rock revival
indie rock
post-punk revival
punk rock
hasConcept Albion
Arcadia
hasInfluentialScene early-2000s London indie scene
hasMotto Up the Bracket
hasPart Carl Barât
Gary Powell
John Hassall
Johnny Borrell
Paul Dufour
Pete Doherty
The Albion Rooms
Yeti
hasQuality chaotic live performances
cult following
lo-fi production
poetic lyrics
raw sound
tabloid notoriety
hasTheme Englishness
addiction
bohemian lifestyle
friendship and betrayal
romanticism
urban decay
hasTour Anthems for Doomed Youth Tour
The Libertines Reunion Tour
Up the Bracket Tour
linked to: Up the Bracket
inception 1997
influenced Arctic Monkeys
Babyshambles
Bloc Party
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Dirty Pretty Things
Jamie T
Slaves
The 1975
The Kooks
The Vaccines
influencedBy The Clash
The Jam
The Smiths NERFINISHED
The Strokes
The Velvet Underground
locationOfFormation London
linked to: London, England
memberOf garage rock revival movement
post-punk revival movement
nativeLanguage English
nominatedFor Brit Award for Best British Group
Mercury Prize
notableEvent Doherty’s imprisonment in 2003
band breakup in 2004
onstage fights between members
release of Anthems for Doomed Youth in 2015
reunion shows in 2010
signing new record deal in 2014
notableSong Can’t Stand Me Now
Don’t Look Back into the Sun
Gunga Din
Music When the Lights Go Out
Time for Heroes
What Katie Did
What a Waster
linked to: What a Waste

You’re My Waterloo
notableWork Anthems for Doomed Youth
The Libertines
Up the Bracket
recordLabel Casablanca Records NERFINISHED
Dirty Pretty Things Records
Harvest Records NERFINISHED
Rough Trade Records
Virgin EMI Records
linked to: EMI Records

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Rough Trade Records hasNotableArtist The Libertines
The Jam influenced The Libertines
Anthony Rossomando memberOf The Libertines (touring lineup)
linked to: The Libertines
The Libertines notableWork The Libertines