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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Libertines canonical | 4 |
| The Libertines (touring lineup) | 1 |
Statements (94)
| 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
ⓘ
surface form:
NME Award for Best Album
NME Award for Best Band ⓘ NME Award ⓘ
surface form:
NME Award for Best New Band
|
| 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 ⓘ
surface form:
Up the Bracket Tour
|
| 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, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| memberOf |
garage rock revival movement
ⓘ
post-punk revival movement ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
BRIT Award for Best British Group
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Waste ⓘ
surface form:
What a Waster
You’re My Waterloo ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthem for Doomed Youth
ⓘ
surface form:
Anthems for Doomed Youth
The Libertines self-link ⓘ Up the Bracket ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Casablanca Records
NERFINISHED
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Dirty Pretty Things Records ⓘ Harvest Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Rough Trade Records ⓘ EMI Records ⓘ
surface form:
Virgin EMI Records
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Libertines (touring lineup)