The Libertines singer talks to Guru about life, happiness and mango sticky rice.
Was it real? An event poster appeared on social media last Saturday promising a free Bangkok show by Libertines’ frontman Pete Doherty in just two days’ time. Curious fans followed the link to Ticketmelon, and the fastest managed to register for the show in the matter of minutes it took to sell out.
Doherty did indeed play an under-the-radar show at short notice on Monday night. Some 250 lucky punters were treated to around an hour of Libertines hits and new solo songs at De Commune, a venue near Khao San Road.
Before the show Doherty explained that he came to Thailand for a holiday, with no plans to play a show. “It was strictly feet up, beach, sunshine, mango sticky rice. No running around and no knees-ups,” Doherty said of his brief visit with his wife Katia de Vidas and baby…
