The Libertines

Leeds Festival 2003 review

By Luke Seagrave | Published: Wed 1st Oct 2003

Leeds Festival 2003

Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th August 2003
Bramham Park, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS23 6ND, England MAP
£95 for weekend (camping included), £40 any day
Daily capacity: 55,000

It's another hot day at Leeds, and so with the little bit of energy I have left after a weekend of drugs, sex, and rock n roll, I make my way towards the main stage for The Libertines.

Sadly, troubled front man Pete Doherty was not present. So it was left up to Carl to entertain the crowd. Carl managed to pull off the vocals impressively, in the early afternoon sun.

The crowd lapped up the new song 'Don`t Look Back into The Sun', but it was the older songs that got the best reaction like 'What A Waster' and 'Time For Heroes'.

The Libertines

This was a great performance, and if I hadn't have seen The Libertines previously I wouldn't have thought there was anything wrong with this performance, despite the fact that they are still making brilliant music without Pete, there is just that x factor sadly missing from the bands live performance which Pete used to bring to it.
review by: Luke Seagrave

photos by: Luke Seagrave


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