The Libertines' set was halted during their appearance at the Reading Festival tonight (August 28).
The band were half way into ‘Time For Heroes’ when the main sound system cut out, leaving only the group’s monitor speakers working.
Carl Barat, Pete Doherty and John Hassall briefly left the stage, with only drummer Gary Powell remaining to entertain the crowd.
But the problem was quickly rectified and the rest of the band returned to complete the set.
As with their warm-up gigs in London last week, The Libertines arrived on stage to the sound of Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again'.
The performance also followed a similar set, starting with ‘Horrorshow’ and including the tracks ‘Vertigo’, ‘Tell The King’ and ‘What Katie Did’.
Both Doherty and Barat spoke rarely to the crowd, expect to which them a good evening.
Doherty also warned festival-goers to stop pushing forward before ‘Last Post On The Bugle’.
The Libertines ended their set with ‘Up The Bracket’, ‘What A Waster’ and ‘I Get Along’, after which the four band members embraced each other on stage.
Gigwise will be coming live from both Reading and Leeds throughout the weekend so stay tuned for all the latest news, gig reports and photos.
For more information about the Reading and Leeds festival and all this summer's festivals, check out the Gigwise Festival Guide.
The Libertines played:
‘Horrorshow’
‘The Delaney’
‘Vertigo’
‘Last Post On The Bugle’
‘Tell The King’
‘Boys In The Band’
‘Music When The Lights Go Out’
‘What Katie Did’
‘What Became Of The Likely Lads’
‘Can’t Stand Me Now’
‘Death On The Stairs’
‘Time For Heroes’
‘Good Old Days’
‘Radio America / Up The Bracket’
‘What A Waster’
‘I Get Along’
The Libertines Set Halted At Reading Festival 2010
August 28, 2010
by Jason Gregory
| Photo by Nick Clark
Reading Festival 2010
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