The Libertines have kicked off their UK arena tour, storming Glasgow's SSE Hydro with a hit-packed set last night. See photos, footage and the setlist below.
After warming up with an intimate and sweaty surprise gig this week in Coventry, last night was the first main date of a tour that sees Pete, Carl, Gary and John take to some of the biggest headline shows of their career.
The likely lads are hitting the road for a string of huge gigs, joined by the likes of Sleaford Mods, The Enemy, Blossoms and more at selected gigs - including what's sure to be an epic night at The O2 in London.
After being supported by indie stalwarts Reverend & The Makers and The View, the band opened with 'Barbarians' from their exquisite comeback album Anthems For Doomed Youth - kicking off a career-spanning and arena-ready 21-song strong set.
Many may have worried if the band's shambolic grace would translate well onto the arena stage, but headlining Hyde Park and Reading & Leeds has clearly stood them in good stead, with the sheer calibre of their catalogue and the waves of mutual love between band and their howling dedicated following more spilling over the vast space of the Hydro.
They're back, on the finest of forms, and here to stay.
The Libertines played:
Barbarians
The Delaney
Heart of the Matter
Horrorshow
Fame and Fortune
Boys in the Band
The Milkman's Horse
What Katie Did
Anthem For Doomed Youth
You're My Waterloo
The Man Who Would Be King
Gunga Din
Can't Stand Me Now
Belly of the Beast
Death on the Stairs
Music When the Lights Go Out
Time for Heroes
The Good Old Days
Encore:
Up the Bracket
What a Waster
Don't Look Back Into the Sun
Dates are below for The Libertines' 2016 arena tour. For tickets and more information, visit here.
23 January - MANCHESTER, Arena
25 January - NOTTINHAM, Capital FM Arena
26 January - CARDIFF, Motorpoint Arena
27 January - BIRMINHAM, Barclaycard Arena
29 January - BOURNEMOUTH, BIC
30 January - LONDON, The O2
