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Pete Doherty announces solo album and UK tour

The Libertines frontman is hitting the road on his own in May

 

The Libertines Pete Doherty solo album and UK tour dates 2016, tickets Photo: WENN

The Libertines' Pete Doherty has announce a UK tour for this May, and confirmed details of his new solo album.

Doherty, who's enjoyed a successful few years on the back of the Libertines' reunion, released his debut solo album, Grace/Wastelands, back in 2009.

Last year, he released a one-off solo single, 'Flags Of The Old Ragime', to raise money for the Amy Winehouse Foundation. Doherty, who's had his own struggles with substance abuse, was good friends with Winehouse - who died of alcohol poisoning back in 2011.

Now, he's revealed that he's "putting the finishing touches" on his second solo album, which is currently untitled, and revealed five UK tour dates.

Doherty will kick off the tour at Bristol Academy on 11 May, before heading up to Glasgow and Manchester. The tour will finish off with two shows at London's Hackney Empire on 19 and 20 May.

See Pete Doherty's full UK tour dates below. Tickets go on sale this Friday (11 March) at 9am. Get tickets and more information here.

Wednesday 11th Bristol Academy
Friday 13th Glasgow Barrowland
Tuesday 17th Manchester Albert Hall
Thursday 19th London Hackney Empire
Friday 20th London Hackney Empire

Below: Pete Doherty's comeback performance in Thailand


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