by Andrew Trendell Staff | Photos by Roger Seargent

Tags: Peter Doherty, Liverpool Sound City 

Pete Doherty announced for Liverpool Sound City 2016

Paddy Considine, Bill Ryder Jones and more also added

 

Pete Doherty 2016 solo tour adds headline Liverpool Sound City date Photo: Roger Seargent

Pete Doherty's 2016 solo tour adds another huge date, with The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman now announced to headline Liverpool Sound City. 

He'll be headlining The North Stage of the event, while The Atlantic Stage adds Bill Ryder-Jones, C Duncan, Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5, Kyko, The Anchoress, Temenik Electric and Norma Jean Martine are among the other latest additions.

Elsewhere, Mount Kimbie will be in the Baltic Warehouse while Dave Haslam, Circa Waves, Paddy Considine, Sleaford mods, Alexei Sayle and Roisin Murphy will be in conversation at a range of special events. 

Meanwhile, Catfish + The Bottlemen and The Coral will be headlining, topping a stellar bill that includes Circa Waves, Sleaford Mods, Dandy Warhols, Young Fathers, Band Of Skulls, Palma Violets, Georgia, Viola Beach, Shura, Neon Waltz, Inheaven, Levelz, Mez, Dilly Dally, The Big Moon, Kagoule, and Holy Esque have.

Freeze who will bring Hot Chip (DJ set), and Leftfield (Live) to The Freeze Warehouse alongside Floating Points, Ame, Henrik Schwarz, DJ Koze, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Mano le Tough, John Talabot, Gerd Janson, and Greg Wilson.

Liverpool Sound City takes place from 27-29 May at Bramley Moore Dock. For tickets and more information, visit here

Meanwhile, the follow up Pete Doherty's 2009 solo debut Grace/Wastelands is set to drop later this year, after the lead single 'The Whole World Is Our Playground' will be released as limited edition vinyl as part of Record Store Day on 16 April.

Dates for Pete Doherty's full upcoming UK tour are below, with tickets to the new Aberdeen and Newcastle shows on sale from 9am on Wednesday 23 March. For tickets and more information, visit here

Wed May 11 2016 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Fri May 13 2016 - GLASGOW Barrowland
Sat May 14 2016 - ABERDEEN Garage
Mon May 16 2016 - NEWCASTLE Riverside
Tue May 17 2016 - MANCHESTER Albert Hall
Thu May 19 2016 - LONDON Hackney Empire
Fri May 20 2016 - LONDON Hackney Empire

Pete Doherty recently also joined Animal Rights group PETA's anti-fur campaign - describing the trade as 'bollocks'. 

Below: Photos of Pete Doherty on stage and backstage in Thailand


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