Fans Fight As Pete Doherty Plays First Gig Since Prison

Fights broke out amongst members of the audience tonight (May 13th) as Babyshambles played their first gig since frontman Pete Doherty was freed from prison.

The band’s show at the Forum in London was announced last week shortly after Doherty was released just 29 days into a 14-week prison sentence.

Fans were in an excitable mood throughout the show, which saw Babyshambles mix new songs with hits from their previous two albums.

Doherty, who was dressed in a suit and trilby, thanked “everyone who wrote a letter over the last month” before the band began the concert with ‘Pipe Down’.

The singer also told fans how much he was looking forward to the show but joked that he had developed a “fucking massive spot” on his face.

Amongst the band’s new songs was ‘Maybeline’ – a video for which was published on Youtube last week showing Doherty being strangled by his ex-girlfriend, model Irina Lazareanu.

One of the loudest cheers of the night was reserved for Shane McGowan, who clutched a drink as he sang ‘Dirty Old Town’ with the band.

As the show progressed, fans, who had been invading the stage throughout the gig, began turning on each other, with security intervening in one scuffle.

Doherty, who broke smoking laws by lighting a cigarette, was also mobbed by a fan as Babyshambles closed their set with a raucous rendition of ‘Fuck Forever’.

After making his way through the crowd, the man flung his arms around Doherty, who returned the favour by pouring beer over the fan.

Security guards then struggled as the man tried to get back at the singer.

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The set list for the gig was as follows:

‘Pipe Down’
‘Beg, Steal or Borrow’
‘Delivery’
‘Unbilotitled’
‘New Song’
‘Carry On Up The Morning’
Baddie’s Boogie’
‘Dirty Old Town’
‘I Wish’
‘Side of the Road’
‘New Song’
‘Killamangiro’
‘Maybeline’
‘Crumb Begging’
‘Albion’
‘Back From The Dead’
‘Fuck Forever’

You can see a selection of Doherty pictures below...