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The Libertines covered The Stone Roses‘ classic hit ‘Waterfall’ during their show in Manchester over the weekend.
The band wrapped up their performance at the Albert Hall in the city with the cover on Saturday (November 9).
As they kicked off the track, fans could be heard singing the intro before Pete Doherty took up the vocal duties and Carl Barât took up the lead guitar. You can view the performance below.
The show was part of their ongoing UK ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ tour, which is set to wrap up later this month. See all the dates and ticket information here.
During the gig, the band performed a host of tracks from their recent album of the same name alongside their classic hits ‘Up The Bracket’, ‘Time For Heroes’, ‘Don’t Look Back Into The Sun’ and ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’.
The Libertines will next perform at the Engine Shed in Lincoln on November 17, before wrapping up at the O2 Academy Bournemouth on November 21.
Earlier this month, they announced a huge London show for 2025 alongside special guests Supergrass, as well as Soft Play, Hak Baker, Lambrini Girls and Real Farmer, who are signed to Doherty‘s record label Strap Originals.
The homecoming show is set to take place at London’s Gunnersbury Park on Saturday, 9 August 2025. Any remaining tickets are available here.
‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’ recently landed the band their first UK Number One album in 20 years. Ahead of its release, The Libertines spoke to NME about the record, with Barât explaining that the band were all “facing in the same direction” for this record.
“There’s been a lot of focus and everyone’s been working on finding their own personal place in the world as well. Everyone has very different lives and we managed to find something to unite over,” he said at the time.
Reviewing the album, NME awarded it four stars and said that the band had “found their voice again”.
The review added: “The band’s first album in nearly a decade doesn’t chase the same intoxicating high as their early material. They sound better for it.”
Elsewhere, Doherty and Barât recently designed two new Libertines-inspired jackets in collaboration with menswear brand Blue Flowers.
London four piece Keo are on course to land their first UK Number 1 album with Put A Smile On For Me. After building a loyal audience over the past two years, the London band now lead this week’s Official Albums Chart update. Their debut record explores love, guilt, and self destruction.
Nothing But Thieves are close behind at Number 2 with their fifth album, Stray Dogs. The Southend band are hoping for a second straight Number 1 after Dead Club City reached the top in 2023. Taylor Swift is at Number 3 with The Life Of A Showgirl, helped by the expanded The Encore edition. Olivia Rodrigo’s You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In sits at Number 4, while Soft Cell’s Danceteria opens at Number 5. It is the synth pop duo’s final album together following Dave Ball’s death last year.
Europe could reach Number 9 with Come This Madness, giving the Swedish rock band its first UK Top 10 album in four decades. A 30th anniversary reissue of Alice In Chains’ MTV Unplugged is at Number 13 in the midweek update, with Orbital’s Glastonbury 1994 set at Number 14. Julia Jacklin is heading for her first Top 40 album as The Gem reaches Number 18, while Suede’s Coming Up returns at Number 23 after its 30th anniversary physical release.
Also on track for Top 40 places are Nessa Barrett’s Tough Love at Number 29, the companion soundtrack to LINKIN PARK: UNSHATTER at Number 30, and Dublin band Gurriers’ Nobody’s Coming To Save You at Number 31. Blondshell, Kneecap, Tina Turner, and Leon Bridges also appear in the lower half of the midweek chart.
The official positions will be announced when the final Albums Chart is published on Friday.
