Peter Doherty, co-frontman of The Libertines, ends his UK tour at Hackney Church with a solo band that includes the former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce.
Peter Doherty, co-frontman of The Libertines, ends his 2027 UK tour at Hackney Church on Friday 12 February 2027. It is the tour’s only London date.
Doherty was born in Hexham, Northumberland, in 1979 and grew up on army garrisons across Britain and Europe. He started playing guitar at 11. After his A-levels he moved to his grandmother’s flat in London and studied English literature at Queen Mary for a year.
In London he formed The Libertines with Carl Barât, a friend of his older sister. The band’s 2002 debut album, Up the Bracket, brought them mainstream success. Doherty later fronted Babyshambles.
His latest solo album, Felt Better Alive, came out on Strap Originals in May 2025. This is his first tour of Britain with his current solo band. The set spans his solo records and both of his bands, with some songs by The Smiths.
Mike Joyce, that band’s former drummer, plays with him, alongside Mike Moore, who has played guitar for Liam Gallagher. Mark Neary plays bass and pedal steel, Jack Jones of Trampolene plays guitar, and Doherty’s wife, Katia de Vidas, plays keyboards.