The Libertines have played an intimate gig at Bush Hall in preparation for their show at Gunnersbury Park. Check out the footage and full setlist below.
The one-off show was held at the intimate London venue last night (July 31), and took place just days after it was announced to fans this week. It came as a warm-up for their huge upcoming slot at Gunnersbury Park next week.
Taking to the stage for the 2025 edition of the summer series, Pete Doherty and co. will be playing on August 9, and their set comes with support from Supergrass, Soft Play, Hak Baker, Lambrini Girls and Real Farmer.
At the 250-capacity show last night, the indie giants kicked things off with back-to-back renditions of ‘Up the Bracket’, ‘The Delaney’, ‘What Became of the Likely Lads’ and ‘Boys in the Band’.
From there, they went into ‘Night of the Hunter’, ‘What Katie Did’, ‘Shiver’, and ‘Merry Old England’, followed by ‘Death on the Stairs’, ‘Music When the Lights Go Out’, ‘The Good Old Days’ and more.
To wrap up the 16-song setlist, Doherty and his bandmates launched into ‘Time for Heroes’, ‘Can’t Stand Me Now’, and classic ‘Don’t Look Back Into the Sun’.
Check out the full setlist, along with more footage of the gig below.
The Libertines’ Bush Hall setlist was:
‘Up the Bracket’
‘The Delaney’
‘What Became of the Likely Lads’
‘Boys in the Band’
‘Night of the Hunter’
‘What Katie Did’
‘Shiver’
‘Merry Old England’
‘Death on the Stairs’
‘Music When the Lights Go Out’
‘The Good Old Days’
‘Gunga Din’
‘Run Run Run’
‘Time for Heroes’
‘Can’t Stand Me Now’
‘Don’t Look Back Into the Sun’
Just a taste of what’s to come. Loved that Bush Hall. See you on the 9th August for our last UK show of the year. Final tickets on sale now x
🎟️ https://t.co/dGw2Na6KGl 🎟️
📸 _dani_quesada_ pic.twitter.com/lnJfbRrG1L
— Libertines (@libertines) August 1, 2025
Absolutely quality gig and venue @libertines and grabbed the setlist 📝 pic.twitter.com/r8NpKtOGiB
— Paul (@PreMatchMeal) July 31, 2025
The Libertines @ Bush Hall
Libsのシークレットギグに行ってきました！キャパ400人の会場の最前列という至近距離で見るのは、White ChapelのRhythm Factoryぶりかも。サウナのような熱気で汗びっしょりになったけど楽しかった！やっぱりLibsは、バンドと観客がぶつかり合うような距離で見るのが最高！ pic.twitter.com/IGayF65OaV— yoshie natori 🇬🇧🏴 (@yn358) July 31, 2025
Following their West London warm-up gig, the band are now headed over to France and Belgium for the remainder of their scheduled tour dates.
All shows come in celebration of their chart-topping 2024 album ‘All Quiet On The Eastern Esplanade’. Already on the tour, the indie icons have played across Australia, Mexico, South Korea, Germany and more, as well as a memorable set at this year’s edition of Glastonbury.
Backstage at the latter, Doherty and Carl Barat spoke to NME about their time meeting Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood, as well as a “tantalisingly gorgeous” new album on the way.
Of the latter, Carl Barat addressed the previous claims from the frontman, suggesting that they want to incorporate a Stevie Wonder vibe to their upcoming music.
“We’ve had some thoughts. A lot has changed across the pond and our visas are in jeopardy,” he said, adding that one of their ideas for new music “involved going to America”.
Doherty continued: “We’ve got a really interesting, tantalisingly gorgeous idea that we’re keeping under wraps for now…”
Before then, the frontman sat down for an in-depth conversation with NME in 2024 and described what it was like to be still making music with The Libertines. “I don’t think I ever dared to dream that I’d still be knocking about and making music,” he said.