BABYSHAMBLES thrilled fans with an intimate gig at Brixton’s Mass last night -
but while PETE DOHERTY started the set well, his repeated 'fag breaks' left
him hollow-eyed and slurring.
THE VIEW’s KYLE FALCONER was the surprise support act,
rolling through a solo acoustic set.
He took in some of his band’s finest tunes as well as brilliant covers of
Don’t Look Back in Anger and SQUEEZE's Up the Junction.
It was inevitable Pete would steal the show and as the band launched into the
first few bars of JOY DIVISION’s She’s Lost Control he looked
fresh-faced and coherent.
But at the halfway mark, things were going downhill and having emptied his can
of lager over the crowd during a cover of THE CLASH’s Janie Jones, it
certainly wasn’t the booze that was doing the damage.
The former LIBERTINES star sported a necklace threaded through the back
of his Titfer and played with it throughout What Katie Did Next - could it
have once belonged to MISS MOSS?
It was repeated 'fag breaks' that attracted the most attention and towards the
end of an admittedly impressive set Pete was nipping off stage between each
song, blatantly flouting the smoking ban at the second floor venue.
If that’s what he was really up to.
