Pete Doherty Instigates Wild Stage Invasion In London

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by Jason Gregory
Friday, October 03, 2008
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Pete Doherty Instigates Wild Stage Invasion In London

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Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty's call of “stage invasion” was promptly answered last night as fans clambered around him during a performance in London.

Doherty was playing to a sold-out crowd at the Hackney Empire on the final night of his short UK solo tour.

Performing acoustically, the singer treated fans to a setlist which spanned his career in the Libertines and Babyshambles.

Fans, who had been joining Doherty on stage throughout the gig, almost overwhelmed security towards the end of the set when the singer invited them onstage.

But despite fans' best efforts, security were able to restrain the entire audience from breaking onto the stage.

One photographer told Gigwise that the photography pit was one of the “scariest I've ever been in.”

Last night's gig featured a special appearance from Doherty's friend, The General.

You can see highlights from last night's gig below, or click here for more extensive coverage.

Pete Doherty at the Hackney Empire

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Dirty scag 'ed!
~ by Ivor 10/3/2008
sexy bastard
~ by MarieTaylor 10/3/2008
i love pete and am seeing him tonight!!!! i love him soso much hes amazing
~ by MarieTaylor 10/3/2008
I was at the show and it was absolutly terrible, as for the stage invasion well it says it all that he had to instruct his audience to do something which should be so spontanious. The worst cover versions i've ever heard he is like an embarassed busker in a suburban shopping centre. I would say its time to see that the emperor has no clothes ! or in the words of John Lydon " Ever get the feeling you've been cheated . . "
~ by minichan 10/3/2008
^^ fucking idiot. Were you at the same show as me?
~ by Janes love Pete 10/3/2008
Yep Jane, i was! 2nd time i've seen him there & second time he has been dull as f**k. Last time he was rescued by his former band mate this time he just had a load of hangers on and who was that woman bumbling around on stage with him! one person and a guitar can be magical and powerful. This shoddy performance was neither, crappy versions of Dandy Livingston & The Smiths ! come on ! I missed the support acts but was told they were equally as bad, ho hum he got your money . . .
~ by minichan 10/3/2008
Hero worship is a dangerous thing especially when your idols a prick
~ by hebegebe 10/3/2008
Minichan - bellend. The show was quite special albeit a little shambolic. Its Peter Doherty, a legend in his own right.
~ by mary 10/3/2008
I agree with minichan, what a dreadful show, an absolute shambles. The stage invasion was pathetic and is being completely exagerated. All in all terrible.
~ by e8 10/3/2008
I was there, 20 yards from the stage. At no point did the entire audience try and get on. That's nonsense. There was a handful of morons who did get on throughout, most notably the two idiot little girls who grabbed Peter and screwed up Killamangiro early on. They were then heard to say that they didn't even like Peter, they just wanted their picture in the paper. Idiots. There were a bunch of folks onstage at the end, but the vast majority were the supports. Were you even there?
~ by John 10/3/2008
As i said yes i was there, the few people trying to launch themselves onto the stage through the gig was quite funny and the most interesting thing about it all, him having to ask the audience to stage invade at the end on the other hand was pretty pathetic. I am aware that the people trying too hard onstage at the end were the hangers on . . .
~ by minichan 10/4/2008

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