The Libertines And Klaxons Unite In London

Members of The Libertines and Klaxons united in London last night (June 18th) under the band pseudonym, The Chav’s.

Former Libertines members Carl Barat and drummer Gary Powell played a five song set at The Cuckoo Club, alongside Klaxons’ Jamie Reynolds and Steffan Halperin.

Rotating line-ups throughout the performance – which was being filmed for Rockworld TV - the show also saw appearances from The Charlatan’s, Tim Burgess and Anthony Rossomando and Didz Hammond of Barat's latest band, Dirty Pretty Things.

The Chav’s kicked of the show with a Velvet underground inspired song that Burgess revealed had only been written earlier in the day.

According to the NME, Burgess maintained vocal duties for a rendition of Klaxons, ‘Golden Skans,’ before the band played a mash-up of The Charlatan’s, ‘North Country Boy,’ and The Rolling Stones, ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want.’

The band rounded off the performance with two Dirty Pretty Things numbers: 'Bang Bang, You're Dead' and 'Blood Thirsty Bastards'.

The performance was some what of an unexpected return for The Chavs – who once played a raucous show in 2004 with Primal Scream keyboardist Martin Duffy and Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows.