THE Libertines returned to Glastonbury Festival after their appearance in 2015 to be one of the first big acts of the weekend.
The band went on stage after a well-received video message by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Pete Doherty and the band played a selection of songs that brought their fans back a few years – Music When the Lights Go Out, What Became of the Likely Lads, and Can’t Stand Me Now among the others, with the latter really bringing the crowd together.
The Libertines closed the set with Don’t Look Back into the Sun.
The huge turnout for the band at Glastonbury Other Stage also appreciated a hug between Doherty and Carl Barat in the middle of the set.
Towards the end of the performance, Pete Doherty started a chant for the Ukrainian president on the note of Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes.
President Zelenskyy said Glastonbury is the “greatest concentration of freedom” as he addressed the festival calling for the world to “spread the truth” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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