The Libertines and Babyshambles man played Kingston Hippdrome, and surprised fans by taking to the stage five minutes earlier than his scheduled 10.45pm .
Despite being renowned for both his poor time-keeping and often shambolic live shows, Doherty powered through a 60-minute, hit-heavy set. The show came on the same night as sometime bandmate Carl Barat made a live return of his own, making his debut with new band Eyes On Film.
Arriving to a packed-out venue that saw queues snaking around the corner, Doherty – dressed in a suit and white shirt – briefly strummed a few bars before breaking into Libertines classic 'Time For Heroes' to huge cheers. He then wandered to the side of the stage to be fitted up with a harmonica holder before launching into 'Arcady', taken from 2009 solo record 'Grace/Wastelands'.NME
Doherty then moved through a succession of hits from his back catalogue including 'Music When The Lights Go Out', 'What A Waster', 'Beg, Steal Or Borrow' and 'Up The Bracket', stopping briefly to thank the crowd for coming and exclaiming that the large venue was "like the Crystal Maze in here". Mid-way through the slot, the singer led the crowd in a full, singalong cover of The Beatles' 'She Loves You', whilst Babyshambles hit 'Fuck Forever' proved one of the most popular offerings, whipping the entire crowd up and inciting a small mosh pit.
Following a softly-sung rendition of solo track 'Sheepskin Tearaway' a member of the audience managed to break onto the stage, but was quickly escorted off by security, whilst the rest of the evening carried on smoothly without any problems from either the singer or the crowd. Doherty then closed with old ballad 'Merry Go Round' before donning a trilby and exiting to huge cheers.
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