The Libertines were forced to pull out of their headline show at Electric Ballroom in Camden last night at the last minute for medical reasons. Two hours after they were due on stage, a spokesman told the crowd: “Due to an emergency - a medical situation - tonight’s show is being postponed.”The band later issued a statement on their Facebook page about the incident, saying their shows at the Electric Ballroom and the Ritz in Manchester would be postponed and rescheduled "as soon as possible".The Independent among other news outlets had reported that Pete Doherty was believed to have gone missing following the cancellations. The band since tweeted that he is "safe".
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Noisey went to their Nottingham show to find out what The Libertines, one of "the last of the great British dole bands, telling David Cameron that he’s a div", mean in the age of thinkpiece pop. Read about that here and read the band's full statement below:"Due to unforeseen circumstances tonight the Libertines have had to postpone their sold out shows at the Electric Ballroom in Camden and at the Ritz in Manchester tomorrow night. Peter, Carl, John and Gary apologise whole heartedly to their fans and will reschedule both shows as soon as possible. This will not effect any of The Libertines other commitments. HQ."When the band first announced their return, there was plenty of skepticism about whether it was a purely cash motivated decision. Since then, they've played to 60,000 at Hyde Park, done a surprise set at Glastonbury, dissed the Tories, donated show profits to the refugee crisis and the album is being praised everywhere from The Guardian to Pitchfork. Whatever's going on now, we hope sincerely that they're all okay.We can assure everyone that Peter is safe. Clearly this is a private matter, but we also feel it necessary to let people know he is ok.
— Libertines (@libertines) September 11, 2015