Babyshambles cover The Beatles at birthday gig for guitarist Mik Whitnall
Pete Doherty and co also roadtest new material at south London gig
Babyshambles played a last-minute gig, showcasing a raft of unreleased songs, in south
London last night (November 12), to celebrate guitarist
Mik Whitnall's birthday.
Pete Doherty and co played new tracks including
'Fireman' and
'Natives At The Gates Of Rome', and also covered
The Beatles towards the end of the gig at
Lewisham's
Dirty South.
Despite
Dirty South's bouncers struggling to stop fans from getting onstage throughout the gig,
Babyshambles played a 15-song set that also included a rendition of 'Happy Birthday' sung by the band and crowd to
Whitnall. "21-years-old and never been pissed," the guitarist quipped after the singalong.
The two
Beatles covers –
'Do You Want To Know A Secret' and
'She Loves You' – were followed by a raucous version of
Babyshambles'
'**** Forever' which ended with the crowd storming the stage and mobbing
Doherty.
Midway through
Babyshambles' performance, the band took a break to allow support band
The Skuzzies back onstage to play a 15-minute set.
Babyshambles played:
'Delivery'
'Fireman'
'Baddies Boogie'
'Back From The Dead'
'Natives At The Gates Of Rome'
'There She Goes (A Little Heartache)'
'Beg, Steal And Borrow'
'I Wish'
'Pipedown'
'Sedative'
(band break)
'Farmer's Son'
'Albion'
'Do You Want To Know A Secret'
'She Loves You'
'**** Forever'