In the organizer's words:

Indie rock concert at the HALLE

Twenty years ago, Peter Doherty was considered the epitome of self-destructive genius - a trembling hero of tabloid nightmares, a British Rimbaud on crack. Today, at 46, he lives in the Normandy coastal village of Étretat, with a view of the sea, the cliffs - and a new life. His kitchen smells of rhubarb pie, the dogs romp around while his two-year-old daughter sits on his wife Katia de Vidas' lap. "For a long time, I just wanted to get out of myself," says Doherty, "now I just want to be there." The fact that he is "there" - physically, mentally, artistically - is a minor miracle. The Libertines frontman, notorious for escapades, lawsuits and broken promises, has transformed himself into a steady, almost cheerful artist in recent years.
His current solo album "Felt Better Alive" is not just an ironically broken title, but a sober assessment of a life that has returned from the abyss. It is an album full of small, poetic miniatures: songs about apple trees and children's songs, about sea pastors and Mississippi dreamers, infused with humor and tenderness.
You can sense in these songs that they don't come from the big city, but from an everyday life built on walks, silence and the rhythm of a child. Produced by Mike Moore (Liam Gallagher), played with a band that is as British and as experienced as a music history book: Mike Joyce from The Smiths on drums, Mark Neary (Baxter Dury) on bass and pedal steel, Jack Jones (Trampolene) on guitar and Katia de Vidas herself on keyboards.
The concerts of his new band are a paradoxical pleasure: tender and impetuous at the same time, carried by Doherty's laconic humor. Anyone who experiences him live today can feel the transformation. "Felt Better Alive" is more than a comeback - it is a testimony to maturity and survival, an invitation to believe in the good in chaos. And the best thing is that Doherty is also bringing this new serenity back to Germany. He returns with his band for four concerts - with songs from "Felt Better Alive", classics from The Libertines and Babyshambles, and perhaps, who knows, a little wink at The Smiths.

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ADVANCE BOOKING € 46,30