Pete's Outta' Jail. Libertines Reunite On Stage

NME is reporting that Libertine
Pete Doherty was released from prison yesterday (October 8th) and rejoined his
estranged band on stage the same night. As previously reported, Doherty was
serving prison time after pleading guilty to burglary. He was arrested breaking
into Carl Barat's apartment on July 25th while The
Libertines were touring in Japan. Doherty only spent a month behind bars,
the original sentence (reported here)
was for 6 months. The show, to 200 fans in the Chatham, was the full band's first
since Pete failed to show up for a European tour in May. No word on if Doherty
is receiving treatment for his drug addition.

The October 14th issue of NME (UK) will feature
an interview with Pete Doherty and Carl Barat about the incident and the band's
current plans.