Pete Doherty’s first foray into fame came when he gave a hilarious interview while queuing to buy Oasis’ Be Here Now album in 1997.
The Libertines co-frontman, now 45, was just 18 when a news crew approached him and he shared some funny anecdotes about his brother Liam and Noel Gallagher.
The band’s long-awaited third album, Be Here Now, was released on August 21, 1997, and Doherty was queuing to get his copy when he was interviewed by MTV.
He was an unknown at the time when he stood among the hundreds of people queuing to buy the album, but his charisma and quirks were evident as soon as the interview began.
While eating a croissant, he was asked how long he had been waiting in line, to which he cheekily replied: “At least 17 minutes.”
Pete Doherty’s first foray into fame came when he gave a hilarious interview while queuing to buy Oasis’ Be Here Now album in 1997.
The Libertines co-frontman, now 45, was just 18 when he was approached by a news crew and shared some funny anecdotes about his brother Liam and Noel Gallagher.
He was then asked how he would summarise Oasis and replied: “I agree with Umberto Eco’s view that Noel Gallagher is a poet and Liam is a town crier.”
“I’ve always seen it as a perfect match.”
The interviewer immediately seemed puzzled by the then-teenager’s reference to the Italian philosopher and writer Eco.
The journalist then asked if he could sum up Oasis in one word, which led to another amusing response.
“Pants,” he joked with a straight face as he took another bite of his croissant and the journalist continued to laugh.
Years later, on Phil Taggart’s Slacker podcast, Doherty revealed that he wasn’t actually looking to be on Be Here Now that day, but just wanted to be interviewed by MTV.
He said: ‘I want to clear this up. I was working at the Trocadero Centre[in London]doing wind-up frog demonstrations and I knew something was going on because there were all these TV cameras and photographers, and there was a giant cardboard cutout of Noel and Liam, so I went there; I just wanted to be on TV.’
‘I joined the queue, grabbed the cardboard cutouts, was doing these stupid ‘please take my photograph’ things, jumping on the back of an open-top bus with these cardboard cutouts and then the next morning I ran to the newsagent thinking I was going to be on the front page of the newspaper with these cardboard cutouts.
The band’s long-awaited third album, Be Here Now, was released on August 21, 1997, and Doherty was waiting in line to get his copy when he was interviewed by MTV.
At the time, he was an unknown and was among the hundreds of people queuing to buy the album, but his charisma and quirks became apparent as soon as the interview began.
While eating a croissant, he was asked how long he had been waiting in line, to which he cheekily replied: “At least 17 minutes.”
He was then asked how he would summarise Oasis and replied: “I agree with Umberto Eco’s view that Noel Gallagher is a poet and Liam is a town crier.”
Pete sees himself in 2022
“I wasn’t queuing up to buy an Oasis album. My sister was a big Oasis fan and I later listened to them and thought they were great, but at the time, I was much more interested in being photographed on the back of a bus with a cardboard cutout.”
Oasis announced three new UK dates for their reunion tour on Thursday after “unprecedented” demand for tickets.
The iconic Britpop band have added additional shows at Heaton Park on July 16, Wembley on July 30 and Edinburgh on August 12.
The new gigs mean Oasis will play a total of 17 shows in the UK and Ireland, five of them at Wembley Stadium, as part of their planned world tour next year.
The band made the announcement on their X account shortly after 8 a.m. on Thursday.
They said: ‘Due to unprecedented demand, three new UK dates will be added to Oasis Live ’25’.
Millions are ready to “go to war” for tickets this weekend after Noel and Liam put their 15-year feud behind them to announce a mammoth comeback tour of the UK and Ireland next summer.
Fans who participated in pre-sale voting will find out tomorrow if they can apply for tickets before the general release on Saturday.
Tickets will officially go on sale on Saturday at 9am for the UK shows and 8am for the Dublin performances in what many are calling the “ticket bloodbath of the century”.
Ticket prices will also be revealed today, with many predicting they will cost upwards of £100.
According to bookmakers, Kasabian is the most likely contender to open the highly anticipated shows.
William Hill experts suggest a 7/4 chance of the band supporting Oasis on any night of their tour.
Spokesman Lee Phelps told The Sun: “News of Oasis’ reunion tour has sparked a frenzy of speculation among fans and there is still much that remains unknown about next summer’s shows, including who the support acts will be and the final Oasis line-up.
‘Kasabian have always had a strong relationship with Oasis and at 7/4 we think it’s likely the Leicester band will support them at some point during the tour.’
Kasabian, consisting of Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews and Tim Carter, formed in Leicester in 1997 and are known for the songs Fire and Club Foot.
In June, they were one of the surprise bands to take the stage at the Glastonbury Festival.
Another source told the publication: “Talks are underway with bands including Fontaines DC and Kasabian, as well as Gene Gallagher’s band Villanelle, who opened for Liam on his Definitely Maybe tour.”
The speculation came after Oasis broke their silence on rumours they would be playing Glastonbury next summer to confirm they will not be at the festival.
There was much speculation that Liam and Noel Gallagher would return to Worthy Farm in 2025 ahead of their comeback tour.
But in a statement posted to the band’s X account just after lunch yesterday, they ruled out appearing at Glastonbury or any other festivals.
Oasis said the only way to see the band in 2025 was to attend one of their shows during their world tour.
The journalist then asked him if he could sum up Oasis in one word, which led to another amusing response: “Pants,” he joked with a straight face.
Oasis announced three new UK dates for their reunion tour on Thursday after “unprecedented” ticket demand.
Liam and Noel Gallagher perform to a packed crowd at Wembley Stadium in July 2000
Noel was seen out and about yesterday for the first time since the brothers announced they had put their 15-year feud aside to reform Oasis.
The 57-year-old musician paid tribute to his hometown with an I Love Manchester keyring as he headed into his recording studio in north London on Wednesday.
Noel cut a casual figure as he appeared for the first time since fans were shocked by the news that he and his brother Liam are set to reunite in 2025.
The couple are expected to earn a whopping £50million from the shows, with the first show taking place in Cardiff on July 4.