PETE DOHERTY - DOHERTY FLIES SOLO IN BABYSHAMBLES' GLASTONBURY SLOT

DOHERTY FLIES SOLO IN BABYSHAMBLES' GLASTONBURY SLOT

British rocker PETE DOHERTY took to the stage at Britain's Glastonbury festival on Friday night (27Jun08) alone - after his band BABYSHAMBLES cancelled their headlining slot just hours before.
The group's appearance at the legendary music event was thrown into jeopardy after they pulled out of a concert at Norway's Hove Festival on Thursday night (26Jun08), amid reports Doherty is tired of performing live.
The troubled star has also reportedly fired the Babyshambles tour manager after a blazing row - and the band has now scrapped all remaining tour dates for 2008.
But Doherty defied reports and decided not to let fans down again by playing an acoustic solo show on Glastonbury's Park Stage - where Babyshambles were expected to performed.
Hitting the stage just before midnight, Doherty thrilled the crowd with a nine-song set, including two songs from his former band The Libertines - What Katy Did and Music When The Lights Go Out.
And he paid tribute to his pal Carl Barat by dedicating Babyshambles' Albion to his former Libertines bandmate.
The performance drew a large crowd as Doherty brought the first day of Glastonbury to a close.
And there appeared not to be any hard feelings with his Babyshambles bandmembers - bassist Drew MCConnell was spotted watching Doherty's set from the side of the stage.