The Libertines interviewed at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, October 4th 2002
Ben Myers, unpublished, 4 October 2002
IT WAS A crisp autumn day when The Libertines arrived back in London to play the penultimate show of a 26 date tour at the 100 Club on Oxford Street. Their debut album Up The Bracket was due to be released in ten days and the band the most-talked about in Britain.
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