Pete Doherty suffered 'serious anxiety attack' before cancelling Libertines gigs
Pete Doherty suffered a “serious anxiety attack” which forced the cancellation of two Libertines gigs, it was today revealed.
Fans feared for the singer’s welfare after the band’s Camden gig last week was postponed due to a “medical situation”.
A statement posted today on Albion Rooms informed fans that Doherty took himself to Coventry after suffering from the an anxiety attack before the gig.
“Thanks for your invaluable support and overwhelmingly positive messages after last weeks events, particularly those at the gig who had every reason to feel hurt,” the statement read.
“Peter suffered a serious anxiety attack during the hours leading up to the scheduled performance at the Electric Ballroom last Thursday.
“The ideal coping mechanism in this situation is to lock yourself away from the source of the anxiety and in this case he headed to a hotel near Coventry in the early hours of Friday morning, in order that he be close to friends in his support network.”
Fans were also informed that it was not Doherty’s decision to cancel the band’s gig at Manchester on Friday - the same day they released their new album Anthems For Doomed Youth - but his management, who feared for his welfare.
“The decision to cancel the show in Manchester did not come from Peter it was made by management, who felt it important to ensure Peter’s welfare is a priority in line with any other ongoing treatment,” the statement continued. “Obviously the time away from the spotlight enabled the band to meet their existing commitment in Berlin and the Albion sails on course….”
Doherty has battled drug addiction in the past but made a return to the music industry with the original Libertines line-up for a surprise set at Glastonbury Festival earlier this year.
