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Fest Cops Ban Doherty's Band

Fans get 'geed up' and fight, they say

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(Newser) – Police have banned Pete Doherty's band Babyshambles from headlining a UK music festival, citing the group's rowdy stage antics, NME reports. After "an analysis of what Pete Doherty and his band does," police determined they "speed up and then slow down the music" to incite violence. Moonfest organizers had their license revoked and canceled the Wiltshire festival as a result.

"The whole thing is a farce," responded Babyshambles' drummer. "It's almost comical." Both the band and organizers vow to honor the 150 tickets sold with a private show at a yet unnamed venue. "We might even do it at Pete's house in a big barn," said the band's manager, "but as far as the festival goes our hands are tied."

Pete Doherty, 3rd from left, with his band Babyshambles at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich, Germany, November 1, 2007.
Pete Doherty, 3rd from left, with his band Babyshambles at the MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich, Germany, November 1, 2007.   (AP Photo, file)
Pete Doherty smokes a cigarette after a hearing for drug charges at Thames Magistrates Court in London, on January 17, 2007.
Pete Doherty smokes a cigarette after a hearing for drug charges at Thames Magistrates Court in London, on January 17, 2007.   (AP Photo, file)
Pete Doherty onstage at the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, July 15, 2008. Doherty was banned from playing Moonfest in Wiltshire this month.
Pete Doherty onstage at the 42nd Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, July 15, 2008. Doherty was banned from playing Moonfest in Wiltshire this month.   (AP Photo)
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What he does as part of his routine is to gee up the crowd. They speed up and then slow down the music and create a whirlpool effect in the crowd...and then they start fighting. - Julian Kirby, Chief Superintendent of the Wiltshire Police

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