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Pete Doherty suffered severe attack before pulling London gig

Last week, The Libertines pulled out of a concert that was scheduled to take place at London's Electric Ballroom in Camden after leaving fans waiting in the venue for several hours. 

Rumours began swirling on social media about Doherty's wellbeing and whereabouts and it has now been revealed that he left London after having a severe panic attack

A statement posted today on Albion Rooms informed fans that the star ventured to Coventry after suffering from a serious anxiety attack before the gig. It reads:

"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. 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."

"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. Obviously the time away from the spotlight enabled the band to meet their existing commitment in Berlin and the Albion sails on course.”

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Watch Doherty talking about rehabilitation below:

 

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