Overview

• The Libertines played a one-hour greatest-hits set on Sunday’s Pyramid Stage live-streamed on BBC iPlayer.
• BBC iPlayer’s live broadcast was criticized for erratic audio mixing that left guitars and vocals subdued.
• Drummer Gary Powell’s attempt to lead a ‘Free Palestine’ chant at the end of the set was muted by stage audio controls.
• A string quartet joined the band to perform arrangements of songs from their 2024 album All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade alongside early-2000s classics.
• Critics praised the nostalgic hits but found the band’s newer material patchy and lacking the energy of their early catalog.