{"id":2136573,"date":"2025-11-05T10:34:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2136573"},"modified":"2025-11-05T10:34:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T10:34:36","slug":"babyshambles-return-with-reggae-ska-pop-song-dandy-hooligan-their-first-new-music-in-12-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/babyshambles-return-with-reggae-ska-pop-song-dandy-hooligan-their-first-new-music-in-12-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Babyshambles return with &#8220;reggae-ska-pop song&#8221; &#8216;Dandy Hooligan&#8217; \u2013 their first new music in 12 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/babyshambles\">Babyshambles<\/a> have returned with their first new single in 12 years \u2013 listen to \u2018Dandy Hooligan\u2019 below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/babyshambles-interview-reunion-tour-uk-pete-doherty-new-music-tickets-3888694\">Babyshambles tell us about reuniting for UK tour: \u201cWe have to do this now\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The comeback track arrives ahead of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/babyshambles-add-extra-dates-to-2025-uk-reunion-tour-due-to-phenomenal-demand-buy-tickets-3890408\">the London band\u2019s 2025 reunion tour<\/a>, which is set to kick off next week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a well-turned-out, elegantly crafted; reggae-ska-pop song\u2026 with a sweet melody to bowl along to with your sharpened walking cane,\u201d explained <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/pete-doherty\">Pete Doherty<\/a> of the infectious song.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWord from the \u2018shambles camp is that it\u2019s a homage to a legendary National Front basher.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Dandy Hooligan\u2019 is loosely based on the escapades of Babyshambles associate Bob Morris, who has served his time in the anti-nazi ranks for many years. Morris stars in the official music video, filmed by Roger Sargent in Soho.<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201c<\/i><em>He\u2019s rude in temper, rude in style\/ Him a wicked and a wild\/ He loves an old hat shop\/ And a good punch up\/ Oh well, he never punch down<\/em>,\u201d Doherty sings in the first verse.<\/p>\n<p>The single was recorded in Normandy and Manchester earlier this month, and produced by Mike Moore (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/baxter-dury\">Baxter Drury<\/a>) and mixed by Ross Orton (<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/arctic-monkeys\">Arctic Monkeys<\/a>\/ <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/m-i-a\">M.I.A.<\/a>\/ <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-fall\">The Fall<\/a>) in Sheffield.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Babyshambles - Dandy Hooligan (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rdsz_z8rp9o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/babyshambles-interview-reunion-tour-uk-pete-doherty-new-music-tickets-3888694\">Speaking to <em>NME<\/em> recently about their return<\/a>, Babyshambles discussed whether any new music could emerge. \u201cWhen we do the bigger shows, it\u2019d be nice to release a single and a couple of B-sides,\u201d Doherty told us. \u201cI\u2019ve got a couple of ideas and when we get in a room, we\u2019ll try them out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Babyshambles followed up on their 2005 debut album \u2018Down In Albion\u2019 with two further studio records: 2007\u2019s \u2018Shotter\u2019s Nation\u2019 and 2013\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/reviews-babyshambles-14730-323303\">\u2018Sequel To The Prequel\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The singer-songwriter also told <em>NME<\/em> that the reunion only became possible once he and guitarist Mick Whitnall had both been clean for a number of years. He revealed that original guitarist Patrick Walden \u2013 who <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/tributes-paid-as-babyshambles-announce-death-of-former-guitarist-patrick-walden-age-46-absolute-genius-on-the-guitar-3871601\">passed away in June<\/a> \u2013 was meant to be involved in the comeback, too.<\/p>\n<p>Doherty said Walden\u2019s death was \u201ca real trigger to get it done\u201d. \u201cMy first thought was of just seeing his face up there while we\u2019re playing and that\u2019ll be an important part of it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was always talk about it; there was always a desire to play those songs again,\u201d Doherty told\u00a0<em>NME<\/em>, \u201cbut the centrifugal point of it was addiction really, and the danger that me and Mick would be an unhealthy influence on each other. So it was people around us not wanting to meet up and probably us both knowing that it wasn\u2019t a good idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketmaster.co.uk\/babyshambles-tickets\/artist\/27332?irgwc=1&amp;utm_source=2862475-NME%20Networks%20Media%20Limited&amp;utm_medium=affiliate&amp;utm_campaign=2862475&amp;awtrc=&amp;clickId=xOnTBHWu7xyKRF4SKGSfxVZQUkpwzIwLzXxF0U0&amp;camefrom=CFC_BUYAT_2862475&amp;ircid=7559\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find any remaining tickets for Babyshambles\u2019 UK tour here<\/a>, and see the full list of dates below.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Babyshambles\u2019 UK tour dates for 2025 are:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>NOVEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 HMV Empire, Coventry<br \/>14 \u2013 The Nick Rayns LCR, Norwich<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 O2 Academy Brixton, London<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 O2 Academy Brixton, London\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 O2 Academy, Birmingham<\/strong><br \/><strong>29 \u2013 Mountford Hall, Liverpool<\/strong><br \/><strong>30 \u2013 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>DECEMBER<\/strong><br \/><strong>01 \u2013 Middlesbrough Empire, Middlesbrough<br \/>02 \u2013 O2 City Hall, Newcastle<\/strong><br \/><strong>04 \u2013 O2 Academy, Glasgow<\/strong><br \/><strong>05 \u2013 O2 Academy, Glasgow\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>07 \u2013 O2 Academy, Leeds<\/strong><br \/><strong>08 \u2013 Rock City, Nottingham<\/strong><br \/><strong>09 \u2013 O2 Academy, Bristol\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 The Pavilions, Plymouth<br \/>15 \u2013 KOKO, London\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pete Doherty on survival, family life, and the future of Libertines and Babyshambles\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oSjOLr92kL8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Last week, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/babyshambles-to-reissue-classic-down-in-albion-for-20th-anniversary-3903822\">Babyshambles announced a 20th anniversary reissue of \u2018Down In Albion\u2019<\/a>. The remastered and expanded edition will feature numerous session tracks, rarities and B-sides from that era.<\/p>\n<p><em>NME<\/em> had previously asked Babyshambles if they would be celebrating 20 years of the 2005 album by playing it in full at their reunion shows. Doherty replied: \u201cI\u2019m not really into doing an anniversary thing, even though I\u2019ve done it with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/the-libertines\">The Libertines<\/a>. I don\u2019t think it would be possible to be honest. We didn\u2019t even know how to finish those songs at the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('consent', 'revoke');\n  fbq('init', '370979561341328');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nme.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Babyshambles have returned with their first new single in 12 years \u2013 listen to \u2018Dandy Hooligan\u2019 below. READ MORE:\u00a0Babyshambles tell us about reuniting for UK tour: \u201cWe have to do this now\u201d The comeback track arrives ahead of the London band\u2019s 2025 reunion tour, which is set to kick off next week. \u201cIt\u2019s a well-turned-out, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2136574,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[21935],"class_list":["post-2136573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-indie"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Babyshambles-return-with-reggae-ska-pop-song-Dandy-Hooligan-\u2013-their-first.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2136573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2136575,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2136573\/revisions\/2136575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2136574"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2136573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2136573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2136573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}