Virgin Red - Peter Doherty Gig

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to pick up a few tickets to see Pete Doherty using my stash of virgin red points that I mostly collected from taking out their credit card or booking trains.

The tickets were a very reasonable 7,500 points - considering I have over 50,000 and very little else to do with them. I find using them for flying doesn’t match my needs as well as AVIOS does. When the offer came up I was pleased to be using them even though I wasn’t familiar with Pete Doherty of the Libertines - not my era.

So off to London we popped and made a bit of a day of it. We chose to take a massively long walk on a beautiful day from Euston to London Bridge to soak up the atmosphere, punctuated with drink and food stops. I remember it as a long enjoyable walk - we had all day.

The concert was on the roof of the News Building beside the Shard. I’m pretty sure I could see those urinals in one of the restaurants that allow for you to have a wee whilst admiring the London vista. A unique experience.

There were only a few hundred people present, and the drinks flowed, though the nibbles were a bit of a disappointment.

It was cool to watch the sun go down whilst the support band, and then Pete’s band put on a great show. Music - was good and enjoyable.

The gig was also aired live on Virgin radio which book ended the all too short set quite effectively and before we knew it, it was time to depart. Tube back to Euston this time and train home. Collected some more points on those train tickets.

Looking out for the next one on Virgin Red.

Happy travels!