Pete Doherty dedicates 'last show for a long time' to Amy Winehouse

Pete Doherty has told fans that he has played his last gig for a "long time".

The singer, who was performing at London's O2 Brixton Academy over the weekend, said that he will be taking a break from gigging to concentrate on other aspects of his career and life.

"This will be the last gig in a long time because we need to go and get some new things together so this is it for a while," NME quotes him as saying.



Doherty concluded his set with a dedication to two of his friends who have died within the past 18 months.

He added: "I want to dedicate this show to the memory of Robin Whitehead and Amy Winehouse, two good friends of mine. Here's a song I wrote for Amy."

Doherty then performed his recent Winehouse tribute track 'Amy's Song' for the packed-out venue.



The former Libertines star recently revealed that he wrote an alternative version of Winehouse's 'Back To Black' a few years ago, but confessed that "no-one seemed to like it".

> Pete Doherty: 'Robyn Whitehead was my best friend'
> Pete Doherty on prison: "It's been a rotten old few months"