The Libertines cemented their reformation over 'Columbo' and golf.

The 'Don't Look Back into the Sun' hitmakers - Pete Doherty, Carl Barat, John Hassall and Gary Powell - enjoyed a break in Pete's current home city Hamburg, Germany, ahead of their reunion shows and the quartet enjoyed spending time as friends away from the spotlight.

The Libertines enjoyed rediscovering their friendship over golf and 'Columbo' during a bonding trip to visit Pete Doherty in Hamburg.

Carl said: "We spent more time hanging out, rather than playing. It was fun, as friends. That's what was missing.

"Other than that, we drunk a lot of mojitos, a lot of prostitutes recognised Pete, no-one recognised John - he got a bit upset about that - and we watched a lot of 'Columbo' together/ Peter's a massive 'Columbo' fan so he got his box set out.

"We played gold too. Peter got a club from somewhere. I don't mean, like, played golf on a course. We were going round the streets of Hamburg, wanging golf balls everywhere."

Pete - who has a history of drug addiction - was determined to convince his bandmates he is back on the straight and narrow.

Discussing how John kept making cups of tea for the group, he said: "I said yes every time just because I think he thinks I'm just some whiskey-guzzling maniac."

And the Babyshambles frontman thinks The Libertines are well and truly close once again.

He told NME magazine: "We're a unit now. And Carl's my brother. There was a time when I'd have died for him and that turned into a time I wanted to kill him. But now, I'm ready to die for him again."

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