The Libertines' Shocking Comeback: Behind 2014's Messiest Reunion

It took all of six minutes for the Libertines' big reunion show to devolve into chaos. On July 5th, as the band launched into its rowdy rocker "Boys in the Band," the crowd of 65,000 at London's Hyde Park surged toward the stage; the Libertines spent the next several minutes begging fans to stop crushing one another. "People were just losing their shit, going fucking mental," says co-frontman Carl Barât. "I didn't realize how dangerous it was."

The show eventually resumed, but 38 fans were injured and eight hospitalized. It was a predictably messy comeback for the U.K. group, who, since......