MISUNDERSTOOD indie icon and tabloid favourite Peter Doherty, above, will bring his band of merry minstrels Babyshambles to the O2 Academy Bournemouth on October 21.

The group is currently putting the finishing touches to their third album in a Paris studio and is looking forward to road testing the new tracks live in front of the fans.

Reports leaking from the studio suggest their much anticipated return is a huge return to form.

Doherty spent time living in Blandford as a teenager and the former-Libertine has a soft-spot for Bournemouth, having played here on many occasions.