EXPECT the unexpected in Poole next week, when iconic rocker Peter Doherty plays a solo gig at Mr Kyps in Poole on Monday.

The intimate show will give a sneak-preview of new material along with some old classics.

Love him or loathe him, Peter is one of the most talked about musicians of the past 20 years. The Libertines and Babyshambles frontman is also a solo artist in his own right as well as receiving praise from critics and fans alike for his painting and acting.

He spent time living in Blandford as a teenager and again returns to the area on October 21 with his band Babyshambles at the O2 Academy in Bournemouth.

The band 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.

Known for his colourful lifestyle, Peter is a self-confessed heroin and crack addict and was thrown out of a rehab clinic in the Far East last July because he was having such a damaging effect on the other patients.

The singer famously dated Kate Moss and according to recent reports is sharing his Parisian apartment with the Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin.

As we say, expect the unexpected.