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Pete Doherty's Solo Concert Moved To A Later Date

May 7, 2008 9:56 p.m. EST

Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer

London, England (CNS) - Things are moving slowly for Pete Doherty. His solo concert has been moved to a later date and the post-prison welfare fund by a fan raised less than $35.

The newly released from prison musician was supposed to have a solo concert at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 26. However, because of his incarceration, he would have to take the stage on a later date of July 12.

According to NME magazine, fans who bought tickets for the original date can exchange them for the rescheduled date.

This will not be the 29-year-old's first show since his prison release on May 6. He is set to reunite with his band Babyshambles at the London Kentish Town Forum on May 13.

Meanwhile, a special post-prison welfare fund set up by an online retailer didn't do exactly well. The fund, designed to furnish Doherty with money to get his life back into shape, had raised only ?17.20 (approximately $34.40) from the sale of stripy tops.

A rep from the website said, "Sales have been somewhat disappointing - we only sold six stripy tops. We had planned to do a big presentation and get a big check made up but it seems pointless for a mere ?17 quid and change."

Doherty was incarcerated for breaching the terms of his probation. He was originally sentenced to 14 weeks in prison but he was released early on Tuesday.

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