On the night Babyshambles' first gig was scheduled to take place, Doherty was arrested for burgling Carl Barât's flat.

The band's lineup underwent several changes before stabilizing during the late summer of 2004 with Doherty on vocals, Patrick Walden on guitar, Gemma Clarke on drums and Drew McConnell on bass.

[10] She was immediately replaced by Adam Ficek, who was once a band member of the White Sport alongside Patrick Walden.

Fellow English rock group Oasis had booked Babyshambles to support them on their UK tour in July 2005.

However, Doherty was attending the birthday celebration of fashion designer Hedi Slimane with Kate Moss and was unable to arrange transport back to the UK in time for the band's first appearance.

He has, however, appeared on stage independently and in the company of Drew McConnell and Seb Rochford, playing two Babyshambles songs which he co-wrote with Pete Doherty, in July 2007.

[19] In August 2006, Babyshambles signed to major record label Parlophone for the release of an EP,[20] and headlined the Get Loaded in the Park festival.

The single was released to raise money for Joe Strummer's charity foundation Strummerville and features contributions from others bands such as Dirty Pretty Things, Larrikin Love, We Are Scientists, the Kooks, and Guillemots.

This release marked the first time that Carl Barât and Pete Doherty had worked together since the Libertines parted, although they never met during the recording process.

[24] The track listing for the album was revealed on 23 July 2007 in the (p)review posted on Allan Jones' Editor's Diary Uncut.co.uk blog.

[25] The Stephen Street–produced record contains 12 tracks and features a guest appearance from Bert Jansch on the acoustic closer.

[31] On 22 May 2008 Babyshambles performed at the Saturday Night Fiber, a new music festival in Madrid, Spain with other artists such as Morrissey.

[32] On 12 January 2009, along with Roger Daltrey, Babyshambles played a one-off gig at the O2 Academy Bristol in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust.

In early 2013, NME announced that Babyshambles were working on a third album, with Stereophonics drummer Jamie Morrison replacing Adam Ficek in the line-up.

Stephen Street denied this speculation, but bassist Drew McConnell is said to have broken the news to the music magazine.

The new album, titled Sequel to the Prequel, was released on 2 September 2013, following Babyshambles' scheduled Australian shows in late July.