In November 2016 they flew to Argentina - recruiting Trampolene's Jack Jones as guitarist at the last minute - to rehearse, before playing their first show together under the Puta Madres name and returning to Europe to play the newly reopened Bataclan in Paris,[2] before shows in London and Manchester.
In 2017 McConnell left to join Liam Gallagher's touring band and was replaced with French musician Michael Bontemps, known as Miggles.
[4] In February 2019 they played six sold out shows across the UK[5] supported by Marc Eden, culminating in a date at London Forum on 12th May.
[7] Jones and Doherty appeared on the BBC Radio 4 show "Loose Ends", broadcast on 13 April.
[9] The debut album "Peter Doherty & The Puta Madres" was released on 26 April 2019 and the band played a sold out instore show and signing session at Rough Trade East, London, and another the following day in Liverpool, before embarking on a UK and European tour and festival appearances worldwide.