Two years ago director Gore Verbinski and Johnny Depp came together to organise a CD reworking sea chanties and boozy pirate ballads. Inspired by their work on Pirates of the Caribbean it featured a line-up that included Nick Cave and Bryan Ferry. Now these tunes will be reappraised live by this stellar bill (including Doherty, who sounds like a drunken sailor much of the time anyway). Actor Tim Robbins will be throwing in his two cents and cartoonist Ralph Steadman (of Hunter S Thompson fame) will also step up to the mic. See also Preview (Column)
