Bloody hell, mates! Our antihero, Pete Doherty, will soon be popping in as a pinch hitter for The Who’s renowned guitarist. Apparently, vocalist Roger Daltrey became rather enamored with the junkie wastrel when Doherty performed at the wake of Daniel Squires, a teenage fan who died from cancer. So, Daltrey, who apparently is not aware of our bloke’s gig-skipping reputation, invited Doherty to join him in performing a set of Who songs together for the Teenage Cancer Trust charity on Jan. 12 at the Bristol Academy:

Roger was really impressed and touched when Pete performed for Daniel.

He has told Pete to choose a list of Who songs and they will perform them together. They are both really excited.

Fortunately, this is just a one-night gig, but this bizarre announcement may very well forecast the ominous black cloud of the apocalypse. Incidentally, I almost titled this post as “2 Petes, 1 Cup,” but I’m not sure that the Doherty-related hate mail would be quite as satisfying as the last time. ‘Cuz, you know, Roger Daltrey has street cred and whatnot. Good times, mate.