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Gigs & Festivals
Winehouse cancels euro-dates after shambolic show
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 20 June 2011
I’m not sure why anyone goes to an Amy Winehouse gig expecting anything other than a shambles. I suppose at least in Pete Doherty’s case he included a warning in his band’s name. Perhaps Winehouse’s promoters should start publicising her shows under the moniker Amy-Shambles.
Because, when pop stars have serious drink or drug addictions, however many press statements they issue and interviews they give telling you how they’ve addressed all their inner demons and everything’s fine now, until they get up on stage and deliver a string of proper performances, chances are that’s all spin, possibly fuelled by genuine delusions on the part of the artist and their closest allies.
Anyway, the Wino has cancelled two shows on mainland Europe this week after a terrible performance in Belgrade this weekend which, according to the BBC, mainly consisted of the British singer mumbling, fumbling and stumbling on stage for about 90 minutes. Her audience wasn’t impressed, by all accounts, despite initially cheering Winehouse on. Heat have posted a video of four minutes of the show for you to enjoy and endure. Watch it here, if you like.
Winehouse’s people initially insisted the terrible performance was not down to the booze, though few at the gig itself seemed convinced by that. Either way, the singer’s management announced last night that Winehouse would return to the UK because she can’t “perform to the best of her ability” just now. The plan is for her European tour to resume in Bilbao on 8 Jul, which seems ambitious, but whatever.
Of course all this is tragic given Winehouse’s potential, and presumably promoters keep booking her and fans keep buying tickets in the genuine hope that this time she’ll be back on form. But it’s not looking like this will be the tour where that happens.
