Amy Winehouse’s management has regretfully announced that Amy and her band will no longer be performing at the Shepherd’s Bush Empire on May 31st. Amy would like to apologise to her fans who bought tickets for the shows. The show which was also to feature Toots & The Maytals and I Blame Coco has therefore been cancelled.  Refunds for tickets will be issued at point of purchase.

You can catch Toots & The Maytals at Islington Academy on Tuesday 26th May.

As well as heading up a gig later this month (May 31) to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of her record label ‘Island Records’ Amy has also contributed music to a celebratory 3CD set of Classic Island Hits which will be released on June 1 with her acclaimed track ‘Monkey Man’.  Head here for full track listing details.

Nothing ever goes as planned and that was definitely the case for Amy and her band this weekend when they attempted to play the St Lucia Jazz Festival. The long awaited show was billed as a way for Amy to say thanks to the islanders for welcoming her during her extended stay but the weather was against them from the start and caused the show to be cut short.

A spokesman for Amy issued the following statement

"Amy would like to express her disappointment that weather forced the abandonment of her show at the St Lucia Jazz Festival last night. The set started well, but as the heavens opened, a number technical difficulties occurred on stage, culminating with the lighting rig failing for two songs. In addition, rain began to flood the technical wings at the side of the stage which caused sound problems. Amy and the band tried to soldier on but the set had to be cut short. Amy is very disappointed as St Lucia has been wonderful to her and its people have welcomed her with open arms, but circumstances beyond anyone's control meant that this special show did not go as planned."

Amy is looking to the future as she readies herself for her live return next week with gigs booked in both St Lucia and London plus she’s been throwing herself into the business of working hard on her third album….so with eyes on the future we thought we’d remind you of a little anniversary from the past:- It’s two years this week that Amy released the title track of her seminal album ’Back To Black’ and tellingly it just get better with time. Here’s an MTV clip of Amy at her very best performing ‘Back To Black’ for an intimate MTV show in 2007 – superb!!.

Next month Amy plays live at :

St Lucia Jazz Festival, Pigeon Island May 8th

London, Shepherds Bush Empire (Island 50) May 31st