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Amy Winehouse Makes Surprise Appearance at V Festival

The first day at the UK's V Festival saw the Specials take the stage in the sunshine at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, one of the festival's two venues. The ska punk pioneers played a raucous set that NME called the day's liveliest, but the experience was certainly colored by a surprise guest spot by Amy Winehouse.

A suit-clad Terry Hall formally introduced Winehouse as "our good friend" before the singer strolled on stage in a Specials t-shirt and black jeans for the final two songs of the set. "Alright?" she asked the crowd prior to launching into 'You're Wondering Now,' one of her cover favorites. "What a day, eh? Sun's out, Specials are here. Count yourself lucky." They closed the set with the band's politically-charged 1981 single 'Ghost Town.'

Winehouse had been lying low in St. Lucia for much of 2009. She made a botched appearance at the island's jazz festival in May and canceled a gig at Island Records' 50th anniversary party in London. The Specials, meanwhile, are in the middle of a UK tour that has another 15 stops following this weekend's gig.

The V Festival concludes today with performances from dozens of acts including Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and MGMT. Oasis were set to close the night, but canceled because Liam Gallagher is suffering from viral laryngitis, reports the BBC. Snow Patrol is now doing the honors.

Watch yesterday's performance of 'You're Wondering Now':

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SHE'S A DRUG ADDICT & A DRUNK BECAUSE SHE IS IN LOVE? OK, I TAKE BACK WHAT I SAID AND I'M SORRY FOR OFFENDING ANYONE. I PROMISE I WILL NOT POST ANYMORE COMMENTS ABOUT MISS WINEHOUSE. I WILL LIMIT MY COMMENTS TO BOARDS THAT HAVE "ADULTS" COMMENTING.

August 25 2009 at 4:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mel

E u r o t r a s h

August 25 2009 at 3:12 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Gloria

GREAT to see her again ...she's out and about! YAWHOOOOOOO. I just love her music, her voice, her look shes adorable!

August 25 2009 at 3:06 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tom Balboni

Amy is the epitome of wretched skank. I've listened to her "NOISE" some of you call music. Yet again in the clip associated with the article, she is off key and out of timing with the guy singing.. Play it back again. SHE SSUUCCKKS... She sucked then and she still sucks now.. Nothing has changed.. If you beat the crap out of the Jonas Bros., the crap would sound better than Amy Whooorhouse... She has NO talent! Everyone knows how she won her "grammy's".... what a Farce.. She looks like an abortion that survived... Oh yeah,, did I say she can't sing??

August 25 2009 at 3:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Laura

I'm soooo glad Amy's rested and healthy! I love her music so much. She needs to get out of her funk and make music again. I hope this lasts =)

August 25 2009 at 2:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nicole Locke

T . How can you hate so much?

August 25 2009 at 1:50 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
jaqula

GK...Oh REALLY? At 56 you've "seen it all". I realy doubt that. I'm 61, never "turned square" and have much more to see. Just because you and your dead friends couldn't handle yourselves doesn't mean everyone can't.
Not everyone that "uses" abuses. (I'm not talking about shooting heroin here...that's ALWAYS a deadend) All I'm saying is don't judge EVERYONE by your standards. Amy also had an alcohol problem...does that mean that everyone does? Please.

August 25 2009 at 1:49 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jena

I still say that when she passes they will find out that she is really a man!!

August 25 2009 at 1:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
celty

Good to see Specials playing and touring they are always brilliant. Too bad people here are too stupid to mention them. Too bad they are not as appreciated in the U.S.

August 25 2009 at 1:34 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
agranon2

A very unsettling title for this article. Amy looked great.

August 25 2009 at 1:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply