Amy Winehouse @ Astoria, London

19th February 2007
A playful Amy Winehouse, wearing a basic white polo t-shirt and tight jeans made her sober appearance at London's Astoria with support from The Noisettes and Jack Penate as part of the NME Shockwaves tour. Sobriety and NME or even Amy may seem like an odd combination but she has never been the one to play by the rules.

Amy's fame doubled after the release of her second album Back To Black, a collection of unconventional break-up songs, which rocketed to number 1 with after her win at the Brit Awards. The album spawned two very successful singles - You Know I'm No Good and Rehab, the latter becoming an anthem among many who liked a night out (or night in) as long as they had something to drink.

Here at Astoria, she delivered a setlist mainly focusing on material from this album. Backed by a full band and back-up singers, self-conscious of her dancing, she hit all the notes perfectly. Her in-between song banter was mainly about a past experience she had at the Astoria that made headlines in many London papers and music websites. "Is anyone going to G-A-Y after me?" she asked towards the end of her set. "No! No! No!" shouted someone in the audience.

Setlist: Addicted, Just Friends, Tears Dry, Cherry, He Can Only Hold Her, Love Is Blind, Wake Up Alone, Back To Black, I'm No Good, Me And Mr Jones, Rehab, Love Is A Losing Game. She closed her set with what she called her favourite song of last summer, a cover of The Zuton's Valerie.

Astoria gig photos @ YouNeedtoSeeThese