Amy Winehouse Pulls Out of Coachella

March 9, 2009 8:34 a.m. by Nick Neyland

The least surprising news of the 2009 festival season is that Amy Winehouse has been refused a visa and won’t perform at Coachella in April. Winehouse, whose music career often feels like a dim and distant memory, was charged with attacking a fan last week, quashing any hopes of her appearance at the festival.

Winehouse is accused of attacking dancer Sherene Flash on September 26, 2008, and will appear in court on March 17 to face the charge. She has also publicly admitted that she is struggling to produce songs for a follow-up to her hugely successful Back to Black album, saying: “I'm not feeling creative. I start things but I don't finish them. I know when stuff is rubbish."

The singer has had visa problems before, notably when she tried to attend the Grammy Awards in 2008. There’s now a sizable hole in the Coachella lineup, although it’s hard to imagine ticket holders being incensed at Winehouse’s exclusion. Did anyone really expect her to make it to Indio?

8 Responses

March 9, 2009 at 10 a.m.

B/|NGER

SHE'S STILL ALIVE?

March 9, 2009 at 11:36 a.m.

kyle

WOOO BIG SURPRISE!

March 9, 2009 at 12:12 p.m.

leefull

I don't think anyone actually thought this would go through anyway...but it was a nice idea.

March 9, 2009 at 1:45 p.m.

Emily Tan

Wonder if she'll ever make a comeback...

March 9, 2009 at 5:49 p.m.

teresa

I knew she wouldn't make it there, I wanted to go but i didn't buy tickets because I couldn't count on her being there, she was the one I wanted to see the most, so I'm not going....i have to start listening to Adele more, she's just as good, and no drama, you cant count on her.

March 9, 2009 at 7:28 p.m.

mfiander

Probably for the best, she would have shriveled up and died in that desert heat...

March 10, 2009 at 11:48 a.m.

Kia

Amy would have been there if not for this technicality. But there are plenty of other venues to see her. I intend to see her perform whereever it is. She's my favorate artist. I love Amy Winehouse.

March 22, 2009 at 12:34 p.m.

teresa

The visa excuse is not very believable to me, she is still innocent until proven guilty. It has to be a different reason that she will not be performing at Coachella, too bad, I wanted to see her perform.