Amy Winehouse will take to the stage at this year’s Glastonbury festival, organizers have confirmed.
They say they have “total faith” in the troubled singer, who is due to perform directly before headliner Jay-Z on the Pyramid stage on June 28.
Emily Eavis from the Glastonbury festival said Amy — who was recently cleared of drugs charges over a video of her apparently smoking crack cocaine — will be fit to play the show.
She says, “I have total faith, I think she’ll come and deliver.
“This is one of the biggest sets of the summer, supporting the most anticipated artist at Glastonbury in the past 38 years.”
And in response to recent press reports Amy isn’t ready to work, Evis says, “I don’t know how much is hot air from the press and how much is reality but she is pretty reliable actually.
“It’s her personal life and no-one really knows the extent of what she’s up to and I don’t think it should be public knowledge.
“We all know she’s a brilliant performer and I think that’s what we should be focusing on.”
The announcement of Amy’s appearance at the show will likely boost the normally sold out event which has witnessed a drop in demand this year.
Some critics blamed the line-up, but the festival’s founder, Michael Eavis, inisted the fall in ticket sales was the result of bad weather at the previous two events.
Amy is also set to headline Bestival on the Isle of Wight on 6 September, with shows planned at T In The Park and the V Festival. She is also due to play a number of festivals across Europe, starting with Portugal’s Rock In Rio on 30 May, Ireland’s Oxegen and Rock en Seine in Paris.
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