Amy Winehouse Round-Up: Winegums Fast Becoming The New Cat Power, Evan Dando

Okay, this is probably not what we were hoping for when we thought that Amy Winehouse’s new UK tour could provide a new-ish beginning for the soul singer while Flake Fielder-Civil was locked up.

Evidently the first night of her tour was nothing less than a complete, unmitigated disaster.

Oh, it’s almost too much for us – almost enough for… AN EMOTICON! : ((((

The 24-year-old singer, who was wearing a see-through black top and a mini-skirt, arrived on stage nearly an hour late only to stumble through an incoherent 90-minute set at the Birmingham NIA.

It took her just eight minutes to name-check her drug addict husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, who is in jail on remand accused of trying to pervert the course of justice.

Dedicating the song Back to Black to the 25-year-old music video assistant, she repeatedly added the word “Blakey” to lyrics – much to the confusion of her fans.

As the final bars played out, she tearfully slurred: “Nothing’s going to bring my husband back.”

And just as the audience were thinking things couldn’t get any worse, Miss Winehouse began frantically sobbing before launching into rock band The Zutons’ hit, Valerie.

As fans began to boo and heckle, around 100 poured out of the arena in disgust.

Oh dear.

Does Winegums not realise the irony in calling him “Blakey”, considering that’s the name of the Jesus-looking criminal hiding in the barn in Whistle Down The Wind?

At this stage it’s probably safe to say “no”.