Festival offers refunds for Winehouse absence
A Paris music festival is offering refunds to its attendees after Amy Winehouse failed to show up for her scheduled performance.

The troubled singer did not make it to the Rock En Seine festival on Friday August 29th due to an unspecified illness – which resulted in the event’s organisers threatening legal action.

Fans who had tickets for that particular day are now being offered a €18 (£15) discount in way of compensation.

A statement from the organisers issued after Winehouse’s withdrawal said there was "no explanation of the exact reasons for her absence".

"We were told by her agent at 20:00 [19:00 BST] that she wasn’t coming."

William Hill Bingo players may know that Bestival organiser Rob da Bank said the singer is still expected to perform this weekend, but said he is prepared for any last-minute hitches.

"If she can’t do the gig, rest assured I do have a very good back-up plan. Have we ever let you down?," he said.

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