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Duffy cAnCeLs
She’s been called this year’s Amy Winehouse and true to form, retro soul singer Duffy has apparently followed her SXSW whirlwind by canceling a date at the ACL Fest. Taylor’s number one Duffy fan Tom Ordon noticed that although the 23-year-old Welsh singer was on the ACL grid when it was released Tuesday, she was no longer listed a couple days later. An inquiry to promoter C3 Presents was answered with this email response: “Unfortunately due to touring conflicts, she has had to cancel a run of dates that included the ACL play.”
The Fratellis have been added to replace Duffy, which KGSR playfully acknowleged Friday morning by playing the Fratellis live version of “Mercy.”.
Maybe word got to Duffy that Austin in September is a bit like Hades in the springtime, when it sizzles. You may recall the singer remarked that she’d never experienced anything like the heat when she played SXSW in March.
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By Wes
June 6, 2008 1:25 AM | Link to this
Somewhere at this very moment, Andy Langer sheds a single tear atop his Segway. Or maybe he’s too busy explaining to us what a ‘Wild Card’ and ‘The Last Twenty’ are to even bother crying. Now what exactly are they again? I haven’t been reminded in the last 30 seconds what you call the format in which you shove horrible music down out throats.
By Dave Estrada
June 6, 2008 1:55 AM | Link to this
Please, Ghostland Observatory. Rush to fill her void. We need you guys at ACL 2008!
By Dave
June 6, 2008 5:53 AM | Link to this
No big loss. Too much hype, too little substance.
By DJC
June 6, 2008 10:31 AM | Link to this
duffy was taken off the grid, an act or two were shifted to later to take her place, and the fratellis were added. gven how early C3 announced the schedule this year, we could see more of this.
By Anonymouse
June 7, 2008 1:55 AM | Link to this
HA! Yeah -
Duffy:Amy Winehouse::The Monkees:The Beatles.
Whatta rip off.