The aboriginal day at the UK's V Ceremony saw the Specials booty the date in the sunshine at Hylands Park, Chelmsford, one of the festival's two venues. The ska jailbait antecedents played a absonant set that NME alleged the day's liveliest, but the acquaintance was absolutely atramentous by a abruptness bedfellow atom by Amy Winehouse.

A suit-clad Terry Hall formally alien Winehouse as "our acceptable friend" afore the accompanist strolled on date in a Specials bodice and atramentous jeans for the final two songs of the set. "Alright?" she asked the army above-mentioned to ablution into 'You're Wondering Now,' one of her awning favorites. "What a day, eh? Sun's out, Specials are here. Count yourself lucky." They bankrupt the set with the band's politically-charged 1981 distinct 'Ghost Town.'

Winehouse had been lying low in St. Lucia for abundant of 2009. She fabricated a adulterated actualization at the island's applesauce ceremony in May and canceled a gig at Island Records' 50th ceremony affair in London. The Specials, meanwhile, are in the average of a UK bout that has addition 15 stops afterward this weekend's gig.

The V Ceremony concludes today with performances from dozens of acts including Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and MGMT. Oasis were set to abutting the night, but canceled because Liam Gallagher is adversity from viral laryngitis, letters the BBC. Snow Patrol is now accomplishing the honors.