Absolute Amy featuring Guitarist Robin Banerjee: I Told You I Was Double

Absolute Amy are playing MERKUR Casino Milton Keynes on Friday 29 January 2027, starting at 19:30. It's a tribute to Amy Winehouse, with jazz and trip-hop vocalist Holly Cosgrove on lead vocals and guitarist Robin Banerjee on the other half.

That second name is the real draw here. Banerjee isn't just playing the part; he worked with Winehouse herself. He played with her at Glastonbury 2007, toured on the I Told You I Was Trouble run, and appeared in the Rehab music video. Having someone on stage who actually shared a stage and a studio with her changes the whole thing from a standard tribute to something closer to a proper retrospective.

The set works through the different sounds that made up her music — the soul, jazz, hip-hop and ska influences she pulled from. You'll hear the songs most people know, like Rehab, Back to Black, Valerie and Tears and Laughter, and the way the show is put together lets you trace where they came from. Absolute Amy describes itself as the UK's authentic Amy Winehouse tribute, and with Banerjee in the line-up, that's a claim that holds some weight.

Tickets start from £16.96 and go up to £217.39, and you can get them through Eventbrite. The venue is MERKUR Casino Milton Keynes, 602 Marlborough Gate, MK9 3XS, with the show kicking off at 19:30 on Friday 29 January.