Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black tribute brought its producers and guest singers to the Roundhouse

Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black was performed in full at London’s Roundhouse on Wednesday, October 21, for a concert marking the album’s 20th anniversary. Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, who produced the record, joined the Amy Winehouse Band as guest singers took turns on its songs; the full show is scheduled for a BBC broadcast later this month.

Corinne Bailey Rae opened with the title track, with Ronson on piano, while Jessie Reyez closed the album portion with ‘Rehab’. The singers then came together for ‘Valerie’, the Zutons song closely associated with Winehouse.

Who sang at the Back to Black concert?

Baby Rose, Jorja Smith and FLO handled ‘Wake Up Alone’, ‘Some Unholy War’ and ‘He Can Only Hold Her’ respectively before Reyez’s closing song. Rolling Stone reported that the guest singers shared the vocals while the Amy Winehouse Band played alongside Ronson and Remi. The band is led by Dale Davis, Winehouse’s bassist and musical director.

Why the Roundhouse matters to Amy Winehouse’s story

The venue carries a particular connection to Winehouse. NME reported that her final public appearance was there on July 20, 2011, when she joined her goddaughter Dionne Bromfield on stage during the iTunes Festival. Winehouse died three days later, aged 27.

Back to Black was released on October 27, 2006. NME reported that it went on to sell more than 25 million copies worldwide and that Winehouse won five awards at the 2008 Grammys for the album and its singles. Wednesday’s concert brought the record’s original producers back together with musicians associated with her live performances nearly two decades after its release.

When will the concert air on the BBC?

The BBC plans to show the full Roundhouse concert later in October as part of anniversary programming, according to both Rolling Stone and NME. An exact television broadcast date has not been announced in those reports. NME said BBC Radio 2 will air audio from the concert on October 26 between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Jo Whiley’s programme.

The anniversary also includes a deluxe edition of Back to Black scheduled for October 23 through UMR/Island. NME reported that the expanded release will include four previously unreleased demos, rare B-sides and bonus tracks, and a recording of Winehouse’s February 8, 2007, performance at Amsterdam’s Paradiso.