Amy Winehouse will headline a week of live shows to celebrate Island Records’s 50th anniversary.

The ‘Back To Black’ singer, Keane and Paul Weller are among artists performing at the event at Shepherd’s Bush Empire in London. The concerts are the only dates Winehouse has announced so far this year.

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2009 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Island Records, arguably the most prestigious record label in the history of British music. To mark this milestone the label is collaborating with Island founder Chris Blackwell to arrange the Island 50 festival.

Chris Blackwell founded the Island label in Kingston, Jamaica in 1959 with capital of just £1000. Relocating to London in the early 60s Blackwell built the most diverse and enviable back catalogue of any independent record label in history. From Island’s early Jamaican roots in ska and rock-steady, through the label’s expansion to become the cutting edge of progressive rock in the late 60s, and then on to the signing of such international superstars as Bob Marley and U2, Blackwell brought to Island a unique vision and passion which still informs the label’s approach to this day.

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One of Britain’s most iconic labels is set to celebrate its 50th anniversary, with the stars lining up to pay tribute to Island.

Founded by Chris Blackwell in Kingston, Jamaica, Island relocated to London in the early 60s. Licensing some of the finest Jamaican recordings around, Island helped push West Indian music into the mainstream.

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Island Records are set to celebrate their 50th anniversary next year, and to mark this milestone the label is collaborating with founder Chris Blackwell on a very special festival.

Founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica in 1959, Island relocated to the UK where it earned a name for itself through a series of ska and reggae releases. Blackwell then moved into different musical areas, such as progressive rock, and also gave producer Joe Boyd the go ahead to record Nick Drake, John Martyn and more.

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2009 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Island Records, arguably the most prestigious record label in the history of British music. To mark this milestone the label is collaborating with Island founder Chris Blackwell to arrange the Island 50 festival. The Island 50 festival will kick off in May 2009 with ‘ISLAND LIFE’ – a week of live shows by Island artists past and present, which will take place at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire week commencing 25th May ‘09.

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2009 is the 50th anniversary of the founding of Island Records, arguably the most prestigious record label in the history of British music. To mark this milestone the label is collaborating with Island founder Chris Blackwell to arrange the Island 50 festival. The Island 50 festival will kick off in May 2009 with ‘Island Life’ – a week of live shows by Island artists past and present, which will take place at London’s Shepherds Bush Empire week commencing 25th May ’09. The line-up confirmed so far is as follows:

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Island 50 Live tickets are now available for music fans of all ages to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Island Records record label. As part of a year of commemorative events, Island 50 Live tickets will be available for a week-long festival of music at the Shepherds Bush Empire as some of the biggest names in music come to London to Say happy fiftieth to Island Records.

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Chris Blackwell’s Island Records, a pioneering independent record label that was one of the first to help put Jamaican music on the world map, celebrates its 50th anniversary next year, with a week-long festival in May 2009 – the Island 50 Festival.

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Amy Winehouse will headline a series of concerts to celebrate the 50th birthday of Island Records, it has been confirmed. The Brit singer, who has not performed in front of an audience since last September, will make her live comeback in May in the only dates the singer has announced so far this year.

The singer, who has been denied a U.S. visa, will now perform with Tom Tom Club, Paul Weller and Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens) during the week-long series at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire in May.

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Amy Winehouse, Sly & Robbie, The Fratellis, and Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens), are amongst the acts confirmed for this year’s Island 50 Festival which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the founding of Island Records.

Other confirmed acts include Paul Weller, Keane, Bombay Bicycle Club, Baaba Maal, Ernest Ranglin, Spooky Tooth, Tom Tom Club, Ladyhawke, Toots and the Maytals, and I Blame Coco.

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