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THE BALTIMORE SUN Sunrise PUTTING THE FUN BACK IN MONDAY WEEKEND WATCH NEWSLETTER Get the best weekend events, restaurant and movie reviews, TV picks and more delivered to you every Thursday. Sign up at baltimoresun.com/newsletters Cooling down Wine in the house English pop singer Amy Winehouse, whose promising career has been crippled by substance abuse problems, cut short a European tour on Sunday after fans in Belgrade jeered her shoddy opening-night performance. Winehouse, 27, struggled to perform her songs and keep her balance. On some tunes, the audience did most of the singing. Hefner single and loving it Jilted Playboy founder Hugh Hefner spent what was supposed to have been his wedding day on Saturday watching the 1999 romantic comedy that starred another real-life runaway bride, Julia Roberts.

Hefner, 85, was dumped by 25-year-old fiancee Crystal Harris after she got jitters, but he says better off single. Green light fades Although the 3-D superhero film based on the D.C. Comics character, was the top film over the weekend, opening with $52.7 million, it still missed the mark. The movie, starring Ryan Reynolds, received mostly bad reviews and bad word of mouth and came up short of expectations. The Jim Carrey comedy was third in its debut, taking in $18.2 million.

finished second. From Sun news services LUNCH REVIEW Deli fits right in at Harborplace PG 3 try to convince Jason Siem- erthat U2 concert is only a rock show. He knows better. me, U2 is about a spiritual says Siemer, 36, who runs a video production company out of his Locust Point home. literally cry at every U2 concert.

There is a powerful energy that you cannot help but Jill Marino, who will be coming from New Jersey for the show, may not be as emotional, but just as excited. this summer, I will have seen them 16 she says. always ready for Upwards of 75,000 fans should be showing up at Bank Stadium to feel that energy Wednesday. And while not all of them are so excited at the prospect that ready to cry, plenty are pretty psyched. This is, after all, not any rock band, but U2 of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, sellers of umpteen millions of albums over their 34-year history and, by all accounts, four guys who put on one heckuva show.

Baltimore is becoming downright giddy in anticipation of appearance Wednesday. Parties are being organized throughout the city, while bus companies are offering special packages for concert- goers. The promoters have scheduled a news U2 fan Jason Siemer displays U2 wristbands, past concert tickets and a photo of himself with lead singer Bono in front of Bank Stadium. KARL MERTON SUN PHOTO ONE love U2 MEGA-FANS GEAR UP FOR BIGGEST SHOW OF THE YEAR By Chris Kaltenbach THE BALTIMORE SUN Lead singer Bono performs in Spain as part of 360-Degree Tour. About 75,000 fans are expected when the show comes to Baltimore Wednesday.

JASPER IMAGES PHOTO 2010 literally cry at every U2 concert. There is a powerful energy that you cannot help but Jason Siemer See FANS, page5.