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Last night, Lady Sovereign was supposed to play a triumphant show at Los Angeles' El Rey Theatre. Her new album, Public Warning, debuted at number 48 on the Billboard Top 200 in its first week of release, she's conquered "TRL", and she's in the middle of a huge North American headlining tour.

However, as soon as she hit the stage, everything, it seems, went to shit. According to her publicist, Sov had been diagnosed with a chest infection, and performed despite doctor's orders to rest. She was clearly ill as she "spit, kicked, and cried her way through two songs," according to an email from a Pitchfork reader who attended the show. The reader continued, "She then left the stage abruptly a few times...she tried going through her songs '9 to 5' and 'Blah Blah' but stopped in the middle of both. She then completely broke down...bawling hysterically and falling to the ground...They practically dragged her off the stage as the crowd went insane. She never came back."

Today, Lady Sovereign released the following statement: "I hated disappointing everybody. The pain and frustration hurt so much, it was scary".

To make it up to her fans, Sov will schedule another Los Angeles performance in December, following the end of her tour. The date will be announced next week.

According to a press release, Lady Sovereign will not miss any of the rest of the shows on her tour, as she has two days to rest up before the next one, which will take place in Las Vegas on Saturday.

Lady Sovereign dates:

11-18 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar *
11-19 San Diego, CA - House of Blues *
11-22 Dallas, TX - Gypsy Tea Room *
11-23 Austin, TX - The Parish *
11-24 Houston, TX - Meridian Red Room *
11-26 New Orleans, LA - The Parish *
11-27 Tallahassee, FL - Beta Bar *
11-28 Miami, FL - Studio A *
11-30 St. Petersburg, FL - State Theatre *
12-01 Atlanta - The Loft *

* with Young Love