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Scientific types say it takes a good month for one's body to fully recuperate after losing just one night of sleep, so it's safe to assume that Lady Sovereign needs way more than a week to recover following a good 18 months of pretty much non-stop touring. And so it goes: having already canceled a pair of UK dates at her doctor's behest, Sov has gone ahead and scrapped the rest of her home country tour, citing exhaustion.

Said Sov's people in a statement on her website: "Sovereign's condition has not improved. She performed in Leeds yesterday but following the show her condition deteriorated, and with this continued illness [she] has been advised by her GP to rest & recover for a further week.

"Sorry to all the fans who had tickets for these shows...Sovereign is massively disappointed."

The four canceled dates: April 13 in London, April 14 in Bristol, April 16 in Norwich, and April 17 in Manchester. Refunds are available at the point of purchase.

As mentioned, sly Sov did manage to squeak in that go-kart track date in Leeds last night, however, and she apparently tore it up-- if the "omg u were amazzin last nite!!!!1"s of her many MySpace "friends" are to be believed. At least, we hope they're talking about the Leeds gig.

For the moment, Lady Sovereign will still cross the Channel to play her EU dates next week, and she'll still try to stand tall during that humungous Gwen Stefani/Akon tour, even if doing so leaves her bedridden through early 2009.

Our advice to Sov: garlic! Works wonders for personal health, plus it'll ward off vampires-- and, more importantly, all those creepy guys who want to date you.

Get well soon:

04-13 London, England - KOKO
04-14 Bristol, England - Ansom Rooms
04-16 Norwich, England - Waterfront
04-17 Manchester, England - Academy 3
04-19 Bourges, France - Le Printemps de Bourges Festival
04-20 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club !
04-21 Berlin, Germany - 103 Club !
04-22 Hamburg, Germany - Grunspan !
04-27 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre *
04-28 Phoenix, AZ - Cricket Pavilion *#
04-30 Salt Lake City, UT - The E Center *#
05-02 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center *#
05-03 Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion *#
05-05 Dallas, TX - Smirnoff Music Center *#
05-06 Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion *#
05-08 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre *#
05-11 Atlanta, GA - HiFi Buys Amphitheatre *#
05-12 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *#
05-14 Raleigh, NC - AllTell Pavilion *#
05-15 Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *#
05-17 Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion *#
05-18 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center *#
05-20 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Theatre *#
05-21 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Area *#
05-23 Mansfield, MA - Tweeter Center *#
05-24 Camden, NJ - Tweeter Center *#
05-27 Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata *
05-29 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre *#
05-30 Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre *#
06-01 Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills *#
06-02 Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center *#
06-04 Omaha, NB - Qwest Center *#
06-05 St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center *#
06-07 Milwaukee, WI - Bradley Center *#
06-08 Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre *#
06-10 Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre *#
06-12 Edmonton, Alberta - Rexall Place *#
06-13 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome *#
06-15 Vancouver, British Columbia - General Motors Place *#
06-16 Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre *#
06-18 Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre *#
06-19 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre *#
06-22 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre *#

! with Data MC
* with Gwen Stefani
# with Akon