Lady Sov's Billyburg Meltdown

I wasn't there, but apparently on Friday [May 18th], Lady Sovereign put on quite the show at Studio B.

Here's what Rock Star Diary says:

Went to go see Lady Sovereign perform at Studio B in Greenpoint. I am not sure what happened, the show started off quite well. She performed two songs and then she got on the Mic and started complaining about how poor she was, and how she had no money and then BAM! she walked off stage, much to the dismay of Studio B.????? and the entire crowd who showed up to see her.

And this via Perez Hilton:

Sov was scheduled to play a 2 A.M. set at Studio B in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, but she rolled in super late and didn't take to the stage until around 3:30 A.M.

After taking the stage tardy, she then started complaining that the crowd was too small and she complained that she was only playing the show because she was "poor" and "about to get evicted from her apartment," sources tell us.

After her first song - Love Me or Hate Me, appropriately - she complained to the audience about having to sing the same songs for two years.

"She didn't even finish her second song (Cha Ching), and instead leaned against the speaker as the audience listened to the pre-recorded vocals she was singing over," a spywitness tells us.

It gets worse!

Adds another source, "When the music finished, she complained about her poverty again, said she hated America, was depressed, showed the audience her arm which bore razor cuts (v. Courtney Love of her), and eventually went to the back of the stage and began crying as a body guard tried to calm her down and encourage her to finish her set, which was only slated to be 3 songs!"

She then was like "Fuck this, I don't care if I don't get paid" and walked off after a quick talk with her DJ.

Sovereign left the stage in tears , the crowd booed, and the promoters apologized.

Uh, not good Lady Sov! Way to piss off the hipsters.

Well try and catch her at her next few shows, cause who knows how much longer she'll be performing:

MAY 21- MOHEGAN SUN AREA: UNEASVILLE, CT
MAY 23- TWEETER CENTER: MANSFIELD, MA
MAY 24- TWEETER CENTER WATERFRONT: CAMDEN, NJ
MAY 27- THE BORGATA HOTEL: ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
MAY 29- BELL CENTRE: MONTREAL, QC
MAY 30- AIR CANADA CENTRE: TORONTO, ON
JUN 1- PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS: AUBURN HILLS, MI
JUN 2- VERIZON WIRELESS MUSIC CENTER: NOBLESVILLE, IN
JUN 4- QWEST CENTER: OMAHA, NE
JUN 5- XCEL ENERGY CENTER: SAINT PAUL, MN

DOWNLOAD: Lady Sovereign - "Love Me or Hate Me" [Remix feat. Missy Elliott] (MP3)

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