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Lola Young gives health update after collapsing on stage as she cancels another gig

By Carly Hacon,Lucy Needham

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Lola Young gives health update after collapsing on stage as she cancels another gig

Lola Young pulled out of a Washington, D. C. gig just one day after dramatically collapsing on stage during a performance in New York. The 24-year-old artist experienced a medical emergency whilst performing ‘Conceited’ at the All Things Go Music Festival at Forest Hills Stadium, New York City, on Saturday and was rushed backstage by medical personnel. She subsequently withdrew from her scheduled appearance at the Washington, D. C. portion of the festival on Sunday, reports the Mirror . Taking to Instagram with a heartfelt statement, she penned: “I’m sorry to confirm that I won’t be playing All Things Go in DC today. I love this job and I never take my commitments and audience for granted so I’m sorry to those who will be disappointed by this. “I hope you’ll all give me another chance in the future. Thank you to all those who listen and care. To all the people that love to be mean online, pls give me a day off.” Following her collapse in New York, Lola reassured supporters she was recovering, sharing on social media: “Hi, for anyone who saw my set at All Things Go today, I am doing OK now. Thank you for all of your support, Lola xxx.” Prior to the medical episode, Lola had revealed to the New York audience that she’d endured a challenging few days. She shared: “Sometimes life can really make you feel like you can’t continue, but you know what, today I woke up and I made the decision to come here, and I wanted to be cool … and sometimes life can throw you lemons, and you just gotta make lemonade.” Lola’s medical emergency occurred just one day after she withdrew from another performance – at Audacy’s We Can Survive concert – with her manager Nick Shymansky revealing on Instagram Stories that the artist had cancelled “due to a sensitive matter”. Earlier this month, Lola opened up about her “battle” with staying clean after entering rehabilitation last year to tackle her substance dependency. She told the Guardian newspaper: “It’s been a struggle – I’ve definitely had to work on some internal healing while grappling with touring and stuff .. “I’ve had to be away for a bit while battling with things. But it teaches you a lot, being addicted to substances. It makes you more empathetic about other people that have gone through that. It’s just a constant journey.” The Big Brown Eyes vocalist went on to reveal she feels “very grateful and appreciative” to have been offered the opportunity to seek treatment and guidance. She said: “A lot of people don’t have the privilege of being able to do that. A lot of people suffer from addiction, and a lot of people are in that personal journey [to recovery]. “Anyone who knows that feeling will know it’s not linear, it’s always up and down, but it’s down to dysregulation of dopamine … coming out as ADHD as well and being diagnosed, that’s been hard to deal with.” Want all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter.