Brian Setzer collapses mid-show, but tour goes on

UPDATED: Brian Setzer spent last night (12/14) in a New Mexico hospital after collapsing just two songs into his holiday set with the Brian Setzer Orchestra in Albuquerque.

The former Stray Cats frontman was approximately 20 minutes into the Christmas-themed show when he fell ill, walking offstage and immediately falling to his hands and knees, according to published reports. The Grammy winner was taken to the Heart Hospital of New Mexico and has since checked out.

As of this morning, tonight's (12/15) planned Setzer performance at Phoenix's Dodge Theater was expected to go on as planned, and crews were setting up for the holiday concert, a venue representative told SoundSpike.

[By Tuesday afternoon (12/15), the following statement appeared on Setzer's website: "Brian was briefly hospitalized in Albuquerque, NM ,last night after a combination of dehydration, high altitude, and vertigo made him unable to continue his performance at the Isleta Casino after several songs. Brian has completely recovered and will perform tonight at the Dodge Theater in Phoenix, AZ, and will continue with the remainder of the tour uninterrupted."]

Setzer kicked off his 7th annual Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza Nov. 20 in Detroit and has another nine performances scheduled following this evening's show.

As usual, fans can expect the group to play material from the outfit's two Christmas-themed albums: 2002's "Boogie Woogie Christmas" and 2005's "Dig That Crazy Christmas." A compilation, "The Ultimate Christmas Collection," hit stores last year. The set features 20 tracks culled from the two aforementioned albums and includes the live "Christmas Extravaganza" DVD, which documents a 2004 concert on the holiday tour.

Tickets for the remaining concerts are available via Ticketmaster.

The BSO's most recent non-Christmas album, "Songs From Lonely Avenue," surfaced in October.