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Charli XCX shows off toned legs in sexy sports luxe ensemble to perform 'emotional' final London gig before writing break

Published: 19:27 EST, 10 September 2015 | Updated: 05:38 EST, 11 September 2015

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She is giving her all to the creation of her fourth studio album.

And Charli XCX ensured she went out with a bang as she performed her final London gig of 2015 at Collins Music Hall in Islington on Thursday.

The 23-year-old pop starlet put on an extremely energetic performance after admitting the evening would be 'emotional' before she bowed out for a writing break until next year.

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Rocking out: The 23-year-old pop starlet put on an extremely energetic performance after admitting the evening would be 'emotional' before she bowed out for a writing break

Before the performance, Charli told MailOnline: 'This is my last show in London [before my next] album, so I guess it's going to be quite emotional.'

Charli wore a typically edgy ensemble for the Red Bull Studios Future Underground gig by pairing a tiny red crop top with navy hot pants, with matching red piping.

She wore a pair of sporty knee-high white socks adorned with navy stripes layered upon a pair of platform trainers, which flaunted her fantastic legs to perfection.

The Boom Clap hitmaker wore her hair in a loose ponytail with a bizarre pinned detail around her ears and donned a slick of red lipstick to match her crimson themed ensemble.

Bowing out: Before the performance, Charli told MailOnline: 'This is my last show in London [before my next] album, so I guess it's going to be quite emotional'

Air guitar: Charli, real name Charlotte Aitchison, threw herself into the performance by gyrating on her microphone stand, mounting her drum set and rocking out with a giant inflatable guitar

Sing your heart out: Charli wore a typically edgy ensemble for the Red Bull Studios Future Underground gig by pairing a tiny red crop top with navy hot pants, with matching red piping

Charli, real name Charlotte Aitchison, threw herself into the performance by gyrating on her microphone stand, mounting her drum set and rocking out with a giant inflatable guitar.

Last month, she was forced to cancel the second leg of The Charli And Jack Do America Tour, her US collaboration with Fun. singer, Jack Antonoff and his band Bleachers.

Speaking of the decision, Charli told MailOnline: '[Leaving the tour] was basically to write my record and I was feeling under pressure and not very well on tour.

'So I've been in the studio a lot, in Sweden, in London and in LA and I'm going to be writing in Brighton next week too and working which is good.'

Sports star: Charli wore a typically edgy ensemble for the Red Bull Studios Future Underground gig by pairing a tiny red crop top with navy hot pants, with matching red piping

Belting it out: The stunning star wore a pair of sporty knee-high white socks adorned with navy stripes layered upon a pair of platform trainers, which flaunted her fantastic legs to perfection

The Charli And Jack Do America tour saw the collaboration travel the states, however Charli pulled out of the second leg, which ran throughout September, as she revealed that the touring was leaving her unhappy.

The stunning star sent a heart wrenching message to fans on Facebook, where she explained that she must abandon the tour to write her fourth album.

She wrote: 'As an artist I need to move quickly and write a lot to not feel restless. Sometimes touring really puts me in this isolated world where I feel down and sad but primarily I struggle to multitask and write songs at the same time which is what I need to do to feel OK.'

When asked if she was happier having left, she said: 'I'm always, generally pessimistic and grumpy but yeah I am feeling good.'

Much happier: Last month, she was forced to cancel the second leg of The Charli And Jack Do America Tour, her US collaboration with Fun. singer, Jack Antonoff and his band Bleachers

Backing out: The Charli And Jack Do America tour travelled the states, however Charli pulled out of the second leg which ran throughout September as she revealed that the touring was leaving her unhappy

Despite getting her writing hat on for the follow-up to her third album Sucker, Charli has also made her first foray into fashion design.

The brunette beauty, who is renowned for her edgy ensembles and funky looks, is set to release a collection with online clothing giant Boohoo.com next month.

Clearly exhibiting her edgy style with her sports luxe look on Thursday night, Charli revealed she always had her eyes on design.

Designer: The brunette beauty, who is renowned for her edgy ensembles and funky looks, is set to release a collection with online clothing giant Boohoo.com next month

Charli was held back by an inability to sew however the singer is now overjoyed to see her ideas come to fruition.

She says: 'The clothes designing thing is a very new thing going on and that's very exciting because I always wanted to be a fashion designer when I was younger but I couldn't sew.

'So I would just staple bits of material together and it would look like terrible, it didn't even look punk it just looked terrible. So now that I'm working with some really talented people I can make my drawings reality, that's amazing and I'm so excited for people to see the Boohoo collection.

'[The collection] definitely is very me, some school girl looks but there's also some very sexy... lots of glitz, lots of sparkles, I'm very happy with it.'

Fashion designer: Clearly exhibiting her edgy style with her sports luxe look on Thursday night, Charli revealed she always had her eyes on fashion design