Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry collapses on stage
65-year-old is now in hospital and is stable, according to Alice Cooper
UPDATE: Perry is in a “stable” condition, says Alice Cooper.
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry collapsed on stage while performing in New York on Sunday and was hospitalised, according to reports.
Perry, 65, was playing in Coney Island in Brooklyn with his band the Hollywood Vampires, along with rocker Alice Cooper, when he staggered off-stage and collapsed, media reports said.
Cooper said on Twitter hours later that Perry “is stable right now, with family & is under the best care.” A Facebook account quoted Cooper as saying from stage “If you notice one of our brothers is not onstage with us, he was very sick before the show,” Billboard magazine reported.
An administrator at Coney Island Hospital confirmed the 65-year-old Perry is undergoing tests.
Hollywood Vampires record label rep Sujata Murthy says Perry is “stable and resting.”
A video posted by a fan on social media shows Perry sitting down on stage and then walking off in the middle of a song.
The band continued playing after Perry left the stage.
Perry himself posted on Twitter just hours before being taken ill: “Warming up with Tommy. #HollywoodVampires @ Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk,” along with a link to photo of the pair playing.
