Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis has been hospitalized, according to the band.
Bass player Flea broke the news to fans at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine, California on Saturday, “Anthony is on his way to the hospital right now and we’re unable to play this evening.” […] “We are devastated about it. We’re really sad. We love you so much. We live to rock…But unfortunately there’s a medical thing that happened and he needed to deal with it.”
Drummer Chad Smith wrote on Twitter, “NO one’s more disappointed than us that we couldn’t perform tonight. Sending love and a speedy recovery to my brother Anthony.”
According to TMZ, the singer was suffering from severe “stomach issues.” Kiedis is 53.
Kiedis is a co-founder of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and has been with the band throughout their entire history, having recorded all ten studio albums with them. Kiedis and his fellow band members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012.
In 2004, he published an autobiography titled Scar Tissue, which became a New York Times Best Seller.
