Aerosmith’s guitarist Joe Perry is reportedly out of the hospital and back at home after collapsing at a concert last week at Madison Square Garden in N.Y.
Sources confirmed Friday to TMZ that the 68-year-old rocker was released from the hospital Thursday after he reportedly fell backstage during a concert he was doing with Billy Joel. (RELATED: Steven Tyler Cancels Shows And Returns to US Due To Medical Concerns)
Johnny Depp (L) and Aerosmith’s guitarist Joe Perry pose on the red carpet at the 2016 Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards in Tokyo, Japan, November 11, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
Perry reportedly left the event via paramedics and on stretcher. Sources told the outlet that a series of tests determined that Perry was suffering from a combination of fatigue and allergies.
Earlier this week, the performer gave fans an update via his social media account following the fall.
“Doing well, thanks for all the love and support!” Perry tweeted to his thousands of followers.
Doing well, thanks for all the love and support!
— Joe Perry (@JoePerry) November 13, 2018
According to Page Six, with Perry feeling better, the group’s Las Vegas residency is still a go. It will reportedly kick off in April of next year. The “Aerosmith: Deuces are Wild” is set to begin April 6, 2019 at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, with shows planned for the months of April, June and July.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001, with Perry and frontman Steven Tyler inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.