# Joe Perry (Aerosmith) collapsed on stage **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 11, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635 "2016-07-11T06:36:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/1 "2016-07-11T06:36:12Z")
Doesn’t sound good. I hope he recovers ok. No word yet what went wrong. [http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/nyregion/aerosmith-guitarist-joe-perry-hospitalized-after-staggering-off-stage-in-coney-island.html?referer=https://www.google.com/](http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/07/11/nyregion/aerosmith-guitarist-joe-perry-hospitalized-after-staggering-off-stage-in-coney-island.html?referer=https://www.google.com/) > [@](#): > > Aerosmith’s lead guitarist, Joe Perry, staggered off the stage at a concert in Brooklyn on Sunday night, amid reports from witnesses that he had appeared ill during the show. > > Mr. Perry, 65, was performing at the Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk with the Hollywood Vampires, a supergroup whose other members include the actor Johnny Depp and the singer Alice Cooper. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/2 "2016-07-11T06:39:44Z")
Just saw this on Facebook. Quite a few posts from people seemingly in the know are saying cardiac arrest. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/3 "2016-07-11T10:58:10Z")
Sure hope it wasn’t a major heart attack. I imagine they’ll report more on his condition in the next day or two. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/4 "2016-07-11T10:58:34Z")
I hope he is okay. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/5 "2016-07-11T11:56:40Z")
That sucks, hope it’s nothing big. Thoughts for Joe! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/6 "2016-07-11T14:32:51Z")
[Mr. Perry is, according to a representative, “doing well”](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_PEOPLE_JOE_PERRY?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-07-11-09-46-08). ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2016, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/7 "2016-07-11T19:50:47Z")
A couple fan videos got posted. One shows Perry sitting down and then staggering behind a short wall. The other vid shows medics attending to him and carrying him off stage. Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp kept right on performing. I guess the “show must go on” is true. > **[Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry hospitalized | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2016/07/11/entertainment/joe-perry-sick-aerosmith-hollywood-vampires/index.html)** > > Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was listed in stable condition Monday in a New York hospital after falling ill at a concert, police said. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/8 "2016-07-12T02:07:26Z")
This was the lead story on NY1 this morning, which consisted of a reporter at the then-empty venue (it was morning) saying several times in the same segment that Joe Perry collapsed on stage and was taken to a hospital, interspersed by reading random ‘famous people’ tweets. Pretty much killing 2.5 to 3 minutes for a 15 second story. I guess nothing else happened in NYC on Sunday. All that said, I hope Joe Perry has a speedy recovery. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/9 "2016-07-12T02:29:54Z")
Like their music, never saw him play. I hope he gets well soon. \*\*\*And I’m glad we stayed classy in this thread & skipped the cheap-laugh song-title jokes \*\*\* ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/10 "2016-07-12T03:32:36Z")
The show rocks on. I guess they’ll hire a session guitarist to play lead guitar? [https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/amp/hollywood-vampires-resuming-tour-guitarist-joe-perry-recovers-new-york-n607466?client=ms-android-motorola#](https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/music/amp/hollywood-vampires-resuming-tour-guitarist-joe-perry-recovers-new-york-n607466?client=ms-android-motorola#) Quote The band confirmed that it was canceling its scheduled appearance Monday night on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” whose producers said Blink-182 would step in. But Alice Cooper, the Vampires’ lead singer, announced that the band would resume its nationwide tour Tuesday in Kettering, Ohio. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/11 "2016-07-12T04:46:31Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > \*\*\*And I’m glad we stayed classy in this thread & skipped the cheap-laugh song-title jokes \*\*\* It’s a good thing Joe wasn’t singing “Walk This Way” at the time, or everyone else would have clutched their chest and sank to the floor. Reportedly, when Joe got to the hospital, the doctor said: “Dude, looks like an M.I.” (hey, he’s alive & reportedly doing well, so it’s okay to joke, isn’t it?) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/12 "2016-07-12T05:40:25Z")
Joe was very lucky. He got immediate attention by EMT’s already at the event. That’s the fastest response possible. He might not have been found for several hours if he had collapsed in his hotel room. Hopefully he had minimal heart muscle damage. The quicker a person gets the clot buster shot the better the outcome from a heart attack. Assuming that’s what happened. No matter what Joe’s medical emergency, fast medical response can make the difference. ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/13 "2016-07-12T18:46:17Z")
Not a lot of detail but he’s doing better: > **[Aerosmith's Joe Perry 'Seems to Be Better Than First Feared'](https://loudwire.com/aerosmith-joe-perry-seems-to-be-better-according-to-bandmate/)** > > We’ve got encouraging news to report on Aerosmith legend Joe Perry’s health. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-perry-aerosmith-collapsed-on-stage/759635/14 "2016-07-13T23:56:10Z")
Even Steven Tyler can’t get any information. I would have thought he could call Joe’s wife directly or at least another person close to the family. Steven and Joe have known each other what? 40 years? > **[Steven Tyler Is ‘Really Concerned’ About Joe Perry, Awaiting Word](https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/steven-tyler-joe-perry-interview-7438234/)** > > Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler -- who's touring to promote his first solo album, We're All Somebody From Somewhere, which comes out Friday -- tells Billboard that he's placed calls to check on his bandmate and songwriting partner Joe Perry without... > [@](#): > > TheAerosmithfrontman – who’s touring to promote his first solo album,We’re All Somebody From Somewhere, which comes out Friday – tellsBillboard that he’s placed calls to check on his bandmate and songwriting partner without any reply. “It’s starting to scare me a little bit,” Tyler says about Perry, who collapsed onstage and was hospitalized Sunday