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Report: Joe Perry Collapses After Performance, Rushed to Hospital

Reports have surfaced that Joe Perry collapsed after a performance last night (November 10) in New York City and was rushed to the hospital. First reported by TMZ, Perry was…

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Joe Perry performs during a concert at the Bare Pool Lounge at The Mirage Hotel and Casino to celebrate the resort’s 20th anniversary October 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Reports have surfaced that Joe Perry collapsed after a performance last night (November 10) in New York City and was rushed to the hospital.

First reported by TMZ, Perry was making a guest appearance during Billy Joel’s Madison Square Garden residency show, where he performed “Walk This Way” with Joel.  After exiting the stage, Perry reportedly went back to his dressing room where he collapsed.  Paramedics were treating Perry on the scene for a period of time before he was taken to the hospital.

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UPDATE: -- Sources tell TMZ, he's been having "breathing issues for the last few weeks and it came to a head last night." We're told it involves congestion in the lungs. Joe is curretnly in the hospital, awake and doing well.

Erica Banas is a rock/classic rock blogger that loves the smell of old vinyl in the morning.

Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights