Red Hot Chili Peppers cancels show after Anthony Kiedis reportedly hospitalized

Band calls off appearance at KROQ's Weenie Roast.
Red Hot Chili Peppers cancels show after Anthony Kiedis reportedly hospitalized
The Red Hot Chili Peppers cancels headlining slot after medical issue. Credit: Getty Images

The Red Hot Chili Peppers canceled their headlining show at KROQ's Weenie Roast in Los Angeles on Saturday after frontman Anthony Kiedis was hospitalized, according to reports.

The radio station announced on Twitter that the band was forced to cancel "due to illness," and according to Billboard, Kiedis was rushed to the hospital due to "extreme stomach pain." 


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The band's bassist Flea broke the news to the crowd. 

"We are devastated about it. We're really sad, we love you so much, we live to rock," he said in a fan-shot video from the event. "But unfortunately, there's a medical thing that happened and we needed to deal with it."

On Twitter, the band's drummer Chad Smith wished the lead singer a speedy recovery.

Mashable has reached out to representatives of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and event organizers for comment.

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