Arts & Entertainment
Hollywood Vampires Ohio Show Still On, Joe Perry Will Return Soon
Alice Cooper confirmed that Hollywood Vampires will play the rest of their scheduled shows.
Photo by Nat Ch Villa via Flickr
Alice Cooper confirmed on Twitter that rock supergroup Hollywood Vampires will perform in Kettering, Ohio, Tuesday night at the Fraze Pavillion as scheduled. During the Vampires' last concert Sunday night at the Ford Amphitheater in Coney Island, New York, guitarist Joe Perry was taken to Coney Island Hospital after staggering off stage during the show. The band's publicist released a statement saying that Perry will rejoin Hollywood Vampires on stage "soon," USA Today reports.
Vampires! Confirmed - We WILL see you in Ohio tomorrow night & for the rest of our dates! Thanks for supporting Joe! pic.twitter.com/VAd127zxhi
— Alice Cooper (@RealAliceCooper) July 11, 2016
Cooper also confirmed that the rest of Hollywood Vampires' tour dates will continue as scheduled.
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Video captured at the Coney Island concert appears to show medical personnel attending to Perry during the show:
Behind the small wall.....joe perry
A video posted by Eileen (@leeniepics) on Jul 10, 2016 at 6:39pm PDT
Perry is a founding member of Aerosmith, who were inducted into Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. The band has sold more than 150 million records since forming in 1970.
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Perry's official Twitter account and website have not posted updates on his status since yesterday:
Thanks to all of the fans reaching out and asking about Joe. He is stable right now, with family and is under the best care.
— Joe Perry (@JoePerry) July 11, 2016
Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has tweeted out his support for Perry:
I LOVE YOU @JOEPERRY...FEEL THE MILLIONS OF PRAYERS COMING YOUR WAY...WE ALL LOVE YOU...SENDING WHITE LIGHT AND ALL THAT I GOT YOUR WAY...ST
— Steven Tyler (@IamStevenT) July 11, 2016
Hollywood Vampires has been touring in support of their 2015 self-titled debut album. They played shows in Europe in May and June and have nine more shows scheduled throughout July as they make their way across the U.S. heading to California.
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