Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has also incorporated elements of pop rock, heavy metal, glam metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many subsequent rock artists. The group consists of Steven Tyler (lead vocals), Joe Perry (guitar), Tom Hamilton (bass), Joey Kramer (drums) and Brad Whitford (guitar). He was expected to perform a solo show in Vancouver on Sunday night.Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970. Steven Tyler, Perry’s longtime Aerosmith bandmate and close friend, did not comment on his pal’s condition. “Sending nothing but good vibes,” wrote Twitter user “He was revived but I hope everything turns out well for him.” “Thoughts and prayers out to the great Cmon man please be ok we love you love you love you!!!” tweeted former Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello. The Hollywood Vampires - a rock ‘n’ roll cover band which also consists of Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and drummer Matt Sorum - were formed by Perry, Depp and Cooper in 2015.Ĭooper had been an original member of the Hollywood Vampires drinking club, founded in the Roxy Hotel in 1972, and decided to name the group after it following a night of heavy drinking and jamming.įans and fellow rockers took to Twitter on Sunday night to send Perry well-wishes. Perry could be seen on Instagram warming up before taking the stage Sunday. “He looks like s***,” wrote Stephen Nicholas. On Saturday, fans pointed out how Perry looked ill in a video posted to Facebook in which he promoted the concert at Coney Island. He is stable right now, with family and is under the best care. Thanks to all of the fans reaching out and asking about Joe. “They closed the bathrooms, everyone was frantic. All of a sudden he just went down and then you can see EMTs everyone carrying him stage left,” said Danielle May, 31, of Manhattan. People in the crowd told The Post the band was just two songs in when Perry collapsed. “He had to sit on drum kit and then went behind a small wall and passed out,” a concertgoer wrote on Instagram, adding that “FDNY and NYPD carried him off quickly.” Sources said he soon lost consciousness and police on the scene revived him. Videos posted to social media showed him shredding on his guitar at the Ford Amphitheater at the Coney Island Boardwalk before he suddenly walked over behind a speaker and stumbled backstage. Perry was taken to Coney Island Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The 65-year-old rocker was playing alongside actor Johnny Depp and frontman Alice Cooper with his super-group the Hollywood Vampires when he apparently went into cardiac arrest around 9:30 p.m, the sources said. Joe Perry, the legendary guitarist of the band Aerosmith, collapsed during a concert with his side project in Coney Island on Sunday night, police sources said.
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