Patti Smith Falls Ill in Italy

The punk legend recovering after being rushed to the hospital in Bologna

December 13, 2023December 13, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Bologna, Italy, Patti Smith, Patti Smith and Her Band, Rizzoli, Tour

Punk legend Patti Smith had to cancel a performance in Italy yesterday after being rushed to the hospital following a sudden illness.

Italian media outlet TGCOM24 reported the 76-year-old Smith was slated to play Teatro Duse in Bologna. Instead, she was admitted to the city’s Maggiore Hospital for observation.

Teatro Duse had announced the cancellation of Smith’s show on Instagram.

“With great regret, we inform the kind audience that the [Patti Smith] concert scheduled for today 12 December 2023 at 9 pm will not be able to go on stage due to a sudden illness that struck the artist,” the venue wrote. “We are all sorry for the inconvenience caused by this news. Our best wishes for a speedy recovery go to the artist.”

Poster for Patti’s upcoming show at Brooklyn Steel on December 30 (Image: Facebook)

Smith was discharged after 24 hours and left the hospital in good health. However, she has been required to rest, thus causing her immediate upcoming dates to be canceled, including tomorrow’s concert at the Teatro Malibran in Venice and a book signing in Milan at the Rizzoli bookshop.

Smith has been on tour in Italy since November 28th, starting in Ancona before going to Bari, Naples and Modena over the past two weeks.

Her next U.S. show dates were slated to take place on Dec. 27 in Chicago and Dec. 29 and 30 (her 77th birthday) in Brooklyn, New York.

Our best wishes for a continued recovery.