Red Hot Chili Peppers postponed a gig over the weekend after frontman Anthony Kiedis was diagnosed with intestinal flu.
The band announced details of their new album, The Getaway, last week, as well as revealing its lead single, ‘Dark Necessities’. Their plans to promote the album live, though, were scuppered when Kiedis was rushed to hospital with “extreme stomach pain.”
As Blabbermouth reports, the band subsequently released a statement saying, "Due to Anthony Kiedis' hospitalization from complications from the intestinal flu on Saturday evening, the Red Hot Chili Peppers regretfully must postpone their upcoming concert for iHeart Radio on May 17th. They would like to extend their gratitude to the fans for the outpouring of well wishes. Anthony is expected to make a full recovery soon.”
NO one's more disappointed than us that we couldn't perform tonight. Sending love and a speedy recovery to my brother Anthony.
— Chad Smith (@RHCPchad) May 15, 2016
The band are set to headline Reading & Leeds Festival this summer, as well as T In The Park.
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ new album, The Getaway, is set for release on 17 June. See The Getaway’s track listing below.
1. The Getaway
2. Dark Necessities
3. We Turn Red
4. The Longest Wave
5. Goodbye Angels
6. Sick Love
7. Go Robot
8. Feasting on the Flowers
9. Detroit
10. This Ticonderoga
11. Encore
12. The Hunter
13. Dreams of a Samurai
