Patti Smith Has Health Scare in Italy

76-year-old singer was briefly hospitalized, had to cancel shows
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 14, 2023 12:25 PM CST

Patti Smith is out of the hospital in Italy after an undisclosed "sudden illness" forced a one-night stay, reports the Guardian. The 76-year-old singer is in "good health" and spirits, according to the Local Health Authority in Bologna, per the Los Angeles Times. The latter newspaper has a photo of a smiling Smith posing with hospital staff before her departure on Wednesday. Smith has canceled shows in Bologna, Venice, and Milan, though the health officials say she should be back on stage after "an appropriate period of rest."

Neither Smith nor the hospital revealed the nature of the ailment that landed her in the hospital on Tuesday. She had previously been cataloguing her tour in Italy via Instagram, notes the Guardian. "The mystery of history, present tense energy," reads one Smith-esque caption about the city of Sienna. "Impossible embraceable Siena at night." (More Patti Smith stories.)

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