--- ---  # Red Hot Chili Peppers Cancel Concert After Singer Anthony Kiedis Falls Ill by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 16, 2016 2:08 AM UTC  Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 24, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers performs at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 24, 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Erika Goldring—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff May 16, 2016 2:08 AM UTC The hospitalization over the weekend of singer Anthony Kiedis, for what are described as “complications from the intestinal flu,” has forced the Red Hot Chili Peppers to [cancel a performance](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-cancel-gig-after-anthony-kiedis-hospitalized-20160515) at California’s iHeartRadio Theater in Burbank on May 17. _Rolling Stone_ reports that Kiedis and the group were performing in Irvine, California over the weekend, when Kiedis complained of intense stomach pain and was taken to a nearby medical facility, forcing the cancellation of the show. “We live to rock,” bass player Flea told the crowd, “but unfortunately there’s a medical thing that happened and we need to deal with it, so we’re unable tonight.” Kiedis is expected to make a full recovery, according to a band statement. \[[_Rolling Stone_](http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/red-hot-chili-peppers-cancel-gig-after-anthony-kiedis-hospitalized-20160515)\] Red Hot Chili Peppers Scrap Gig , Anthony Kiedis Taken Ill ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4336616/red-hot-chili-peppers-cancel-concert-anthony-keidis-ill/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4336616/red-hot-chili-peppers-cancel-concert-anthony-keidis-ill/"},"headline":"Red Hot Chili Peppers Cancel Concert After Singer Anthony Kiedis Falls Ill","datePublished":"2016-05-16T02:08:18.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T17:33:33.336Z","description":"The singer complained of intense stomach pain during a show over the weekend","url":"https://time.com/4336616/red-hot-chili-peppers-cancel-concert-anthony-keidis-ill/","keywords":["Music","singer"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c43ff7e31ed8800/69889341f887dc84fde95dd0/gettyimages-524093284.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c43ff7e31ed8800/69889341f887dc84fde95dd0/gettyimages-524093284.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 3","caption":"2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival - Day 3","creditText":"Erika Goldring—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4336616/red-hot-chili-peppers-cancel-concert-anthony-keidis-ill/","name":"Red Hot Chili Peppers Cancel Concert After Singer Anthony Kiedis Falls Ill"}}]}] ```