Bret Michael Rushed to Hospital, 'Poison' Show Cancelled — Did He Collapse Again?

Bret Michaels was reportedly hospitalized in Nashville on Thursday evening, mere moments before he was scheduled to play with Poison. The show had to be cancelled, although its not clear what exactly led to him requiring immediate medical attention, except that it must be linked to his diabetes.

According to TMZ, the 59-year-old rock musician is presently being treated in a local hospital after suffering an apparent response to a diabetes-related medicine, causing him to be hospitalized.

Michael bandmates could have continued on without him but they knew it would not be the same and the fans cannot be shortchanged, so they decided to cancel the show.

According to the source, Michaels' bandmates went on stage before to the concert to warn the audience of the situation, adding that they could not continue without him.

One fan lamented on Twitter, "Came all the way from KC to watch poison. Bret Michaels was admitted to hospital. No poison in Nashville."

At this moment, it is unknown whether Michaels or his band will perform at the performances set for Saturday in Florida and Sunday in Mississippi.

Requests for comment from the musician's representatives went unanswered.

The artist has a history of sacrificing his health for his music despite knowing he has diabetes. Still, it is unclear what exactly precipitated this most recent incident.

Michaels said in a February 2019 interview with Yahoo Lifestyle that he was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 6, but did not go public with his ailment until 1987, when he collapsed on stage due to low blood sugar. Michaels now advocates for type 1 diabetes treatment and insulin accessibility.

Following kidney surgery in 2014, he was admitted to the hospital six times in two weeks.

His longtime guitarist and friend, Pete Evick, told fans at the time that Michaels had two stents placed in his body and returned to playing almost immediately, against to doctors' recommendations.

"I can't explain the amount of blood or where it came from, but it was horrifying on his bus after the show," Evick explained at the time.

Michaels, who also has Type 1 diabetes, had an appendectomy as an emergency procedure in 2010. Following this, he experienced a bleed at the base of his brain stem.