{"id":874758,"date":"2026-08-31T07:36:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/874758\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T07:36:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T07:36:14","slug":"andy-anderson-suffered-severe-cardiac-arrest-bandmates-announce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/874758\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Anderson suffered \u2018severe\u2019 cardiac arrest, bandmates announce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/aussie-stars-6imr\" class=\"sc-ZStEl fijHCo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Australian rock legend<\/a> Angry Anderson has been hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest, his band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DcsElHiEdZz\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"sc-ZStEl fijHCo\">Rose Tattoo announced<\/a> on Monday afternoon.  <\/p>\n<p>Rose Tattoo\u2019s statement comes three weeks after their frontman, legally Gary Anderson, 79, was hospitalised, forcing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/music-and-concerts-6i9y\" class=\"sc-ZStEl fijHCo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">band<\/a> to cancel the European leg of their tour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cad9418da85889851d6ad5a4974795f8f78e9f9f3ddbb10c95645583948c8739.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Australian Rock Legend Angry Anderson has been hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest. \u00a0Lisa Maree Williams\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>Anderson is currently receiving treatment and care, though his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/health-hq3\" class=\"sc-ZStEl fijHCo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">condition<\/a> is unknown.  <\/p>\n<p>The band started their statement by thanking fans for their \u201coverwhelming messages of support, love and kind words\u201d in the weeks since Anderson\u2019s hospitalisation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to let everyone know that Angry suffered a cardiac arrest and is currently in hospital receiving treatment and the care he needs,\u201d Rose Tattoo\u2019s statement reads. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time, we kindly ask that you please respect the privacy of Angry and his family as they focus on Angry, his treatment and his recovery. We appreciate everyone\u2019s understanding and ask that you continue to keep Angry and his family in your thoughts and prayers during the days ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5eb628da20ca95d85ba5b2547ac1387bc0d3f9417b7bdbc4ceff5a7bdfee13a1.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Anderson with his Rose Tatoo bandmates Mark Evans, Bob Spender, Mick Arnold and Paul DeMarco. \u00a0Instagram\/@rosetattoo<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly grateful for the love and support that has already been shown. It is comforting to know just how many people are thinking of Angry and wishing him strength in his recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you again for your kindness, understanding and continued support.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rose Tattoo cancelled the last leg of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/showbiz-6in2\" class=\"sc-ZStEl fijHCo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">One Last Ride tour<\/a> in early August.  <\/p>\n<p>The band had nine shows remaining with the tour due to wrap in Busdorf, Germany on August 21. <\/p>\n<p>At the time of cancellation, they revealed Anderson was in hospital but didn\u2019t provide further detail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the love, messages and support you have already sent Angry and the band,\u201d the band said at the time.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gary Angry Anderson\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/e2a13e4229108f1d6944a719e363a6669819ce3634159372cc2f3aba2dd44c2f.png\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Rose Tattoo cancelled the last leg of their One Last Ride Tour in early August after Anderson\u2019s hospitalisation. \u00a0Instagram\/@metalunger<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe kindly ask everyone to respect Angry\u2019s and his family\u2019s privacy at this time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Rose Tattoo are scheduled to return to Australia in September to perform several farewell gigs across Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane.<\/p>\n<p>Angry Anderson rose to fame as a rock star in the late 1970s and 1980s, moving from the Australian-pub scene to mainstream success. <\/p>\n<p>Rose Tattoo\u2019s debut album and hit single Bad Boy for Love received widespread national recognition. Their next album, Assault and Battery, topped the UK heavy metal charts, catapulting them to international stardom.  <\/p>\n<p>Outside his music career, Anderson received a Member of the Order of Australia in 1993 for his work in youth advocacy.  <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gary Angry Anderson of Rose Tattoo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4ea5d3268f16ed18cc695b6e095d95b533a7729f22c872d871a9877afa27076d.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">Rose Tattoo is schedule to return to Australia in September to perform several farewell gigs. \u00a0Instagram\/@rosetattoo<\/p>\n<p>Well wishes for Anderson\u2019s recovery has flooded the comment section of Rose Tattoo\u2019s announcement. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cShoulder to shoulder we\u2019re gonna stand! Hang in there and get well soon, legend!\u201d one wrote. <\/p>\n<p>Another said: \u201cAbsolute hero. I hope he gets well soon and gets back to his normal self.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Australian rock legend Angry Anderson has been hospitalised after suffering a cardiac arrest, his band Rose Tattoo announced&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":874759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-874758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=874758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/874758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/874759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=874758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=874758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}