Patti Smith has broken her silence after she collapsed on stage before being rushed off in a wheelchair during a presentation in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday night.

The iconic singer, 78, played down the incident as she took to Instagram with a beaming snap to ᴀssure fans she was ‘fine’ despite a second show at the venue being cancelled.

Patti explained that she’d felt ill in the aftermath of a migraine which resulted in ‘dizziness’ and was examined by a doctor before retuning to stage in the wheelchair. 

She penned: ‘This is letting everyone know that I am fine. Had a small incident, left the stage, and returned 10 minutes later and talked to the people, told them I was fine and sang them Wing and Because The Night’.

‘I was checked out by an excellent Doctor and was absolutely fine.

Before adding: ‘With all the strife in the world, this explainable incident does not merit so much attention. Thank you everyone for your concern. Trust me I am fine.(sic)’.

Patti Smith has broken her silence after she collapsed on stage before being rushed off in a wheelchair during a presentation in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Wednesday night

The iconic singer played down the incident (pictured) as she took to Instagram with a beaming snap to ᴀssure fans she was ‘fine’ despite a second show at the venue being cancelled

Patti explained that she’d felt ill in the aftermath of a migraine which resulted in ‘dizziness’ and was examined by a doctor before retuning to stage in the wheelchair 

But despite Patti’s reᴀssurance about her health, a second show was cancelled on medical advice so that the Because the Night hitmaker could get back to ‘her best’.

Soundwalk Collective wrote on their Instagram Story: ‘Dear friends it is with much sadness that we have decided to cancel tonight’s performance at Teatro Cultura Artistica.

‘Patti is now recovering strongly but our caring doctors say she needs a little more time to be at her best.

‘We can’t be thankful enough for your continuous love, support and understanding, and for all the messages and wishes of swift recovery that we have received.

‘We can’t wait to be back in Sao Paolo as soon as possible. With love, Soundwalk Collective and Patti Smith.’

Reports at the time suggested the ‘Gloria’ singer had fallen around 30 minutes into the performance and remained on the ground for several minutes before receiving ᴀssistance.

Video footage posted on social media showed Patti later returning to the stage in a wheelchair and apologising to the crowd, before singing a capaella.

She told the audience: ‘You’ve been so patient and unfortunately I got sick and the doctor said I can’t finish so we will have to figure something. I feel very badly.’

But despite Patti’s reᴀssurance about her health, a second show was cancelled on medical advice so that the Because the Night hitmaker could get back to ‘her best’

But despite Patti’s reᴀssurance about her health, a second show at the same venue on Thursday evening was cancelled on medical advice so that the ‘Because the Night’ hitmaker could get back to ‘her best’

Video footage posted on social media showed Patti later returning to the stage in a wheelchair and apologising to the crowd, before singing acapaella (pictured in 2024) 

Patty collapsed about 30 minutes into the event while reading a text about climate change. Seen in the 1980s

Video published on social media showed her lying on the ground for a few minutes before receiving ᴀssistance.

Cultura Artística Theater, a small concert hall in downtown Sao Paulo, said Thursday morning the artist had been experiencing a severe migraine in recent days and felt dizzy on stage during her performance.

‘She’s being attended to by the best doctors and our team,’ the theater said in a statement on Instagram. Cultura Artística did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Patti has been in Sao Paulo for a two-day presentation of the ‘Correspondences’ project with the Berlin-based group Soundwalk Collective. 

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During the performance, she recited some of her writings alongside musicians.

Soundwalk Collective said that Smith had suffered from an intense migraine for the past couple of days.

But she ‘still wanted to be there for all of us and you and perform, the group posted a statement, signed by them and Smith, to their Instagram stories.

According to the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, she collapsed about 30 minutes into the event while reading a text about climate change. 

Patti he fell on stage and remained there for a few minutes before receiving ᴀssistance. She was then placed in a wheelchair and taken backstage.

She later returned in a wheelchair and apologised, video on local media showed.

‘Unfortunately, I got sick, and the doctor said I can´t finish. So we will have to figure something out. And I feel very badly,’ Smith said.

The audience responded in English: ‘Don´t be! We love you!’