NONPOINT's ROBB RIVERA shoots down speculation that drugs were involved in his health scare
15-01-2024
NONPOINT drummer Robb Rivera has shot down speculation that “drugs” were a factor in his having to be rushed to the hospital after he had an elevated heart rate during the band’s concert in Louisville, Kentucky.
According to the band, Robb had a sudden shift in his heart rate that was “dangerously high” during the NONPOINT concert Sunday night (January 12) at the Mercury Ballroom. Since “the paramedics were not able to get it down in time”, they took him to the hospital.”
Yesterday (Tuesday, January 14), Robb took to his Facebook page to share a video message in which he said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “What’s up? Robb here. [I’m] sitting here on the riser here at Hangar 1819 in Greensboro, North Carolina. We’re about to load in because we’re playing tonight.
“I wanna thank everybody at the hospital in Louisville that took care of me and they just looked out after me. It was a very stressful 24 hours, overwhelming and emotional 24 hours, and scary. I never wanna go through that again. I had an elevated heart rate and we weren’t able to bring it down within five seconds, which was crazy. We did a bunch of tests. Everything was clear. And I’m here to rock out and continue the ‘Painful Statements’ tour.
“But I do have something that I need to get off my chest,” he continued. “To the people that said that this was due to drugs — shame on you. Anybody who knows me out there knows that I do not use drugs at all or drink alcohol. Back in the day, I used to drink little sips. I’ve never been an alcoholic, never been a drug addict. So those people that said that, I could easily go off on you, but I’m not stooping down to your level.
“So anyway, to the people that have reached out to me, I love you.
“Tonight, ‘Painful Statements’, Greensboro, North Carolina.
“Florida, we’re coming home to you. See ya.”
A short time after the Louisville concert, NONPOINT vocalist Elias Soriano shared a video message in which he offered an update on Rivera‘s condition, saying: “ So tonight is a pretty wild night here in Louisville. Thank you to all the fans that hung around and stayed. Robb is okay. He is back at the hospital right now, just getting some tests done. His heart rate got a little bit high today on stage. It’s something that’s never happened before.”
He continued: “You guys know we put on an energetic show, and this is never anything that really is any different than what we normally do. But Robb is okay. They got his heart rate down, and we’re just gonna wait for more news. But I just wanna let everybody know.
“Thank you so much for everybody in Louisville for coming out,” Elias added. “I’m sorry we couldn’t do the last song. Literally we had one and a half more songs to do and Robb really wanted to do it, but the paramedics wouldn’t let him do it.
“Thank you for everybody for all your support. Everything is okay. Robb is doing good. I just wanna give you guys an update.”
NONPOINT also included the following message with the video: “Thank you to the fans of Louisville for understanding us having to cut the set tonight. Robb had a sudden shift in his heart rate that was dangerously high and the paramedics were not able to get it down in time so they took him to the hospital. As of now his heart rate is stable and they’re running tests. We’ll keep you all posted on his progress as news comes in. Send them healing vibes our way so we can get our brother back on that drum throne. #prayersup”.
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