London , England ( CNN ) -- British singer Morrissey was hospitalized overnight after reportedly collapsing on stage during a concert , medical officials said Sunday . Morrissey was discharged about 1 p.m. ( 9 a.m . ET ) on Sunday , `` much improved , '' said Great Western Hospital manager Teresa Harding . `` He was admitted ... as a precautionary measure , '' she said , refusing to reveal anything further about his condition or the reason he was hospitalized . The 50-year-old recording artist , who seldom uses his full name Steven Patrick Morrissey , was scheduled to perform in Swindon , west of London , on Saturday night . According to fan accounts on various Web sites , the singer collapsed after the first song . `` Morrissey is in stable condition after his collapse in Swindon Saturday night , '' said a statement on his Web site . `` Thanks go out to all his well wishers , more information will be posted as soon as it is available . '' An ambulance was called to the concert venue just after 9 p.m. ( 4 p.m . ET ) , a spokeswoman for Great Western Ambulance told CNN . `` He was treated on the scene and then taken to hospital , '' she said , declining to say anything about the singer 's medical complaint . She said the ambulance service takes 60 to 70 percent of its patients to hospitals , rather than treat them at the scene . She asked to be identified only as a spokeswoman for the ambulance service , in line with British custom . Morrissey was the frontman of the seminal 1980s band The Smiths , before embarking on a successful solo career . In a 2002 piece , British music magazine NME named The Smiths `` the most influential artist ever '' -- ahead of the Beatles . The singer has canceled or rescheduled more than a dozen planned concerts this year , according to his Web site .
Morrissey taken to hospital after collapsing on stage during concert . Singer has canceled or rescheduled more than a dozen concerts this year . Morrissey , 50 , was the frontman of the seminal 1980s band The Smiths .