Meat Loaf hospitalized for 3 days in London

Rocker admitted for ‘testing and evaluation’ for undisclosed ailment

	Meat Loaf attends the Q Awards 2008 held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on Oct. 6 in London.
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updated 1:57 p.m. ET Oct. 10, 2008

LONDON - A publicist for Meat Loaf says the 57-year-old rocker was hospitalized in London for three days following an awards ceremony earlier this week.

Publicist Kirt Webster says Meat Loaf was admitted to a private hospital in central London on Monday, immediately after winning Q Magazine’s “Classic Song” award for his rock epic “Bat Out of Hell.”

Webster said in an e-mail Friday that Meat Loaf stayed at The London Clinic for three days for “testing and evaluation.” The reason for the hospitalization wasn’t disclosed.

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Webster says Meat Loaf has been cleared to travel back to the U.S. He’s set to perform in Clearwater, Fla., on Oct. 17 and Pompano Beach, Fla., on Oct. 18.