Carlos Santana, 74, 'doing well' after collapsing onstage in Michigan

2022-07-06

Carlos Santana, 74, ‘doing well’ as he’s treated for heat exhaustion and dehydration after collapsing onstage in Michigan: Organizers cancel concert and tell fans to pray for him

Santana was taken to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston for observation and ‘is doing well,’ his manager said
Artist was 40 minutes into his set at the Pine Knob Music Theatre
Santana was playing his song Joy when he fell
Concert organizers said the show was canceled amid the medical event, and requested fans to pray for him
Wednesday’s concert in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania will be postponed
Santana canceled a series of concerts in Las Vegas last December after he underwent a procedure after suffering from chest pains

Carlos Santana collapsed onstage Tuesday during a performance in Clarkston, Michigan at the Pine Knob Music Theatre due to heat exhaustion and dehydration, his manager Michael Vrionis said.

The 74-year-old guitar player was taken to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston for observation and ‘is doing well,’ Vrionis told Dailymail.com in a statement.

According to Fox 2, Santana was about 40 minutes into his set playing his song Joy when he fell, and concert organizers subsequently said the show was canceled amid the medical event, and requested fans to pray for him.

The latest: Carlos Santana, 74, collapsed onstage during a performance in Clarkston, Michigan at the Pine Knob Music Theatre Tuesday. He was pictured performing earlier in the evening

Fox2 Detroit anchor Roop Raj tweeted an image of the photo taken by meteorologist Lori Pinson, writing that ‘medical personnel [were] on stage’ and the ‘crowd [was] asked to pray for him because of a “serious medical” issue.’

Pinson, who was at the show, told the outlet of the sequence of events: ‘Suddenly the music just died down. I didn’t see him collapse on stage, but everyone had him off to the side … a chair appeared where there was not one before. The medics began to rush up on stage.’

She continued: ‘Right now he is still on stage. They have pulled a black curtain so you can’t see him on directly but he is still on stage.’

Journalist Jo-Ann Barnas shared a shot of the arena with the lights up in the wake of Santana collapsing.

Journalist Jo-Ann Barnas shared a shot of the arena with the lights up in the wake of Santana collapsing

A group of people surrounded the iconic performer onstage at the venue

The concert was swiftly canceled amid Santana’s medical issue

‘They just told us to leave the venue, but so many are still here, stunned, looking at a near empty stage at Pine Knob, Clarkston … Santana was about 1 minute into a song he had collaborated with Chris Stapleton,’ Barnas said in a tweet. ‘Carlos was calling for healing and joy.’

Pinson told Fox 2 that during the show, Santana ‘played all the originals everyone loves like Black Magic Woman’ and ‘was making several statements on the state of the world, all positive.’

Huff Post editor Philip Lewis shared a clip of a group of people escorting the musician off of the stage with the caption, ‘Carlos Santana waved to clapping fans as he’s helped off the stage.’

The Oye Como Va artist was seen playing his golden guitar earlier in the evening

Santana is slated to restart his House of Blues Las Vegas residency September 14, and will play multiple dates that month, prior to a two-week stretch in November

The artist is in the middle of the Miraculous Supernatural 2022 tour with Earth, Wind & Fire

Wednesday’s concert at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania will be postponed to a later date, Vrionis said, and more details will be posted via Live Nation.

The artist famed for classics as Evil Ways, Black Magic Woman and Oye Como Va is in the middle of the Miraculous Supernatural 2022 tour with Earth, Wind & Fire. There are 19 dates remaining on the tour, which is scheduled to end August 27 in Tampa, Florida.

He is slated to restart his House of Blues Las Vegas residency September 14, and will play multiple dates that month, prior to a two-week stretch in November.

Journalist Jo-Ann Barnas shared her account of the incident in a series of tweets

Santana canceled a series of concerts in Las Vegas last December after he underwent a procedure after suffering from chest pains.

He later explained the course of events in a video clip on Twitter.

‘Last Saturday, I had an incident where I asked my wife, Cindy, to take me to the hospital ’cause I had this thing happening in my chest,’ Santana said. ‘So when we went there, we found out that I needed to take care of it.

‘So I am, and I’m going to be taking time off for a little bit to make sure I replenish, and I rest and I catch up with my health so that when I play for you, I will play the way I’m used to and give you 150 percent – I wouldn’t show up unless I could do that.’

Dailymail.com has reached out to Santana’s rep for comment.

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