Carlos Santanais recovering after he fainted from heat exhaustion while performing in Michigan on Tuesday night.
The legendary musician, 74, was on stage at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston when he passed out.
They added, “Carlos was taken to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston for observation and is doing well.”
Santana’s manager Michael Vrionis added that a show originally scheduled for Wednesday at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, has since been postponed.
Billboardreporter Gary Graff live-tweeted updates from the concert, firstwritingthat Santana had “just collapsed onstage” and was “being treated as I type.” The guitarist was removed from the stage in astretcher20 minutes later before being taken to a hospital, Grafftweeted.
Officials told Detroit’s NBC affiliateWDIVthat medical workers were onstage with Santana at 10 p.m. local time. They requested for concertgoers to pray for Santana.
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Though the audience was asked to leave around 10:30 p.m., many people stayed as they were in shock over the incident, formerDetroit Free Pressreporter Jo-Ann Barnastweeted.
A concertgoer also toldThe Detroit Newsthat Santana was performing his song “Joy,” which featuresChris Stapleton,when he collapsed.
“He was walking, playing and all of a sudden went down,” a woman named Janet Brown told the outlet.
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Santana was at the venue performing with fellow iconic artists Earth, Wind, and Fire for hisMiraculous Supernatural 2022tour. The series of shows is in promotion of his newest studio album,Blessings and Miracles,which was released last year.
The health scare comes after Santana had an “unscheduled heart procedure” last December, forcing him to cancel a number of his Las Vegas shows.
The Grammy winner addressed the situation directly in a video message posted to Twitter, explaining to fans that he underwent a procedure after experiencing chest issues.
“There have been rumors flying around here and there about this and that, so I’m here to just crystalize and make it clear,” Santana said in the video at the time. “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.”
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He continued, “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,” Santana assured his fans.
PerVariety,Santana performed for each of his rescheduled dates in January before going on tour in March.
source: people.com
