Carlos Santana collapses mid-concert from heat exhaustion, dehydration
CLARKSTON, Mich. – Music icon Carlos Santana is recovering after he collapsed Tuesday night during a concert in Michigan, his representatives said.
According to the Detroit Free Press and WDIV-TV, the incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. during the Grammy Award-winning guitarist’s performance at the outdoor Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston. Videos from the scene showed concerned fans looking on as medical crews rushed onstage to assist the 74-year-old. He was then taken to an area hospital, the Free Press reported.
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In a midnight statement posted on the artist’s official Facebook page, Santana’s team said he suffered “heat exhaustion and dehydration” during the show.
“Carlos was taken to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston for observation and is doing well,” read the post.
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Minutes later, Santana thanked fans for their prayers in a separate post, adding that he is “taking it easy.”
“Forgot to eat and drink water, so I [became] dehydrated and passed out,” the post read. “Blessings and miracles to you all.”
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Santana’s next scheduled concert, slated for Wednesday night in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, will be postponed, according to his manager, Michael Vrionis.
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1982: Carlos Santana performs a mixture of his music dating back to the 1960s during the US Festival near San Bernardino, California, on Saturday, Sept. 4, 1982.
1986: Carlos Santana performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 1, 1986. He joined other artists for the anti-drug themed concert.
1987: Rock guitarist Carlos Santana is shown at a news conference in Moscow speaking about his upcoming concert at which he will perform with Soviet and American musicians July 2, 1987.
1988: Rock guitarist Carlos Santana performs for a crowd of an estimated 1,000 inmates in the recreation yard of San Quentin prison, San Quentin, Calif., Dec. 10, 1988.
1989: Rock guitarist Carlos Santana performs during the 12th annual Bay Area Musicians Awards in San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 26, 1989. Santana received an award as Bay Area Musician of the Year.
1990: Rock guitarist Carlos Santana poses in New York City on Aug. 13, 1990.
1991: Rock guitarist Carlos Santana, center, performs with Cesar Rosas, guitarist with rock group Lobo Los, during a tribute concert to legendary rock promoter Bill Graham at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, Ca., Sunday, Nov. 3, 1991.
1999: Rock guitarist Carlos Santana poses in New York City on May 17, 1999.
2003: Carlos Santana and Beyonce Knowles entertain prior to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers meeting the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003.
2004: Musician Carlos Santana rehearses his performance with Los Lonely Boys for the fifth annual Latin Grammy Awards on August 31, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
2005: Musician Carlos Santana performs onstage at the 2005 World Music Awards at the Kodak Theatre on August 31, 2005, in Hollywood, California.
2009: President of Sceno Plus Patrick Berge, President and co-CEO of AEG Live/Concerts West John Meglen, Recording artist Carlos Santana, Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and President of Morgans Hotel Group, Las Vegas and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Randy Kwasniewski appear outside The Joint inside the Hard Rock to celebrate the new $60 million concert venue’s completion April 14, 2009, in Las Vegas.
2012: Promoter and co-founder of the original Woodstock Music & Art Fair Michael Lang, actor and House of Blues co-founder Dan Aykroyd, recording artist Carlos Santana, President and Chief Operating Officer of Mandalay Bay Chuck Bowling and CEO of Casa Noble Tequila Jose "Pepe" Hermosillo share a toast at the House of Blues inside the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino during a mud ceremony May 4, 2012, in Las Vegas.
2013: Kennedy Center Honorees Shirley MacLaine and Carlos Santana attend the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors on December 8, 2013, in Washington, D.C.
2013: Mexican and American musician Carlos Santana, right, performs with a band of mariachis in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico, Saturday Dec. 14, 2013.
2014: Recording artists Pitbull (left) and Carlos Santana perform onstage during the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on November 20, 2014, in Las Vegas.
2015: Drummer Cindy Blackman (left) and her husband, recording artist Carlos Santana, leave a funeral for blues musician B.B. King at Palm Downtown Mortuary & Cemetery on May 23, 2015, in Las Vegas.
2016: Recording artists Sergio Vallin, Juan Calleros, Alex Gonzalez, Carlos Santana and Fher Olvera attend a ceremony honoring Maná with the 2,573rd Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 10, 2016, in Hollywood, California.
2017: Ralph Johnson, Cindy Blackman, Carlos Santana and Verdine White attend the Apple Music Los Angeles Premiere of "Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives" at Pacific Design Center on September 26, 2017, in West Hollywood, California.
2018: Carlos Santana performs the national anthem prior to Game 2 of the 2018 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at ORACLE Arena on June 3, 2018, in Oakland, California.
2019: Recording artist Carlos Santana poses during a listening event for his upcoming album "Africa Speaks" featuring singer Buika at the House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on May 14, 2019, in Las Vegas.
2020: Carlos Santana performs onstage during the Pre-Grammy Gala and Grammy Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Sean "Diddy" Combs on January 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, California.
