Carlos Santana ‘doing well’ after passing out from heat exhaustion latest update 7July2022

 

Carlos Santana 'doing well' after fainting from heat exhaustion and being rushed to hospital

    latest update 7July2022

Carlos Santana is "doing well" after fainting from heat exhaustion during a concert this week.

The 74-year-old music legend was performing at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan on Tuesday (05.07.22) as part of his Miraculous Supernatural tour when he passed out on stage.

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Santana, 74, was “doing well” Wednesday after being taken from his show at Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, some 40 miles northwest of Detroit, to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston for observation Tuesday night, manager Michael Vrionis in a statement.

“Just taking it easy,” the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer posted to Facebook just after midnight. “Forgot to eat and drink water so I dehydrated and passed out. Blessings and miracles to you all.”

Santana was released during the night from the hospital.

It was not immediately known when Santana would resume his tour, although Wednesday’s show at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, has been postponed. He and his band have been touring with Earth, Wind & Fire.

The tour has 21 dates left through late August before Santana — the artist behind such hits as Oye Como Va and Black Magic Woman — is scheduled to head back to Las Vegas for his residency at the House of Blues.

In December, Santana canceled a number of performances in Las Vegas after he underwent an unspecified heart procedure. He and members of his band also tested positive for Covid-19 in February, canceling some dates.

Carlos Santana is recovering after he passed out on stage Tuesday night.

The musician, 74, “was taken to the emergency department at McLaren Clarkston [in Michigan] for observation and is doing well,” his rep told Page Six in a statement on Wednesday, noting that he was “overtaken by heat exhaustion and dehydration.”

The Grammy winner was performing at the Pine Knob Music Theatre when he collapsed. He was then wheeled away on a stretcher, waving to fans as he exited. 

Santana has since postponed his upcoming show in Pennsylvania.





Santana has been on a tour this year with soul funk band Earth, Wind & Fire, which began less than a month ago and is scheduled to run through August.

There is no word on what caused this, but last year, he did undergo an “unscheduled heart procedure,” that was serious enough to cancel his December 2021 shows during his residency at the Las Vegas House of Blues. 

He commented on the situation stating, “I’m going to be taking time off for a little bit to make sure that I replenish and rest,” Santana said in a video message, in which he revealed that he went to the hospital on Saturday after experiencing chest discomfort.”

A video of the incident surfaced on social media where multiple concert goers posted video of the musician collapsing onstage at the Pine Knob Music Theater. He was back on his feet quickly, though as he can be seen still waving to fans as he was escorted offstage on a hospital gurney, and then the show was swiftly canceled.