Grammy award-winning artist and longtime Bay Area resident, Carlos Santana, collapsed on stage during a concert last week in Michigan due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
He was taken to the emergency department for observation and he is now doing well, his manager Michael Vrionis said. He is recovering and will miss at least one show on his tour.
According to multiple reports from the scene, Santana collapsed onstage at Pine Knob Music Theatre, an outdoor amphitheater in Clarkston, some 40 miles northwest of Detroit.
The 74-year-old artist is on the road for his Miraculous Supernatural 2022 Tour: Santana + Earth, Wind & Fire, in support of his 26th and latest studio album, 2021’s Blessings and Miracles, his first through a deal with BMG.
His scheduled performance on Wednesday evening at The Pavilion at Star Lake in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania was rescheduled for August 4 and tickets will be honored for the new date.
Santana is considered one of the finest guitar players of all time. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammys. In 1999, he tied Michael Jackson’s record for the most Grammys won in one night (eight). The two artists still share that record.
Santana’s recognitions include the Billboard Century Award (1996), Billboard Latin Music Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honor (2009), and the Kennedy Center Honors (2013). In 1998, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998).
