The legendary guitarist Carlos Santana suffered a frightening health scare on Tuesday that has scuttled a planned show in Texas.
The 77-year-old performer is hospitalized and under observation after becoming ill hours prior to the concert, his manager Michael Vrionis said in a statement to DailyMail.com.
Santana had been set to perform at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio as part of his Oneness Tour 2025 before his medical emergency.
‘Mr. Santana was at the [Majestic Theatre] preparing for tonight’s show when he experienced an event that was determined to be dehydration,’ Vrionis said. ‘Out of an abundance of caution and the health of Mr Santana, the decision to postpone the show was the most prudent course of action.’
Santana’s manager stressed that the guitar virtuoso–turned–hitmaker is ‘doing well and is looking forward to coming back to San Antonio soon as well as continuing his US Tour.’
The musician had a similar scare in July 2022 when he collapsed on stage at the Pine Knob Music Theatre in Clarkston, Michigan, which was later reported to be due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
The guitarist Carlos Santana, 77, suffered a health scare on Tuesday that scuttled a planned show in Texas. The performer was hospitalized now after becoming ill hours prior to the concert, his manager confirmed; seen in June in Hollywood, Florida
Satana is now under observation after he ‘experienced an event that was determined to be dehydration’ while preparing for the show at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, his manager said; pictured in 2013 in Washington, D.C.
Santana’s manager added that the San Antonio show would be rescheduled soon.
The musician’s medical issues were first reported on by TMZ.
The rock and jazz artist was reportedly taken via ambulance from the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio to a hospital.
Santana’s team is urging anyone with tickets to hold on to them for the upcoming rescheduled date.
The rocker was previously forced to cancel several concerts in Las Vegas in December of 2021 after he began suffering from chest pains.
In a video subsequently posted to Twitter, he explained that he asked his wife to take him to the ‘hospital ’cause I had this thing happening in my chest.’
Santana explained that he would be ‘taking time off for a little bit’ to recuperate after undergoing surgery for the unnamed condition.
He concluded by vowing that he would rest up so that he could ‘play the way [he was] used to’ so that he could give fans ‘150 percent.’
‘I wouldn’t show up unless I could do that,’ he said at the time.
The rock and jazz artist was reportedly taken via ambulance from the theatre to a San Antonio hospital; pictured at the Grammy Awards in LA in 2000
Santana’s manager stressed that the guitar virtuoso–turned–hitmaker is ‘doing well and is looking forward to coming back to San Antonio soon as well as continuing his US Tour’; pictured in June in Hollywood, Florida
