Pine Knob crowd reacts after Carlos Santana collapses during concert
The crowd reacts after guitarist Carlos Santana collapsed onstage during a concert at Pine Knob Music Theater in Clarkston on Tuesday, July 5, 2022.
Detroit FreePress
Days after collapsing mid-performance in Michigan, rock legend Carlos Santana has postponed his Ruoff Music Center show — just minutes before he was expected to take the stage.
Santana, 74, was expected to return to the stage for the first time since collapsing onstage during a performance at Pine Knob Music Theater in Michigan Tuesday. He was briefly hospitalized this week for dehydration and heat exhaustion and postponed a performance scheduled Wednesday in Pennsylvania.
Live Nation officials told IndyStar Thursday the near-sellout at the Noblesville amphitheater was expected to proceed as planned.
Friday’s crowd was notified of the cancellation following a performance by opening act Earth, Wind & Fire. An official told fans Santana wasn’t feeling well and that their tickets would be honored for the rescheduled date, Aug 3.
While the announcement was met with a groan from the crowd, fans who spoke to IndyStar seemed unsurprised by the news.
Cheryl Ross, of Indianapolis, said: “It’s hard enough for a 20-year-old to recover from heat exhaustion in a few days, let someone alone who is 74.”
Cheri Hood, also of Indianapolis, said: “We’ll be back Aug. 3 with bells on.”
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Rory Appleton is the pop culture reporter at IndyStar. Contact him at 317-552-9044 and rappleton@indystar.com, or follow him on Twitter at @RoryDoesPhonics.