Carlos Santana Postpones San Antonio Concert After Collapsing During Soundcheck, Tests Positive for COVID: Update

Carlos Santana postponed a planned show in San Antonio, TX on Tuesday night (April 22) after being rushed to a local hospital. Santana, 77, was booked to play the Majestic Theatre in the Texas town, but reportedly fell ill during soundcheck as a result of dehydration. According to a statement from the venue, manager Michael Vrionis said the guitarist was taken to a San Antonio hospital for observation.

“It is with profound disappointment that I have to inform you all that tonight’s show in San Antonio has been postponed,” Vrionis said in a statement. “Mr. Santana was at the venue (Majestic Theater) preparing for tonight’s show when he experienced an event that was determined to be dehydration. 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. He is doing well and is looking forward to coming back to San Antonio soon as well as continuing his US Tour.”

Santana is in the midst of his 2025 Oneness tour and Vrionis said the San Antonio show will be rescheduled “soon,” with ticketholders encouraged to hold on to their tickets for the make-up date.

At press time Santana was slated to perform at the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land in Sugar Land, TX on Wednesday (April 23), as well as Lucas Oil Live at WinStar in Thackerville, OK on Friday (April 25) and the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, OK on Saturday (April 26). Following a show on Tuesday (April 29) in Nashville, Santana is slated to take the tour overseas for a summer European run of shows. It was unknown at press time if Tuesday’s incident will impact the upcoming shows on the tour that launched in Highland, CA on April 16.

In 2022, Santana cancelled a run of six shows after he collapsed on stage in Detroit due to what Vrinois said at the time was heat exhaustion. The rock icon also cancelled a 2021 slate of December shows due to an “unscheduled heart procedure.”

UPDATE: Later today (April 23), Santana’s representative issued an update: “Santana is postponing his Oneness Tour 2025 show at Smart Financial Center, tonight (Wednesday, April 23, 2025) in Sugar Land, Texas. Mr. Santana has tested positive for Covid and is resting at his hotel. Michael Vrionis, manager, said, “As some of you are aware, we postponed last night’s show in San Antonio. Unfortunately, out of an abundance of caution, the decision was made to also postpone this evening’s show in Sugar Land. Carlos experienced dehydration yesterday, and has since tested positive for Covid. I am happy to report that Carlos is doing well and will be back on his US Tour this Friday in Thackerville, OK. We appreciate everyone’s well wishes and concern. Carlos is looking forward to seeing you all very soon.” Please hang onto your tickets – we will advise on the rescheduled show date as soon as possible.”

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