Carlos Santana Postpones Upcoming Vegas Residency After Suffering Fall

Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana announced that he must postpone his upcoming 2025 residency in Las Vegas after he suffered a “hard fall” and broke his finger.

The residency — which was scheduled to kick off at the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino on January 22 — has been postponed after the 77-year-old guitarist suffered an “accidental fall” at his vacation home in Hawaii, a statement on his website from Michael Vrionis, President, Universal Tone Management, read.

“I am sorry to say that Carlos was out taking a walk at his vacation home in Kauai,” Vrionis said in the statement. “He took a hard fall, and he broke his little finger on his left hand. He had to have pins inserted in the finger.”

“Unfortunately, he won’t be able to play guitar for approximately six weeks,” he added. “Doctors do say that he will recuperate fully. Carlos is doing well and is anxious to be back on stage soon. He just needs to heal.”

“Santana profoundly regrets these postponements of his upcoming performances, but accidents happen, and his health is our number one concern,” the statement continued. “He is looking forward to seeing all of his fans very soon.”

The Vegas residency is now scheduled to start again May 14 with the postponed dates from the first part of the 2025 residency to be announced at a later time, Variety noted.

According to his website, the other dates scheduled as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist’s “Oneness Tour” are still set to happen, with the U.S. part of the tour still scheduled to kick off in “Highland, CA at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel on April 16,” making stops in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Nashville.

The Europe and U.K. portion of the tour is still currently set to begin on June 9 in “Lodz, Poland with stops throughout Europe and the UK, ending in Copenhagen, Denmark on August 11,” it added. Tickets went on sale in December. The entire list of tour dates can be found here.

In 2022, Santana made headlines after he was forced to cancel and postpone several shows following his sudden collapse on stage during a show in Michigan, after reportedly suffering from a “serious medical issue,” as The Daily Wire previously reported.

The performer’s rep later announced that several dates would be rescheduled “out of an abundance of caution for [his] health” and said he just needs rest and to recuperate fully. The legendary rocker resumed his tour weeks later.

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