List of Santana live performances (1960s–1970s)


is an American rock band, formed in 1966 by the Mexican American guitarist Carlos Santana, which has performed for five decades.
The group's first concert tours were North America, with performances in Europe, where they performed at small and medium-size venues and rock festivals. Following a lineup change in early 1972, they toured the world from 1972 to 1973. During this tour, the band performed at arenas and theaters, while doing several concerts in South America, one of the first tours of the continent by a major American rock act. After a North American tour in 1974, the last remaining members of the group from their famous lineup, Michael Shrieve and José Areas, quit the group, and the band underwent multiple lineup changes during the following years. In the 1970s to the 1980s, the band played at arenas, but mostly theaters and seldom music festivals.
In the 1990s, the group lost their recording contract, but they continued to tour extensively throughout the decade, mostly playing at theaters and amphitheaters. However, the band ended the decade with the Supernatural Tour, a vehicle for their popular 1999 album Supernatural. The 177–date tour was a success with audiences and critics, and the group continued to perform within the 2000s. In the third quarter of 2010, Carlos Santana proposed to drummer Cindy Blackman after her solo on the song "Corazón Espinado", and she became an official member of the band in 2016. The group continues to tour the world to this day.

1967-68 performances (1967–1968)

, then known as the Santana Blues Band, performed in 1967 and 1968 in many line-ups throughout the West Coast of the United States.

History

In January 1967, Carlos Santana was offered a slot by Bill Graham as an opener for an upcoming show at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium after Graham was impressed with Santana's performance with Paul Butterfield at the same venue in late January. In February 1967, his group, the Santana Blues Band, was officially formed when guitarist Tom Fraser invited Carlos Santana to jam with his friend Gregg Rolie, after seeing Santana play with Butterfield at the Fillmore. The band's first performance was on March 1, 1967 at The Ark club located inside a converted ferry boat in Sausalito, California. At the second show on March 17 at the Winchester Cathedral in Redwood City, California, the band was paid $75 for their performance, and allegedly, future drummer Michael Shrieve was in the audience at that show.
After a hiatus due to Santana being treated for tuberculosis, the group opened for the Who at the Fillmore on June 16 and 17, 1967, but the band was blacklisted from performing at the venue due to players Sergio "Gus" Rodriguez and Danny Haro showing up late for the gig on the 17th. In July, manager Stan Marcum made Santana remove Rodriguez and Haro from the band, and Haro was replaced by Bob Wehr for one performance at the Grant & Green jazz bar, where David Brown was asked to join after the performance. The band will later open for the Who in 1982. In November 1967, the band changed their name to Santana.

Live releases

Live material from these performances has appeared on the following:
The group's set list usually consisted of covers of Latin music and blues songs, such as Willie Bobo's "Fried Neckbones and Some Homefries" and Chico Hamilton's "Conquistadore Rides Again." The set list of the live album Live at the Fillmore 1968 consists of the following:
  1. "Jingo"
  2. "Persuasion"
  3. "Treat"
  4. "Chunk a Funk"
  5. "Fried Neckbones and Some Homefries"
  6. "Conquistadore Rides Again"
  7. "Soul Sacrifice"
  8. "As the Years Go Passing By"
  9. "Freeway"

    Performance dates

Santana Tour (1969–1970)

The Santana Tour was the first concert tour by the American rock band Santana, promoting their self-titled debut album.

History

1969 marked the first year Santana entered the mainstream, thanks to the group's appearance at the Woodstock festival, where drummer Michael Shrieve, aged 20, was one of the youngest musicians to play at the festival, and the success of their self-titled debut album. They performed nearly non-stop in the United States during that year, appearing at several large music festivals such as the Texas International Pop Festival and the Altamont Speedway Free Festival. During that year, the group's lineup was finalized, Carlos Santana on guitar, percussion, and vocals, David Brown on bass guitar, Gregg Rolie on Hammond organ and lead vocals, Michael Carabello on congas, José Areas on timbales, congas, and trumpet, and Shrieve on drums. In 1970, the group toured Europe and they played in Canada for the first time.

Live releases

Live material from this tour has appeared on a number of different releases:

January 1969–April 1970: North American tour

Known as the Santana Blues Band up around March 1969, the band performed extensively during this tour, playing at mostly high schools, colleges, clubs, small music venues, fairgrounds, and large rock festivals such as Woodstock throughout. The tour began at January 10, 1969 at The TNT in Olympic Valley, California and ended on April 12, 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City. A typical set list from 1969 was as follows.
  1. "Waiting"
  2. "Evil Ways"
  3. "Savor"
  4. "Treat"
  5. "You Just Don't Care"
  6. "Jin-go-lo-ba"
  7. "Persuasion"
  8. "Soul Sacrifice"
A typical set list from 1970 was as follows :
  1. "Se Acabó"
  2. "Black Magic Woman"
  3. "Gypsy Queen"
  4. "Savor"
  5. "Jin-go-lo-ba"
  6. "Oye Como Va"
  7. "Hope You're Feeling Better"
  8. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  9. "Evil Ways"
  10. "Persuasion"
  11. "Soul Sacrifice"
  12. "Treat"

    April 1970: One show in England

On April 18, 1970, the band did one show in England for The Sound of the Seventies festival at the Royal Albert Hall in London, their first show in Europe and their first show outside North America. These are the songs known to have been performed there are :
  1. "Se Acabó"
  2. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  3. "Black Magic Woman"
  4. "Gypsy Queen"
  5. "Gumbo"
  6. "Soul Sacrifice"

    April–June 1970: Second North American tour

A short North American tour followed the gig in England, lasting from April 24, 1970 at the Memorial Hall in Allentown, Pennsylvania and ending on June 13, 1970 at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York. Taken from the show on May 22 at the Waikiki Shell in Honolulu, a typical set list from this tour was as follows :
  1. "Se Acabó"
  2. "Black Magic Woman"
  3. "Gypsy Queen"
  4. "Savor"
  5. "Jin-go-lo-ba"
  6. "Oye Como Va"
  7. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  8. "Evil Ways"
  9. "Treat"
  10. "Gumbo"
  11. "Waiting"
  12. "Hope You're Feeling Better"
  13. "Conquistadore Rides Again"

    June 1970: European tour

The group embarked on a short, 8-date European tour in June 1970, which commenced on June 16, 1970 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England and concluded on June 28, 1970 at the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music at the Royal Bath and West Showground in Shepton Mallet, England. This set list is representative of the show on June 28. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
All songs written by the members of Santana unless specified otherwise.
  1. "Se Acabó"
  2. "Black Magic Woman"
  3. "Gypsy Queen"
  4. "Savor"
  5. "Jin-go-lo-ba"
  6. "Oye Como Va"
  7. "Incident at Neshabur"
  8. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  9. "Evil Ways"
  10. "Persuasion"
  11. "Soul Sacrifice"
  12. "Gumbo"

    Tour dates

North American leg (January 10, 1969 – April 12, 1970)

U.K. show (April 18, 1970)

North American leg (April 24 – June 13, 1970)

European leg (June 16–28, 1970)

Abraxas Tour (1970–1971)

The Abraxas Tour was the second concert tour by American rock band Santana.

History

This tour was the first of two to feature guitarist Neal Schon. Schon joined the group in December 1970 after declining an invitation to be a part of Derek and the Dominos. The band now boasted a powerful dual-lead-guitar act that gave their music a tougher sound. In January 1971, drugs were becoming a problem in the group, so Carlos Santana spoke to Michael Carabello about this problem, but it will be a long time before they fixed the problem. Around the same time, José Areas was stricken with a near-fatal brain hemorrhage, and Santana hoped to continue by finding a temporary replacement, while others in the band, especially Michael Carabello, felt it was wrong to perform publicly without Areas. Cliques formed, and the band started to disintegrate. In March 1971, Coke Escovedo joined the group, and these problems plagued the group into the start of the next tour.

Live releases

Live material from this tour has appeared on a number of different releases:
Billboard described one of the band's shows on August 10, 1970 at the Fillmore East in New York City as "exciting."

Tour band

This is a usual set list of the group's concerts in 1970 :
All songs written by the members of Santana unless otherwise specified.
  1. "Batuka"
  2. "Se Acabó"
  3. "Black Magic Woman"
  4. "Gypsy Queen"
  5. "Oye Como Va"
  6. "Incident at Neshabur"
  7. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  8. "Evil Ways"
  9. "Hope You're Feeling Better"
  10. "Treat"
  11. "Savor"
  12. "Jin-go-lo-ba"
  13. "Gumbo"
  14. "Persuasion"
This is an average set list of the group's performances in 1971 :
  1. "Waiting"
  2. "Ballin'"
  3. "Black Magic Woman"
  4. "Gypsy Queen"
  5. "Oye Como Va"
  6. "Samba Pa Ti"
  7. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  8. "Evil Ways"
  9. "Incident at Neshabur"
  10. "Jungle Strut"
  11. "Everybody's Everything"
  12. "Gumbo"
  13. "Black Magic Woman "
  14. "Oye Como Va "
  15. "Guajira"

    Tour dates

North American leg (August 4, 1970 – January 1, 1971)

Ghanaian show (March 6, 1971)

U.S. leg (March 20 – April 3, 1971)

European leg (April 14 – May 9, 1971)

Santana III Tour (1971)

The Santana III Tour was the third concert tour by American rock band Santana in 1971, supporting their album Santana, commonly known as Santana III.

History

This tour was a rather unfavorable one for Santana. Due to David Brown's severe heroin use, he was replaced by Tom Rutley in August. In late September, due to an argument, the group toured without Carlos Santana, which Santana dismissed the group minis him as a "Santana tribute." In mid-October, Santana returned to the band, and Michael Carabello was taken out of the group. Santana returned because during a series of shows in New York City, the group was booed because Santana wasn't playing with them. An audience member from one of these shows, Mingo Lewis was chosen to play with the group in the meantime.
A South American tour was cut short in Lima, Peru in December. The group was supposed to perform on December 11 at the Estadio Universidad Nacional Mayor San Marcos in Lima, but they were deported back to the United States due to student protests against U.S. governmental policies. Even if around five million soles were sold in tickets, the concert was cancelled and its cancellation was announced on December 10 by the Minister of the Interior.

Live releases

Live material from this tour that has seen release all comes from the group's performance at the Fillmore West in San Francisco on July 4 and has appeared on the following:
This is a usual set list of this tour :
  1. "Batuka"
  2. "No One to Depend On"
  3. "Taboo"
  4. "Se Acabó"
  5. "Waiting"
  6. "Incident at Neshabur"
  7. "Black Magic Woman"
  8. "Gypsy Queen"
  9. "Oye Como Va"
  10. "In a Silent Way"
  11. "Marbles"
  12. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  13. "Evil Ways"
  14. "Para los Rumberos"
  15. "Soul Sacrifice"

    Tour dates

U.S. leg (June 10 – September 18)

Brazilian show (September 24)

North American leg (September 28 – December 6)

Canceled South American leg (December 11)

Box office score data

Caravanserai Tour (1972–1973)

The Caravanserai Tour was a series of performances by American Latin rock band Santana in support of their album Caravanserai during 1972 and 1973. It started on September 4, 1972, at the Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival in Griffin, Indiana, and ended on October 21, 1973 at Ginasio Municipal Novo in Brasília, Brazil. This tour could be considered to be the group's most eclectic tour at this point, as the band did concerts at every continent except Africa and Antarctica, including one of the first, if not the first, tours of Latin America by a major American rock act.
The tour was the first and only tour to feature the group's second lineup, "The New Santana Band", consisting of guitarist Carlos Santana, percussionists Armando Peraza and José Areas, bassist Doug Rauch, drummer Michael Shrieve, and Tom Coster and Richard Kermode on keyboards. The group often performed material from Caravanserai along with other improvisations and covers.
Some concerts were recorded and filmed and released as albums and films. The shows on July 3 and 4, 1973 at the Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan in Osaka, Japan were released as the triple vinyl LP Lotus. Select concerts during the tour's Latin American portion were filmed and incorporated into the documentary, Santana en Colores.

Welcome Tour (1973–1974)

The Welcome Tour was a concert tour by Santana promoting their album, Welcome. The tour began on November 13, 1973 at Colston Hall in Bristol, England and ended on October 29, 1974 at the William P. Cole, Jr. Student Activities Building in College Park, Maryland.

Borboletta Tour (1974–1975)

The Borboletta Tour was the sixth concert tour by American rock band Santana in 1974 and 1975 in support of their album Borboletta.

History

After a performance in Honolulu, Hawaii, Santana toured Japan in November–December 1974. After the conclusion of the Japanese tour, the group performed extensively in North America from March to September 1975 with Eric Clapton and his band. Then, the band toured with Earth, Wind & Fire in Europe. The European tour is notable as the group played two shows in Yugoslavia on October 4 and 5, 1975, their first performances behind the Iron Curtain.
The singer of the opening act for the show at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on April 11, 1975, Alex Ligertwood of Tone, influenced Carlos Santana to enroll him into Santana in 1979 because he was enamored by his performance.

Tour band

November–December 1974: Asian tour

After a show in Hawaii, the group embarked on 16-date tour of Japan, starting on November 23, 1974 at Kanazawa City Tourism Center in Kanazawa, and ending on December 14, 1974 in Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium in Fukuoka. This is a usual set list for this leg :
  1. "Going Home"
  2. "A-1 Funk"
  3. "Every Step of the Way"
  4. "Black Magic Woman"
  5. "Gypsy Queen"
  6. "Oye Como Va"
  7. "Mirage"
  8. "Just in Time to See the Sun"
  9. "Bambele"
  10. "Xibaba "
  11. "Give and Take"
  12. "Incident at Neshabur"
  13. "Soul Sacrifice"
  14. "Samba Pa Ti"
  15. "Savor"
  16. "Toussaint L'Ouverture"

    March–September 1975: First North American tour

This tour began on March 23, 1975 with a benefit concert for the San Francisco school system at Kezar Stadium before at least 60,000 people, and stopped on September 1, 1975 at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California. A common set list for this tour was as follows :
  1. "Incident at Neshabur"
  2. "Black Magic Woman"
  3. "Gypsy Queen"
  4. "Oye Como Va"
  5. "Let the Music Set You Free"
  6. "Time Waits for No One"
  7. "Give and Take"
  8. "Samba Pa Ti"
  9. "Mirage"
  10. "Savor"
  11. "Toussaint L'Ouverture"
  12. "Soul Sacrifice"

    September–October 1975: European tour

This tour lasted from September 5, 1975 at the Birmingham Hippodrome in Birmingham, England to October 13, 1975 at the Pavillon de Paris in Paris, France. The most complete set list of this leg is from September 14 at the Manchester Apollo in Manchester, England.
  1. "Incident at Neshabur"
  2. "Black Magic Woman"
  3. "Gypsy Queen"
  4. "Oye Como Va"
  5. "Let the Music Set You Free"
  6. "Time Waits for No One"
  7. "Samba Pa Ti"
  8. "Savor"
  9. "Toussaint L'Ouverture"
  10. "Soul Sacrifice"

    November–December 1975: Second North American tour

This brief tour of the United States commenced on November 14, 1975 at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom and concluded on December 31, 1975 at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California. The only set list of this tour available is the New Year's Eve gig.
  1. "Incident at Neshabur"
  2. "Black Magic Woman"
  3. "Gypsy Queen"
  4. "Oye Como Va"
  5. "Tell Me Are You Tired"
  6. "Time Waits for No One"
  7. "Samba Pa Ti"
  8. "Give and Take"
  9. "Savor"
  10. "Toussaint L'Ouverture"
  11. "Let Me"
  12. "Soul Sacrifice"

    Tour dates

North American show (November 16, 1974)

Japanese leg (November 23 – December 14, 1974)

North American leg (March 23 – September 1, 1975)

European leg (September 5 – October 13, 1975)

U.S. leg (November 14 – December 31, 1975)

Pacific Tour '76 (1976)

Santana Pacific Tour '76 was the seventh concert tour of countries bordering the Pacific Ocean in February and March 1976 by Santana.

Overview

This was a short, five-week tour of countries located in the Southern Hemisphere. It consisted of a tour of Australia and New Zealand and a tour of Japan. The tour began on 1 February 1976 with a performance at Carlaw Park in Auckland, New Zealand and ended on 17 March 1976 with a concert at Tsukisamu Dome in Sapporo, Japan. The Oceanic concerts were promoted by Paul Dainty Corporation, while the Japanese shows were promoted by Udo Concerts.

Tour band

This is an average set list of this tour:
  1. "Incident at Neshabur"
  2. "Black Magic Woman"
  3. "Gypsy Queen"
  4. "Oye Como Va"
  5. "Let It Shine"
  6. "Europa "
  7. "Dance Sister Dance "
  8. "Give and Take"
  9. "Samba Pa Ti"
  10. "Savor"
  11. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  12. "Let Me"
  13. "Soul Sacrifice"

    Tour dates

Oceanic leg (February 1–17)

Japanese leg (February 20 – March 17)

Amigos Tour (1976)

The Amigos Tour was the eighth concert tour by Santana supporting their album Amigos.

History

The band spent most of 1976 supporting Amigos by embarking on a tour of the United States and Canada followed by a series of concerts in Europe, with the group finishing the year with a New Year's Eve concert at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom. Lineup changes were frequent during this tour: David Brown left and he was replaced by Bryon Miller. However, Miller was replaced by Pablo Tellez around the same time as Leon "Ndugu" Chancler was replaced by Gaylord Birch. Armando Peraza was replaced by Raul Rekow and José "Chepito" Areas. Finally, Birch was replaced by Graham Lear, and Greg Walker was replaced by Luther Rabb for the European tour. The only consistent members of the entire tour were Tom Coster and Carlos Santana.

Reception

In a review of the band's show at New York City's Beacon Theatre on May 7, 1976, music critic John Rockwell described the concert as "unsuccessful." He stated that the gig had a poor sound system, and the music played at the performance was "faceless, Latin‐flavored jazz rock." On the hand, Robert Ford Jr. gave the concert a more positive review in Billboard.

Live releases

Live material from this tour has appeared on the following releases:

March–August: North American tour

This tour began with a performance on March 20 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona intended for the filming of A Star Is Born, and concluded with a gig on August 25 at the Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park's Wollman Rink. Here is a typical set list for this leg :
  1. "Black Magic Woman"
  2. "Gypsy Queen"
  3. "Dance Sister Dance "
  4. "Europa "
  5. "Let It Shine"
  6. "Oye Como Va"
  7. "Samba Pa Ti"
  8. "Savor"
  9. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  10. "Let Me"
  11. "Soul Sacrifice"
  12. "Incident at Neshabur"
  13. "Evil Ways"

    November–December: European tour

This tour started on November 5 at Empire Pool in London, England, and ended on December 16 at an unknown venue in Lugano, Switzerland. Here is a typical set list for this leg :
  1. "Carnaval"
  2. "Let the Children Play"
  3. "Jugando"
  4. "Black Magic Woman"
  5. "Gypsy Queen"
  6. "Dance Sister Dance "
  7. "Samba Pa Ti"
  8. "Savor"
  9. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  10. "Revelations"
  11. "Incident at Neshabur"
  12. "Oye Como Va"
  13. "Let the Music Set You Free"
  14. "María Caracóles"
  15. "Europa "
  16. "Soul Sacrifice"

    Tour dates

North American leg (March 20 – August 25)

European leg (November 5 – December 16)

U.S. show (December 31)

Box office score data

Festivál Tour (1977)

The Festivál Tour was the ninth concert tour by Santana supporting their album Festivál.

History

Following the release of Festivál in January 1977, the group embarked on a tour of North America, followed by a 17-date European tour. Lineup changes weren't as common as the last tour, but some members came and went throughout this tour. Greg Walker came back, replacing Luther Rabb in January, and bassist David Margen and percussionist Pete Escovedo took over from Pablo Tellez and José "Chepito" Areas respectively in June. During the tour, Carlos Santana cancelled shows to reconcile with his wife Deborah. Bill Graham booked the band to perform at New York City's Radio City Music Hall during this tour, but the concerts were cancelled when Santana told Graham he needed time to settle with his wife. A show in Milan, Italy at Velodromo Vigorelli on September 14, 1977 was interrupted by leftist protesters in the beginning.

Live releases

Live material from this tour has appeared on the following releases:
The concert on January 30, 1977 at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach, California was praised by Billboard.

Typical set lists

January–July: North American tour

This leg began with a concert on January 25 at Robertson Gymnasium in Santa Barbara, California, and ended with a performance on July 9 at Seattle's Seattle Center Coliseum. Here is a typical set list for this leg :
  1. "Carnaval"
  2. "Let the Children Play"
  3. "Jugando"
  4. "Black Magic Woman"
  5. "Gypsy Queen"
  6. "Dance Sister Dance "
  7. "Europa "
  8. "Oye Como Va"
  9. "Incident at Neshabur"
  10. "Let Me"
  11. "Give Me Love"
  12. "Savor"
  13. "Conga Solo"
  14. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  15. "Soul Sacrifice"
  16. "Revelations"
  17. "María Caracóles"
  18. "Samba Pa Ti"
  19. "Let the Music Set You Free"
  20. "Transcendance"

    August–September: European tour

This leg started on August 19 at Plaza de toros de las Arenas in Barcelona, Spain and ended on September 14 at Velodromo Vigorelli in Milan, Italy. Here is a typical set list for this leg :
  1. "El Morocco"
  2. "Let the Children Play"
  3. "Jugando"
  4. "Black Magic Woman"
  5. "Gypsy Queen"
  6. "Dance Sister Dance "
  7. "Europa "
  8. "I'll Be Waiting"
  9. "Oye Como Va"
  10. "Samba Pa Ti"
  11. "She's Not There"
  12. "Savor"
  13. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  14. "Flor d'Luna "
  15. "Here And Now"
  16. "Soul Sacrifice"
  17. "Evil Ways"
  18. "Transcendance"

    Tour dates

North American leg (January 25 – July 9)

European leg (August 19 – September 14)

Box office score data

Moonflower Tour (1977–1978)

The Moonflower Tour was the tenth concert tour by Santana supporting the Moonflower album. The tour consisted of shows in small to mid-sized venues and rock festivals, as well as universities.

Live releases

Live material from this tour has appeared on the following releases:

November 1977: Australian shows

The band performed twice in Australia during this tour, solely as an act of the Rockarena festival, occurring on November 11, 1977 at the Sydney Showground in Sydney and November 13 at the Calder Park Raceway in Melbourne, playing to crowds of more than 43,000 and 60,000 respectively. The November 13 gig was televised, and the songs broadcast on television were:
  1. "Zulu"
  2. "Let the Children Play"
  3. "Jugando"
  4. "Black Magic Woman"
  5. "Gypsy Queen"
  6. "Dance Sister Dance "
  7. "Europa "
  8. "I'll Be Waiting"
  9. "She's Not There"
  10. "Batuka"
  11. "No One to Depend On"
  12. "Evil Ways"
  13. "Oye Como Va"
  14. "Oneness"
  15. "Savor"
  16. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  17. "Gitano"
  18. "Soul Sacrifice"

    November–December 1977: Japanese tour

Santana performed 25 concerts in Japan, starting on November 19, 1977 at Nakajima Sports Center in Sapporo and ending on December 16, 1977 at Kurashiki Civic Cultural Hall in Kurashiki. This is a usual set list for this series of concerts :
  1. "Arise Awake"
  2. "Light Versus Darkness"
  3. "Jim Jeannie"
  4. "Transformation Day"
  5. "Victory"
  6. "Incident at Neshabur"
  7. "Zulu"
  8. "Let the Children Play"
  9. "Jugando"
  10. "Black Magic Woman"
  11. "Gypsy Queen"
  12. "Dance Sister Dance "
  13. "Europa "
  14. "The River"
  15. "Batuka"
  16. "No One to Depend On"
  17. "Evil Ways"
  18. "Oye Como Va"
  19. "I'll Be Waiting"
  20. "She's Not There"
  21. "Savor"
  22. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  23. "Flor d'Luna "
  24. "Guajira"
  25. "Soul Sacrifice"
  26. "Solamente una vez"
  27. "Gitano"
  28. "Concierto de Aranjuez"
  29. "Oneness"
  30. "Dawn"
  31. "Transcendance"
  32. "Samba Pa Ti"

    December 1977–October 1978: North American tour

This tour lasted from December 31, 1977 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco to October 16, 1978 at The Bottom Line in New York City. The band often performed at universities and clubs as well as large rock festivals. This set list is representative of the second show on October 16, 1978. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
  1. "Marathon"
  2. "Well All Right"
  3. "Black Magic Woman"
  4. "Gypsy Queen"
  5. "Oye Como Va"
  6. "Dance Sister Dance "
  7. "Europa "
  8. "Dealer/Spanish Rose"
  9. "Incident at Neshabur"
  10. "Victory"
  11. "Move On"
  12. "Batuka"
  13. "No One to Depend On"
  14. "One Chain "
  15. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  16. "She's Not There"
  17. "Open Invitation"
  18. "Jungle Strut"
  19. "Transcendance"
  20. "Evil Ways"

    Tour dates

U.S. leg (October 8–29, 1977)

Australian leg (November 11–13, 1977)

Japanese leg (November 19 – December 16, 1977)

North American leg (December 31, 1977 – October 16, 1978)

Box office score data

European Tour 1978 (1978)

Santana European Tour 1978 was a concert tour of Europe by Santana, supporting the just released Inner Secrets album. The opening act for all of the shows was the Devadip Orchestra, a short-lived group led by Carlos Santana. The tour started on 30 October 1978 at Wembley Arena in London, England and ended on 10 December 1978 at Marché aux Fleurs in Nice, France.

Tour band

This set list is representative of the show on 11 November. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
  1. "Marathon"
  2. "Well All Right"
  3. "Black Magic Woman"
  4. "Gypsy Queen"
  5. "Oye Como Va"
  6. "Dance Sister Dance "
  7. "Europa "
  8. "Dealer/Spanish Rose"
  9. "Victory is Won"
  10. "Move On"
  11. "Batuka"
  12. "No One to Depend On"
  13. "Life Is a Lady/Holiday"
  14. "One Chain "
  15. "Toussaint L'Overture"
  16. "She's Not There"
  17. "Open Invitation"
  18. "Well All Right "
  19. "Transcendance"
  20. "Evil Ways"

    Tour dates

The itinerary as shown inside the official Santana European Tour 1978 tour programme consisted of:
Date
CityCountryVenue
October 30LondonEnglandWembley Arena
October 31LondonEnglandWembley Arena
November 1LondonEnglandWembley Arena
November 3StaffordEnglandBingley Hall
November 4ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
November 5ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
November 7BrusselsBelgiumForest National
November 8West BerlinWest GermanyDeutschlandhalle
November 9HamburgWest GermanyCongress Centrum Hamburg
November 11GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
November 12LundSwedenOlympen
November 13OsloNorwayEkeberghallen
November 14CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Teatret
November 16BremenWest GermanyStadthalle Bremen
November 17LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen
November 18DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallen
November 19ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
November 21ViennaAustriaWiener Stadthalle
November 22PassauWest GermanyNibelungenhalle
November 24CologneWest GermanySporthalle
November 25FrankfurtWest GermanyFesthalle Messe Frankfurt
November 26SaarbrückenWest GermanySaarlandhalle
November 27StuttgartWest GermanyN/A
November 28EppelheimWest GermanyRhein-Neckar-Halle
November 30HanoverWest GermanyEilenriedehalle
December 1NurembergWest GermanyMessehalle
December 2MunichWest GermanyOlympiahalle München
December 3ColmarFranceThéâtre de Plein Air
December 4ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
December 5ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
December 6ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
December 7LyonFranceN/A
December 9BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
December 10MadridSpainN/A

While the final dates performed were:
Date
CityCountryVenue
October 30LondonEnglandWembley Arena
October 31LondonEnglandWembley Arena
November 1LondonEnglandWembley Arena
November 3StaffordEnglandBingley Hall
November 4ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
November 5ManchesterEnglandManchester Apollo
November 7BrusselsBelgiumForest National
November 8West BerlinWest GermanyDeutschlandhalle
November 9HamburgWest GermanyCongress Centrum Hamburg
November 11GothenburgSwedenScandinavium
November 12LundSwedenOlympen
November 13OsloNorwayEkeberghallen
November 14CopenhagenDenmarkFalkoner Teatret
November 15EssenWest GermanyN/A
November 16BremenWest GermanyStadthalle Bremen
November 17LeidenNetherlandsGroenoordhallen
November 18FrankfurtWest GermanyFesthalle Messe Frankfurt
November 19ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
November 20UlmWest GermanyDonauhalle Ulm
November 22DortmundWest GermanyWestfalenhallen
November 24PassauWest GermanyNibelungenhalle
November 25SindelfingenWest GermanyMessehalle
November 26SaarbrückenWest GermanySaarlandhalle
November 27BöblingenWest GermanySporthalle
November 29EppelheimWest GermanyRhein-Neckar-Halle
November 30HanoverWest GermanyRadrennbahn Messe-Sportpalast
December 1CologneWest GermanySporthalle
December 2MunichWest GermanyOlympiahalle München
December 4ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
December 5ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
December 6ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
December 7ParisFrancePavillon de Paris
December 8Saint-ÉtienneFrancePalais des Expositions
December 9BarcelonaSpainPalau dels Esports de Barcelona
December 10NiceFranceMarché aux Fleurs

North American Tour 1979 (1979)

Santana North American Tour 1979 was a North American tour by Santana, supporting their album Inner Secrets.

Tour band

The concert on February 7, 1979 at the Convention Center in Anaheim, California was described as a "technically excellent, yet, surprisingly uninspiring nine-song nearly 90-minute set."

Set list

The tour commenced on February 3 at the Paramount Theatre in Portland, Oregon and concluded on September 16, 1979 at Albuquerque Sports Stadium in Albuquerque, New Mexico. An average set list of this tour was as follows :
  1. "Marathon"
  2. "Well All Right"
  3. "All I Ever Wanted"
  4. "Black Magic Woman"
  5. "Gypsy Queen"
  6. "Hard Times" - 3:57
  7. "Europa "
  8. "Batuka"
  9. "No One to Depend On"
  10. "Savor"
  11. "Toussaint L'Ouverture"
  12. "Aqua Marine"
  13. "Lightning in the Sky"
  14. "Open Invitation"
  15. "I Want You "
  16. "Drum Solo"
  17. "Percussion Solos"
  18. "Stand Up"
  19. "Runnin"
  20. "Soul Sacrifice"
  21. "She's Not There"
  22. "Incident at Neshabur"
  23. "Transcendance"
  24. "Evil Ways"

    Tour dates

Box office score data

1979 tour of Australia, Japan and the United States (1979)

During the last quarter of 1979, American rock band Santana toured Australia, Japan and the United States in support of their album Marathon. Eddie Money toured with the group through October 28.

Live releases

Live material from this tour has appeared on the following releases:
The band's concert on November 25, 1979 at the Palladium in New York City was praised in a review for Billboard.

Typical set lists

Australian dates

The Australian tour lasted from October 1 in Apollo Stadium in Adelaide to October 10 at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney. The most complete set list is from the 8th.
  1. "Marathon"
  2. "Well All Right"
  3. "All I Ever Wanted"
  4. "Singing Winds, Crying Beasts"
  5. "Black Magic Woman"
  6. "Gypsy Queen"
  7. "Open Invitation"
  8. "Europa "
  9. "Batuka"
  10. "No One to Depend On"
  11. "You Know That I Love You"
  12. "Lightning in the Sky"
  13. "Aqua Marine"
  14. "Stand Up"
  15. "Runnin"
  16. "Soul Sacrifice"
  17. "She's Not There"
  18. "Transcendance"
  19. "I Want You "
  20. "Evil Ways"
  21. "Shake Your Moneymaker"

    Japanese performances

The band performed in Japan from October 16 at Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium in Fukuoka to October 25 at Festival Hall in Osaka. An average set list was as follows :
  1. "Marathon"
  2. "Well All Right"
  3. "All I Ever Wanted"
  4. "Tales of Kilimanjaro"
  5. "Black Magic Woman"
  6. "Gypsy Queen"
  7. "Open Invitation"
  8. "Europa "
  9. "Batuka"
  10. "No One to Depend On"
  11. "Incident at Neshabur"
  12. "Lightning in the Sky"
  13. "Aqua Marine"
  14. "Stand Up"
  15. "Runnin"
  16. "Soul Sacrifice"
  17. "She's Not There"
  18. "Transcendance"
  19. "I Want You"
  20. "Evil Ways"

    US tour

This US tour commenced on October 28 at the Aloha Stadium in Honolulu and concluded on December 2 at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta. Unusually, selections from Caravanserai were performed. An average set list was as follows :
  1. "Marathon"
  2. "Well All Right"
  3. "All I Ever Wanted"
  4. "Tales of Kilimanjaro"
  5. "Black Magic Woman"
  6. "Gypsy Queen"
  7. "Open Invitation"
  8. "Europa "
  9. "No One to Depend On"
  10. "Toussaint L'Ouverture"
  11. "Aqua Marine"
  12. "Just in Time to See the Sun"
  13. "Song of the Wind"
  14. "Lightning in the Sky"
  15. "Savor"
  16. "Jin-go-lo-ba"
  17. "Stand Up"
  18. "Runnin"
  19. "Soul Sacrifice"
  20. "Incident at Neshabur"
  21. "Oye Como Va"
  22. "She's Not There"
  23. "Transcendance"
  24. "I Want You"
  25. "Evil Ways"

    Tour dates

Australian leg (October 1–10)

Japanese leg (October 16–25)

U.S. leg (October 28 – December 2)

Box office score data