Santana Announces Vegas Residency

This means the only place you’ll be able to see Santana west of the Mississippi through 2010 is at The Joint, according to promoter AEG Live.

They’re calling the extravaganza “Supernatural Santana: A Trip Through The Hits, and it debuts on May 27.

Like those who have played Vegas residencies before Santana – Celine Dion, Elton John, Barry Manilow – only the first batch of dates has been announced. Along with May 27 opener, Santana is also playing The Joint May 28, 30-31, June 3-4, 6-7, 10-11, 13-14, August 26-27,29-30, and September 2, and 4-6. All in all, expect about 36 shows a year.

Said Carlos Santana of the first “rock residency” in Vegas:

“It is a great honor for Santana to be the first resident performer at the new Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. Because I still live the principles of the 1960s, and because I’m a hippie at heart, ‘A Trip Through The Hits’ is designed to bring everyone in the audience together as one. I invite you to join our experience – we’ll mix up a little practical spirituality with a rebel-from-the-street vibe, and with lots of incredible music. My wish is for it to be a night that will move you to dance, to cry, to laugh and to feel the totality and fullness of being alive.”

Tickets prices range from $79 to $299 and are available at the Hard Rock Hotel Box Office and Ticketmaster. For more information, visit SupernaturalSantana.com.