Santana Heightens ‘Global Consciousness’ With Tour In North America

Carlos Santana
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– Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana plays Cape Town Stadium in South Africa April 11.

Santana is plotting a tour to hit Mexico and the U.S. in 2019 as the guitarist celebrates 50 years since his iconic performance at Woodstock and 20 years since his Grammy-winning album Supernatural. He also has several months of residency dates lined up in Las Vegas.

The “Global Consciousness” tour opens at Vive Latino Festival 2019 in Mexico City March 17 and continues into Puebla and Guadalajara in Mexico March 19 and 21. The tour then moves to the U.S. starting at Saint Augustine Amphitheatre April 18 in St. Petersburg, Fla., and continues until April 28 in Rogers, Arkansas’ The Walmart Amp.

The residency dates are all at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Sin City. The dates are split in late January and early February, and then from mid to late May.

The run of residency dates are on sale now. The North American presales and general onsales begin on different dates.

The dates will feature lots of music from Supernatural, which had hits like “Smooth” featuring Rob Thomas and “Maria Maria” featuring Wyclef Jean. He will also pull from his extensive catalogue to celebrate his many years performing. He and several other founding members of the Santana band re-joined forces to create Santana IV in 2016. Santana and the Isley Brothers teamed up for the Power Of Peace album last year.

The “Global Consciousness” tour will also likely highlight many of Carlos’ ideas about the world, life and spirituality. Santana is prone to writing poetry on his Facebook and Twitter, a bit of which we have pasted below.

You are
MAGNIFICENT
MEANINGFUL
SIGNIFICANT
And you can make a difference in life
And in the world
Let us co join in the adventure to eradicate
Victim mentality mental slavery
Not happy unless your miserable frequency
Be conscious or your divinity consciousness
Happy Thursday
Carlos

Eres algo
MAGNÍFICO
IMPORTANTE
SIGNIFICATIVO
Y puedes hacer una diferencia en la vida
Y en el mundo
Unámonos en esta aventura para erradicar
la esclavitud mental de la mentalidad de víctima
No eres feliz hasta que tu miserable frecuencia
Es consciente de tu divina conciencia
Feliz jueves
Carlos

Santana played Europe earlier this year and reported a good number of those dates. The gig at AccorHotels Arena in Paris grossed $855,154 on 11,741 tickets. He also played eight shows at House of Blues in Vegas that moved 6,612 tickets and grossed $854,000. 

Santana’s upcoming dates are listed below:

Jan 23 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Jan 25 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Jan 26 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Jan 27 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Jan 30 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Jan 31 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Feb 01 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Feb 02 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
Mar 17 – Mexico City, MX – Vive Latino Festival 2019
Mar 19 – Puebla, MX – Acropolis Puebla
Mar 21 – Guadalajara, MX – Auditorio Telmex
Apr 18 – St. Petersburg, FL – Al Lang Stadium
Apr 19 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Event Center
Apr 20 – Saint Augustine, FL – Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
Apr 22 – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry House
Apr 24 – Alpharetta, GA – Verizon Amphitheatre
Apr 27 – Southaven, MS – Bank Plus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove
Apr 28 – Rogers, AR – The Walmart Amp
May 15 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
May 17 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
May 18 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
May 19 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
May 22 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
May 24 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
May 25 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV
May 26 – House of Blues at Mandalay Bay – Las Vegas, NV