The Supernatural Now Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Santana, commemorating the 20th anniversary of their pivotal 1999 album Supernatural and their appearance at the Woodstock festival in 1969. The tour also supports their most recent album, Africa Speaks.

Supernatural Now Tour
Tour by Santana
Associated albumAfrica Speaks
Start dateJune 20, 2019 (2019-06-20)
End dateNovember 12, 2019 (2019-11-12)
Legs3
No. of shows33
Santana concert chronology

Overview

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The Supernatural Now Tour consisted of 33 performances across the United States and Canada.[1] The tour was announced on January 16, 2019, and each show was opened by the Doobie Brothers (with the exception of the final show).[1] During the tour, the group headlined Bethel, New York's half-centennial celebration of Woodstock at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in August 2019.[2]

Tour band

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  • Ray Greene – lead vocals
  • Andy Vargas – lead vocals
  • Carlos Santana – lead guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Tommy Anthony – rhythm guitar, vocals
  • David K. Mathews – keyboards
  • Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
  • Cindy Blackman Santana – drums
  • Paoli Mejías – percussion
  • Karl Perazzo – timbales, percussion, vocals

Set list

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An average set list of this tour is as follows:[3]

  1. "Soul Sacrifice" (Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, David Brown, Marcus Malone)
  2. "Jin-go-lo-ba" (Babatunde Olatunji)
  3. "Evil Ways" (Clarence "Sonny" Henry)
  4. "A Love Supreme" (John Coltrane)
  5. "(Da Le) Yaleo" (Santana, Shakara Mutela, Christian Polloni)
  6. "Put Your Lights On" (Erik Schrody)
  7. "Hope You're Feeling Better" (Rolie)
  8. "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green)
  9. "Gypsy Queen" (Gábor Szabó)
  10. "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente)
  11. "Love of My Life" (Santana, Dave Matthews)
  12. "Breaking Down the Door" (Santana, Manu Chao, Concha Buika, Drew Gonsalves, Ivan Duran, Rafael de Leon)
  13. "The Game of Love" (Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels)
  14. "The Calling" (Santana, Chester D. Thompson, Freddie Stone, Linda Graham)
  15. "Maria Maria" (Santana, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis)
  16. "Foo Foo" (Yvon André, Roger Eugène, Yves Joseph, Hermann Nau, Claude Jean)
  17. "Corazón Espinado" (Fher Olvera)
  18. "Toussaint L'Overture" (José Areas, Brown, Michael Carabello, Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Santana)
Encore
  1. "Are You Ready" (Joe Chambers)
  2. "Smooth" (Itaal Shur, Rob Thomas)
  3. "Love, Peace And Happiness" (The Chambers Brothers)

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts[4]
Date
(2019)
City Country Venue Support act(s)
June 20 Irvine United States FivePoint Amphitheatre The Doobie Brothers
June 22 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion
June 23 Chula Vista North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 24 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
June 26 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
June 27 Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre
June 29 Auburn White River Amphitheatre
June 30 Ridgefield Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
July 2 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
July 3 Denver Pepsi Center
July 6 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
July 7 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 9 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater
July 11 Kansas City Sprint Center
July 12 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 3 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
August 4 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 6 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage
August 7 Cuyahoga Falls United States Blossom Music Center
August 9 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 10 Cincinnati J. Ralph Corbett Pavilion
August 11 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 13 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
August 14 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 16 Darien Center Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
August 17 Bethel Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
August 18 Holmdel Township PNC Bank Arts Center
August 20 Mansfield Xfinity Center
August 21 Hartford Xfinity Theatre
August 23 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 24 Camden BB&T Pavilion
August 25 Wantagh Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
November 12 San Francisco Chase Center War

References

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  1. ^ a b Kory Grow (January 16, 2019). "Santana Detail 'Supernatural Now' Tour to Celebrate Album, Woodstock Anniversaries". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  2. ^ Daniel Kreps (February 20, 2019). "Ringo Starr, Santana Lead Bethel Woods' 50th Anniversary of Woodstock Celebration". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  3. ^ "Santana Average Setlists of tour: Supernatural Now | setlist.fm". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
  4. ^ "Carlos Santana Plots "Supernatural Now" Tour with The Doobie Brothers". Relix. January 16, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-29.
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