Caravanserai Tour

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.[1]

Caravanserai Tour
Tour by Santana
Associated albumCaravanserai
Start dateSeptember 4, 1972 (1972-09-04)
End dateOctober 21, 1973 (1973-10-21)
Legs7
No. of shows90 in North America
25 in Europe
15 in Asia
12 in Oceania
12 in South America
154 in total
(155 scheduled)
Santana concert chronology

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 (1974). Select concerts during the tour's Latin American portion were filmed and incorporated into the documentary, Santana en Colores (1973).

History

On October 11, 1972, Santana released Caravanserai, a major turning point in Carlos Santana's career. The album aimed towards a more experimental jazz fusion sound, a contrast from the group's earlier releases. In the same year, Santana became interested in the jazz fusion outfit Mahavishnu Orchestra and its guitarist, John McLaughlin. Aware of Santana's interest in meditation, McLaughlin introduced Santana, and his girlfriend Deborah, to his guru, Sri Chinmoy in October. Later in the month, Chinmoy accepted the Santanas as disciples.[2] Santana was given the name Devadip, meaning "the lamp, light and eye of God" in August 1973.[3] Santana and McLaughlin recorded an album together, Love Devotion Surrender with members of Santana and the Mahavishnu Orchestra in 1973. After becoming a disciple of the guru, Santana got his hair cut short and he started to dress in white clothes.[4][5]

Some time later, Santana, having obtained legal rights to the band's name, Santana, formed a new version of the band with renowned Latin jazz percussionist Armando Peraza and Nicaraguan percussionist José Areas, Doug Rauch on bass, Michael Shrieve on drums, and Tom Coster and Richard Kermode on keyboards. Dubbed "The New Santana Band", they toured North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Oceania in support of Caravanserai, travelling in a Lockheed L-188 Electra airliner,[6] which generated a lot of buzz in Australia.[7]

At the start of the European tour of 1972, a press conference was held in the afternoon of November 4, 1972, before the concert at London's Empire Pool, where Santana answered questions about his new look and spiritual direction.[8] His devotion to Chinmoy was evident during the press conference, as a picture of Jesus was perched on top of an amplifier next to a photo of the guru during the conference.[9] The band followed this European tour with a North American tour lasting from December 1972 to June 1973.[10] During April to June 1973, the group took a break to record their fifth studio album, Welcome. This album was much more experimental than Santana's previous albums, and did not produce any hit singles. Though the tour mainly promoted Caravanserai, songs from upcoming Santana albums were played during this tour, such as tracks from Welcome: "Going Home", "Samba de Sausalito", "When I Look into Your Eyes", "Yours Is the Light", "Light of Life", "Welcome", and "Mantra".

After the conclusion of the North American tour, an Asian tour started, where the group played in Japan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.[lower-alpha 1] The tour of Asia was followed by a tour of Australia and New Zealand. Another North American tour followed, and the group subsequently toured Latin America.

The tour of Latin America in late 1973 was announced around September 22, and it generated a lot of publicity as it was one of the first, if not the first, tour of Latin America by a major American rock act.[1] When the group arrived at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala on September 26, 1973, they were received by the daughter of President Carlos Manuel Arana Osorio and they answered questions by reporters.[12] Later that day, the band did a benefit concert at Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores organized by First Lady Álida España and Vice President Eduardo Cáceres.

When the band landed at Las Mercedes Airport in Managua, Nicaragua on October 2, 1973, a swarm of fans mobbed the group when they were boarding their tour bus.[13] Percussionist José Areas, who is Nicaraguan, was given a standing ovation by the crowd.[13] Santana met up with former President Anastasio Somoza Debayle, while Areas privately traveled to León to see his family.[13] At 8 p.m. on October 3, the group did a free benefit concert for victims of the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake at Estadio Nacional Somoza.[13][14]

During October 6, 1973, at the Plaza de toros Monumental de Valencia in Valencia, Venezuela, two fans died at the concert, one man committed suicide by jumping from a tall structure located in the bullring, and a woman suffocated.[15] In Caracas, there was a riot between the concert-goers and the police over the constant marijuana usage at the performance which resulted in hundreds of fans being detained and fifteen officials injuring themselves in the fight.[15]

Tour band

Typical set lists

September–October 1972: First North American tour

A 16-date tour of North America started on September 4, 1972, at the Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival, held near Griffin, Indiana on Bull Island and ended on October 30, 1972 at the Academy of Music in New York City. This is a usual set list for this leg (actual set list taken from the October 15 Seattle show):[17]

  1. "A-1 Funk" (Carlos Santana, Tom Coster, Richard Kermode, Doug Rauch, Michael Shrieve, José Areas, Armando Peraza)
  2. "Every Step of the Way" (Shrieve)
  3. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
  4. "Look Up (To See What's Coming Down)" (Rauch, Gregg Rolie, Santana)
  5. "Just in Time to See the Sun" (Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  6. "Incident at Neshabur" (Alberto Gianquinto, Santana)
  7. "Bambele" (Areas, Peraza)
  8. "Stone Flower" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
  9. "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (Airto Moreira)
  10. "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (Joaquim Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Chick Corea)
  11. "Free Angela" (Todd Cochran)
  12. "Mantra" (Coster, Santana, Shrieve)
  13. "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  14. "Earth"
  15. "Se Acabó" (Areas)
  16. "Savor" (Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  17. "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  18. "Welcome" (John Coltrane)
  19. "La Fuente del Ritmo" (Mingo Lewis)

On the other hand, the concert on September 12, 1972 at the Keystone in Berkeley, California was very different from the usual set list, as more songs from Caravanserai were performed on this date. The set list for this performance was as follows:[18]

  1. "Eternal Caravanserai Of Reincarnation" (Tom Rutley, Neal Schon, Shrieve)
  2. "Waves Within" (Rauch, Rolie, Santana)
  3. "Look Up (To See What's Coming Down)" (Rauch, Rolie, Santana)
  4. "Just in Time to See the Sun" (Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  5. "Incident at Neshabur" (Gianquinto, Santana)
  6. "Se Acabó" (Areas)
  7. "Bambele" (Areas, Peraza)
  8. "Stone Flower" (Antônio Carlos Jobim)
  9. "Batukada" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  10. "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (Airto Moreira)
  11. "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (Joaquim Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Corea)
  12. "Free Angela" (Cochran)
  13. "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  14. "Earth"
  15. "La Fuente del Ritmo" (Lewis)
  16. "Welcome" (Coltrane)
  17. "Every Step of the Way" (Shrieve)

November–December 1972: First tour of Europe

The band started a European tour on November 4, 1972 at Empire Pool in London, England, concluding on December 5, 1972 at Philips Halle in Düsseldorf, West Germany. New additions to the set list include "Going Home", which opened every concert during the entire tour, and the instrumental "Samba Pa Ti". Here is a common set list for this leg (actual set list taken from the December 1 Rotterdam gig):[19]

  1. "Going Home" (Anton Dvorák; arranged by Alice Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  2. "A-1 Funk" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  3. "Every Step of the Way" (Shrieve)
  4. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
  5. "Look Up (To See What's Coming Down)" (Rauch, Rolie, Santana)
  6. "Just in Time to See the Sun" (Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  7. "Incident at Neshabur" (Gianquinto, Santana)
  8. "Bambele" (Areas, Peraza)
  9. "Stone Flower" (Jobim)
  10. "Batukada" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  11. "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (Moreira)
  12. "Waiting" (Santana)
  13. "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (Joaquim Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Corea)
  14. "Free Angela" (Cochran)
  15. "Mantra" (Coster, Santana, Shrieve)
  16. "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  17. "Earth"
  18. "Se Acabó" (Areas)
  19. "Savor" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  20. "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)

December 1972–June 1973: Second tour of North America

A tour of North America began on December 9, 1972 at Loyola Field House in New Orleans, Louisiana and ended on June 21, 1973 at the Anchorage Sports Arena in Anchorage, Alaska.[10] A new song, "Kyoto", was added to the set list. Here is a typical set list for this leg (actual set list taken from the January 30 San Diego show):[20]

  1. "Going Home" (Dvorák; arr.: Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  2. "A-1 Funk" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  3. "Every Step of the Way" (Shrieve)
  4. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
  5. "Look Up (To See What's Coming Down)" (Rauch, Rolie, Santana)
  6. "Just in Time to See the Sun" (Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  7. "Incident at Neshabur" (Gianquinto, Santana)
  8. "Bambele" (Areas, Peraza)
  9. "Stone Flower" (Jobim)
  10. "Batukada" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  11. "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (Moreira)
  12. "Waiting" (Santana)
  13. "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (Joaquim Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Chick Corea)
  14. "Free Angela" (Todd Cochran)
  15. Concierto de Aranjuez (Joaquín Rodrigo)
  16. "Mantra" (Coster, Santana, Shrieve)
  17. "Kyoto" (Shrieve)
  18. "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  19. "Earth"
  20. "Se Acabó" (Areas)
  21. "Savor" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  22. "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)

June–July 1973: Asian tour

The group started their very first tour of Asia on June 27, 1973 at the Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium in Fukuoka, Japan and ended on July 19, 1973 at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A live album, Lotus, was recorded during this tour. The album's track listing is as follows:

  1. "Going Home" (Dvorák; arr.: Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  2. "A-1 Funk" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  3. "Every Step of the Way" (Shrieve)
  4. "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green)
  5. "Gypsy Queen" (Gábor Szabó)
  6. "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente)
  7. "Japan" (Hayashi, Matsuhima; arr.: Santana, Kermode, Shrieve, Rauch, Coster, Peraza, Areas)
  8. "Bambele" (Areas, Peraza)
  9. "Um Um Um" (Leon Thomas)
  10. "Yours Is the Light" (Kermode)
  11. "Batukada" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  12. "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (Moreira)
  13. "Stone Flower (Introduction)" (Jobim)
  14. "Waiting" (Santana)
  15. "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Corea)
  16. "Free Angela" (Cochran)
  17. "Samba de Sausalito" (Areas)
  18. "Mantra" (Coster, Santana, Shrieve)
  19. "Kyoto" (Shrieve)
  20. "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  21. "Light of Life" (Santana, Kermode, Coster)
  22. "Se Acabó" (Areas)
  23. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
  24. "Mr. Udo" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  25. "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (Thomas, Pharoah Sanders)
  26. "Savor" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  27. "Conga Solo" (Peraza)
  28. "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  29. "Incident at Neshabur" (Gianquinto, Santana)

July–August 1973: Oceanic tour

The group's first tour of Oceania lasted from July 23, 1973 at Brisbane Festival Hall in Brisbane, Australia to August 8, 1973 at Christchurch Town Hall in Christchurch, New Zealand.[21] No set list information exists of this leg, but the set lists were reportedly similar to the previous ones.

August–October 1973: Third North American tour

The band did another North American tour from August 12, 1973 at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey to October 3, 1973 at Estadio Nacional Somoza in Managua, Nicaragua. Mexican television crews taped the shows at the Auditorio de la Reforma in Puebla, Mexico on September 22–23, 1973.[14][22] Here is a typical set list for this leg (actual set list taken from the August 12 Jersey City show):[23]

  1. "Going Home" (Dvorák; arr.: Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  2. "A-1 Funk" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  3. "Every Step of the Way" (Shrieve)
  4. "Black Magic Woman" (Green)
  5. "Gypsy Queen" (Szabó)
  6. "Oye Como Va" (Puente)
  7. "Japan" (Hayashi, Matsuhima; arr.: Santana, Kermode, Shrieve, Rauch, Coster, Peraza, Areas)
  8. "Bambele" (Areas, Peraza)
  9. "Um Um Um" (Thomas)
  10. "Yours Is the Light" (Kermode)
  11. "Batukada" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  12. "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (Moreira)
  13. "Stone Flower (Introduction)" (Jobim)
  14. "Waiting" (Santana)
  15. "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Corea)
  16. "Free Angela" (Cochran)
  17. "Samba de Sausalito" (Areas)
  18. "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  19. "Light of Life" (Santana, Kermode, Coster)
  20. "Se Acabó" (Areas)
  21. "Mr. Udo" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  22. "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (Thomas, Sanders)
  23. "Savor" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  24. "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  25. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
  26. "Incident at Neshabur" (Gianquinto, Santana)

October 1973: Tour of South America

A series of shows in South America began on October 5, 1973 at Plaza de toros Monumental de Maracaibo in Maracaibo, Venezuela and ended on October 21, 1973 at Ginasio Municipal Novo in Brasília, Brazil. Here is a typical set list for this leg (actual set list taken from the October 19 São Paulo show):[24]

  1. "Going Home" (Dvorák; arr.: Coltrane, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  2. "A-1 Funk" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  3. "Every Step of the Way" (Shrieve)
  4. "Black Magic Woman" (Green)
  5. "Gypsy Queen" (Szabó)
  6. "Oye Como Va" (Puente)
  7. "Bambele" (Areas, Peraza)
  8. "Um Um Um" (Thomas)
  9. "Yours Is the Light" (Kermode)
  10. "Batukada" (Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  11. "Xibaba (She-Ba-Ba)" (Moreira)
  12. "Stone Flower (Introduction)" (Jobim)
  13. "Waiting" (Santana)
  14. "Castillos de Arena Part 1 (Sand Castle)" (Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza, Corea)
  15. "Free Angela" (Cochran)
  16. Concierto de Aranjuez (Rodrigo)
  17. "Samba de Sausalito" (Areas)
  18. "Castillos de Arena Part 2 (Sand Castle)" (Corea, Young, Santana, Coster, Kermode, Rauch, Shrieve, Areas, Peraza)
  19. "Se Acabó" (Areas)
  20. "Samba Pa Ti" (Santana)
  21. "Savor" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
  22. "Toussaint L'Ouverture" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)

Live releases

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

Reception

During the band's first North American tour in 1972, it was reported that "the crowds were sparer than expected in a few spots than the last tour, but there were standing ovations in San Francisco and New York, and encores almost everywhere else."[25] However, in a review for The Stanford Daily, reporter Don Tollefson gave their performance at San Francisco's Winterland Ballroom on April 6, 1973 a poor review, saying that the talent of the members was underutilized, and one of the other acts on the bill, Focus, delivered a better performance than headliner Santana.[26] Additionally, the band's shows in Venezuela and Colombia were negatively received by the media.[12]

Tour dates

North American leg (September 4 – October 30, 1972)
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue[27]
Date City Country Venue
September 4, 1972[lower-alpha 2] Griffin United States Bull Island
September 12, 1972 Berkeley Keystone Berkeley
October 4, 1972 San Francisco Winterland Ballroom
October 5, 1972
October 6, 1972
October 7, 1972 Bakersfield Bakersfield Civic Auditorium
October 8, 1972 Long Beach Long Beach Arena
October 9, 1972 Los Angeles Hollywood Palladium
October 11, 1972 Spokane Spokane Coliseum
October 12, 1972 Edmonton Canada Edmonton Gardens
October 13, 1972 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
October 15, 1972 Seattle United States Hec Edmundson Pavilion
October 26, 1972 Uniondale Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 28, 1972 Cherry Hill Cherry Hill Arena
October 29, 1972 Boston Music Hall
October 30, 1972 New York City Academy of Music

European leg (November 4 – December 5, 1972)
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue[27]
Date City Country Venue
November 4, 1972
(2 shows)		 London England Empire Pool
November 6, 1972 Munich West Germany Circus Krone Building
November 7, 1972 Münster Halle Münsterland
November 8, 1972 Hamburg Musikhalle Hamburg
November 9, 1972 West Berlin Deutschlandhalle
November 11, 1972 Frankfurt Festhalle Messe Frankfurt
November 12, 1972 Freiburg im Breisgau Stadthalle Freiburg
November 15, 1972 Copenhagen Denmark Falkoner Teatret
November 16, 1972 Lund Sweden Akademiska Föreningens Stora Sal
November 17, 1972 Gothenburg Scandinavium
November 18, 1972 Stockholm Kungliga tennishallen
November 21, 1972
(2 shows)		 Manchester England The Hardrock Concert Theatre
November 22, 1972
(2 shows)		 Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle City Hall
November 23, 1972[lower-alpha 3] Bournemouth N/A
November 24, 1972[lower-alpha 3]
November 25, 1972[lower-alpha 4] Montreux Switzerland Pavillon Montreux
November 28, 1972 Lyon France Palais d'Hiver
December 1, 1972 Rotterdam Netherlands Grote Zaal
December 3, 1972
(2 shows)		 Amsterdam Concertgebouw
December 4, 1972
(2 shows)		 Paris France L'Olympia Bruno Coquatrix
December 5, 1972 Düsseldorf West Germany Philips Halle

North American leg (December 9, 1972 – June 21, 1973)
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue[27][11][10]
Date City Country Venue
December 9, 1972 New Orleans United States Loyola Field House
December 10, 1972 Dallas Dallas Memorial Auditorium
December 12, 1972 San Antonio San Antonio Municipal Auditorium
December 13, 1972 Lubbock Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
December 14, 1972 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
December 15, 1972 Tucson Tucson Community Center
December 17, 1972 Honolulu Honolulu International Center
January 18, 1973[lower-alpha 5] Inglewood The Forum
January 30, 1973 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
January 31, 1973 Phoenix Phoenix Civic Plaza
February 2, 1973 Salt Lake City Salt Palace
February 3, 1973 Denver Denver Coliseum
February 6, 1973 Wichita Henry Levitt Arena
February 7, 1973 Lincoln Pershing Center
February 8, 1973 Madison Dane County Coliseum
February 9, 1973 South Bend Athletic & Convocation Center
February 10, 1973 DeKalb Chick Evans Field House
February 11, 1973 Kansas City Municipal Auditorium
February 13, 1973 Athens Convocation Center
February 14, 1973 St. Louis St. Louis Arena
February 15, 1973 Kent Memorial Gym
February 16, 1973 Chicago International Amphitheatre
February 17, 1973 Columbus St. John Arena
February 19, 1973 Detroit Cobo Arena
February 20, 1973 Toronto Canada Maple Leaf Gardens
February 21, 1973 Montreal Montreal Forum
February 22, 1973 Utica United States Utica Memorial Auditorium
February 24, 1973
(2 shows)		 Waterbury Palace Theater
February 25, 1973 Baltimore Baltimore Civic Center
February 26, 1973 Philadelphia Spectrum
February 27, 1973 Springfield Springfield Civic Center
March 5, 1973 Greensboro Greensboro Memorial Coliseum
March 6, 1973 Knoxville General James White Memorial Civic Coliseum
March 7, 1973 Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum
March 8, 1973 Columbia Carolina Coliseum
March 9, 1973 Hampton Hampton Roads Coliseum
March 10, 1973 Richmond Richmond Coliseum
March 11, 1973 Atlanta Omni Coliseum
March 14, 1973 Cincinnati Cincinnati Gardens
March 15, 1973 Louisville Louisville Convention Center
March 16, 1973 Fort Wayne Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
March 17, 1973 Toledo Toledo Sports Arena
March 19, 1973 Bloomington Metropolitan Sports Center
March 21, 1973 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
March 23, 1973 Miami Beach Convention Hall
March 24, 1973 Tampa Tampa Stadium
March 25, 1973 Macon Macon Coliseum
March 26, 1973 Jackson Mississippi Coliseum
March 27, 1973 Little Rock Barton Coliseum
March 28, 1973 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
March 29, 1973 Tuscaloosa Bryant Conference Center
March 30, 1973 Columbus Municipal Auditorium
April 2, 1973 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion
April 4, 1973 Albuquerque University Arena
April 6, 1973 San Francisco Winterland Ballroom
April 8, 1973 Berkeley Berkeley Community Theatre
June 21, 1973 Anchorage Anchorage Sports Arena

Asian leg (June 27 – July 19, 1973)
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue[11]
Date City Country Venue
June 27, 1973 Fukuoka Japan Fukuoka Kyuden Kinen Gymnasium
June 28, 1973 Hiroshima Yubin Chokin Hall
June 30, 1973 Nagoya Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall
July 1, 1973
July 2, 1973 Osaka Osaka Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
July 3, 1973
July 4, 1973
July 5, 1973 Kyoto Kyoto Kaikan
July 6, 1973 Tokyo Nippon Budokan
July 7, 1973
July 10, 1973 Sapporo Hokkaido Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan
July 11, 1973
July 15, 1973 Causeway Bay Hong Kong Lee Theatre
July 16, 1973
July 18, 1973[lower-alpha 1] Jakarta Indonesia N/A
July 19, 1973 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Stadium Negara Malaysia

Australian leg (July 23 – August 8, 1973)
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue[11]
Date City Country Venue
July 23, 1973 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Festival Hall
July 25, 1973 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
July 26, 1973
July 28, 1973 Adelaide Apollo Stadium
July 29, 1973
July 30, 1973 Perth Beatty Park Aquatic Centre
July 31, 1973
August 2, 1973 Melbourne Festival Hall
August 3, 1973
August 5, 1973 Sydney Hordern Pavilion
August 7, 1973 Auckland New Zealand Civic Theatre
August 8, 1973 Christchurch Christchurch Town Hall[21]

North American leg (August 12 – October 3, 1973)
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue[11][1]
Date City Country Venue
August 12, 1973[lower-alpha 6] Jersey City United States Roosevelt Stadium
August 15, 1973 Providence Providence Civic Center
August 16, 1973 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 17, 1973 Hartford Dillon Stadium
August 18, 1973[lower-alpha 7] Fayetteville Jaycee Fairgrounds
August 19, 1973 Philadelphia Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center
September 21, 1973 Guadalajara Mexico N/A
September 22, 1973 Puebla Auditorio de la Reforma
September 23, 1973
September 24, 1973 Mexico City Teatro de los Insurgentes
September 26, 1973 Guatemala City Guatemala Estadio Nacional Mateo Flores
September 28, 1973
(2 shows)		 San Salvador El Salvador Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
September 29, 1973 San José Costa Rica Gimnasio Nacional Eddy Cortés
September 30, 1973 Panama City Panama Estadio Revolución
October 3, 1973 Managua Nicaragua Estadio Nacional Somoza

South American leg (October 5–21, 1973)
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue[11][1]
Date City Country Venue
October 5, 1973 Maracaibo Venezuela Plaza de toros Monumental de Maracaibo
October 6, 1973 Valencia Plaza de toros Monumental de Valencia
October 7, 1973 Caracas Estadio Universitario de Caracas
October 9, 1973 Bogotá Colombia Coliseo Cubierto El Campín
October 11, 1973 Cali Coliseo El Pueblo
October 14, 1973 Buenos Aires Argentina Teatro Metro
October 15, 1973 Estadio Luna Park
October 16, 1973 Estadio Gasómetro
October 18, 1973 Porto Alegre Brazil Ginásio do Gremio Portoalegrense
October 19, 1973 São Paulo Ginásio Estadual Geraldo José de Almeida
October 20, 1973 Rio de Janeiro Ginásio Gilberto Cardoso
October 21, 1973 Brasília Ginasio Municipal Novo

Unknown dates
List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue[30]
Date City Country Venue
1972 San Francisco United States The Boarding House

Notes
  1. The concert on July 18, 1973 in Jakarta was canceled due to a typhoon.[6][11]
  2. The concert on September 4, 1972 was a part of the Erie Canal Soda Pop Festival.
  3. The band performed in Bournemouth, England on November 23 or 24, 1972.[27]
  4. The concert on November 25, 1972 was a part of Super Pop.[27]
  5. The concert on January 18, 1973 was a part of the Nicaragua Earthquake Relief Concert.[28][29]
  6. The concert on August 12, 1973 was a part of the Garden State Summer Music Fair.[11]
  7. The concert on August 18, 1973 was a part of the Peachtree Celebration.

Footnotes
  1. Santana to S. America
  2. Santana 2005, p. 175
  3. Santana 2005, p. 241
  4. Santana 2005, p. 177
  5. Santana 2005, p. 178
  6. The Santana Electra - The Lockheed File
  7. From the Music Capitals of the World
  8. Santana 2005, p. 187
  9. Santana 2005, p. 189
  10. Santana on Tour
  11. Santanamigos. 1973
  12. Galicia 2015
  13. Antonio & Aguilar 1973
  14. Santana Tour of 9 Nations
  15. Allueva 2013
  16. Fenton 1974
  17. Set list for 10/15/1972
  18. Set list for 09/12/1972
  19. Set list for 12/01/1972
  20. Set list for 01/30/1973
  21. Davey 2013
  22. Auditorio de la Reforma, el escenario que renació de las cenizas
  23. Set list for 08/12/1973
  24. Set list for 10/19/1973
  25. Fong-Torres 1972
  26. Tollefson 1973
  27. Santanamigos. 1972
  28. Fong-Torres 1973
  29. Opening Acts for the Stones in 1973
  30. Santana 2014, p. 387

References
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