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DeutschA 25–Year Celebration Tour
| Tour by Santana | |
 The cover of the Japanese tour program. | |
| Start date | January 19, 1991 |
|---|---|
| End date | November 3, 1991 |
| Legs | 8 |
| No. of shows | 32 in North America 16 in Europe 6 in Asia 3 in South America 57 in total |
| Santana concert chronology | |
A 25–Year Celebration Tour was the twenty-fifth concert tour by Santana in 1991, celebrating their 25th anniversary as a band.
Tour band
[edit]- Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (through April)[1]
- Tony Lindsay – lead vocals (beginning April)[1]
- Carlos Santana – lead guitar, percussion, vocals
- Chester D. Thompson – keyboards
- Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
- Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums (through April)[1]
- Gaylord Birch – drums (from April to June)[1][2]
- Billy Johnson – drums (beginning June)[2]
- Raul Rekow – congas, bongos, percussion, vocals
- Karl Perazzo – timbales, percussion, vocals (beginning April)[1]
Set list
[edit]The tour began on January 19 at the Rock in Rio II festival within the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and ended on November 3 at a Bill Graham memorial concert at the Polo Fields in San Francisco, California.[3] This is an average set list of this tour:[4]
- "Mandela" (Armando Peraza)
- "It's a Jungle Out There" (Carlos Santana)
- "Somewhere in Heaven" (Alex Ligertwood, Santana)
- "Life Is for Living" (Pat Sefolosha)
- "Batuka" (José Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve)
- "No One to Depend On" (Carabello, Coke Escovedo, Rolie, Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie)
- "We Don't Have to Wait" (Santana, Armando Peraza, Thompson)
- "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green)
- "Gypsy Queen" (Gábor Szabó)
- "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente)
- "Right On" (Marvin Gaye, Earl DeRouen)
- "Peace on Earth...Mother Earth...Third Stone from the Sun" (John Coltrane, Santana, Jimi Hendrix)
- "Save the Children" (Bobby Womack)
- "Savor" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
- "Blues for Salvador" (Santana, Chester D. Thompson)
- "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Tom Coster, Santana)
- Encore
Tour dates
[edit]Brazilian leg (January 19–24)
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 19[a] | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Estádio Jornalista Mário Filho |
| January 24[a] |
U.S. leg (April 27 – May 11)
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | Las Vegas | United States | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl |
| April 28 | |||
| April 30 | San Francisco | Warfield Theatre | |
| May 1 | |||
| May 10 | Honolulu | Waikiki Shell | |
| May 11 | Lahaina | Royal Lahaina Tennis Stadium |
Japan leg (May 15–22)
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15 | Osaka | Japan | Festival Hall |
| May 17 | Fukuoka | Fukuoka Sunpalace | |
| May 18 | Amagasaki | Amagasaki-shi Sougou Bunka Center | |
| May 19 | Nagoya | Nagoya Civic Assembly Hall | |
| May 21 | Tokyo | Nippon Budokan | |
| May 22 | Yokohama | Kanagawa Kenmin Hall |
U.S. leg (May 25–26)
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25 | George | United States | Champs de Brionne Music Theatre |
| May 26 | Portland | Portland Civic Auditorium |
Aruban show (June 16)
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 16 | Oranjestad | Aruba | Don Elias Mansur Ballpark |
North American leg (June 20–28)
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 20 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre |
| June 21 | |||
| June 22 | |||
| June 25 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes |
| June 26 | |||
| June 28 | Denver | United States | Mile High Stadium |
European leg (July 7–27)
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 7 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris |
| July 9 | Athens | Greece | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
| July 10 | London | England | Wembley Arena |
| July 12 | Aschaffenburg | Germany | Unterfrankenhalle |
| July 13[b] | Leysin | Switzerland | Place des Feuilles |
| July 14 | Landshut | Germany | ETSV Sporthalle |
| July 15 | Vienna | Austria | Praterstadion |
| July 17 | Cologne | Germany | Tanzbrunnen |
| July 18 | Hamburg | Freilichtbühne | |
| July 19 | Aalborg | Denmark | Provstejorden |
| July 20 | Copenhagen | Valby Idrætspark | |
| July 21 | Odense | Odense University | |
| July 23 | Vienne | France | Théâtre Antique |
| July 24[c] | Juan-les-Pins | La Pinède Gould | |
| July 25[d] | San Sebastián | Spain | Velódromo de Anoeta |
| July 27 | Lisbon | Portugal | Estádio José Alvalade |
North American leg (August 30 – November 3)
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | Santa Fe | United States | Paolo Soleri Amphitheater |
| August 31 (2 shows) | |||
| September 1 | Tucson | Pima County Fairgrounds | |
| September 2 | Mesa | Mesa Amphitheatre | |
| September 4 | Burbank | Starlight Bowl | |
| September 6 | Costa Mesa | Pacific Amphitheatre | |
| September 7 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Bowl | |
| September 8 | Berkeley | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre | |
| September 25 | Houston | Ripley House | |
| September 26 | Detroit | Fox Theatre | |
| September 27 | Toronto | Canada | Massey Hall |
| September 28 | Syracuse | United States | Carrier Dome |
| October 1 | Springfield | Springfield Civic Center | |
| October 2 | Burlington | Burlington Memorial Auditorium | |
| October 4 | New York City | Paramount Theater | |
| October 5 | Palladium | ||
| October 6 | Philadelphia | Fairmount Park | |
| October 30 | Mill Valley | Sweetwater | |
| November 3[e] | San Francisco | Polo Fields |
Box office score data
[edit]| Date (1991) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | Las Vegas, United States | Sam Boyd Silver Bowl | 79,000 / 79,000 | $1,856,500 | [5] |
| April 28 | [5] | ||||
| June 20 | Los Angeles, United States | Greek Theatre | 17,123 / 17,532 | $394,379 | [6] |
| June 21 | [6] | ||||
| June 22 | [6] | ||||
| September 28 | Syracuse, United States | Carrier Dome | 25,000 / 25,000 | $562,500 | [7] |
| TOTAL | 121,123 / 121,532 (99%) | $2,813,379 | |||
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The concerts on January 19 and 24 were a part of Rock in Rio II.
- ^ The concert on July 13 was a part of the Leysin Festival.
- ^ The concert on July 24 was a part of Jazz à Juan.
- ^ The concert on July 25 was a part of Heineken Jazzaldia.
- ^ The concert on November 3 was a part of Bill Graham Memorial: Laughter, Love and Music.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Santanamigos. The Band". Santanamigos.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Santanamigos. The Band". Santanamigos.pagesperso-orange.fr. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Search for setlists: santana 1991 | setlist.fm". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Santana Average Setlists of year: 1991 | setlist.fm". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF). Billboard. May 11, 1991. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ a b c "Billboard Boxscore" (PDF). Billboard. August 3, 1991. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
- ^ "Billboard Boxscore". Billboard. October 12, 1991. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
External links
[edit]- Santana Past Shows 1991 at Santana official website
