Tour: USA West-South-Midwest
Tour: USA East/Canada/USA Midwest-South
Tour: USA West-Midwest-East
Tour: Europe
Tour: Pacific

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Tour: USA West-South-Midwest

Jan:
Santana #26 (Left to Right):
Pablo Tellez (b/vo)
Tom Coster (kbd/vo)
Raul Rekow (perc/vo)
Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo)
Jose "Chepito" Areas (perc)
Graham Lear (ds)
Greg Walker (vo)

Jan 25 Tue: Robertson Gym, University Of California, Santa Barbara, CA
Jan 28 Fri: Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA
Jan 29 Sat: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA
Jan 30 Sun: Long Beach Arena, Los Angeles, CA

Poster

© Randy Tuten/David Singer

(collage)

Feb 1 Tue: The Midnight Special. NBC Studios, Burbank, CA
Note: TV show. Broadcast on April 22, 1977 on American TV NBC. Carlos Santana is guest of George Benson for 12 min. on: Breezin' - Valdez In The Country. Carlos Santana, Etta James, Dr. John, Tom Scott, Van Morrison are guests of George Benson on: Moondance - Bring It On Home To Me.
Feb 2 Wed: Golden Hall, San Diego, CA
Incomplete: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - ? - Incident At Neshabur - Oye Como Va - Give Me Love - Maria Caracoles - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Let Me - Soul Sacrifice - Let The Music Set You Free - Transcendance

Poster © Victor Snyder

Feb 3 Thu: Civic Auditorium, Phoenix, AZ
Feb 5 Sat: McNichols Arena, Denver, CO

Ticket

Feb 6 Sun: Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
Feb 7 Mon: Colorado Springs Auditorium, Colorado Springs, CO
Incomplete: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Oye Como Va - Let Me - Give Me Love - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Soul Sacrifice (1)
W/Roy Ayers (1)
Feb 9 Wed: Municipal Auditorium, Austin, TX

Ticket

Feb 10 Thu: Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX

Ticket

Feb 11 Fri: Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX

Poster

Feb 12 Sat: Taylor County Coliseum, Abilene, TX
Feb 13 Sun: Exhibit Hall, Corpus Christi, TX
Feb 14 Mon: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
W/Doobie Brothers
Feb 15 Tue: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
W/Doobie Brothers
Feb 16 Wed: St. Louis, MO
Feb 17 Thu: Bloomington, IN
Feb 18 Fri: Soundstage. A Santana Festival. Soundstage Studio/Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
Incomplete: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando * - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Revelations - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Europa (1) * - Give Me Love (2) - Maria Caracoles (2)
W/Gato Barbieri (1), Tower Of Power (2)
Note: TV show from two different venues: Soundstage Studio and Aragon Ballroom *, Chicago, IL. Broadcast on Feb 22, 1977 on American TV PBS.
Feb 19 Sat: Chicago, IL
W/Tower Of Power
Feb 21 Mon: Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA

Poster

Tour: USA East/Canada/USA Midwest-South

March 4 Fri: Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
W/Tito Puente
March 5 Sat: The Palladium, New York, NY
W/Al DiMeola

Ticket

March 6 Sun: Calderone Theatre, Hempstead, NY
113 min.
Exact: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Oye Como Va - Incident At Neshabur - Let Me - Give Me Love - Savor/Raul Rekow/Toussaint L'Overture - Soul Sacrifice - Revelations - Maria Caracoles - Samba Pa Ti - Let The Music Set You Free - Transcendance
March 8 Tue: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

March 9 Wed: The Forum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
March 10 Thu: Jock Harty Arena, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
March 12 Sat: Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
March 13 Sun: St. Claire College, Port Huron, MI
March 14 Mon: Wings Stadium, Kalamazoo, MI
March 15 Tue: Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI

Ticket

March 16 Wed: Boston Gardens, Boston, MA
Incomplete: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Oye Como Va - Let Me - Give Me Love - Savor/Raul Rekow/Toussaint L'Overture - Soul Sacrifice
March 18 Fri: Cameron Stadium, Duke University, Durham, NC
93 min.
Exact: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Oye Como Va - Incident At Neshabur - Let Me - Give Me Love - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Soul Sacrifice - Revelations - Maria Caracoles - Transcendance - Band Introduction
March 19 Sat: Capital Centre, Landover, MD
Exact: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Oye Como Va - Let Me - Give Me Love - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Soul Sacrifice (1) - Transcendance - Band Introduction
W/Roy Ayers (1)

Ticket

March 20 Sun: The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
March 22 Tue: Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA

Ticket

March 23 Wed: Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL
March 24 Thu: Miami-Hollywood Sportatorium, Miami, FL
March 26 Sat: Saturday Night Live. NBC Studios, New York, NY
9 min.
Exact: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Europa
Note: TV show. Complete performance broadcast on same day on American TV NBC.

Tour: USA West-Midwest-East

April 1 Fri: Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
2nd show. 87 min.
Exact: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Give Me Love - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Soul Sacrifice - Revelations - Transcendance - Incident At Neshabur - Maria Caracoles
Note: Two shows played in the same evening.
April 2 Sat: Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
2nd show. 88 min.
Exact: Carnaval/Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Give Me Love - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Incident At Neshabur - Soul Sacrifice - Transcendance - Samba Pa Ti
Note: Two shows played in the same evening.
April 5 Tue: Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH
April 6 Wed: Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA

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April 24 Sun: Bread & Roses. Soledad Prison, Salinas, CA

May 21 Sat: Winterland, San Francisco, CA
Note: Carlos Santana, James "Mingo" Lewis are guests of Al DiMeola for 11 min. on: Flight Over Rio.
June:
Santana #27 (Left to Right):
Graham Lear (ds)
Raul Rekow (perc/vo)
Greg Walker (vo)
Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo)
Tom Coster (kbd/vo)
David Margen (b)
Pete Escovedo (perc)

June 4 Sat: Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Pete Escovedo, Sheila Escovedo, Jorge Santana on: Europa and other songs…
June 29 Wed: The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA
2nd show
Incomplete: Europa - Incident At Neshabur - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Here And Now/Soul Sacrifice - Transcendance - Samba Pa Ti
Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

Poster © Willy West Design

July 4 Mon: Day On The Green. Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA

July 9 Sat: Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA

Poster

Tour: Europe

Aug 19 Fri: Plaza De Toros Las Arenas, Barcelona, Spain
Incomplete: Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord (1)(2)(3) - Guests Introduction/Untitled Song (1)(2)(3)
W/Paco De Lucia (1), Ramon De Lucia (2), Carlos Revato (3)
Release: Paco De Lucia's "Light And Shade" on Sept 18, 2001 on DVD-R1 (Arthaus Musik USA)

Ticket

Aug 21 Sun: Palacio Municipal De Deportes, San Sebastian, Spain
Incomplete: Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord (1)(2)(3) - Guests Introduction/Untitled Song (1)(2)(3)
W/Paco De Lucia (1), Ramon De Lucia (2), Carlos Revato (3)
Release: Paco De Lucia's "Light And Shade" on Sept 18, 2001 on DVD-R1 (Arthaus Musik USA)
Aug 23 Tue: Les Arenes, Frejus, France
Aug 24 Wed: Les Arenes, Frejus, France
Aug 27 Sat: Groenoordhal, Leiden, Netherlands
W/Sweet'd Buster

Handbill

Aug 28 Sun: Munster, Germany
Aug 29 Mon: Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany

Ticket

Aug 30 Tue: Bad Segeberg Amphitheatre, Bad Segeberg, Germany
104 min.
Exact: El Morocco - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen * - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) * - Europa - I'll Be Waiting - Oye Como Va * - Samba Pa Ti * - She's Not There * - Savor */Toussaint L'Overture - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower) * - Here And Now/Soul Sacrifice - Evil Ways -Transcendance - Band Introduction
Note: * 39-min. segment broadcast at an unknown date on German television.
Sept 3 Sat: Nuremberg Rock Festival '77. Zeppelinfeld, Nuremberg, Germany
Incomplete: Samba Pa Ti - She's Not There
Note: Segment broadcast at an unknown date on German television.

Poster

Ticket

Sept 4 Sun: Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe, Germany
Sept 7 Wed: Forest Vorst Nationa(a)l, Brussels, Belgium

Ticket

Sept 10 Sat: Crystal Palace, London, UK
Incomplete: El Morocco - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - I'll Be Waiting - Oye Como Va - Samba Pa Ti - She's Not There - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Here And Now/Soul Sacrifice - Evil Ways
Note: 101-min. segment broadcast at an unknown date on English radio.

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Program

Sept: Open Air Festival. Turin, Italy
Sept: Arena Di Verona, Verona, Italy
Incomplete: Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Europa - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower) - Here And Now/Soul Sacrifice - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana)
Note: 43-min. segment broadcast at an unknown date on Italian TV.
Sept: Paris, France
Incomplete: Song Of The Wind (1)
Releases:
(1) "Viva Santana!" on Oct 4, 1988 on 3LP(foc) (Col: USA 44344, Netherlands 462500 1)
(1) "Viva Santana!" on Oct 4, 1988 on 2CD (Col: USA C2K 44344, Austria 462500 2, Japan 46DP 5334~5)

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Sept: Release of "Moonflower"
Santana's 11th album. Original release on 2LP(foc) (Col: USA 34914, Netherlands 88272, Japan 40AP 787~8)
Side 1: 1. Dawn/Go Within (2:44) - 2. Carnaval (2:17) - 3. Let The Children Play (2:38) - 4. Jugando (2:04) - 5. I'll Be Waiting (5:18) - 6. Zulu (3:22)
Side 2: 1. Bahia (1:37) - 2. Black Magic Woman (3:13) - 3. Gypsy Queen - (3:15) - 4. Dance Sister Dance - (7:43) - 5. Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile) (6:06)
Side 3: 1. She's Not There (4:08) - 2. Flor D'Luna (Moonflower) (5:00) - 3. Soul Sacrifice (11:07) - 4. Head, Hands And Feet (2:36)
Side 4: 1. El Morocco (5:02) - 2. Transcendance (5:09) - 3. Savor (6:03) - 4. Toussaint L'Overture (6:35)
Musicians: Carlos Santana, Jose "Chepito" Areas, Tom Coster, Pete Escovedo, Graham Lear, David Margen, Raul Rekow, Pablo Tellez, Greg Walker
W/Tommy Coster, Jr. S2#1
Recorded:
Columbia Recording Studios, San Francisco, CA and The Automatt, San Francisco, CA except:
S1#2 to S1#4 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany Dec 2, 1976
S2#2 to S2#5 Pavillon De Paris, Paris, France Dec 5, 1976
S3#3, S3#4 Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK Dec 15, 1976
S4#3, S4#4 La Foire Des Vins, Colmar, France Dec 4, 1976
Re-releases:
"Moonflower" on Nov 24, 1987 on 2CD (Col: USA C2K 34914, Austria 463370 2, Japan SRCS 6253~4)
"Moonflower. Limited Millenium Edition" in 1999 on 2CD(dgpck) (Col/Sony UK MILLEN8 4952202000)
"Moonflower. Original Recording Remastered" on Sept 30, 2003 on 2CD (Col/Sony USA)
Note: The re-release "Moonflower. Original Recording Remastered" from Sept 30, 2003 on 2CD includes three extra tracks: Black Magic Woman (Single Version) - I'll Be Waiting (Single Version) - She's Not There (Single Version).

2LP(foc) - 2CD - 2CD(dgpck)

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Oct:
Santana #28: Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), David Margen (b), Graham Lear (ds), Pete Escovedo (perc), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Greg Walker (vo)
Oct 8 Sat: San Diego, CA
W/Journey
Oct 25 Tue: Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX

Ticket

Oct 29 Sat: Winterland, San Francisco, CA

Poster © Randy Tuten

Tour: Pacific

Nov 11 Fri: The Rock Arena, Sydney, Australia
Nov 13 Sun: Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Australia
Incomplete: Zulu - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - I'll Be Waiting - She's Not There - Batuka/No One To Depend On - Evil Ways/Oye Como Va - Oneness - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Gitano - Soul Sacrifice (1)
W/Kevin Borich (1)
Note: 91-min. segment broadcast at an unknown date on Australian TV.

Fri-Sun Poster

Fri Ticket

Sun Ticket

Nov 19 Sat: Japan

Japan Tour Book

Nov 20 Sun: Muroran Kempo Taiiku Kan, Noboribetsu, Japan
Nov 21 Mon: Japan
Nov 22 Tue: Kenmin Kaikan, Akita, Japan
Exact: Arise Awake/Light Versus Darkness/Jim Jeannie - Transformation Day (excerpt from Hovhaness' Mysterious Mountain)/Victory - Dawn/Zulu - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Gitano - The River/Batuka/No One To Depend On/Evil Ways/Oye Como Va - I'll Be Waiting - She's Not There - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Oneness - Soul Sacrifice - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower) - Transcendance - Band Introduction

Ticket

Nov 24 Thu: Japan
Nov 25 Fri: Japan
Nov 26 Sat: Japan
Nov 27 Sun: Japan
Nov 28 Mon: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Nov 29 Tue: Budokan, Tokyo, Japan
Exact: Incident At Neshabur - Zulu - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - The River/Batuka/No One To Depend On - Evil Ways/Oye Como Va - I'll Be Waiting - She's Not There - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)/Guajira - Soul Sacrifice - Gitano - Oneness - Transcendance - Band Introduction/Samba Pa Ti

Tue Ticket

Nov 30 Wed: Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Incomplete: Arise Awake/Light Versus Darkness/Jim Jeannie - Transformation Day (excerpt from Hovhaness' Mysterious Mountain)/Victory - Incident At Neshabur - Zulu - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - The River/Batuka/No One To Depend On - Evil Ways/Oye Como Va - I'll Be Waiting - She's Not There - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)/Guajira - Soul Sacrifice - Gitano - Oneness - Transcendance

Ticket

Dec 1 Thu: Japan
Dec 2 Fri: Japan
Dec 3 Sat: Japan
Dec 5 Mon: Japan
Dec 6 Tue: Kaikan Diichi Hall, Kyoto, Japan
Dec 7 Wed: KoseinenKin, Osaka, Japan
153 min.
Exact: Arise Awake/Light Versus Darkness/Jim Jeannie (1) - Transformation Day (excerpt from Hovhaness' Mysterious Mountain)/Victory (2) - Incident At Neshabur - Zulu - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - The River/Batuka/No One To Depend On - Evil Ways/Oye Como Va - I'll Be Waiting - She's Not There - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)/Guajira - Soul Sacrifice - Gitano - Oneness - Transcendance - Samba Pa Ti
Releases:
(1)(2) "Oneness. Silver Dreams-Golden Reality" in Feb 1979 on LP(foc) (Col: USA 35686, Netherlands 86037, Japan 25AP 1337)
(1)(2) "Oneness. Silver Dreams-Golden Reality" on March 3, 1997 on CD (Col/Rewind Austria 487238 2)
Dec 8 Thu: KoseinenKin, Osaka, Japan
Dec 9 Fri: KoseinenKin, Osaka, Japan
174 min.
Exact: Arise Awake/Light Versus Darkness/Jim Jeannie - Transformation Day (excerpt from Hovhaness' Mysterious Mountain)/Victory - Incident At Neshabur - Zulu - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - The River/Batuka/No One To Depend On - Evil Ways/Oye Como Va - I'll Be Waiting - She's Not There - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)/Guajira - Soul Sacrifice - Host - Solamente Una Vez (1) - ? (1) - Gitano/Aranjuez - Oneness - Dawn/Transcendance - Samba Pa Ti
W/Jose Santana (1)

Handbill

Wed Ticket

Thu Ticket

Dec 10 Sat: Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan
Dec 12 Mon: Yahata Shimin Kaikan, Kitakyusyu, Japan
116 min.
Exact: Arise Awake/Light Versus Darkness/Jim Jeannie - Transformation Day (excerpt from Hovhaness' Mysterious Mountain)/Victory - Incident At Neshabur - Zulu - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - The River/Batuka/No One To Depend On - Evil Ways/Oye Como Va - I'll Be Waiting - She's Not There - Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Flor D'Luna (Moonflower)/Guajira - Soul Sacrifice
Dec 13 Tue: Kyuden Taiiku Kan, Fukuoka, Japan
Dec 14 Wed: Japan
Dec 15 Thu: Japan
Dec 16 Fri: Japan

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Dec 31 Sat: Cow Palace, San Francisco, CA
77 min.
Exact: Dawn/Zulu - Let The Children Play/Jugando - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Dance Sister Dance (Baila Mi Hermana) - Europa - Batuka/Savor/Toussaint L'Overture - Gitano - I'll Be Waiting - Soul Sacrifice - She's Not There - Transcendance
Note: Complete show broadcast live on American radio KSAN.

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