Carlos Santana Announces ‘1001 Rainbows’ Tour

Carlos Santana has announced he will hit the road with his band across North America this summer for the “1001 Rainbows Tour.” Throughout, “Santana will perform high-energy, passion-filled songs from their 50-year career, including fan favorites from Woodstock to Supernatural and beyond.”

Santana will wrap up the “Blessings And Miracles Tour” at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on May 4th followed by dates in Dallas and Houston, Texas before kicking off the “1001 Rainbows Tour” at Newark, New Jersey's Prudential Center on June 21st. The 14-date “Rainbows” trek will wrap on August 6th at Springfield, Massachusetts' MassMutual Center.

We asked Carlos Santana if there was any advice he would offer up to aspiring musicians today: “Don't pay attention to the business. Pay attention to life. People need water. People need air. People need music. And if you're a good musician, if you play piano at Nordstrom's and they fire you because nobody buys anything when you're playing, because they're all looking at you? (laughter) — that's a badge of honor (laughter).”

UPDATED: Carlos Santana tour dates (subject to change):

May 4 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest
May 6 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
May 7 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 21 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
June 22 – Canandaigua, NY – CMAC
June 24 – Niagara Falls, ON – OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino
June 25 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park: Center Stage
June 27 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights
June 29 – Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre
Jule 26 – Oxon Hill, MD – The Theater at MGM National Harbor
July 28, 29 – Atlantic City, NJ – Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
July 31 – Bridgeport, CT – Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater
August 2 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater
August 4, 5 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
August 6 – Springfield, MA – MassMutual Center