It seems Steve Winwood enjoys pair up with his legendary contemporaries when he tours as evident with last year’s run with Eric Clapton. This year he is cozying up with Carlos Santana for a wave of summer dates, covering 22 cities in amphitheaters across North America. Everything gets underway on July 1 at Milwaukee’s Summerfest and runs through August 1 at West Palm Beach, Florida. Santana will be priming the engine by playing a string of dates in Vegas (April 21-May 2) before bringing on Winwood to tour properly. For a full list of tour dates, see the list below.

Santana’s Las Vegas dates are part of a deal he’s signed with the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas that commits him to playing 36 shows per year at the hotel casino combo. Santana is rumored to be at work on an upcoming album which would mark his first studio release since 2005s “All That I Am.” Santana was ranked number 15 on Rolling Stone’s greatest guitarist of all time in 2003. He has 10 Grammy Awards to his name as well as 3 Latin Grammys.

Steve Winwood last album was “Nine Lives” released in April 2008. It reached up to 12 on the Billboard Album Charts marking his highest album debut.

2010 Carlos Santana Concert Tour
April 2010
21-22, 24-25, 28, 30 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel

May 2010
1-2 – Las Vegas, NV – The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel

June 2010
30 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center

July 2010
1 – Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest
3 – Sioux City, IA – Saturday in the Park
4 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
6 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
7 – Noblesville, IN – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
9 – Tinley Park, IL – Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
10 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
11 – Toronto, Ontario – Molson Amphitheatre
15 – Montreal, Quebec – Bell Centre
17 – Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
18 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
20 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
21 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun
23 – Mansfield, MA – Comcast Center
24 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
25 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
27 – Virginia Beach, VA – Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheatre
28 – Charlotte, NC – Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
29 – Atlanta, GA – Chastain Park Amphitheatre
31 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre

August 2010
1 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheater

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