Santana Keeps It Smooth at the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame guitarist Carlos Santana hit the BB&T Pavilion in Camden, NJ on August 24th, 2019 on his Supernatural Now tour. The three-month, 29-date is a celebration to commemorate two of the most important milestones in the iconic guitarist’s career: the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking, multiple Grammy-winning album Supernatural and the 50th anniversary of his momentous performance at Woodstock. Special guests The Doobie Brothers will appear on all dates.

Reflecting on the cosmic significance of both anniversaries occurring in the same year, Santana says, “Both were monumental moments in my life. Woodstock and Supernatural took me to places I never dreamed were possible. I embraced those incredible moments in my life with all my heart. Both were supreme lessons in maintaining focus, heart and integrity in every step every day and to strive to better oneself with a high standard on and off the stage. I cannot think of these two moments without thinking about Mr. Bill Graham and Mr. Clive Davis. They are two of many angels in my life that helped shape my career.”

2019 marks the 20th anniversary of Carlos Santana’s groundbreaking album Supernatural and the 50th anniversary of his legendary performance at Woodstock. To date, Santana has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammys. He won a record-tying nine Grammys for a single project for 1999’s Supernatural(including Album of the Year and Record of the Year for “Smooth”) as well as three Latin Grammys. He has also received the Billboard Century Award (1996), was ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1998), received the Billboard Latin Music Awards’ Lifetime Achievement honor (2009), and was the recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award (2013). Among many other honors, Carlos Santana has been cited by Rolling Stone as #15 on their list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” In the fall of 2014, Carlos Santana released his memoir The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light. Santana is currently headlining a multi-year residency at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.

Setlist:

Soul Sacrifice
Jin-go-lo-ba
(Babatunde Olatunji cover)
Evil Ways / A Love Supreme
Everybody’s Everything
Some Kind of Wonderful / The Way You Make Me Feel
(Da Le) Yaleo
Breaking Down the Door
Lamento / Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen
Oye como va
(Tito Puente cover)
Salvador Solo
(Santana’s son)
Hope You’re Feeling Better
Total Destruction to Your Mind
(Swamp Dogg cover)
Corazón espinado
Maria Maria
Foo Foo
Sentient Sphere

Encore:

Are You Ready
(The Chambers Brothers cover) (with Cindy Blackman Santana drum solo)
Smooth
September
(Earth, Wind & Fire cover)
Love, Peace and Happiness
(The Chambers Brothers cover)
Get Together
(The Youngbloods cover)

The Doobie Brothers, who opened the show, have been delivering mind-blowing, roots-based, harmony-laden, guitar-driven rock and roll for over four decades, selling more than 48 million albums and winning four Grammy Awards. They released their latest album, Southbound, in November 2014 on Arista Nashville. Southbound features new recordings of the band’s biggest hits, with country music’s biggest stars including Blake Shelton, Zac Brown Band, Brad Paisley and Toby Keith. Boasting one of the most loyal fan bases in music, the band continues to write and record new material and tour the world. Their No. 1 singles “Black Water” (1974) and “What a Fool Believes” (1979), both gold, lead a catalog of indelible songs that include: “Listen to the Music,” “China Grove,” “Jesus Is Just All Right,” “Rockin’ Down the Highway,” “Long Train Runnin’,” “Take Me In Your Arms,” Takin’ it to the Streets,” “Minute by Minute,” “You Belong to Me,” “The Doctor” and more. In all, the Doobies have tallied up five top 10 singles and 16 top 40 hits. Beginning with their multi-million-selling sophomore collection Toulouse Street (1972), the Doobies have 3 multi-platinum, 7 platinum and 14 Gold albums. Their Best of the Doobies (1976) has sold more than 12 million copies – a rare “diamond record.”