Santana's Shape Shifter U.S. tour dates launch in Minnesota

Photo by Maryanne Bilham Knight

It no longer feels like yesterday (it was 1999, people) that guitar impresario Carlos Santana kicked his career into a new gear with the collaborative album Supernatural. Sure, Rob Thomas had plenty to do with it, but the Santana legacy is alive in a way that has grown past a crusty classic rock slate.

On May 15, Santana releases Shape Shifter, a mostly instrumental trek that'll be fuel for a whole lot of air guitar riffing from the audience. And the U.S. tour in support of the album begins right here in Minnesota at Grand Casino in Hinckley. Full tour dates are below.

On July 7, Santana touches down at Grand Casino Mille Lacs, and the shows follow a month-long residency in Las Vegas. More tour information is here.

Shape Shifter tour dates:
July 7	Grand Casino Mille Lacs	Hinckley, MN
July 9	Ravinia Festival	Highland Park, IL
July 12	Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts	Kettering, OH
July 13	Soaring Eagle Casino Resort	Mount Pleasant, MI
July 14	Molson Canadian Amphitheatre	West Toronto, ON
July 15	DTE Energy Music Theatre	Clarkston, MI
July 17	Bank of America Pavilion	Boston, MA
July 18	Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion	Gilford, NH
July 20-21	Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center	Atlantic City, NJ

Tickets go on sale April 19. Full details have not been announced as of yet, but we will update this posting as more information is available.