First tour by Santana, Earth, Wind & Fire has Pittsburgh date
Music legends Carlos Santana and Earth, Wind & Fire will share stages for the first time during this summer’s Miraculous Supernatural 2020 Tour.
Kicking off June 19 in San Diego, Calif., the tour has an Aug. 5 date at S&T Bank Music Park in Burgettstown.
The tour is a continuation of 2019’s Supernatural Now tour for Santana, which celebrated the 20th anniversary of his multiple Grammy Award-wining album “Supernatural,” along with the 50th anniversary of his performance at the Woodstock music festival.
“Supernatural” featured back-to-back No. 1 singles “Smooth” and “Maria Maria,” sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and won nine 2000 Grammy Awards.
With the band carrying his name, Santana had hits including “Black Magic Woman,” “Evil Ways” and “Oye Como Va.” The band formed in San Francisco in 1966 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Santana’s tour sets will highlight songs from both the “Supernatural” and Woodstock eras, as well as tracks from his 2019 album, “Africa Speaks,” and what the tour release calls “some incredible surprises.”
Formed in Chicago in 1969, Earth, Wind & Fire was the first African American R&B group to receive the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor in 2019. Current members include Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson.
The group has earned nine Grammy Awards, including a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016. Their disco-era hits include “September,” “Shining Star” and “That’s the Way of the World.”
Citi cardmembers can purchase tour presale tickets from noon Feb. 26 through 10 p.m. Feb. 27 at citientertainment.com.
Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Feb. 28 at livenation.com.
Shirley McMarlin is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Shirley by email at smcmarlin@triblive.com or via Twitter .
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