Sacred Fire Tour

Sacred Fire Tour
Tour by Santana
Associated album	Sacred Fire: Live in South America
Start date	March 25, 1994
End date	December 31, 1994
Legs	7
No. of shows	44 in North America; 20 in Europe; 9 in Asia; 7 in Oceania; 1 in Africa; 81 in total
Santana concert chronology
	; Santana/Bob Dylan Summer/Fall Tour 1993; (1993); ; Sacred Fire Tour; (1994); ; ; (1995–98);

The Sacred Fire Tour was the twenty-eighth concert tour by Santana in 1994, supporting the 1993 live album Sacred Fire: Live in South America.

Live releases[]

Live material from 1994 has appeared on the following releases:

Highlights of the band's show at Woodstock '94 were released on Bruce Gowers' 1995 concert film Woodstock '94.
Percussion solos from the August 20 show at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California were featured on Karl Perazzo and Raul Rekow's educational video From Afro-Cuban to Rock: Adventures in Rhythm.

Tour band[]

Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Carlos Santana – lead guitar, percussion, vocals
Jorge Santana – rhythm guitar (beginning August 1994)
Chester D. Thompson – keyboards, vocals
Myron Dove – bass guitar
Rodney Holmes – drums (through June 1994)
Tommie Bradford – drums (from June to August 1994)
Billy Johnson – drums (beginning August 1994)
Karl Perazzo – timbales, percussion, vocals
Raul Rekow – congas, bongos, percussion, vocals

Set list[]

A typical set list of this tour was as follows (songs not followed by the writer indicate that the writer is unknown):^[1]

"Angels All Around Us" (Pharoah Sanders)
"(Da Le) Yaleo" (Carlos Santana, Shakara Mutela, Christian Polloni)
"Hannibal" (Alex Ligertwood, Alan Pasqua, Raul Rekow)
"Sonny Sharrock" (Sonny Sharrock)
"Angel Love (Come for Me)"
"Peace on Earth...Mother Earth...Third Stone from the Sun" (John Coltrane, Santana, Jimi Hendrix)
"En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor" (Joaquín Rodrigo)
"Luz Amor y Vida" (Santana)
"Bacalao con Pan" (Raul Valdes)
"Savor" (José Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Santana, Michael Shrieve)
"Guajira" (Areas, Brown, Rico Reyes)
"Wings of Grace" (Santana, Chester D. Thompson)
"Make Somebody Happy" (Santana, Ligertwood)
"Get It in Your Soul"
"Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green)
"Gypsy Queen" (Gábor Szabó)
"Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente)
"Soul Sacrifice" (Santana, Rolie, Brown, Marcus Malone)
"Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Tom Coster, Santana)
"Jin-go-lo-ba" (Babatunde Olatunji)

Tour dates[]

The tour itinerary consisted of:^[2]

U.S. show (March 25)[]

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue
Date (1994)	City	Country	Venue
March 25	Inglewood	United States	The Forum

Australian leg (April 2–10)[]

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue
Date (1994)	City	Country	Venue
April 2	Melbourne	Australia	Melbourne Concert Hall
April 3	Melbourne		Melbourne Concert Hall
April 4	Adelaide		Festival Theatre
April 6	Sydney		State Theatre
April 7
April 8
April 10	Brisbane		Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Asian leg (April 12–26)[]

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue
Date (1994)	City	Country	Venue
April 12	Hung Hom	Hong Kong	Hong Kong Coliseum
April 16	Bangkok	Thailand	Queen Sirikit National Convention Center
April 18	Singapore		Harbour Pavilion
April 20	Yokohama	Japan	Kanagawa Kenmin Hall
April 21	Kawaguchi		Kawaguchi Sogo Bunka Center
April 22	Tokyo		Nippon Budokan
April 24	Kobe		Kobe Kokusai Hall
April 25	Osaka		Festival Hall
April 26	Nagoya		Nagoya Civil Hall

North American leg (April 29 – September 18)[]

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue
Date (1994)	City	Country	Venue
April 29	Kahului	United States	Maui Arts & Cultural Center
April 30	Oahu		Kualoa Ranch
June 1	San Diego		Summer Pops Bowl
June 2	San Diego		Summer Pops Bowl
June 3	Mesa		Mesa Amphitheatre
June 4	Las Vegas		Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts
June 6	Santa Fe		Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
June 7	Santa Fe		Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
June 8	El Paso		Special Events Center
June 10	The Woodlands		Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 11	Dallas		Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre
June 12	San Antonio		Sunken Garden Theater
June 14	Monterrey	Mexico	Auditorio Fundidora
June 20^[a]	Stanford	United States	Stanford Stadium
July 1	Ames		Stephens Auditorium
July 2	Sioux City		Grandview Park Music Pavilion
July 3^[b]	Milwaukee		Henry Maier Festival Park
July 5	Grand Rapids		DeVos Performance Hall
July 7	Clarkston		Pine Knob Music Theatre
June 8	Chicago		James C. Petrillo Music Shell
June 9	Columbus		Polaris Amphitheater
July 10	Cleveland		Nautica Stage
July 12	Stowe		Stowe Mountain Performing Arts Center
July 13	Mansfield		Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts
July 14	Wantagh		Jones Beach Amphitheater
July 15	Holmdel Township		Garden State Arts Center
July 17	Philadelphia		Mann Music Center
July 18	Scranton		Montage Mountain Performing Arts Center
July 19	Vienna		Filene Center
June 20	Darien Center		Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 22	Vaughan	Canada	Kingswood Music Theatre
August 10	Los Angeles	United States	Greek Theatre
August 11
August 12
August 14^[c]	Saugerties		Winston Farm
August 17	Monterey		Monterey County Fairgrounds
August 19	Santa Barbara		Santa Barbara Bowl
August 20	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre
September 17	Tulare		International Agri-Center
September 18	San Bernardino		Blockbuster Pavilion

European leg (September 26 – October 22)[]

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue
Date (1994)	City	Country	Venue
September 26	Manchester	England	Manchester Apollo
September 28	London		Labatt's Apollo
September 29
September 30
October 1	Rotterdam	Netherlands	Sportpaleis
October 3	Brussels	Belgium	Forest National
October 4	Hamburg	Germany	Saal 1
October 5	Berlin	Germany	Big Arena
October 7	Warsaw	Poland	Hala Torwar
October 9	Paris	France	Zénith de Paris
October 10	Maxéville		Zénith de Nancy
October 11	Dijon		Palais des Sports de Dijon
October 12	Marseille		Le Dôme de Marseille
October 14	Marino	Italy	Palaghiaccio di Marino
October 15	Milan	Italy	Palatrussardi
October 16	Imst	Austria	Festivalgelaende Brennbichl
October 18	Neuchâtel	Switzerland	Patinoires du Littoral
October 19	Zürich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
October 21	Graz	Austria	Schwarzl Freizeit Zentrum
October 22	Vienna	Austria	Kurhalle Oberlaa

Moroccan show (October 24)[]

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue
Date	City	Country	Venue
October 24	Casablanca	Morocco	Mohammed V Complex

U.S. show (December 31)[]

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue
Date	City	Country	Venue
December 31	Oakland	United States	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum

Notes[]

^ The concert on June 20 was a part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup halftime show.
^ The concert on July 3 was a part of Summerfest.
^ The concert on August 14 was a part of Woodstock '94.

References[]

^ "Santana Average Setlists of year: 1994 | setlist.fm". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
^ "Search for setlists: santana 1994 | setlist.fm". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-08-02.

External links[]

Santana Past Shows 1994 at Santana official website

[3] The concert on June 20 was a part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup halftime show.

[4] The concert on July 3 was a part of Summerfest.

[5] The concert on August 14 was a part of Woodstock '94.

[1] "Santana Average Setlists of year: 1994 | setlist.fm". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-08-02.

[2] "Search for setlists: santana 1994 | setlist.fm". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-08-02.

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Santana concert chronology
Tour by Santana

Associated album	Sacred Fire: Live in South America
Start date	March 25, 1994 (1994-03-25)
End date	December 31, 1994 (1994-12-31)
Legs	7
No. of shows	44 in North America 20 in Europe 9 in Asia 7 in Oceania 1 in Africa 81 in total
Santana/Bob Dylan Summer/Fall Tour 1993 (1993) Sacred Fire Tour (1994) (1995–98)