🎧 Jan 2 Thu: The Plant, Sausalito, CA

Note: Recording of "Just Let The Music Speak" (from "Viva Santana!").

🎸 🎫 Jan 18 Sat: We Still Have A Dream: From Selma To Soweto. Henry J. Kaiser Auditorium, Oakland, CA

28 min.

Exact: Victim Of Circumstance - Herbie Hancock Introduction (1) - Mandela (1) - Buddy Miles Speech - Dream Is Alive (1) - Carlos Santana Speech - Praise (1)

W/Herbie Hancock (1)

Note: In the same evening, Carlos Santana is guest of John Lee Hooker And The Coast To Coast Blues Band for 28 min. on: It Serves Me Right To Suffer - Boom Boom - A Little Bit Higher.

🎧 Jan: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA

Note: Recording of Babatunde Olatunji's "Dance To The Beat Of My Drum".

🎫 March 15 Sat: Bammies '86. Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

5 min.

Exact: Bella

Note: Complete performance broadcast in the show "Bammies Retrospective" at an unknown date on American TV.

♥ May: Santana #35

Carlos Santana (g/perc/vo), Alphonso Johnson (b), Graham Lear (ds), Raul Rekow (perc/vo), Armando Peraza (perc/vo), Orestes Vilato (perc/vo), Chester Thompson (kbd/vo), Tom Coster (kbd/vo), Buddy Miles (g/vo)

Note: Sterling Crew is replaced by Tom Coster. Greg Walker, Alex Ligertwood are replaced by Buddy Miles.

🎫 May 24 Sat: Music & Tennis Festival. Concord Pavilion, Concord, CA

Tour: Pacific

🎫 June 1 Sun: Suntory Beer Sound Market '86. Karuizawa Prince Hotel, Karuizawa, Japan

Exact: Primera Invasion (1) * - Victim Of Circumstance (1) - Incident At Neshabur/Mandela (1) - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (1) * - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo (1) - By The Pool/Europa (1) - Right Now (1) - Open Invitation (1)(2) * - Songs Of Freedom (1) - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues (2)(3)(4) * - People Get Ready (2)(3)(4)(5) * - Johnny B. Goode (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) *

Musicians: Santana (1), Steve Lukather (Toto) (2), Jeff Beck Group (3), Carlos Santana (4), Buddy Miles (5), Alphonso Johnson (6)

Note: * 71-min. segment broadcast at an unknown date on Japanese TV.

🎫 June 5 Thu: Entertainment Center, Perth, Australia

🎫 June 7 Sat: Entertainment Center, Perth, Australia

🎫 June 9 Mon: Sports & Entertainment Center, Melbourne, Australia

🎫 June 12 Thu: Waikiki Shell Theatre, Honolulu, Oahu, HI

Incomplete: Brotherhood - Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - She’s Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Praise - Gypsy Queen - Just Got Back From Texas - Songs Of Freedom - ?/Alphonso Johnson - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - ? - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Soul Sacrifice/Aranjuez/? - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo

🎸 🎸 🎸 June 15 Sun: Amnesty International. Giants Stadium, Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ

Note: Complete performances broadcast live on American TV MTV. Carlos Santana, Fela Kuti are guests of Ruben Blades Y Seis Del Solar for 14 min. on: Muevete (1). Carlos Santana is guest of The Miles Davis Group (featuring Robben Ford on guitar) for 8 min. on: Burn. Carlos Santana, Fela Kuti are guests of Neville Brothers for 5 min. on: Midnight Key.

Selected Formats:

(1) "Get Up! Stand Up! Highlights From The Human Rights Concerts 1986-1998" on June 4, 2013 on 2CD (Eagle Records Germany EDGCD505 GAS 0000505 EDG)

(1) "Get Up! Stand Up! Highlights From The Human Rights Concerts 1986-1998” on June 4, 2013 on 3CD (Ward Records Japan VQCD-10336/8)

(1) "¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts 1986-1998" on June 4, 2013 on 6DVD-R1 (box set) (Shout! Factory USA 826663-13562)

(1) "¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts 1986-1998" on June 4, 2013 on 6DVD-R2 (box set) (Eagle Vision UK/Europe EREDV929) (Eagle Vision Japan VQBD-1063/8)

🎸 July 7 Mon: Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

Note: Special show broadcast at an unknown date on American TV HBO for the 20th anniversary of the Fillmore Auditorium. Carlos Santana plays with John Lee Hooker, Etta James and various artists on: Blues Boogie Jam - Something’s Got A Hold On Me - Tell Mama.

Tour: USA South-Midwest-East

🎫 July 17 Thu: Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City, OK

🎫 July 18 Fri: Starfest Amphitheatre, Dallas, TX

🎫 July 19 Sat: Southern Star Amphitheatre, Houston, TX

🎫 July 20 Sun: Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX

🎫 July 22 Tue: Opera House, St. Louis, MO

🎫 July 24 Thu: Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH

🎫 July 25 Fri: Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Chicago, IL

🎫 July 26 Sat: Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI

154 min.

Exact: Brotherhood - Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - She’s Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Victim Of Circumstance - Personal Contact - Serpentine Fire/Alphonso Johnson - Bailando/Aquatic Park - Light My Fire - Songs Of Freedom - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes/We Got To Live Together - Soul Sacrifice/Aranjuez - By The Pool/Love Is You/? - Right Now/Band Introduction - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo

🎫 July 28 Mon: Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY

🎫 July 29 Tue: Uncle Sam’s, Syracuse, NY

🎫 July 30 Wed: Pier 84, New York, NY

Exact: Brotherhood - Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - She's Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Praise - Personal Contact - Bailando/Aquatic Park - Serpentine Fire/Alphonso Johnson - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Songs Of Freedom - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes/We Got To Live Together - Soul Sacrifice/Aranjuez (1)(2) - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction

W/Luis Perico Ortiz (1), Dave Valentin (2)

🔔 July: Nightwatch. CBS Studios, New York, NY

23 min.

Note: TV show. Broadcast in July 1986 on American TV CBS. Host Charlie Rose interviews Carlos Santana.

🎫 Aug 1 Fri: Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY

Incomplete: Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - She's Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Praise - Personal Contact - Serpentine Fire/Alphonso Johnson - Songs Of Freedom - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes - Soul Sacrifice/Aranjuez - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction - Bailando/Aquatic Park (1) - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen (1) - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo/Once It's Gotcha (1)

W/Andy Gonzalez (1)

🎫 Aug 2 Sat: Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA

155 min.

Exact: Brotherhood - Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - She’s Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Praise - Personal Contact - Serpentine Fire/Alphonso Johnson - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Songs Of Freedom - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes - Soul Sacrifice/Aranjuez - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction - Bailando/Aquatic Park - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo - Just Got Back From Texas

🎫 Aug 3 Sun: Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ

Incomplete: Brotherhood/Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - Incident At Neshabur - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Praise - Personal Contact - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Songs Of Freedom - Soul Sacrifice/Aranjuez - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction - Deeper, Dig Deeper

🎫 Aug 5 Tue: Darien Lake Amphitheatre, Buffalo, NY

Incomplete: Brotherhood - Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - She’s Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Personal Contact - Bailando/Aquatic Park - Serpentine Fire/Alphonso Johnson - Samba Pa Ti - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Songs Of Freedom - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes/We’ve Got To Live Together - Victim Of Circumstance - Soul Sacrifice/Aranjuez - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction

🎫 Aug 6 Wed: Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD

🎫 Aug 8 Fri: Jai Alai Fronton, Tampa, FL

156 min.

Exact: Brotherhood - Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - She’s Not There - Incident At Neshabur - Personal Contact - Bailando/Aquatic Park - Praise - Serpentine Fire/Alphonso Johnson - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Songs Of Freedom - Samba Pa Ti - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes - Soul Sacrifice /Spartacus - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo

🎫 Aug 9 Sat: Sunrise Music Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

W/Hal Miller

🎫 Aug 11 Mon: Great Woods Performing Arts Center, Mansfield, MA

🎫 🎫 Aug 17 Sun: 20th Anniversary Celebration. Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA

1st show (1986 Band). 106 min.

Exact: Brotherhood - Primera Invasion/Open Invitation - She's Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Victim Of Circumstance - Personal Contact - Serpentine Fire/Alphonso Johnson - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Songs Of Freedom - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction

2nd show (Original Band). 76 min.

Exact: Bill Graham/Band Introduction - In A Silent Way/Se A Cabo - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)/Evil Ways (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)/Jingo (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)/Jose "Chepito" Areas/Michael Carabello/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - ? (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7) - Soul Sacrifice (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)/Aranjuez (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)/Blues Jam (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13) - Toussaint L'Overture (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(11)(12)(13) - Bill Graham

Musicians: Carlos Santana, Jose "Chepito" Areas, Michael Carabello, Alphonso Johnson, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve, Neal Schon

W/Alex Ligertwood (1), David Brown (2), Buddy Miles (3), Armando Peraza (4), Raul Rekow (5), Orestes Vilato (6), David Margen (7), Jorge Santana (8), Adrian Areas (9), ? (10), Tom Coster (11), Graham Lear (12), Chester Thompson (13)

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎸 🎸 Sept 14 Sun: San Francisco Blues Festival. Ft. Mason, San Francisco, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Albert King on: I’ll Play The Blues For You - Ooh-ee Baby - Overall Junction. Carlos Santana, Buddy Miles are guests of Buddy Guy, Junior Wells on: Everything’s Gonna Be Alright - Five Long Years - Texas - Goin’ Down.

Tour: USA West-South

🎫 🎫 Sept 19 Fri: Caesar's Tahoe, Stateline, NV

1st show: 109 min.

Exact: Brotherhood - Primera Invasion - Open Invitation - She's Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Veracruz - Victim Of Circumstance - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Songs Of Freedom - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction - Deeper, Dig Deeper - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo/Once It's Gotcha

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎫 🎫 Sept 20 Sat: Caesar's Tahoe, Stateline, NV

2nd show: 105 min.

Exact: Victim Of Circumstance - Veracruz - Songs Of Freedom - Primera Invasion - Open Invitation - She's Not There/Incident At Neshabur - ? - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo/Once It's Gotcha - By The Pool/Love Is You - Right Now/Band Introduction - Just Got Back From Texas

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎫 Sept 25 Thu: Doral Beach Hotel, Miami, FL

Incomplete: Primera Invasion - Open Invitation - She’s Not There - Incident At Neshabur - Veracruz - Songs Of Freedom - Walkin’ - Alphonso Johnson - Super Boogie - Tutu - Victim Of Circumstance - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes - Soul Sacrifice

Note: Private show.

🎫 Sept 26 Fri: Sunrise Music Theatre, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

135 min.

Exact: Primera Invasion - Open Invitation - She's Not There/Incident At Neshabur - Veracruz - Songs Of Freedom - Serpentine Fire/Alphonso Johnson - Super Boogie/Hong Kong Blues - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Them Changes - Love Is You/Soul Sacrifice - ? - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo/Once It's Gotcha - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now/Band Introduction

🎫 Sept 27 Sat: Southpoint Park Amphitheatre, Miami, FL

🎫 Oct 1 Wed: Mesa Amphitheatre, Mesa, AZ

🎫 Oct 2 Thu: Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

W/Greg Walker

🎫 🎫 Oct 3 Fri: Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

2nd show

Official: Serpentine Fire - Victim Of Circumstance - Songs Of Freedom - Primera Invasion - Open Invitation - She’s Not There - Incident At Neshabur/Mandela - She Can’t Let Go - Alphonso Johnson - Samba Pa Ti - Super Boogie/Just Got Back From Texas - Them Changes - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Jam - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo/Once It's Gotcha - By The Pool/Love Is You (1) - Right Now

W/Jimmy Stewart (1)

Note: Two shows played in the same evening.

🎫 Oct 4 Sat: County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA

Official: Serpentine Fire - Victim Of Circumstance - Veracruz - Songs Of Freedom - Primera Invasion - Open Invitation - She’s Not There - Incident At Neshabur/Mandela - She Can’t Let Go - Alphonso Johnson - Super Boogie/Just Got Back From Texas - Them Changes - Savor/Armando Peraza/Raul Rekow/Orestes Vilato - Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen - Oye Como Va/Evil Ways/Jingo/Once It's Gotcha - By The Pool/Europa - Right Now - Before We Go - Bailando/Aquatic Park

🎸 🎸 🎫 🎸 Oct 31 Fri: Crackdown Concert. Madison Square Garden, New York, NY

🎸 🎸 🎫 Nov 1 Sat: Crackdown Concert. Felt Forum, New York, NY

🎸 Nov 21 Fri: New George’s, San Rafael, CA

Note: Carlos Santana is guest of Los Lobos for 28 min. on: Fell Alright/I Got Loaded/Three Hudreds Pounds Of Joy/Walking With Frankie/(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher/I’m A Girl Watcher/Tequila

Unknown Dates

★ ?: National Hispanic Heritage Week

Note: Outstanding Leadership Award: Carlos Santana.

★ ?: CA

Note: Commendation For Achievement & Support in California: Carlos Santana.

🎧 ?: Release of Weather Report's "This Is This"

Selected Formats:

Weather Report's "This Is This" in 1986 on LP (CBS USA FC 40280) (CBS Europe 57052) (CBS/Sony Japan 32DP 470)

Weather Report's "This Is This" on Aug 26, 1986 on CD (CBS Europe CDCBS 57052)

Weather Report's "This Is This" on July 7, 1987 on CD (remastered) (CBS USA CK 40280)

Weather Report's "This Is This" on April 13, 1995 on Best Value Line 2000 CD (Sony Japan SRCS 7183)

Weather Report's "This Is This" on March 31, 1997 on Master Sound Limited Edition CD (remastered/papersleeve) (Sony Japan SRCS 9155)

Weather Report's "This Is This" in 2003 on CD (360 sound) (CBS Europe 5126872)

Weather Report's "This Is This" on May 23, 2007 on Limited Edition CD (remastered/papersleeve) (Sony Records Int’l Japan SICP 1255)

Weather Report's "This Is This" on Sept 10, 2015 on CD (Music On CD Netherlands MOCCD13245)

Tracks: This Is This (7:07) - Man With The Copper Fingers (6:12)

Musicians: Joe Zawinul, Victor Bailey, Mino Cinelu, Peter Erskine, Carlos Santana, Wayne Shorter

Recorded: The Sound Castle, Los Angeles, CA

🎧 ?: Release of Babatunde Olatunji's "Dance To The Beat Of My Drum"

Selected Formats:

Babatunde Olatunji's "Dance To The Beat Of My Drum" in 1986 on LP (Blue Heron USA BLU 706)

Babatunde Olatunji's "Dance To The Beat Of My Drum" in 1986 on CD (Blue Heron USA BLU 706-2) *

Babatunde Olatunji's "Drums Of Passion: The Beat" on March 15, 1989 on CD (Rykodisc USA RCD 10107)

Babatunde Olatunji's "Drums Of Passion: The Beat" in ? on CD (repress) (Rykodisc USA RCD 10107)

Side 1: 1. The Beat Of My Drum (7:40) - 2. Loyin Loyin (Honey, Honey) (7:27) - 3. Ife L'Oju L'Aiye (Love Is The Greatest Thing In The World) (6:45)

Side 2: 1. Akiwowo. Chant To The Trainman (3:28) Ensemble (8:56) - 2. Se Eni A Fe L'Amo-Kere Kere (You Know The One You Love-Herald The News) (9:10)

Musicians: Babatunde Olatunji, Sarah Abukusta, Sikiru Adepoju, Rotimi Byrd, Frank Ekeh, Marijah Especialze, Sanga Francis, C. K. Ganyo, Ade Harris, Sundiata Keita, Joseph Bruce Langhorne, Airto Moreira, Babafunmi Ohene, Iyalu Okanbi, Soji Randolph, Alfred C. Redwine, Gordy Ryan, Carlos Santana (except S2#1 "Chant To The Trainman"), Carolyn Sebron, Ayisha Shabaaz, Taiwo Duvall Shabaaz, Yao Tamakloe, Bobby Vega

Recorded: Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA Jan 1986

Note: * features an extra track: Ilere, Ilere, Ilere (This Is The House, e.g. Ogun) (9:32).

🎧 ?: Release of "Casey Kasem’s Rock n’ Roll Goldmine. The San Francisco Sound"

Selected Formats:

"Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine. The San Francisco Sound" in 1986 on LD-NTSC (Image Entrtainment USA ID6191VE)

"Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine. The San Francisco Sound" in 1987 on VHS-NTSC (Vestron Video USA1117)

"Casey Kasem's Rock n' Roll Goldmine. The San Francisco Sound" on April 27, 2004 on DVD-R1 (Standing Room Only Entertainment USA 03109)

Track: Jingo

Musicians: Carlos Santana, Jose "Chepito" Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve

Recorded: Beat Club. NDR Studios, Bremen, Germany June 22, 1970

From San Francisco,

Please Welcome... SANTANA!

Bill Graham

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