The Venue
House of Blues Santana Residency Dates:
May 2, 2012 (1st leg) -
Sept 12, 2012 (2nd leg) -
Nov 7, 2012 (3rd leg) -
Jan 19, 2013 (4th leg) -
May 1, 2013 (5th leg) -
Sept 11, 2013 (6th leg) -
Nov 6, 2013 (7th leg) -
Jan 22, 2014 (8th leg) -
Nov 5, 2014 (9th leg) -
Jan 21, 2015 (10th leg) -
May 20, 2015 (11th leg) -
Sept 16, 2015 (12th leg) -
Nov 4, 2015 (13th leg) -
Jan 27, 2016 (14th leg) -
May 18, 2016 (15th leg) -
Sept 14, 2016 (16th leg) -
Nov 2, 2016 (17th leg) -
Jan 25, 2017 (18th leg) -
May 17, 2017 (19th leg) -
Sept 13, 2017 (20th leg) -
Nov 1, 2017 (21st leg) -
Jan 24, 2018 (22nd leg) -
May 16, 2018 (23rd leg) -
Sept 12, 2018 (24th leg) -
Oct 31, 2018 (25th leg) -
Jan 23, 2019 (26th leg) -
May 15, 2019 (27th leg) -
Sept 18, 2019 (28th leg) -
Oct 30, 2019 (29th leg) -
Jan 22, 2020 (30th leg) -
Aug 25, 2021 (31st leg) -
Nov 3, 2021 (32nd leg) -
Jan 26, 2022 (33rd leg) -
May 18, 2022 (34th leg) -
Sept 14, 2022 (35th leg) -
Nov 2, 2022 (36th leg) -
Jan 25, 2023 (37th leg) -
May 17, 2023 (38th leg) -
Sept 6, 2023 (39th leg) -
Nov 1, 2023 (40th leg) -
Jan 24, 2024 (41st leg) -
May 10, 2024 (42nd leg) -
Oct 30, 2024 (43rd leg) -
May 14, 2025 (44th leg)
House of Blues Miscellaneous Santana Dates:
Jan 16, 2013 -
May 7, 2013 -
Sept 29, 2015 -
Sept 19, 2017 -
May 17, 2018 -
May 14, 2019
Mandalay Bay is a 43-story luxury resort and casino at the south end of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned by Vici Properties and operated by MGM Resorts International. It was developed by Circus Circus Enterprises and completed at a cost of $950 million. It opened on March 2, 1999, on the former site of the Hacienda hotel-casino. MGM acquired Mandalay Bay in 2005, and Blackstone became a co-owner in 2020. Vici acquired MGM's ownership stake in 2022.
Mandalay Bay opened with a House of Blues music venue and restaurant, marking the chain's seventh location. The two-story House of Blues includes capacity for 1,800 people during concerts. It also has a 1,200 sq ft (110 m2) retail store. The Las Vegas House of Blues would compete against the Hard Rock Hotel, which was known for hosting rock performances at its Joint venue. House of Blues had wanted to open a Las Vegas location for years, and partnered with Mandalay Bay after discussions with the Las Vegas Hilton failed to produce an agreement. The venue has hosted numerous entertainers, including Carlos Santana, who began a residency in 2012. He has performed there for more than a decade, and extended his residency to May 2026. House of Blues also operates the Foundation Room, an upscale private bar and dining club on the hotel's top floor. It targets wealthy individuals, such as casino VIPs, corporate executives, and celebrities.
Original Santana Members Reunite For 'Second Chance'. USA Today April 13, 2016
Neal Schon had an unforgettable surprise 60th birthday party in February 2014 surrounded by friends and family at one of Las Vegas' finest restaurants. But the birthday highlight came when Carlos Santana, his mentor and bandmate in the classic band Santana, presented Schon with a luxury Hublot watch. The gift signified the completion of a longtime Schon goal, bringing back the original Santana members from the band’s Woodstock-era, including Santana, 68, keyboardist Gregg Rolie, 68, percussionist Michael Carabello, 68, and drummer Michael Shrieve, 66, who were all celebrating with Schon. "Carlos gave me this watch and he said, ‘It’s time,’" said Schon, looking at the timepiece he still wears. "It was like, there you go. It was time." "We got a second chance, we know more, we feel more," Santana said. "It took nearly 45 years to reignite this chemistry. Because it’s really chemistry that we’re talking about."
After a killer set at 1969’s Woodstock, Santana exploded from unknown band to superstardom. But with the sudden rise to fame came tension in the band. "We got blindsided with all the adulation and attention. It’s like we went from high school to Woodstock," Santana said. "We were so young back them, we had no mercy, no compassion. We used to scream at each other." Decades passed since the original breakup, and wounds healed. An inspired Schon began to text original members and started accidentally bumping into Santana out and about in Marin County, Calif., where they both live. ("He was like a missile, on me wherever I went," Santana says with a laugh.) "It took this many years for everybody to grow older. And to not carry all that (stuff) around," Schon says. “Life is too short. We were such a great thing. Why not put it back together?" "We still got the sound, we still got the magic and we still get off on one another," Carabello said. "We’ll see how it all plays out. We’re taking baby steps with it right now. Not giant steps," Santana said. "But it’s a glorious experience to have a second chance."
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