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The two legends will play 18 cities across North America, May 23 to August 20.

Rod Stewart & Santana: ‘The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs’ Tour Begins 5/23/14

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One of the hottest concert tickets during the upcoming summer of 2014 will certainly be The Voice, The Guitar, The Songs, an 18-city North American tour boasting two living legends: Rod Stewart and Santana. The must-see tour kicks off on May 23 in Albany, NY with dates scheduled through August 20, concluding in Wantagh, NY (at Long Island’s Jones Beach). With this pair of co-headliners, the show promises to be a cross-generational, cross-genre hit.

Photo: Erik Kabik
Photo: Erik Kabik

Both Rod Stewart and Santana (the Latin rock band led by guitarist extraordinaire Carlo Santana) have received enough honors to make anyone’s eyes begin to glaze over. Both artists are inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, both have sold in excess of 100 million records, both began their hit-laden recording careers in the late ‘60s. That’s just scratching the surface as new releases have continued to emerge ever since.

What also unites these classic rockers is their common love of performing, as clearly evidenced by their constant touring (both artists currently have Las Vegas residencies; Stewart at Caesar’s Palace and Santana at Mandalay Bay’s House of Blues). With countless hits between them, the opportunity to see them on the same bill is an exciting one indeed.

 

Photo: Penny Lancaster
Photo: Penny Lancaster

Santana is set to release a brand new album, Corazon, on May 6, 2014. Some of the biggest names in Latin music make appearances on the album, including: Gloria Estefan, Los Fabulosos Cadillacs, Juanes, Miguel, and Niña Pastori. The 12-song Corazon was produced by Lester Mendez and will be issued by Sony Latin Iberia and RCA Records.

Rod Stewart’s most recent release, Time, hit the Billboard album chart in 2013 (where it peaked at number seven). Time marked Stewart’s return to songwriting after years dominated by covering everything from the Great American Songbook (in a multi-album series), to classic rock and soul.

ROD STEWART AND SANTANA: THE VOICE, THE GUITAR, THE SONGS

North American Tour Itinerary 2014 (Check the official tour site for availability)

May 23: Albany – Times Union Center

May 25: Uncasville – Mohegan Sun

May 27: Pittsburgh – CONSOL Energy Center

May 31: Buffalo – First Niagara Center

June 3: Louisville – KFC Yum! Center

June 6: St. Louis – Scottrade Center

June 7: Lincoln – Pinnacle Bank Arena

July 31: Eugene – Matthew Knight Arena

August 2: Vancouver – Rogers Arena

August 4: Calgary – Scotiabank Saddledome

August 5: Edmonton – Rexall Place

August 8: Winnipeg – MTS Centre

August 10: St. Paul – XCEL Energy Center

August 12: Denver – Pepsi Center

August 14: Kansas City – Sprint Center

August 16: Rosemont – Allstate Arena

August 19: Washington DC – Verizon Center

August 20: Wantagh, NY – Jones Beach

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