# Spirits Dancing in the Flesh Tour

The Spirits Dancing in the Flesh Tour was the twenty-fourth concert tour by Santana in 1990, supporting the Spirits Dancing in the Flesh album.

## Tour band

* Alex Ligertwood – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
* Carlos Santana – lead guitar, percussion, vocals
* Chester D. Thompson – keyboards
* Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
* Walfredo Reyes Jr. – drums
* Armando Peraza – congas, percussion (through October)
* Raul Rekow – congas, bongos, percussion, vocals (beginning October)

## Set list

The tour lasted from March 17 at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California to November 21 at the Bayfront Auditorium in Pensacola, Florida. An average set list of this tour was as follows:
* "Spirits Dancing in the Flesh" (Carlos Santana, Chester D. Thompson)
* "Somewhere in Heaven" (Alex Ligertwood, Santana)
* "It's a Jungle Out There" (Santana)
* "The Healer" (John Lee Hooker, Roy Rogers, Santana, Chester Thompson)
* "Batuka" (José Areas, David Brown, Michael Carabello, Gregg Rolie, Michael Shrieve)
* "No One to Depend On" (Carabello, Coke Escovedo, Rolie, Willie Bobo, Melvin Lastie)
* "We Don't Have to Wait" (Santana, Armando Peraza, Thompson)
* "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green)
* "Gypsy Queen" (Gábor Szabó)
* "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente)
* "Peace on Earth...Mother Earth...Third Stone from the Sun" (John Coltrane, Santana, Jimi Hendrix)
* "Mandela" (Peraza)
* "Savor" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
* "Choose" (Santana, Thompson, Ligertwood)
* "She's Not There" (Rod Argent)
* "Toussaint L'Overture" (Areas, Brown, Carabello, Rolie, Santana, Shrieve)
* "Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)" (Tom Coster, Santana)

### Encore

* "Soul Sacrifice" (Santana, Rolie, Brown, Marcus Malone)
* "Jin-go-lo-ba" (Babatunde Olatunji)

## Tour dates
### U.S. leg (March 17 – May 26)

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue :
| Date (1990) | City | Country | Venue |
| March 17 | San Francisco | United States | San Francisco Civic Auditorium |
| April 12 | Spokane | United States | Spokane Opera House |
| April 14 | Portland | United States | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall |
| April 16 | Eugene | United States | Cuthbert Amphitheater |
| April 17 | Eureka | United States | Eureka Municipal Auditorium |
| April 18 | San Francisco | United States | Warfield Theatre |
| April 19 | Santa Cruz | United States | Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium |
| April 21 | Reno | United States | Lawlor Events Center |
| April 23 | Stockton | United States | Stockton Memorial Civic Auditorium |
| April 24 | Fresno | United States | Warnors Theatre |
| April 25 | Santa Cruz | United States | Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium |
| April 27 | Las Vegas | United States | Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts |
| April 28 | San Luis Obispo | United States | Mustang Stadium |
| April 29 | Santa Barbara | United States | Santa Barbara Bowl |
| May 26 | Miami | United States | Bayfront Park |

### European leg (May 29 – June 30)

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue :
| Date (1990) | City | Country | Venue |
| May 29 | Bournemouth | England | Bournemouth International Centre |
| May 30 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| May 31 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| June 1 | London | England | Hammersmith Odeon |
| June 3 | Manchester | England | Manchester Apollo |
| June 6 | Brussels | Belgium | Cirque Royal |
| June 7 | Arnhem | Netherlands | Rijnhal |
| June 8 | Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz | West Germany | Jurahalle |
| June 9 | Jübek | West Germany | Sandbahn-Stadion |
| June 11 | Koblenz | West Germany | Rhein-Mosel-Halle |
| June 13 | Heilbronn | West Germany | Eissporthalle |
| June 14 | Pforzheim | West Germany | Stadthalle |
| June 15 | Mannheim | West Germany | Mannheimer Rosengarten |
| June 16 | Bad Staffelstein | West Germany | Adam-Riese-Halle |
| June 17 | Paris | France | Zénith de Paris |
| June 19 | Toulouse | France | Palais des Sports |
| June 20 | Bordeaux | France | Patinoire de Mériadeck |
| June 22 | Lyon | France | Festival Eclanova |
| June 23 | Belfort | France | Presqu'île de Malsaucy |
| June 25 | Istanbul | Turkey | — |
| June 26 | Istanbul | Turkey | — |
| June 27 | Budapest | Hungary | Kisstadion |
| June 28 | Vienna | Austria | Arena |
| June 29 | Imst | Austria | Open Air Stadtplatz |
| June 30 | St. Gallen | Switzerland | Sittertobel |

### North American leg (July 13 – November 21)

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue :
| Date (1990) | City | Country | Venue |
| July 13 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre |
| July 14 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre |
| July 15 | Los Angeles | United States | Greek Theatre |
| July 17 | Santa Fe | United States | Paolo Soleri Amphitheater |
| July 18 | Santa Fe | United States | Paolo Soleri Amphitheater |
| July 20 | Dallas | United States | Coca-Cola Starplex Amphitheatre |
| July 21 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| July 22 | San Antonio | United States | Sunken Garden Theater |
| July 24 | New Orleans | United States | Saenger Theatre |
| July 26 | Nashville | United States | Starwood Amphitheatre |
| July 27 | Pelham | United States | Oak Mountain Amphitheatre |
| July 28 | San Juan | Puerto Rico | Roberto Clemente Coliseum |
| August 4 | New York City | United States | Electric Lady Studios |
| August 5 | Syracuse | United States | Empire Court |
| August 6 | Darien Center | United States | Darien Lake Performing Arts Center |
| August 8 | Mansfield | United States | Great Woods Center for the Performing Arts |
| August 9 | Montreal | Canada | La Ronde |
| August 11 | Bristol | United States | Lake Compounce |
| August 12 | Wantagh | United States | Jones Beach Marine Theater |
| August 14 | Holmdel Township | United States | Garden State Arts Center |
| August 15 | Stanhope | United States | Waterloo Village |
| August 16 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| August 17 | Cleveland | United States | Nautica Stage |
| August 18 | Detroit | United States | Fox Theatre |
| August 21 | Pittsburgh | United States | Coca-Cola Star Lake Amphitheater |
| August 22 | Harrisburg | United States | City Island |
| August 23 | Richmond | United States | Mosque Theatre |
| August 24 | Atlantic City | United States | Trump Taj Mahal |
| August 26 | Chicago | United States | Poplar Creek Music Theatre |
| August 28 | Columbus | United States | Palace Theatre |
| August 30 | Milwaukee | United States | Riverside Theater |
| September 1 | Kansas City | United States | Barney Allis Plaza |
| September 2 | Greenwood Village | United States | Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre |
| September 15 | Costa Mesa | United States | Pacific Amphitheatre |
| September 16 | Berkeley | United States | William Randolph Hearst Greek Theatre |
| September 22 | Los Angeles | United States | Wiltern Theatre |
| October 5 | Stateline | United States | Caesars Tahoe |
| October 6 (2 shows) | Stateline | United States | Caesars Tahoe |
| October 7 | San Jose | United States | Event Center Arena |
| October 9 (2 shows) | Fresno | United States | Fresno Fairgrounds |
| October 11 | San Diego | United States | Starlight Bowl |
| October 12 | Phoenix | United States | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
| October 13 | Tucson | United States | Pima County Fairgrounds |
| October 14 | El Paso | United States | Special Events Center |
| October 16 | Lubbock | United States | Lubbock Municipal Auditorium |
| October 18 | Wichita | United States | Cotillion Ballroom |
| October 19 | Tulsa | United States | Brady Theater |
| October 20 | Dallas | United States | Cotton Bowl |
| November 2 | Boston | United States | Orpheum Theatre |
| November 3 | Newark | United States | Golden Dome Athletic Center |
| November 5 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| November 6 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| November 7 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre |
| November 9 | Upper Darby Township | United States | Tower Theater |
| November 10 | Upper Darby Township | United States | Tower Theater |
| November 11 | Norfolk | United States | Chrysler Hall |
| November 13 | Indianapolis | United States | Murat Theatre |
| November 15 | Atlanta | United States | Fox Theatre |
| November 16 | Cocoa | United States | Brevard County Fairgrounds |
| November 17 | Sunrise | United States | Sunrise Musical Theater |
| November 18 | Sunrise | United States | Sunrise Musical Theater |
| November 20 | St. Petersburg | United States | Mahaffey Theater |
| November 21 | Pensacola | United States | Bayfront Auditorium |

## Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date (1990) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| July 13 | Los Angeles, United States | Greek Theatre | 18,544 / 18,544 | $407,523 |
| July 14 | Los Angeles, United States | Greek Theatre | 18,544 / 18,544 | $407,523 |
| July 15 | Los Angeles, United States | Greek Theatre | 18,544 / 18,544 | $407,523 |
| September 15 | Costa Mesa, United States | Pacific Amphitheatre | 9,371 / 11,000 | $209,468 |
| October 20 | Dallas, United States | Cotton Bowl | 74,100 / 74,100 | $1,715,688 |
| November 5 | New York City, United States | Beacon Theatre | 8,133 / 8,133 | $203,325 |
| November 6 | New York City, United States | Beacon Theatre | 8,133 / 8,133 | $203,325 |
| November 7 | New York City, United States | Beacon Theatre | 8,133 / 8,133 | $203,325 |
| November 9 | Upper Darby Township, United States | Tower Theater | 5,882 / 5,882 | $109,220 |
| November 10 | Upper Darby Township, United States | Tower Theater | 5,882 / 5,882 | $109,220 |
| November 17 | Sunrise, United States | Sunrise Musical Theater | 7,354 / 7,354 | $145,261 |
| November 18 | Sunrise, United States | Sunrise Musical Theater | 7,354 / 7,354 | $145,261 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 123,384 / 125,013 (99%) | $2,790,485 |