# Embrace Your Light Tour

The Embrace Your Light Tour was the thirty-fourth concert tour of North America by Santana in 2005.

## Tour band

* Andy Vargas – lead vocals
* Carlos Santana – lead guitar, percussion, vocals
* Tommy Anthony – rhythm guitar
* Chester D. Thompson – keyboards, vocals
* Salvador Santana – keyboards
* Benny Rietveld – bass guitar
* Dennis Chambers – drums
* William Ortiz – trumpet
* Jeff Cresman – trombone
* Bobby Allende – percussion, vocals
* Karl Perazzo – timbales, percussion, vocals
* Raul Rekow – congas, bongos, percussion, vocals (since August 31)

## Set list

An average set list of this tour was as follows:
* "Jin-go-lo-ba" (Babatunde Olatunji)
* "Hermes" (Carlos Santana, S. Jurad)
* "Concierto de Aranjuez" (Joaquín Rodrigo)
* "I Am Somebody" (William Adams Jr., George Pajon)
* "El Fuego" (Santana, Jean Shepherd, Richard Shepherd)
* "Maria Maria" (Santana, Karl Perazzo, Raul Rekow, Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis)
* "Foo Foo" (Yvon André, Roger Eugène, Yves Joseph, Hermann Nau, Claude Jean)
* "Intimo"
* "Brown Skin Girl" (Jamie Houston)
* "Sun Ra"
* "Hey Boogie Woman" (Bill Bartlett)
* "Spiritual" (John Coltrane)
* "(Da Le) Yaleo" (Santana, Shakara Mutela, Christian Polloni)
* "I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love" (Henry Garza, Ringo Garza, Joey Garza)
* "Apache" (Jerry Lordan)
* "Smooth" (Itaal Shur, Rob Thomas)
* "Dame Tu Amor" (Abraham Quintanilla, Ricky Vela, Richard Brooks)
* "Corazón Espinado" (Fher Olvera)
* "Evil Ways" (Clarence "Sonny" Henry)

### Encore

* "Black Magic Woman" (Peter Green)
* "Gypsy Queen" (Gábor Szabó)
* "Oye Como Va" (Tito Puente)
* "A Love Supreme" (John Coltrane)

## Tour dates
### Leg 1 (May 3 – July 3, 2005)

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue :
| Date (2005) | City | Country | Venue |
| May 3 | Kahului | United States | Maui Arts & Cultural Center |
| May 21 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
| May 30 | Tampa | United States | Ford Amphitheatre |
| June 1 | Miami | United States | American Airlines Arena |
| June 3 | Atlanta | United States | Chastain Park Amphitheater |
| June 4 | Atlanta | United States | Chastain Park Amphitheater |
| June 5 | Charlotte | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre |
| June 7 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| June 8 | Philadelphia | United States | Penn's Landing |
| June 11 | Atlantic City | United States | Borgata Event Center |
| June 12 | Atlantic City | United States | Borgata Event Center |
| June 14 | Holmdel Township | United States | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| June 15 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden |
| June 17 | Mansfield | United States | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts |
| June 19 | Wallingford | United States | careerbuilder.com Oakdale Theatre |
| June 21 | Montreal | Canada | Bell Centre |
| June 22 | Quebec City | Canada | Colisée Pepsi |
| June 24 | Toronto | Canada | Molson Amphitheatre |
| June 25 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| June 26 | Cuyahoga Falls | United States | Blossom Music Center |
| June 29 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center |
| July 1 | Noblesville | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center |
| July 2 | Chicago | United States | Grant Park |
| July 3 | Milwaukee | United States | Marcus Amphitheater |

### Leg 2 (September 15 – October 16, 2005)

List of tour dates with date, city, country, venue :
| Date (2005) | City | Country | Venue |
| September 15 | San Jose | United States | HP Pavilion |
| September 16 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena |
| September 17 | Reno | United States | Reno Events Center |
| September 19 | Portland | United States | Rose Garden |
| September 20 | Everett | United States | Everett Events Center |
| September 21 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place |
| September 23 | Edmonton | Canada | Rexall Place |
| September 24 | Calgary | Canada | Pengrowth Saddledome |
| September 27 | Morrison | United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| September 28 | Morrison | United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre |
| September 30 | Grand Prairie | United States | Nokia Live |
| October 1 | Grand Prairie | United States | Nokia Live |
| October 2 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
| October 4 | Corpus Christi | United States | American Bank Center Arena |
| October 5 | Hidalgo | United States | Dodge Arena |
| October 6 | San Antonio | United States | SBC Center |
| October 8 | El Paso | United States | Don Haskins Center |
| October 9 | Albuquerque | United States | ABQ Journal Pavilion |
| October 11 | Tucson | United States | Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater |
| October 12 | Chula Vista | United States | Coors Amphitheatre |
| October 14 | Carson | United States | Home Depot Center |
| October 16 | Concord | United States | Chronicle Pavilion |

## Box office score data

List of box office score data with date, city, venue, attendance, gross, references :
| Date (2005) | City | Venue | Attendance | Gross |
| May 21 | Montreal, Canada | Bell Centre | 8,000 / 9,000 | $445,704 |
| May 30 | Tampa, United States | Ford Amphitheatre | 14,134 / 19,440 | $491,418 |
| June 1 | Miami, United States | American Airlines Arena | 9,761 / 11,982 | $498,659 |
| June 4 | Atlanta, United States | Chastain Park Amphitheater | 6,700 / 6,700 | $536,135 |
| June 11 | Atlantic City, United States | Borgata Event Center | 4,432 / 4,604 | $446,722 |
| June 12 | Atlantic City, United States | Borgata Event Center | 4,432 / 4,604 | $446,722 |
| June 14 | Holmdel Township, United States | PNC Bank Arts Center | 7,276 / 16,988 | $346,075 |
| June 15 | New York City, United States | Madison Square Garden | 12,730 / 14,114 | $768,327 |
| June 17 | Mansfield, United States | Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts | 10,030 / 19,900 | $438,369 |
| June 21 | Montreal, Canada | Bell Centre | 8,451 / 9,000 | $484,824 |
| June 22 | Quebec City, Canada | Colisée Pepsi | 8,504 / 9,000 | $465,823 |
| June 25 | Clarkston, United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre | 15,274 / 15,274 | $445,185 |
| September 15 | San Jose, United States | HP Pavilion | 8,718 / 12,900 | $476,867 |
| September 16 | Sacramento, United States | ARCO Arena | 8,666 / 9,500 | $445,303 |
| September 17 | Reno, United States | Reno Events Center | 6,491 / 6,491 | $478,021 |
| September 27 | Morrison, United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 16,083 / 18,000 | $979,577 |
| September 28 | Morrison, United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 16,083 / 18,000 | $979,577 |
| September 30 | Grand Prairie, United States | Nokia Live | 6,460 / 7,068 | $452,328 |
| October 1 | Grand Prairie, United States | Nokia Live | 6,460 / 7,068 | $452,328 |
| October 2 | The Woodlands, United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | 11,110 / 15,715 | $405,828 |
| October 4 | Corpus Christi, United States | American Bank Center Arena | 7,809 / 7,809 | $427,926 |
| October 5 | Hidalgo, United States | Dodge Arena | 5,451 / 5,451 | $484,065 |
| October 8 | El Paso, United States | Don Haskins Center | 8,023 / 8,023 | $396,820 |
| October 16 | Concord, United States | Chronicle Pavilion | 10,758 / 12,500 | $419,191 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 194,861 / 239,459 (81%) | $10,333,167 |