Santana has confirmed the first leg of his summer tour. The
Shape Shifter Tour 2012 will feature material written throughout Carlos Santana’s career as well as selections from his new, mostly instrumental Shape Shifter album.

As previously reported, Santana will kick off a two-year residency at Las Vegas’ House of Blues at Mandalay Bay on May 2. He is also expected to announce some late summer shows with The Allman Brothers Band in the coming weeks.

Shape Shifter Tour Dates

July 7 Hinckley, MN—Grand Casino Mille Lacs
July 9 Highland Park, IL—Ravinia Festival
July 12 Kettering, OH—Fraze Pavilion for the Performing Arts
July 13 Mount Pleasant, MI—Soaring Eagle Casino Resort
July 14 West Toronto, ON—Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 15 Clarkston, MI—DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 17 Boston, MA—Bank of America Pavilion
July 18 Gilford, NH—Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
July 20-21 Atlantic City, NJ—Borgata Spa & Resort Event Center