Santana Announces Planet of Free Will Global Tour 2027: 13 Dates Across 10 European Countries Opening June 30 at London's O2, On Sale Oct. 30
LOS ANGELES — Guitarist Carlos Santana on Oct. 26 announced his band Santana's Planet of Free Will Global Tour 2027. The tour opens June 30, 2027, at The O2 in London — the band's only UK show of 2027 and part of the arena's 20th-birthday concert programme — then crosses 10 European countries for 13 shows in July, closing July 31 in Helsinki, Finland.
The full itinerary: June 30, London, The O2; July 7, Paris, France, Accor Arena; July 8, Kestenholz, Switzerland, Festival St. Peter at Sunset; July 10, Monchengladbach, Germany, SparkassenPark; July 14, Wiesbaden, Germany, Brita Arena; July 17, Pordenone, Italy; July 18, Lucca, Italy, Lucca Summer Festival; July 21, Klam, Austria, Burg Clam; July 22, Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic, castle gardens; July 24, Krakow, Poland, TAURON Arena; July 25, Halle, Germany, open-air theater; July 28, Oslo, Norway, Oslo Spektrum; July 31, Helsinki, Finland.
A fan presale begins Oct. 27, with general tickets on sale Friday, Oct. 30, at 10 a.m. local time via Santana's official site; VIP packages will also be offered. The Pordenone and Lucca shows in Italy and the Helsinki date are festival bookings already on sale through their organizers, and according to Music Times' review of official ticketing information, the Paris show's general sale is Nov. 20.
"Our intention, motives and purpose is to awaken a deeper awareness that this is the Planet of Free Will, and that each of us has the power to choose unity over division, harmony over conflict, and love over fear," Carlos Santana said in announcing the tour. "At every Santana concert, we bring and share unity, harmony, and oneness with every note, and we remind everyone that we have the free will to choose a higher consciousness and live for the highest good of all."
Before the tour, the band's Las Vegas residency, An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live at the House of Blues inside Mandalay Bay, resumes Nov. 4 and enters its 14th year in 2027, with dates in January and May. On Oct. 16, Santana also reteamed with Wyclef Jean on the single "Freedom (Carlos Santana Remix)."
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：Carlos Santana 在演唱会上演奏电吉他（资料图，2011年摄于澳大利亚 Sydney 的 Acer Arena）。照片：Eva Rinaldi，CC BY-SA 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。/ Photo: Carlos Santana performing (file photo, Acer Arena, Sydney, Australia, 2011). Photo by Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
