Carlos Santana performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on Aug. 27, 2024. Mariana Garcia/STAFF.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Bay Area sons Carlos Santana and ’90s alt-rockers Counting Crows brought their co-headlining Oneness Tour to Shoreline Amphitheatre on Tuesday.

On an unusually scorching day, Santana and his band (who played last) delivered on his blistering rock, Latin rhythms and storytelling, all told through the strings of his guitar.

The show started with a video of concertgoers at Woodstock in 1969 sliding in mud and having fun, where Santana delivered a legendary performance of “Soul Sacrifice.” With his iconic PRS guitar that’s been by his side for decades, Santana walked to a stool, at which point his band kicked off with that same song, off his self-titled 1969 debut album.

Santana performs at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on Aug. 27, 2024.

Performing hits like “Black Magic Woman” and “Oye Cómo Va,” Santana’s fusion of rock and Latin music had fans on their feet, dancing and swaying to the infectious rhythms. The tight-grooving band, including drummer Cindy Blackman Santana, his wife, delivered tight harmonies and impressive solos. The chemistry between Santana and his band was conveyed by the way the musicians communicated with each other through their instruments.

After he played his 2002 Grammy-winning song “The Game of Love,” Santana welcomed some old friends and band members to the stage for the next song.

Tony Lindsay, Santana vocalist from 1995 to 2015, and keyboardist Chester Thompson, who played with the band between 1983 and 2009, got the crowd cheering and dancing to songs like “Savor” (from 1969), as well as “Make Somebody Happy” and “Life is for Living” (1992’s Milagro) and “Serpents and Doves” (2004’s Food for Thought).

The night was far from over as Carlos Santana jammed through fan favorites like “Corazón Espinado” and “Maria Maria.”

For the encore, Santana played “Are You Ready People,” during which Cindy Blackman Santana delivered a magnificent five-minute drum solo, and ’90s career-revitalizing hit “Smooth.”

Counting Crows, who also got their start in the Bay, albeit decades after Santana, took the stage first. Frontman Adam Duritz’s distinctive voice echoed through the amphitheater as they kicked off the set with fan favorites like “Mrs. Potter’s Lullaby” and “Mr. Jones.”

Counting Crows perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, Calif. on Aug. 27, 2024.

The rest of the set flowed seamlessly; the band showcasing upbeat tracks and introspective ballads. Highlights included “Round Here,” which turned into a singalong.

At one point, Duritz walked to a piano and performed a solo rendition of Taylor Swift’s “The 1” that he mashed together with Counting Crows ballad “A Long December,” off of 1996’s Recovering Satellites.

The rest of the band joined Duritz onstage for the jazzy “Hanginaround,” from 1999’s This Desert Life. To finish the set, the band played emotional ballad “Holiday in Spain,” which concluded in a crescendo.

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