Love Devotion Surrender Tour
# Love Devotion Surrender Tour

The Love Devotion Surrender Tour was a concert tour in 1973 and 1974 by guitarists Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin, supporting their album Love Devotion Surrender.

## Tour band

The tour band was:

* Carlos Santana – electric guitar, vocals
* John McLaughlin – electric guitar
* Doug Rauch – bass guitar
* Larry Young – organ, keyboards
* Armando Peraza – percussion, vocals
* Billy Cobham – drums

## Typical set lists

### 1973 set list

The 1973 tour lasted from August 26, 1973 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, New York to September 14, 1973 at the Honolulu International Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. This is an average set list for this tour:

* "Meditation" (John McLaughlin)
* "A Love Supreme" (John Coltrane)
* "The Life Divine" (McLaughlin)
* "I'm Aware of You"
* "Flame - Sky" (Doug Rauch, Santana, McLaughlin)
* "Naima" (Coltrane)
* "Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord" (traditional)

### 1974 set list

The 1974 tour began on March 5, 1974 at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago and ended on March 14, 1974 at the Kabuki Theater in San Francisco. The only available set list from the 1974 tour is from March 14:

* "Devotion" (McLaughlin)
* "Guru"
* "Four Eyes"
* "God Then"
* "God Now"
* "n/a"
* "Angel of Sunlight"
* "Let Us Go Into The House Of The Lord" (traditional)
* "A Love Supreme" (Coltrane)

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1973 ||||
| August 26, 1973 | Saratoga Springs | United States | Saratoga Performing Arts Center |
| August 27, 1973 | New York City | United States | Sheep Meadow |
| August 28, 1973 (2 shows) | Boston | United States | Music Hall |
| August 29, 1973 | Toronto | Canada | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| August 30, 1973 | Cincinnati | United States | Cincinnati Gardens |
| August 31, 1973 | Ann Arbor | United States | Crisler Arena |
| September 1, 1973 | Chicago | United States | International Amphitheatre |
| September 4, 1973 (2 shows) | Santa Monica | United States | Santa Monica Civic Auditorium |
| September 5, 1973 (2 shows) | Berkeley | United States | Berkeley Community Theatre |
| September 7, 1973 | Seattle | United States | Seattle Center Arena |
| September 9, 1973 | Portland | United States | Paramount Theatre |
| September 12, 1973 (2 shows) | Phoenix | United States | Celebrity Theatre |
| September 14, 1973 | Honolulu | United States | Honolulu International Center |
| 1974 ||||
| March 5, 1974 | Chicago | United States | Auditorium Theatre |
| March 6, 1974 | New York City | United States | Assembly Hall |
| March 14, 1974 | San Francisco | United States | Kabuki Theater |
