The Deal

• $99.50 for a package to see An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live (up to a $156.50 total value)
• Where: House of Blues Las Vegas
• Door time: 7 p.m.
• Ticket values include all fees.
• Click here to view the seating chart.<p>

Dates and Times

• Thursday, September 12, at 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, September 18, at 8 p.m.
• Friday, September 20, at 8 p.m.<p>

The Package Includes:

• General-admission standing room in the stage-front “La Zona Fiesta” section (up to a $116.50 value)
• Access to the Foundation Room and one drink (up to a $40 value)<p>

Santana

• Full name: Carlos Augusto Alves Santana
• 10: number of Grammy under Santana’s belt
• 20: his ranking on Rolling Stone’s list of “100 Greatest Guitarists”
• Why Prince considers Santana to be a bigger influence than Jimi Hendrix, according to that Rolling Stone feature: “Santana played prettier.”
• 1969: the year Santana rocked Woodstock with “Soul Sacrifice”
• 1998: the year he entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
• 1999: the year Supernatural ushered in a new generation of fans and earned eight Grammys
• 2009: the year Santana received the Billboard Latin Music Awards’ Lifetime Achievement
• Nine: the number of expert rhythm players, percussionists, keyboardists, and horn players in Santana’s current lineup
• Musical talents: guitar virtuosity, melding diverse musical styles such as blues, jazz, rock, salsa, and African rhythms
• What to expect at this show: stunning guitar solos, intoxicating rhythms
• Greatest hits from late ’60s and ’70s that you’ll almost certainly hear: “Black Magic Woman,” “Evil Ways,” “Oye Como Va”
• Smoothest late-era hit to sway to: “Smooth”<p>