Santana cancels Charlotte show in favor of Raleigh

Guitarist Carlos Santana announced summer dates a while ago which, at the time, included a stop at Charlotte's Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre on Wednesday, July 28. That show was canceled last week, and now Santana is coming to Raleigh instead.

Steve Winwood will open for Santana when he plays the Walnut Creek Amphitheater on July 28. Tickets for the show will go on sale on Friday, June 4 at 10 a.m. here for $34 to $84.50.

It's unclear why the show was moved. It certainly doesn't seem to be a routing issue, unless the drive from Virginia Beach to Charlotte was too much. Tickets sales could have been slow in Charlotte. Whatever the reason for the move, it's certainly a good thing for Triangle fans.

Santana's latest album of new material is 2005's That I Am, featuring his usual parade of guest vocalists including Steven Tyler and Will.i.am. In 2009, Santana's set from Woodstock in 1969 was released as a part of a box set called The Woodstock Experience.

Santana tour dates:
06.30.10 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center [Tickets]
07.01.10 - Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest [Tickets]
07.03.10 - Sioux City, IA - Saturday in the Park Festival
07.04.10 - Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre
07.06.10 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center [Tickets]
07.07.10 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre [Tickets]
07.09.10 - Tinley Park, IL - Midwest Bank Amphitheatre [Tickets]
07.10.10 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre [Tickets]
07.11.10 - Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre [Tickets]
07.15.10 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
07.17.10 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts [Tickets]
07.18.10 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater [Tickets]
07.20.10 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center [Tickets]
07.21.10 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun [Tickets]
07.23.10 - Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center [Tickets]
07.24.10 - Atlantic City, NJ - Trump Taj Mahal [Tickets]
07.25.10 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live [Tickets]
07.27.10 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre [Tickets]
07.28.10 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07.28.10 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion [Tickets]
07.29.10 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
07.31.10 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre [Tickets]
08.01.10 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater [Tickets]