"Santana Live At US Festival" on Blu-ray, DVD From Shout! Factory coming Sept. 6

The US Festival that was staged in Glen Helen Regional Park near Devore, California in 1982 and 1983 were the blueprint for subsequent events such as Coachella. It's exciting that one of year one's fabled sets –  this one featuring Santana –  is coming to Blu-ray and DVD later this summer!


'Santana Live at US Festival' coming to Blu-ray, DVD and digital from Shout! Factory on Friday, September 6, 2019

Los Angeles, CA – On Labor Day Weekend in 1982, Santana took the stage at US Festival in San Bernardino, California, and gave the audience a thrilling performance. Coming to Blu-ray™ and DVD from Shout! Factory on Friday, September 6, Santana Live At US Festival captures the electrifying live experience of this important moment in music history, and contains the hits “Black Magic Woman,” “Gypsy Queen,” and “Oye Como Va,” as well as an appearance by special guest Herbie Hancock on “Incident at Neshabur,” interspersed with interviews with Carlos Santana. Special features include interviews with Santana reflecting on his career, his signature sound, and the theory of his music, as well as an interview outtake.

Conceived by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and music impresario Bill Graham, US Festival was a transformative event for Santana in his long and illustrious career, and this performance from September 4, 1982 represents the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer at his best. From award-winning filmmaker and rockumentarian Glenn Aveni, Santana Live At US Festival offers fans a first row seat to this tremendous performance from the legend, which rivaled his set at Woodstock for its energy, excitement, and inspiring musicianship. Santana is on tour now. Santana Band: Carlos Santana – Lead Guitars, Vocals Alex Ligertwood – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar Richard Baker – Keyboards David Margen – Bass Guitar Graham Lear – Drums Raul Rekow – Percussion Armando Peraza – Percussion Orestas Vilató – Percussion With Special Guest Herbie Hancock – Keyboards on “Incident at Neshabur” Performances: Searchin’                                                                     Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen Oye Como Va                          Nowhere To Run Incident At Neshabur Savor Jingo Lo Ba Hold On She’s Not There/Marbles Open Invitation Shango Special Features: Santana Reflects On His Career Explaining His Signature Sound The Theory Of Santana’s Music Santana Interview Outtake   About Shout! Factory Shout! Factory, LLC is a diversified multi-platform media company devoted to producing, uncovering, preserving and revitalizing the very best of pop culture. Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their entire careers sharing their music, television and film favorites with discerning consumers the world over. Shout! Factory’s entertainment offerings serve up feature films, classic and contemporary TV series, animation, live music and comedy specials. In addition, Shout! Factory maintains a vast entertainment distribution network which delivers culturally relevant programming, movie and audio content to all the leading digital service providers in North America and across multiple platforms. Shout! Factory owns and operates Shout! Studios, Scream Factory, Shout! Factory Kids, Shout! Factory Films, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Timeless Media Group and Shout! Factory TV. These riches are the result of a creative acquisition mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention. Shout! Factory is based in Los Angeles, California. For more on Shout! Factory, visit shoutfactory.com.