Global Festival: Santana and Clapton are planning new “Woodstock” for peace

With his no less legendary colleague Eric Clapton, Latin-Rock veteran Carlos Santana wants to organize a worldwide music festival based on Woodstock’s model to promote world peace. “He (Clapton) wants the same as I do: an event like Woodstock, but worldwide. With start in San Francisco, in the Golden Gate Park, and then New York and London,” said the 77-year-old in the interview of the Spanish newspaper “La Vanguardia”.

The Mexican, who wants to tour Europe as part of his “Oneness Tour 2025” in summer, is serious about the condition of the earth. “The world needs positive vibrations, there are too much negative, too much fear and angry people.”

War is not a solution – the “guitar god” attaches importance to this statement. “You don’t win with bombs, you win with love. And I want to make music so that people think that we are able to bring peace to this earth – now, in our time.”

Santana feels “stronger than ever” with 77 “

Santana had previously announced the plans to organize a “new Woodstock” together with Clapton (80) in an interview with the “Hamburger Morgenpost”. The rock guitarist (“Samba Pa Ti”, “Oye Cómo Va”) and his band made a breakthrough with the appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969.

He still remembers the three days – with a noticeable pride. For him, it was above all three artists who gave the tone at the time: “I always say: the first three were Sly Stone, then Jimi Hendrix and in third place Santana.” Many other musicians were also talented, but as far as the power and effect of the appearances were concerned, “everyone else had to hire each other”. While Hendrix and Stone are now “on the other side” (dead), Santana today feels “stronger than ever”.