Show Santana in Vegas V gas Randy Lewis Los Angeles Times What's the one thing Las Vegas needs more of Light accord according ng to Carlos Santana who figures hes he's just the guy to bring it during a Sin City residency hell he'll begin May 27 at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino Santana the man and the band will play about three shows a week through 2010 at the Hard Rocks Rock's expanded and refurbished concert theater the Joint which another classic rocker Paul McCartney will inaugurate April 19 The residency is the result of a deal with entertainment giant Live which also produced Celine Dions Dion's A New Day show a production that ran five years at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace as well as subsequent residencies with Elton John Cher and Bette Berte Santana who has never been hesitant about expressing his spiritual beliefs said he intends to keep his performances inspired by avoiding an overly scripted and choreographed production I put in the contract that we will need 20 to 30 minutes in the mi middle dle of the set to do a back flip into the unknown he said I wont won't know what that's going to tobe tobe tobe be the sound and lighting people wont won't ont know the band wont won't know We need that just so we can and reinvent ourselves The Joint which opened in 1995 and helped make Las Vegas a legitimate destination for rock musicians is s undergoing a 60 million expansion The former fonner seat 1400 theater now will house up to people Tickets priced from 79 to go on sale Wednesday for Santana performances through September There are a lot of options of what we can do Santana 61 said The only thing we dont don't want it to be beis beis beis is routine Im I'm ready Im I'm inspired and Im I'm ready to roll up my sleeves t Ik 1 f nj hi |