The tour began on November 13, 1973 at Colston Hall in Bristol, England and ended on October 29, 1974 at the William P. Cole, Jr. Student Activities Building in College Park, Maryland.

[1] Following the European tour, the band ended 1973 with a New Year's Eve show at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco.

After finishing a short tour with British guitarist John McLaughlin, Carlos Santana assembled a new lineup of the band.

Drummer Michael Shrieve left due to health problems and he ended up getting replaced by Leon "Ndugu" Chancler for a short period.

[2] Doug Rauch quit the band and David Brown, who had played with Santana from 1966 to 1971, followed in his footsteps.