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Michael
Lang, Dan and Carlos pour the muds
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Friday
night marked the official launch of legendary guitarist Carlos Santana’s new
residency gig at House of Blues Las Vegas.
As
House of Blues’ new resident headliner, Carlos Santana was joined by House of
Blues co-founder Dan Aykroyd, House of Blues CEO Ron Bension, President and COO
of Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Chuck Bowling, co-founder of the original
Woodstock Michael Lang and Casa Noble Tequila CEO Jose “Pepe” Hermosillo as he
participated in the Earth-based ceremony.
Traditionally,
under every stage at each House of Blues location, a metal box filled with
Delta Mississippi mud is welded to the stage to ensure that every artist that
performs on that stage has the roots and the spirit of the South planted
beneath their feet. In welcoming Santana to the House of Blues family, this
ceremony included earth from the Delta combined with earth delivered from
Woodstock as well as some from Santana’s home town in Mexico, symbolizing
Santana's roots being planted at House of Blues Las Vegas.
The
combined mud will find its home in a display box within the venue for fans to
see for years to come. The tradition of the mud ceremony began when the first
House of Blues venue was established in 1992 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
The
VIP reception boasted stilt walkers in Santana-themed style, a 15-foot long ice
sculpture and culinary creations by House of Blues’ chef Aaron Sanchez. The group
toasted with a round of Casa Noble Tequila shots before heading into the music
hall for the live Santana performance. Additional celebrities in attendance
during the VIP reception included Rick Harrison of HISTORY’s Pawn Stars,
comedian Ben Gleib, Ricardo Laguna of MTV Tr3s’ The Ricardo Laguna Project and
comedian Arden Myrin.
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CREDIT: DENISE TRUSCELLO
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