SANTANA PLAY DATE AND VENUE CHANGED
By SAM MCDONALD Daily Press
Guitar great Carlos Santana will play Virginia Beach in the summer instead of Hampton in the spring.
Concert promoters announced Thursday that Santana's April 2 concert at Hampton Coliseum has been postponed until July 31 and moved to the Virginia Beach Amphitheater.
No reason for the change was offered.
Refunds are available from place of purchase. Internet and phone orders will be refunded automatically.
The change will disappoint some music fans on the Peninsula, but there is good news for those already holding tickets for the Hampton Coliseum Santana show. Starting at 10 a.m. today, they may buy tickets to the Virginia Beach concert before they go on sale to the general public. The offer is good until 5 p.m. April 25. The priority-seating tickets must be purchased at the Virginia Beach Amphitheater box office. Prices are $17.50, $37.50 and $50. Call the Virginia Beach Amphitheater at 368-3000 for more information.
In other local concert news, rock band Stone Temple Pilots is set to perform at The NorVa in Norfolk on April 16. Tickets, $42.50, go on sale at 11 a.m. today from the Backstage Cafe, 320 Granby St., in Norfolk, and 10 a.m. Saturday from all Ticketmaster outlets. Call the Backstage Cafe at 622-5915.
Meanwhile, the chances of Prince performing in Hampton Roads in the next few months seem to be dwindling. Although some sources reported that Prince was set to play Harbor Center in Portsmouth in April, the manager of that venue said Thursday that no Prince concert is scheduled.
Sam McDonald can be reached at 247-4732 or by e-mail at smcdonald@dailypress.com