Carlos Santana and the Doobie Brothers brought the Oneness Tour to Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre
The legendary rockers delivered two full sets each, spanning nearly six decades of classics and extended instrumental jams to a crowd of 16,000.
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Carlos Santana and the Doobie Brothers brought their Oneness Tour to Toronto's RBC Amphitheatre on Sunday night, with each band delivering a full set packed with classics and showcasing the musicianship that has defined their careers across nearly six decades.
Santana captivated the crowd with performances of "Black Magic Woman," "Oye Cómo Va," "Maria Maria," and "Smooth," interspersed with messages of peace, love, and unity. The guitar master, dressed in white and often seated on his wife Cindy Blackman's drum riser, let his instrument do much of the talking—coaxing soulful sounds that seemed to speak on their own.
The Doobie Brothers opened with their own full set, featuring founding members Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons alongside classic-era keyboardist Michael McDonald, who rejoined the band in 2021 after leaving in 1982. Their setlist included "Rockin' Down the Highway," "Take Me In Your Arms," "I Keep Forgettin'," "Minute By Minute," and "What a Fool Believes." The double-bill marked their first co-headlining tour together since 2019, when the Doobies opened Santana's Supernatural Now Tour.
Both bands are California-born—Santana formed in San Francisco in 1966; the Doobie Brothers in San Jose in 1970—and their summer vibes felt at home under open skies. The musicianship was consistently excellent, with extended jams and solos giving each musician room to shine. The crowd of over 16,000 responded enthusiastically throughout the evening, and the night embodied the tour's name: a celebration of unity through rock, Latin, and soul influences that have endured across generations.
