Santana.comAs Carlos Santana gears up for his previously announced November gigs as part of his ongoing residency at Las Vegas' House of Blues at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, the guitar legend has announced the first 2013 dates of the concert series.  The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has scheduled a total of 25 new performances of the show, dubbed "An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest Hits Live -- Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow," spread out from January 25 to June 2.

The two-year residency, which kicked off on May 2, features Santana and his band playing a rotating set of songs from throughout their long career, as well as improvisational interludes.

In addition to the Vegas concerts, Santana's itinerary also includes two shows in India, on October 26 and 28, and an appearance at the 2013 Byron Bay Blues Festival in Australia on March 29.

Here are all of Santana's confirmed Las Vegas performances, according to Santana.com:

-- November 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 16, 17
-- January 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 27, 30
-- February 1, 2
-- May 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 22, 24, 25, 26, 29, 31
-- June 1, 2

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