Latin rock superstar Santana has announced a tour through Europe, the southern United States, and Mexico - where the band will play with fellow arena-fillers Journey.

The extended tour comes after a busy year for the band, which released the Latin pop-infused album Corazon, and also the publication of an autobiography by the band's leader, 67-year-old guitar legend Carlos Santana titled The Universal Tone: Bringing My Story to Light.

This week the band announced three March dates in Santana's native Mexico - Monterrey, Guadalajara, and Mexico City, with Journey joining in on the second two shows.

Santana will then head to Europe for a June-July tour that will include five dates in France before culminating in London.

The band also announced a swing through the US South in March, starting in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and closing in Corpus Christi, Texas.

In 2014 Santana toured across North America in support of Corazon, the band's first-ever Latin music album. They also played shows in South Africa and the United Arab Emirates. Santana regularly plays in Vegas, where the band has a residency at the House of Blues.

Carlos Santana was born in Mexico and moved as a child to California, where he developed his style that merges Latin influences with rock and blues. The band first came to widespread public attention by playing the Woodstock festival in 1969, introducing their music to a new crowd and winning a record deal.

After a period of commercial decline, Santana came back triumphantly with the album Supernatural which took home eight Grammys in 2000, tying the band with Michael Jackson for the most awards won on a single night.