Texas Flood Tour
| Concert by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble | |
 Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at New York City's Beacon Theatre on December 28, 1983 | |
| Associated album | Texas Flood |
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| Start date | June 16, 1983 |
| End date | December 31, 1983 |
| Legs | 3 |
| Number of shows | 108 |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble concert chronology | |
The Texas Flood Tour was a concert tour by American blues band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. It was their first tour as a full-time international act. The tour visited venues in North America and Europe to support the band's 1983 album Texas Flood. Comprising three legs and 108 shows, the Texas Flood Tour began in Dallas, Texas on June 16, 1983 and ended in Norfolk, Virginia on December 31, 1983. Vaughan and Double Trouble were known for their energetic performances and received mostly positive reviews from critics.
Background
After Texas Flood had been released on June 13, 1983 the tour began three days later at Club Tango in Dallas. The band played 38 shows which were mostly nightclubs. Their July 11 performance at the El Mocambo was recorded for what turned out to be a concert film entitled Live at the El Mocambo; a rendition of "Texas Flood" was included on the compilation album Blues at Sunrise in 2000. A sold-out performance at The Palace in Hollywood was recorded, with three songs from the concert released as bonus tracks on the re-release of Texas Flood in 1999.
The next leg went to Europe for five shows and a television appearance in Germany. They went back to North America to open 17 shows for The Moody Blues on October 17 through December 3. The Ripley Music Hall performance on October 20 was broadcast for the King Biscuit Flower Hour syndicated radio program. An Austin City Limits appearance on December 13 was also released on the video Live from Austin, Texas. The tour ended in the United States including a performance at the Wax Museum in Washington, D.C.
Concert overview
Out of all the concerts performed during the Couldn't Stand the Weather Tour, each show had a different set list, ranging from 7-21 songs performed by the band.
Main set
Each concert usually opened with "Testify," "So Excited," and "Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)." The band went on to perform covers like Howlin' Wolf's "Tell Me" and "You'll Be Mine"; "Mary Had a Little Lamb," "Texas Flood," and John Lee Hooker's "Hug You, Squeeze You." "Pride and Joy," "Love Struck Baby," and "Dirty Pool" were also played at most shows. The end of the set usually featured a Jimi Hendrix medley of "Little Wing / Third Stone from the Sun."
Encores
The encores typically consisted of "Lenny," "Rude Mood," and a cover of Lonnie Mack's "Wham!"
Additional songs
Vaughan sometimes covered Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used to Do," which was released on the band's next album Couldn't Stand the Weather, and also did an early version of "Honey Bee" in later shows. Other occasional performances included "Come On," "Hide Away," "Manic Depression," "The Sky Is Crying," and "Crosscut Saw."
Post-tour
Live releases
On July 11, 1983, the concert in Toronto was filmed for television broadcast. In 2013 Epic and Legacy produced a double disc version of Texas Flood which featured a partial recording of the Ripley Music Hall performance. In November 1991, Sony released the video Live at the El Mocambo on VHS. The video was edited footage from the show, and featured many of Vaughan's greatest hits. The VHS releases have since been out of print; however, a DVD version was released for the first time in December 1999. In 2000, the album Blues at Sunrise was released and featured "Texas Flood" from the El Mocambo show. Although in 2014 Epic and Legacy released a box set of all of SRV's official studio and live recordings and it featured the complete El Mocambo performance on CD for the first time.
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Support Act(s) |
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| North America Leg 1[1] | ||||
| June 22, 1983 | Bloomington | United States | Jake's | |
| June 23, 1983 | Cleveland | Pirate's Cove | Ray Fuller & the Bluesrockers | |
| June 28, 1983 | Cincinnati | Bogart's | ||
| June 29, 1983 | St. Louis | Mississippi Nights | ||
| July 1, 1983 | Milwaukee | Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest) |
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| July 2, 1983 | Quincy | Quinsippi Island | ||
| July 3, 1983 | Chicago | Cabaret Metro | ||
| July 6, 1983 | Asbury Park | Asbury Park Convention Hall | Dave Edmunds | |
| July 7, 1983 | New York City | First City | Eve Moon | |
| July 8, 1983 | Philadelphia | Ripley Music Hall | ||
| July 9, 1983 | Providence | Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel | ||
| July 10, 1983 | Boston | Paradise Theater | ||
| July 12, 1983 | Poughkeepsie | The Chance | ||
| July 13, 1983 | Auburn | Schines Auburn Theatre | Blackfoot | |
| July 14, 1983 | Rochester | Red Creek Inn | ||
| July 15, 1983 | Buffalo | Rooftop Skyroom | ||
| July 16, 1983 | Toronto | Canada | CNE Bandshell | Steppenwolf |
| July 18, 1983 | Montreal | Spectrum | ||
| July 19, 1983 | Ottawa | Barrymore's | ||
| July 20, 1983 | Toronto | El Mocambo | ||
| July 22, 1983 | Rome | United States | Colman's | |
| July 23, 1983 | New York City | Pier 84 (Tennis Rock Expo) |
Buddy Guy Aerosmith Clarence Clemons John McEnroe | |
| July 24, 1983 | Scotia | Radio City | ||
| July 25, 1983 | New Haven | Toad's Place | ||
| July 27, 1983 | Washington, D.C. | The Bayou | Bob Margolin | |
| July 28, 1983 | Pittsburgh | The Decade | ||
| July 30, 1983 | Detroit | Saint Andrew's Hall | SLK | |
| July 31, 1983 | Dayton | Gilly's | ||
| August 1, 1983 | Louisville | Stage II | Lonnie Mack | |
| August 3, 1983 | Montreal | Canada | Olympic Stadium | The Police Talking Heads Peter Tosh |
| August 11, 1983 | Grand Rapids | United States | Lowell Showboat Amphitheater | Gary Myrick |
| August 12, 1983 | Chicago | Soldier Field (ChicagoFest) |
Eddie Taylor | |
| August 13, 1983 | Buddy Guy Junior Wells | |||
| August 15, 1983 | Colorado Springs | Rose's | ||
| August 16, 1983 | Denver | Rainbow Music Hall | ||
| August 19, 1983 | Sacramento | California Exposition | Sammy Hagar Y&T | |
| Berkeley | Keystone | |||
| August 20, 1983 | San Francisco | The Stone | ||
| August 21, 1983 | Palo Alto | Keystone | ||
| August 22, 1983 | Los Angeles | The Palace | ||
| August 23, 1983 | Huntington Beach | Golden Bear | ||
| Europe Leg 2[2] | ||||
| August 27, 1983 | Reading | England | Little John's Farm Reading Festival |
Black Sabbath Marillion Suzi Quatro Magnum Anvil Mama's Boys Wendy & the Rocketts Fortune Crazy Angel |
| September 1, 1983 | Paris | France | Rock and Roll Circus | |
| September 2, 1983 | ||||
| September 4, 1983 | Berlin | Germany | Sektor | |
| September 7, 1983 | Paris | Fabrik | ||
| September 8, 1983 | London | England | The Venue | |
| September 9, 1983 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Paradiso | Harry Muskee Gang |
| North America Leg 3[3] | ||||
| September 12, 1983 | Durham | United States | Sheraton Hotel (Record Bar Convention) |
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| September 14, 1983 | Norfolk | The Boathouse | ||
| September 15, 1983 | Richmond | Much More | ||
| September 16, 1983 | York | York Fair | The Greg Kihn Band | |
| September 17, 1983 | Benson | Scott's Lake | ||
| September 20, 1983 | Blowing Rock | P.B. Scott's | ||
| September 21, 1983 | Stone Mountain | Harlow's | ||
| September 22, 1983 | Jacksonville | Playground South | ||
| September 23, 1983 | Miami | James L. Knight Convention Center | Mitch Ryder | |
| September 25, 1983 | Cocoa Beach | Brassy's | ||
| September 26, 1983 | Orlando | Point After | ||
| September 27, 1983 | Sarasota | Playground South | ||
| September 28, 1983 | Clearwater | Mr. T's Club 19 | ||
| September 30, 1983 | Gainesville | University of Florida | Artimus Pyle Band | |
| October 1, 1983 | Destin | Nightown | ||
| October 2, 1983 | New Orleans | McAlister Auditorium | ||
| October 6, 1983 | Houston | Houston Music Hall | Eric Johnson | |
| October 7, 1983 | Austin | Austin City Coliseum | ||
| October 8, 1983 | Dallas | Bronco Bowl | ||
| October 11, 1983 | Portland | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | Men at Work | |
| October 12, 1983 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | ||
| October 13, 1983 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | |
| October 15, 1983 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | ||
| October 17, 1983 | Hartford | United States | Hartford Civic Center | The Moody Blues |
| October 18, 1983 | Worcester | Centrum in Worcester | ||
| October 19, 1983 | Buffalo | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | ||
| October 20, 1983 | Philadelphia | Ripley Music Hall | ||
| October 21, 1983 | Spectrum | The Moody Blues | ||
| October 22, 1983 | East Rutherford | Brendan Byrne Arena | ||
| October 23, 1983 | Portland | Cumberland County Civic Center | ||
| October 25, 1983 | Baltimore | Baltimore Civic Center | ||
| October 26, 1983 | Pittsburgh | Civic Arena | ||
| October 28, 1983 | Cincinnati | Riverfront Coliseum | ||
| October 29, 1983 | Ann Arbor | Crisler Arena | ||
| October 30, 1983 | Rockford | Rockford MetroCentre | ||
| October 31, 1983 | Saint Paul | St. Paul Civic Center | ||
| November 1, 1983 | Destin | Five Seasons Center | ||
| November 2, 1983 | Omaha | Omaha Civic Auditorium | ||
| November 4, 1983 | Dallas | Reunion Arena | ||
| November 6, 1983 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | ||
| November 7, 1983 | Houston | The Summit | ||
| November 20, 1983 | Seattle | Seattle Center Coliseum | ||
| November 21, 1983 | Portland | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | ||
| November 22, 1983 | Vancouver | Canada | Pacific Coliseum | |
| November 24, 1983 | Edmonton | Northlands Coliseum | ||
| November 25, 1983 | Calgary | Olympic Saddledome | ||
| November 27, 1983 | Denver | United States | McNichols Sports Arena | |
| November 28, 1983 | Casper | Casper Events Center | ||
| November 30, 1983 | Tempe | ASU Activity Center | ||
| December 1, 1983 | San Diego | San Diego State University | ||
| December 2, 1983 | Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | ||
| December 3, 1983 | Inglewood | The Forum | The Moody Blues | |
| December 4, 1983 | San Francisco | Kabuki Night Club | Ron Thompson & the Resistors Pamela Rose & the Wild Kingdom | |
| December 27, 1983 | Washington, D.C. | Wax Museum | Bob Margolin | |
| December 28, 1983 | New York City | Beacon Theatre | ||
| December 29, 1983 | Upper Darby | Tower Theater | ||
| December 30, 1983 | Baltimore | Famous Ballroom | Skip Castro Band | |
| December 31, 1983 | Norfolk | The Boathouse | ||
References
- ↑ Hopkins 2011, pp. 24-33
- ↑ Hopkins 2011, pp. 33-36
- ↑ Hopkins 2011, pp. 36-45
- Hopkins, Craig. Stevie Ray Vaughan - Day by Day, Night After Night: His Final Years, 1983-1990. Backbeat Books; October 18, 2011. ISBN 978-1-61774-022-0. From Bowie to Carnegie Hall.
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