Texas Flood Tour

Texas Flood Tour

Concert by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
File:SRV Beacon Theatre 1983.gif Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble at New York City's Beacon Theatre on December 28, 1983
Associated album	Texas Flood
Start date	June 16, 1983 (1983-06-16)
End date	December 31, 1983 (1983-12-31)
Legs	3
No. 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 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.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
June 16, 1983	Dallas	United States	Tango
June 17, 1983	Little Rock		Hall of Industry
June 20, 1983	Houston		Fitzgerald's
June 22, 1983	Bloomington		Jake's Nightclub
June 23, 1983	Cleveland		Pirate's Cove
June 28, 1983	Cincinnati		Bogart's
June 29, 1983	St. Louis		Mississippi Nights
July 1, 1983	Milwaukee		Marcus Amphitheater
July 2, 1983	Quincy		Quinsippi Island
July 3, 1983	Chicago		Cabaret Metro
July 6, 1983	Asbury Park		Asbury Park Convention Hall
July 7, 1983	New York City		First City
July 10, 1983	Boston		The Paradise
July 12, 1983	Poughkeepsie		The Chance
July 13, 1983	Auburn		Schines Auburn Theatre
July 14, 1983	Rochester		Red Creek Inn
July 15, 1983	Buffalo		Rooftop Skyroom
July 16, 1983	Toronto	Canada	CNE Bandshell
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 with Buddy Guy		Pier 84
July 24, 1983	Scotia		Radio City
July 25, 1983	New Haven		Toad's Place
July 27, 1983	Washington, D.C.		The Bayou
July 28, 1983	Pittsburgh		The Decade
July 30, 1983	Detroit		Saint Andrew's Hall
July 31, 1983	Dayton		Gilly's
August 1, 1983	Louisville		Stage II
August 3, 1983	Montreal	Canada	Olympic Stadium
August 11, 1983	Grand Rapids	United States	Lowell Showboat Amphitheater
August 12, 1983	Chicago		Soldier Field
August 13, 1983
August 15, 1983	Colorado Springs		Rosa's Pizza Parlor
August 16, 1983	Denver		Rainbow Music Hall
August 19, 1983	Sacramento		California Exposition
	Berkeley		The Keystone
August 20, 1983	San Francisco		The Stone
August 21, 1983	Palo Alto		The Keystone
August 22, 1983	Hollywood		The Palace
August 23, 1983	Huntington Beach		Golden Bear
Europe
August 27, 1983	Reading	England	Reading Festival
September 1, 1983	Paris	France	Rock and Roll Circus
September 2, 1983
September 4, 1983	West Berlin	Germany	Sektor
September 7, 1983	Hamburg		Fabrik
September 8, 1983	London	England	The Venue
September 9, 1983	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
North America
September 12, 1983	Durham	United States	CBS Records Convention
September 14, 1983	Norfolk		The Boathouse
September 15, 1983	Richmond		Much More
September 16, 1983	York		York Fair
September 17, 1983	Benson		Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
September 20, 1983	Charlotte		P.B. Scott's Music Hall
September 21, 1983	Stone Mountain		Harlow's
September 22, 1983	Jacksonville		Playground South
September 23, 1983	Miami		James L. Knight Center
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
October 1, 1983	Destin		Nightown
October 2, 1983	New Orleans		McAlister Auditorium
October 6, 1983	Houston		Houston Music Hall
October 7, 1983	Austin		Austin City Coliseum
October 8, 1983	Dallas		Bronco Bowl
October 11, 1983	Portland		Veterans Memorial Coliseum
October 12, 1983	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum
October 13, 1983	Vancouver		Pacific Coliseum
October 15, 1983	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
October 17, 1983	Hartford		Hartford Civic Center
October 18, 1983	Worcester		Centrum in Worcester
October 19, 1983	Buffalo		Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
October 21, 1983	Philadelphia		Spectrum
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		Coliseum at Richfield
October 29, 1983	Ann Arbor		Crisler Arena
October 30, 1983	Rockford		MetroCentre
October 31, 1983	St. Paul		St. Paul Civic Center
November 1, 1983	Cedar Rapids		Five Seasons Center
November 2, 1983	Omaha		Omaha Civic Auditorium
November 4, 1983	Dallas		Reunion Arena
November 5, 1983	Norman		Lloyd Noble Center
November 6, 1983	Austin		Frank Erwin Center
November 7, 1983	Houston		The Summit
November 20, 1983	Seattle		Seattle Center Coliseum
November 21, 1983	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
November 22, 1983	Vancouver	Canada	Pacific Coliseum
November 24, 1983	Edmonton		Northlands Coliseum
November 25, 1983	Calgary		Calgary Stampede
November 27, 1983	Denver	United States	McNichols Sports Arena
November 28, 1983	Casper		Casper Events Center
November 30, 1983	Tempe		Arizona State University Activity Center
December 1, 1983	San Diego		San Diego State University
December 2, 1983	Santa Barbara		University of California
December 3, 1983	Inglewood		The Forum
December 4, 1983	San Francisco		Kabuki Theater
December 13, 1983	Austin		KLRU Studios
December 27, 1983	Washington, D.C.		Wax Museum Nightclub
December 28, 1983	New York City		Beacon Theatre
December 29, 1983	Upper Darby		Tower Theatre
December 30, 1983	Baltimore		Famous Ballroom
December 31, 1983	Norfolk		The Boathouse

References

• 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.