The Fire Meets the Fury Tour
| Tour by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble concert chronology |
The Fire Meets the Fury Tour is a 1989
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble In Step Tour.[1] In addition to being one of the highest-grossing concert tours of 1989, The Fire Meets the Fury Tour won the Pollstar magazine award for most creative tour package of the year.[2]
The bands rehearsed at
Stratocaster.[5]
Touring personnel
Bands:
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble[6]
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (guitars, vocals)
- Chris Layton (drums)
- Tommy Shannon (bass)
- Reese Wynans (keyboards)
Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas[7]
- Jeff Beck (guitars)
- Terry Bozzio (drums)
- Tony Hymas (keyboards)
Management/tour staff:[8]
- Paul "Skip" Rickert (tour manager)
- Mark Rutledge (production manager)
- Bill Mounsey (stage manager)
- René Martinez (guitar technician)
- John "Bondo" Bond (keyboard technician)
- Johnny "JW" Roberts (monitor engineer)
- Andy Elias (set/lighting designer)
- Gary Kudrna (sound technician)
- Randy Bryant (sound technician)
- Richard Luckett (tour merchandise manager)
- Alex Hodges/Strike Force (talent management/Stevie Ray Vaughan)
- Ernest Chapman (talent management/Jeff Beck)[9]
Videos
- Video from The Fire Meets the Fury Tour at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago (10/28/1989)[10]
- Video of 1989 MTV Interview with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck[11]
Typical setlists
|
Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas[12]
|
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble[13]
|
Tour dates
| Date[14] | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 25, 1989 | Minneapolis | United States | Northrop Auditorium |
| October 27, 1989 | Milwaukee | Milwaukee Auditorium
| |
| October 28, 1989 | Chicago | UIC Pavilion
| |
| October 29, 1989 | St. Louis | Fox Theatre | |
| October 31, 1989 | Columbus | Battelle Hall | |
| November 1, 1989 | Montreal | Canada | Montreal Forum |
| November 2, 1989 | Toronto | SkyDome
| |
| November 3, 1989 | Detroit | United States | Cobo Hall
|
| November 4, 1989 | Pittsburgh | A. J. Palumbo Center
| |
| November 6, 1989 | Landover | Capital Centre | |
| November 7, 1989 | Philadelphia | The Spectrum | |
| November 8, 1989 | Worcester | The Centrum
| |
| November 11, 1989 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | |
| November 12, 1989 | Troy | Houston Field House | |
| November 14, 1989 | Cleveland | Public Auditorium | |
| November 15, 1989 | Trotwood | Hara Arena | |
| November 16, 1989 | Louisville | Louisville Gardens | |
| November 18, 1989 | Birmingham | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | |
| November 19, 1989 | Atlanta | The Omni | |
| November 21, 1989 | Miami | Miami Arena | |
| November 22, 1989 | Tampa | USF Sun Dome
| |
| November 24, 1989 | Houston | Sam Houston Coliseum | |
| November 25, 1989 | Dallas | State Fair Coliseum
| |
| November 26, 1989 | Austin | Frank Erwin Center | |
| November 27, 1989 | Amarillo | Amarillo Civic Center | |
| November 28, 1989 | Albuquerque | Tingley Coliseum | |
| November 29, 1989 | Denver | McNichols Sports Arena | |
| December 1, 1989 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | |
| December 2, 1989 | Sacramento | Arco Arena
| |
| December 3, 1989 | Oakland | Oakland Coliseum Arena
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References
- ^ Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble "In Step Tour" Itinerary (Leg 3-The Fire Meets the Fury): Santa Monica, CA 1989.
- ^ Year End Top 200 North American Tours 1989. Pollstar. December 18, 1989. p 176.
- ^ Hopkins 2011, p. 219
- ^ Year End Top 200 North American Tours 1989. Pollstar. December 18, 1989. p 176.
- ^ "Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan Meet and Play in 1984".
- ^ Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble "In Step Tour" Itinerary (Leg 3-The Fire Meets the Fury). Smart Art: Santa Monica, CA 1989.
- ^ "Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Alone Together (Rolling Stone)".
- ^ Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble "In Step Tour" Itinerary (Leg 3-The Fire Meets the Fury). Smart Art: Santa Monica, CA 1989.
- ^ "Jeff Beck and Stevie Ray Vaughan: Alone Together (Rolling Stone)".
- ^ "October 28, 1989 at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago". Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck MTV Interview". Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
- ^ "Jeff Beck Average Setlists | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ "Stevie Ray Vaughan Average Setlists of tour: The Fire Meets the Fury | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-12-12.
- ^ Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble "In Step Tour" Itinerary (Leg 3-The Fire Meets the Fury). Smart Art: Santa Monica, CA 1989.
Sources
- Hopkins, Craig (2011). Stevie Ray Vaughan – Day by Day, Night After Night: His Final Years, 1983–1990. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-1-61774-022-0.