Soul to Soul Tour

Soul to Soul Tour
World tour by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
Location North America, Europe, Australasia
Associated album Soul to Soul
Start date June 7, 1985
End date October 2, 1986
Legs 7
No. of shows 200
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble concert chronology

The Soul to Soul tour is a worldwide concert tour by American blues rock band Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble. Staged in support of their 1985 album Soul to Soul, the band visited North America, Europe and Australasia from 1985 through 1986. Consisting of seven legs and 200 shows, the tour began in Chicago, Illinois on June 7, 1985 and concluded in London, England on October 2, 1986. The first four legs took the band to the North America and Europe, before the fifth leg visited Australasia. The tour was mostly well-received and provoked positive reactions from music critics.

Musicians

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, amount of available tickets and gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s) Attendance Revenue
Leg 1: United States and Europe[1][2]
June 7, 1985 Chicago United States Grant Park
(Chicago Blues Festival)		 Koko Taylor, Sugar Blue N/A N/A
June 8, 1985 Grand Rapids Welsh Auditorium Flash Kahan 2,653 / 3,354 $35,815
June 9, 1985 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
(JVC Jazz Festival)		 Robert Junior Lockwood, Sippie Wallace N/A N/A
June 14, 1985 Santa Fe Paolo Soleri Amphitheater Gary Eckard
June 16, 1985 Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl
(Playboy Jazz Festival)		 Horace Silver Quintet, Chico Freeman
June 19, 1985 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre B.B. King, Albert King 8,886 / 8,886 $140,707
June 21, 1985 Del Mar Del Mar Racetrack
(Del Mar Fair)		 N/A N/A
June 25, 1985 New York City Avery Fisher Hall
(Kool Jazz Festival)		 Benny Goodman, Carrie Smith
June 26, 1985 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre The Shades
June 28, 1985 Hampton Hampton Coliseum
(Hampton Jazz Festival)		 The Manhattans, Nina Simone
June 29, 1985 Washington, D.C. Constitution Hall
June 30, 1985 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
(Kool Jazz Festival)		 Dave Brubeck Quartet, Woody Herman
July 5, 1985 Hamburg Germany Fabrik
July 7, 1985 Stockholm Sweden Skeppsholmen
(Stockholm Jazz & Blues Festival)
July 8, 1985 Oslo Norway Circus
July 9, 1985 Bergen Oleana
July 11, 1985 Pori Finland Kirjurinluoto
(Pori Jazz)		 Mezzoforte
Rantasipi Yyteri
(Pori Jazz)		 Mombasa, New Jungle Orchestra
July 12, 1985 Vienne France Théâtre Antique
(Jazz à Vienne)		 Johnny Otis Show, Johnny Copeland
July 13, 1985 The Hague Netherlands Congresgebouw
(North Sea Jazz Festival)		 B.B. King, Miles Davis Septet
July 14, 1985 Perugia Italy Piazza IV Novembre
(Umbria Jazz Festival)
July 15, 1985 Montreux Switzerland Montreux Casino
(Montreux Jazz Festival)		 Duke Robillard & the Pleasure Kings, Johnny Otis Show
Leg 2: North America[3][4]
July 23, 1985 Quebec City Canada Quebec Coliseum N/A N/A
July 24, 1985 Montreal Montreal Forum
July 25, 1985 Ottawa Ottawa Civic Centre
July 26, 1985 Toronto Varsity Arena
July 28, 1985
July 29, 1985
July 31, 1985 Rochester Hills United States Meadow Brook Music Festival James Cotton
August 9, 1985 Baltimore Pier Six Pavilion
(Harborlights Music Festival)
August 10, 1985 New York City Pier 84
August 12, 1985 Albany Palace Theatre The Sharks
August 16, 1985 Kingston Ulster Performing Arts Center
August 17, 1985 West Hartford Agora Ballroom Shaboo All-Stars
August 18, 1985 Newport Fort Adams State Park
(JVC Jazz Festival)		 Wynton Marsalis Quartet, Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin 7,100 / (unlimited)
August 27, 1985 Edmonton Canada Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Colin Munn N/A
August 28, 1985 Calgary Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
August 29, 1985 Vancouver Commodore Ballroom Mud Bay Rock n' Blues Band
August 30, 1985 Victoria Royal Theatre The Wardells
August 31, 1985 Vancouver Commodore Ballroom Mud Bay Rock n' Blues Band
September 1, 1985 Seattle United States Seattle Center Coliseum
(Bumbershoot)		 Slamhound Hunters
September 2, 1985 Salem Oregon State Penitentiary
September 6, 1985 South Bend Morris Civic Auditorium Montserrat
September 7, 1985 Pittsburgh Heinz Hall
(Pittsburgh Jazz Festival)		 Albert King
September 19, 1985 Tucson McKale Center
(Arizona Sanctuary Defense Fund Benefit)		 10,000 / 10,000
September 21, 1985 Passaic Capitol Theatre N/A
September 24, 1985 Dayton Hara Arena Johnny Copeland
September 25, 1985 Fort Wayne Foellinger Theatre
September 26, 1985 Cleveland Cleveland Music Hall
September 27, 1985 Ann Arbor Hill Auditorium
September 28, 1985 Louisville Louisville Gardens
September 29, 1985 Columbus Veterans Memorial Auditorium
October 1, 1985 Toledo Masonic Auditorium
October 2, 1985 Kalamazoo Miller Auditorium
October 4, 1985 Davenport The Col Ballroom
October 5, 1985 Springfield McDonald Arena
October 7, 1985 Laramie Arts and Sciences Auditorium Lonnie Mack
October 8, 1985 Boulder Colorado University Events Center
October 9, 1985 Salt Lake City Utah State Fairgrounds Coliseum
October 11, 1985 Berkeley Hearst Greek Theatre 6,240 / 8,000 $87,993
October 12, 1985 Los Angeles Greek Theatre N/A N/A
October 13, 1985 San Diego UCSD Gymnasium
October 15, 1985 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s
October 16, 1985 Santa Barbara Arlington Theatre Lonnie Mack
October 18, 1985 Albuquerque Albuquerque Civic Auditorium Lawyers, Guns and Money
October 19, 1985 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
(Arizona State Fair)
October 23, 1985 Odessa Ector County Coliseum
October 24, 1985 Stillwater Gallagher Hall Jason & the Scorchers
October 26, 1985 Beaumont Montagne Center
October 30, 1985 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
October 31, 1985 Knoxville Knoxville Civic Coliseum
November 2, 1985 Miami James L. Knight Center The Fabulous Thunderbirds
November 3, 1985 Orlando Bob Carr Auditorium
November 4, 1985 Jacksonville Jacksonville Civic Auditorium
November 5, 1985 Tampa Curtis Hixon Hall
November 7, 1985 Atlanta Fox Theatre 4,513 / 4,513 $62,053
November 8, 1985 Fayetteville Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium N/A N/A
November 9, 1985 Norfolk The Boathouse
November 10, 1985 Richmond The Mosque
November 12, 1985 Springfield Symphony Hall
November 13, 1985 Providence Providence Performing Arts Center
November 14, 1985 Waterbury Palace Theatre
November 15, 1985 Portland Cumberland County Civic Center
November 17, 1985 Boston Orpheum Theatre
November 18, 1985 Burlington Burlington Memorial Auditorium
November 19, 1985 Poughkeepsie Mid-Hudson Civic Center
November 21, 1985 Upper Darby Tower Theater Shaboo All-Stars
November 22, 1985 Albany J.B.'s Theatre
November 23, 1985 Rochester Auditorium Theatre The Fabulous Thunderbirds
November 24, 1985 Syracuse Landmark Theatre Shaboo All-Stars
December 6, 1985 Chicago Aragon Ballroom Eddy Clearwater
December 7, 1985 Milwaukee Oriental Theatre R&B Cadets 2,074 / 2,200 $30,073
December 8, 1985 Madison Oscar Mayer Theater Paul Black & the Flip Kings N/A N/A
December 9, 1985 West Lafayette Loeb Playhouse
December 11, 1985 Eau Claire W. L. Zorn Arena J.D. & the Back-Alley Madmen
December 12, 1985 Des Moines Easy Street
December 13, 1985 Minneapolis Orpheum Theatre
December 15, 1985 Dallas Fair Park Coliseum The Fabulous Thunderbirds
December 16, 1985 Austin Palmer Auditorium Omar & the Howlers
December 31, 1985 San Antonio Convention Center Arena The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe King Carrasco and the Crowns
Leg 3: United States
January 23, 1986 Utica United States Stanley Theater The Fabulous Thunderbirds N/A N/A
January 24, 1986 Pittsburgh Syria Mosque
January 25, 1986 Charlottesville University Hall
January 27, 1986 Athens Georgia Coliseum
January 28, 1986 Nashville Grand Ole Opry House
(Blues Summit)		 4,425 / 4,425 $60,445
January 29, 1986 Birmingham Boutwell Memorial Auditorium N/A N/A
January 30, 1986 Jackson Jackson City Auditorium
February 1, 1986 Houston Sam Houston Coliseum
February 4, 1986 Fort Worth Will Rogers Auditorium
February 5, 1986
February 7, 1986 St. Louis Kiel Opera House
February 8, 1986 Kansas City Memorial Hall 3,314 / 3,314 $40,703
February 9, 1986 Omaha Omaha Music Hall N/A N/A
February 11, 1986 Athens Memorial Auditorium
February 12, 1986 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theater 4,953 / 4,953 $79,248
February 13, 1986
February 14, 1986
February 16, 1986 Bloomington Indiana University Auditorium N/A N/A
February 18, 1986 Champaign Virginia Theatre
February 19, 1986 Merrillville Holiday Star Theatre The Fabulous Thunderbirds, René Martinez
February 20, 1986 Royal Oak Royal Oak Music Theater The Fabulous Thunderbirds 4,953 / 4,953 $79,248
February 21, 1986
February 22, 1986 Walk the West
March 2, 1986 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Center The Fabulous Thunderbirds N/A N/A
Leg 4: Australasia
March 6, 1986 Auckland New Zealand Logan Campbell Centre The Fabulous Thunderbirds N/A N/A
March 8, 1986 Palmerston North Manawatu Stadium
March 10, 1986 Dunedin Dunedin Town Hall
March 11, 1986 Christchurch Christchurch Town Hall
March 12, 1986 Wellington Wellington Town Hall
March 13, 1986
March 16, 1986 Sydney Australia Hordern Pavilion The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Weddings Parties Anything
March 17, 1986
March 19, 1986 Brisbane Brisbane Festival Hall The Fabulous Thunderbirds
March 20, 1986
March 22, 1986 Melbourne Melbourne Festival Hall
March 23, 1986
March 24, 1986 Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
March 25, 1986
March 27, 1986 Perth Perth Concert Hall
March 29, 1986
Leg 5: United States
April 13, 1986 Montclair United States Panzer Gym Shaboo All-Stars N/A N/A
April 15, 1986 Piscataway Livingston Gym
April 16, 1986 Amherst Fine Arts Center
April 18, 1986 Ithaca Bailey Hall
April 19, 1986 Oneonta SUNY Oneonta
April 20, 1986 West Long Branch Alumni Memorial Gymnasium
April 22, 1986 Springfield Prairie Capital Convention Center The Fabulous Thunderbirds
April 23, 1986 Cedar Rapids Paramount Theatre Lonnie Brooks
April 25, 1986 Norman Lloyd Noble Center Edgar Winter
April 26, 1986 Tulsa Brady Theater
April 27, 1986 Monroe Ewing Coliseum The Producers
May 3, 1986 New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course
(New Orleans Jazz Festival)		 Miami Sound Machine, Rockin' Sidney
May 25, 1986 Liverpool Long Branch Park
(Memorial Day Musicfest)		 The Band, Pure Prairie League
June 7, 1986 Wichita Falls Lucy Park
(FallsFest)		 East Wind
Leg 6: North America
June 20, 1986 Hoffman Estates United States Poplar Creek Music Theater The Fabulous Thunderbirds N/A N/A
June 21, 1986 Indianapolis Indianapolis Sports Center
June 22, 1986 Ionia Ionia County Fairgrounds
June 23, 1986 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
June 24, 1986 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
June 26, 1986 New York City Pier 84
June 27, 1986 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
June 28, 1986 Philadelphia Mann Music Center The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Roy Buchanan
June 29, 1986 McCreary Canada Beaver Dam Lake
(Country Rock Festival)		 John Anderson, Eddy Raven
July 2, 1986 Milwaukee United States Marcus Amphitheater
(Summerfest)		 The Fabulous Thunderbirds
July 4, 1986 Manor Manor Downs
(Farm Aid)		 Delbert McClinton, John Conlee 40,500 / 40,500 $810,000
July 9, 1986 Toronto Canada Kingswood Music Theatre Omar & the Howlers N/A N/A
July 11, 1986 Saint Paul United States Harriet Island
(Riverfest)		 The Blasters, The Phones
July 17, 1986 Austin Austin Opera House
July 18, 1986
July 19, 1986 Dallas Park Central Amphitheater
(Starfest)
July 20, 1986 Mansfield Great Woods Center
(USTrust Jazz & Blues Festival)		 James Cotton, Etta Jones
July 24, 1986 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal 8,897 / 8,897 $137,513
July 27, 1986 Los Angeles Greek Theatre Bonnie Raitt N/A N/A
August 2, 1986 Sacramento Community Center Theatre
August 3, 1986 Concord Concord Pavilion 8,350 / 8,350 $127,763
August 4, 1986 Santa Cruz Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium René Martinez N/A N/A
August 6, 1986 Salem Oregon State Penitentiary
August 7, 1986 Eugene Cuthbert Amphitheater Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray Band
August 9, 1986 Spokane Spokane Opera House Bonnie Raitt
August 10, 1986 Seattle Paramount Theatre
August 11, 1986 Vancouver Canada Expo Theatre
(Expo 86)
August 23, 1986 Syracuse United States New York State Fair Grandstand
(Great New York State Fair)
August 24, 1986 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 26, 1986 Memphis Orpheum Theatre Marshall Chapman
August 29, 1986 Montreal Canada Jarry Park
(Miller Musicfest)		 Frank Marino, Southside Johnny
Leg 7: Europe
September 12, 1986 Copenhagen Denmark Saga René Martinez N/A N/A
September 14, 1986 Hamburg Germany Große Freiheit 36
September 15, 1986 Berlin Metropol
September 16, 1986 Offenbach Stadthalle
September 17, 1986 Essen Saalbau
September 18, 1986 Bonn Biskuithalle
September 19, 1986 Kerkrade Netherlands Rodahal
September 20, 1986 Deinze Belgium Brielpoort
September 21, 1986 Utrecht Netherlands Muziekcentrum Vredenburg
September 23, 1986 Paris France L'Olympia
September 24, 1986
September 25, 1986 Sindelfingen Germany Stadthalle
September 26, 1986 Munich Circus Krone
September 28, 1986 Ludwigshafen Pfalzbau
September 29, 1986 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
October 2, 1986 London England Hammersmith Palais The Electric Bluebirds

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hopkins 2011, pp. 98-101.
  2. ↑ First leg opening act references:
    • June 7, 1985: Kart, Larry (June 9, 1985). "Taylor, Vaughn spark explosive blues fest opener". Chicago Tribune. 138 (160). p. 25. Harmonica virtuoso Sugar Blue was the next artist...Koko Taylor and her Blues Machine were up next...Finally it was time for Vaughan...
    • June 8, 1985: (see Billboard boxscore data reference)
    • June 9, 1985: Faris, Mark (June 10, 1985). "Stevie Ray Vaughan storms into jazz festival". Akron Beacon Journal. p. C7. Vaughan's set was even more impressive considering the star-studded lineup that preceded him: Robert Jr. Lockwood, Sippie Wallace...
    • June 14, 1985: "Arts Calendar". Albuquerque Journal. June 14, 1985. p. 3. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, with Gary Eckard, tonight at 8, Paolo Soleri Amphitheater...
    • June 16, 1985: "Calendar—Jazz". Los Angeles Times. June 16, 1985. p. 74. ...Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, Horace Silver, Chico Freeman...
    • June 19, 1985: Hopkins 2011, p. 100: "Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison, CO with B.B. King, Albert King, Bobby Bland"
    • June 25, 1985: Wilson, John S. (June 29, 1985). "Jazz Festival: Benny Goodman joins John Hammond tribute". The New York Times. Mr. Goodman's unscheduled appearance at the end of the first half of the program...Earlier, Carrie Smith had started the program with her interpretation of Bessie Smith's singing...
    • June 26, 1985: Santelli, Robert (June 28, 1986). "Shades refuse to compromise". Asbury Park Press. p. D12. The band eventually became good enough to open up for blues legend B.B. King as well as Stevie Ray Vaughan, both of whom performed at the Monmouth Arts Center in Red Bank, now known as the Count Basie Theater.
    • June 28, 1985: "18th KOOL Jazz Festival adds gospel acts to lineup". Star-News. 118 (191). Wilmington, NC. May 24, 1985. p. 12B. Day-by-day lineup for the festival is as follows: June 28 — Jeffrey Osborne, Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Manhattans, Nina Simone and Jeff Lorber Fusion.
    • June 30, 1985: "A who-where-when of events at the festival". The New York Times. June 21, 1985. June 30 Noon to Midnight. Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Jazz Kaleidoscope Part II...Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble; Dave Brubeck Quartet; Woody Herman All-Stars...
    • July 11, 1985: "Pori Jazz History — 1985". PoriJazz.fi. n.d.
    • July 13, 1985: "Timetable Saturday 13 July 1985 – Port of Rotterdam North Sea Jazz Festival". NorthSeaJazz.com. 2016.
    • July 15, 1985: "Concerts database". MontreuxJazz.com. 2016.
  3. ↑ Hopkins 2011, pp. 103–117.
  4. ↑ Second leg opening act references:
    • July 31, 1985: "Meadow Brook Music Festival". TheConcertDatabase.com. n.d.
    • August 12, 1985: Hochanadel, Michael (August 14, 1985). "Palace Fans Energized By Vaughan, Sharks". The Schenectady Gazette. 91 (272). p. 17. The Sharks opened with an abbreviated set...
    • August 17, 1985: "Agora Ballroom newspaper advertisement". Hartford Courant. August 15, 1985. p. 22.
    • August 18, 1985: Franckling, Ken (August 18, 1985). "Newport Jazz Fest '85 Ends With Spirited Rockabilly-Blues Finale" (Press release). Washington, D.C. United Press International. Marsalis' quartet was sandwiched between the Latin-tinged sound of the Ritenour-Grusin set...and Vaughan, who brought the event to a rollicking close.
    • August 27, 1985: Metella, Helen (August 28, 1985). "A night of the guitars returns with Vaughan". Edmonton Journal. p. F7. ...the Colin Munn Band opened for the renowned blues guitarist.
    • August 28, 1985: Muretich, James (August 29, 1985). "Vaughan evokes fiery spirit of Jimi Hendrix". Calgary Herald. p. F1. Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, and Colin Munn, at the Jubilee Auditorium Wednesday night.
    • August 29 and 31, 1985: "Show Archive — 1985". CommodoreBallroom.com. n.d. p. 2.
    • August 30, 1985: MacInnis, Allan (April 20, 2016). "The Pete Campbell Interview: of Pink Steel, the Wardells, the Sweaters, and Coach StrobCam". Alienated in Vancouver. ...we opened for Stevie Ray Vaughn at the Royal Theatre...
    • September 1, 1985: "Grass Route" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 97 no. 37. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. September 14, 1985. p. 101. ISSN 0006-2510. ...the Slamhound Hunters' opening gig for Stevie Ray Vaughan last weekend at the city's coliseum.
    • September 6, 1985: Robbins, Darren (August 17, 2007). "#1 reason I kinda wish we all had cell phones in 1985 (and shakin' with Stevie Ray Vaughan)". PopDose.com. ...asking if my band could fill the opening slot for that night's Stevie Ray Vaughan show in South Bend, Indiana.
    • September 7, 1985: Davidson, Jim (July 10, 1985). "City Jazz Fest lineup announced". Pittsburgh Press. 102 (17). p. D5. Sept. 7: Blues with Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, with bluesman Albert King as the opening act, 7 p.m. at Heinz Hall.
    • September 24, 1985: Willmot, Bob (n.d.). "24sep85 - Hara Arena, Dayton, OH". SRV Gig Database.
    • September 25, 1985: Willmot, Bob (n.d.). "25sep85 - Foellinger Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN". SRV Gig Database.
    • September 26, 1985: Scott, Jane (September 28, 1985). "Cleveland Music Hall concert review". The Plain Dealer. Cleveland. The opening act, Johnny Copeland of Houston...
    • September 27, 1985: Pearlstein, Arona (September 27, 1985). "Texas bluesman lends insight to '80s sounds". The Michigan Daily. 96 (17). University of Michigan. p. 7. He'll be opening for blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan tonight at Hill Auditorium.
    • September 28, 1985: Quinlan, Michael (September 29, 1985). "Music Review—Stevie Ray Vaughan". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, KY. p. B6. Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, from Houston, opened the show with an hour-long set...
    • October 4, 1985: Willmot, Bob (n.d.). "??sep85 - Col Ballroom, Davenport, IA". SRV Gig Database.
    • October 5, 1985: Loman, Pam (October 11, 1985). "Blues guitarist delights audience". Spotlight. 2 (7). Springfield, MO: Missouri State University. p. 7. ...Johnny Copeland as his band warmed up for Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble Saturday night, Oct. 5, in McDonald Arena...
    • October 8 and 11, 1985: Hopkins 2011, p. 111: "University of Colorado Events Center, Boulder, CO, with Lonnie Mack...Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA, with Lonnie Mack..."
    • October 9, 1985: Collins, L. M. (October 10, 1985). "Vaughan sound's hot, despite arena woes". Deseret News. 136 (135). Salt Lake City. p. 10C. Warm-up by Lonnie Mack.
    • October 12, 1985: "Greek Theatre newspaper advertisement". Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1985. p. 57. This Saturday! Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, special guest Lonnie Mack
    • October 13, 1985: Hellman, Marla (October 10, 1985). "Goings On" (PDF). Hiatus. 10 (3). UC San Diego. p. 4. Stevie Ray Vaughan and special guest Lonnie Mack will perform Sunday at 8 pm at the UCSD Gym.
    • October 15, 1985: "Listing of Bill Graham Presents Shows 1965-1989". SugarMegs Audio. n.d.
    • October 16, 1985: "Calendar—Pop Music". Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1985. p. 73. Wednesday—Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. Lonnie Mack (Arlington Theatre, 8 p.m.).
    • October 18, 1985: "Stevie Ray Vaughan Plays Civic" (PDF). The Daily Lobo. 90 (38). Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico. October 16, 1985. p. 9. Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, with guests Lawyers, Guns and Money, will perform Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. at the Albuquerque Civic Auditorium.
    • October 24, 1985: "What's Going On". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City. October 24, 1985. p. 15. In Concert: Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, with Jason and the Scorchers, 8 tonight, Gallagher Hall, Oklahoma State University.
    • October 26, 1985: "Montagne Center newspaper advertisement". University Press. 62 (12). Beaumont, TX: Lamar University. October 24, 1985. p. 3.
    • October 30, 1985: Willmot, Bob (n.d.). "30oct85 - Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN". SRV Gig Database.
    • October 31, 1985: Hopkins 2011, p. 114: "Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN, with Jason and the Scorchers."
    • November 2, 1985: Gleason, Holly (November 2, 1985). "Fabulous Thunderbirds To Rock Miami". The Palm Beach Post. p. A12. ...the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Vaughan's opening act...
    • November 3, 1985: "A Hot Dose of Blazing Texas Blues". Orlando Sentinel. November 3, 1985. Opening act will be the Fabulous Thunderbirds.
    • November 7, 1985: (see Billboard boxscore data reference)
    • November 12, 1985: O'Hare, Kevin (November 14, 1985). "Symphony Hall concert review". The Springfield Union. Lone star fever caught hold of Springfield Tuesday evening as two of Texas' finest musical exports, Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, rocked a crowd of nearly 2,000 at Symphony Hall.
    • November 13, 1985: "Stevie Ray, Fab T-Birds put on a Lone Star-studded gala". The Providence Journal. November 15, 1985.
    • November 17, 1985: "Orpheum Theatre Boston newspaper advertisement". The Boston Phoenix. 14 (47). November 19, 1985. p. 13.
    • November 19, 1985: "Mid-Hudson Civic Center newspaper advertisement". Poughkeepsie Journal. November 19, 1985. p. 12B.
    • November 21, 1985: Johnson, Linda A. (December 2, 1985). "Stevie Ray Vaughan's throat was raw, but his guitar playing was powerful". The Daily Intelligencer. 96 (593). Doylestown, PA. p. 34. The 3,100 fans that packed the Upper Darby venue had already been charged up by a surprisingly good unknown band — the Connecticut-based blues sextet, The Shaboo All Stars...
    • November 22, 1985: "J.B.'s Theatre newspaper advertisement" (PDF). Albany Student Press. 72 (40). SUNY Albany. November 22, 1985. p. 13.
    • November 23, 1985: "Out of the Sunshine". Democrat and Chronicle. November 17, 1985. p. 5D. Opening the show for Vaughan and his three-piece backing band, Double Trouble, will be The Fabulous Thunderbirds...
    • November 24, 1985: Knauss, Tim (November 22, 1985). "Vaughan Brings Roadhouse Blues To Syracuse". The Post-Standard. 157 (68). Syracuse, NY. p. C1. Sunday's opening act will be the Shaboo All-Stars...
    • December 6, 1985: Hopkins 2011, p. 116: "Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, with Eddie 'The Chief' Clearwater"
    • December 7, 1985: (see Billboard boxscore data reference)
    • December 8, 1985: St. John, Michael (December 9, 1985). "Guitarist Vaughan rides high". Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, WI. p. 21. A perfect complement to the bill was an opening set by Paul Black and the Flip Kings.
    • December 11, 1985: "J.D. and the Back Alley Madmen to Perform Reunion Concert at the Pioneer Tavern" (PDF) (Press release). University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. January 2012. From 1982 until 1989, J.D. and the Back Alley Madmen played hundreds of gigs in Eau Claire and around the Midwest, including opening for Stevie Ray Vaughn at Zorn Arena in 1985.
    • December 15, 1985: Hopkins 2011, p. 117: "Fabulous Thunderbirds opened."
    • December 31, 1985: "New year welcomed in San Antonio". The Paris News. December 29, 1985. p. 16. The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe King Carrasco and Stevie Ray Vaughn will be at San Antonio's Arena.
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