Stevie Ray Vaughan, an American blues guitarist that fronted Double Trouble, has performed throughout the world, including tours in North America,[1] Europe,[1][2] Australia,[3][4][5][6] New Zealand,[3] and Japan.[5][7] In addition to normal concerts, Vaughan and Double Trouble have performed in both opening and headlining roles at festivals such as the Reading Festival[8] and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. While Vaughan was the forefront of the creative and musical direction in Double Trouble, the performances were always different. Bassist Tommy Shannon said that "Stevie never played anything the same way twice, unless it was the main riff of a song. He would just all of a sudden go to a change knowing we'd be right there".[9]
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Vaughan and Double Trouble went on their first tour to support their debut album Texas Flood. The album's release concert was held at Club Tango in Dallas. They toured North America in June through August, where they performed a sold-out show at The Palace in Hollywood. Followed by a short stop in Europe, they performed in Germany for the first time. The band went back to North America to open for The Moody Blues. Performances at the El Mocambo in Toronto and Austin City Limits were filmed for television broadcast, later released on the videos Live at the El Mocambo and Live from Austin, Texas.
After the recording of Couldn't Stand the Weather, Vaughan and Double Trouble embarked on a tour in support of the album. In February, they opened for The Police at Aloha Stadium in Hawaii. After a trek through North America, the band opened for Huey Lewis & the News at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa. After four performances in Canada, the band went to Europe to appear on the German television shows Rockpalast and Live aus dem Alabama. Following the two concerts in Germany, Vaughan and Double Trouble embarked on the Fall Foliage Tour, which was an American tour that included a performance at New York City's Carnegie Hall. The Carnegie Hall show was recorded and released as Live at Carnegie Hall. The band did a short tour of Australia in November, where they played two sold-out shows at the Sydney Opera House. The tour concluded with a tour on the West Coast of the United States.
In January 1985, Vaughan and Double Trouble went on their first tour of Japan. They performed at concert halls in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo. On January 24, a show at Yubin Chokin Hall in Tokyo was filmed by Black Box Incorporated. A video of the show was later released as Live in Tokyo in 2007. The band also appeared on Japanese television, where Vaughan played a then-new composition named "Our Riviera Paradise"; the composition was later shortened to "Riviera Paradise" and included on the In Step album.
Following the recordings of Soul to Soul in March 1985, the band went back on the road for the Soul to Soul Tour. The tour began with a performance at Isla Blanca Park on South Padre Island for a spring break concert. At the band's next show in Manor Downs, Vaughan was named an honorary admiral of the Texas Navy by then-governor of Texas Mark White. This initial leg of the tour also included performances in Canada, performing at venues such as Massey Hall and Oshawa Civic Auditorium. The band followed with a brief leg in the United States in April, appearing at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Since the final formation of Double Trouble in 1981, Vaughan wanted to expand the band, hiring Reese Wynans as their full-time keyboardist. Wynans had previously been a member of Delbert McClinton's band and had also played with Jerry Jeff Walker. He began touring with Vaughan and Double Trouble in June. The band was also a part of the Chicago Blues Festival. They were presented with Grammy Awards for Best Traditional Blues Album on their performance of "Texas Flood" at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
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