| Concert Tour Name: | The Fire Meets the Fury Tour |
| Artist: | Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble |
| Location: | North America |
| Album: | In Step |
| Start Date: | October 25, 1989 |
| End Date: | December 3, 1989 |
| Number Of Legs: | 1 |
| Number Of Shows: | 29 |
| Last Tour: | Live Alive Tour (1986–88) |
| This Tour: | The Fire Meets the Fury Tour (1989) |
| Next Tour: | In Step Tour (1989–90) |
The Fire Meets the Fury Tour is a 1989 concert tour co-headlined by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck. Epic Records paired the two guitarists together for a 29-day concert tour starting in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This tour was the third leg of the 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 Prince's Paisley Park Studios on October 23 and 24, before beginning the tour at the Northrup Auditorium on October 25, 1989. Both Vaughan and Beck were advertised as headliners and received equal billing for the tour. In order to ensure equal billing, Vaughan and Beck alternated headline spots. Vaughan's manager Alex Hodges commented: "We were very careful to have equal billing and everything done in a way that it would be hard to say anyone was taking advantage of the other." Jeff Beck won a coin flip by lighting designer Andy Elias and was named the headline act for the opening show in Minneapolis.[3] During the final show on December 3 in Oakland, California, in which Jeff Beck was the opening act, Carlos Santana joined Stevie Ray Vaughan on stage while playing a borrowed Stratocaster.[4]
Bands:
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble[5]
Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas[6]
Management/tour staff:[7]
Jeff Beck with Terry Bozzio and Tony Hymas[11]
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble[12]
| Date[13] | City | Country | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 25, 1989 | United States | Northrop Auditorium | |
| October 27, 1989 | Milwaukee Auditorium | ||
| October 28, 1989 | UIC Pavilion | ||
| October 29, 1989 | Fox Theatre | ||
| October 31, 1989 | Battelle Hall | ||
| November 1, 1989 | Canada | Montreal Forum | |
| November 2, 1989 | SkyDome | ||
| November 3, 1989 | United States | Cobo Hall | |
| November 4, 1989 | A. J. Palumbo Center | ||
| November 6, 1989 | Capital Centre | ||
| November 7, 1989 | The Spectrum | ||
| November 8, 1989 | The Centrum | ||
| November 11, 1989 | Madison Square Garden | ||
| November 12, 1989 | Houston Field House | ||
| November 14, 1989 | Public Auditorium | ||
| November 15, 1989 | Hara Arena | ||
| November 16, 1989 | Louisville Gardens | ||
| November 18, 1989 | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium | ||
| November 19, 1989 | The Omni | ||
| November 21, 1989 | Miami Arena | ||
| November 22, 1989 | USF Sun Dome | ||
| November 24, 1989 | Sam Houston Coliseum | ||
| November 25, 1989 | State Fair Coliseum | ||
| November 26, 1989 | Frank Erwin Center | ||
| November 27, 1989 | Amarillo Civic Center | ||
| November 28, 1989 | Tingley Coliseum | ||
| November 29, 1989 | McNichols Sports Arena | ||
| December 1, 1989 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | ||
| December 2, 1989 | Arco Arena | ||
| December 3, 1989 | Oakland Coliseum Arena | ||