 Following a month-long series of performances as the opening act for Robert Plant in May, which included six sold-out shows in Canada and the northeastern US, the band was booked for a European leg that began in the Netherlands on June 19, 1988.While the band had toured Europe every year between 1983 and 1986, they had been absent from the region's tour circuit for almost two years.These would be Vaughan's last concert appearances in Europe.