The legendary rockers of ZZ Top will celebrate their 50th anniversary as a band with a world tour this year, making stops across Europe and North America.
The group’s home state of Texas will kick-off the trek mid-May with shows in Dallas, Houston, and Austin. From there, they’ll head overseas for a spring jaunt through Europe, making stops in cities like Helsinki, Berlin, Hamburg, Prague, Paris, and London. In late August, they’ll head back to the states for a round of shows; Irvine, San Diego, Boston, Cleveland, Augusta, Charlotte, and Tampa are among the cities they’ll hit before wraping-up in West Palm Beach, Florida on October 20.
Cheap Trick will open the show during most of the summer and fall U.S. tour dates, with Bad Company appearing during the three-day stint in Texas. Additionally, Lynyrd Skynyrd will offer support during select shows.
“It’s been five decades, and I think we’re starting to get pretty good at all this!” Gibbons said in a statement. “We’re truly excited to be appearing across the continent this summer and fall, playing our bluesy kind of rock like we started in ’69. The beards, Frank’s excepted, are perhaps a bit longer, yet nothing else has changed. We’re keeping it that way.”
Fans can expect to celebrate ZZ Top’s greatest hits like “La Grange,” “Sharp Dressed Man,” and “Gimme All Your Lovin’.” The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have consistently released music throughout the last half-century; their latest LP, La Futura, dropped in 2012.
Check out the band’s full list of upcoming shows below.
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ZZ Top 50th Anniversary Tour
05/17 – Dallas, TX @ Don Equis Pavilion
05/18 – Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
05/19 – Austin, TX @ Austin360
06/04 – Helsinki, FI @ Hartwall Arena
06/06 – Uppsala, SE @ Botanical Garden
06/07 – Solvesborg, SE @ Sweden Rock Festival
06/08 – Hamar, N0 @ Tjuvholmen Arena
06/11 – Berlin, DE @ Zitadelle
06/13 – Hessen, DE @ Hessentag State Fair
06/14 – Grolloo, NL @ Holland International Blues Festival
06/15 – Halle (Saale), DE @ Peissnitz Insel
06/17 – Hamburg, DE @ Barclaycard Arena
06/19 – Prague, CZ @ Prague Rocks
06/21 – Paris, FR @ La Seine Musicale
06/22 – Clisson, FR @ Hellfest
06/23 – Perouges, FR @ Le Printemps De Perouges
06/25 – Brussels, BE @ Forest National
06/26 – Bietigheim, DE @ Viadukt
06/28 – Nürnberg, DE @ Frankenhalle
06/29 – Linz, AT @ Castle Clam
07/01 – Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle
07/04 – Nimes, FR @ Festival de Nimes
07/05 – Barcelona, ES @ Rock Fest
07/06 – Argles Sur Mer, FR @ Festival Les Deferlantes
07/08 – Nancy, FR @ Zenith Nancy
07/09 – Cologne, DE @ Tanzbrunnen
07/10 – Esch-sur-Alzette, LU @ Rockhal
07/12 – London, UK @ The SSE Arena
08/16 – Ridgefield, WA @ Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre
08/17 – Airway Heights, WA @ Northern Quest Casino Theater
08/20 – Yakima, WA @ Yakima Valley SunDome
08/21 – Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle
08/23 – Irvine, CA @ FivePoint Amphitheatre
08/24 – Concord, CA @ Concord Pavilion
08/25 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre
08/27 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Arlington Theater
08/28 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
08/29 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
09/01 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre
09/04 – Milwaukee, WI @ BMO Harris Pavilio
09/06 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
09/07 – Tinley Park, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
09/08 – Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheater
09/10 – Huber Heights, OH @ Rose Music Center
09/11 – Burgettstown, PA @ KeyBank Pavilion
09/13 – Ocean City, MD @ Ocean City BikeFest
09/14 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
09/18 – Boston, MA @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
09/19 – Wantagh. NY @ Jones Beach Theater
09/21 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion
09/22 – Louisville, KY @ Champions Park
10/05 – Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
10/06 – Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion
10/09 – Charleston, SC @ Volvo Cars Stadium
10/11 – Cherokee, NC @ Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center
10/12 – Manchester, TN @ Exit 111 Festival
10/13 – Alpharetta, GA @ Verizon Amphitheatre
10/15 – Augusta, GA @ James Brown Arena
10/16 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
10/18 – Estero FL @ Hertz Arena
10/19 – Tampa, FL @ MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
10/20 – West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheatre
