ZZ Top isn’t slowing down. The legendary Texas trio has added seven more weeks of US dates to The Big One! Tour, extending their already massive run through August and September. Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale Wednesday, April 22.
Billy F Gibbons, Frank Beard, and Elwood Francis have built one of the most relentless touring schedules of any act working today. The Big One! is already rolling through North America alongside Dwight Yoakam on the Dos Amigos co-bill, before the band heads to Europe for June and July dates, then swings through Mexico and South America in November. The new US leg kicks off August 4 in Chula Vista and runs through September 18 in Wilmington, NC.
The new dates come loaded with strong support. Cheap Trick joins for several stops, George Thorogood & The Destroyers lock in for a handful of Northeast shows, and Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band and McKinley James round out the supporting slots at select dates. It’s a seriously stacked lineup across the board.
Gibbons is characteristically direct about why the pace hasn’t let up: “It’s true that we’ve been spending a lot of time on the road and the more we’re out there, the better it feels.” He adds, “We’ve been at it for quite a while, something like five decades, and it seems we’re getting good at it so there’s no reason to slow things down. Let’s rock.” Hard to argue with that logic from a band that has moved more than 60 million albums worldwide and holds a Diamond certification for ‘Eliminator.’
ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004, introduced by Keith Richards. Five-plus decades in, they’re still commanding stages across three continents and drawing generations of fans who know every riff. The Big One! lives up to its name.
ZZ Top The Big One! Tour, Newly Announced US Dates:
August 4 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre (with Cheap Trick)
August 7 – Fresno, CA – Saroyan Theater (with McKinley James)
August 9 – Modesto, CA – Fruit Yard Amphitheatre (with Cheap Trick)
August 11 – Redmond, WA – Marymoor Amphitheater (with Cheap Trick)
August 13 – Central Point, OR – Bi-Mart Amphitheater (with Cheap Trick)
August 14 – Ridgefield, WA – Harrah’s Stir Cove Ilani Casino
August 18 – Sandy, UT – Sandy City Amphitheater (with Cheap Trick)
August 19 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center For The Performing Arts
August 21 – Lynchburg, VA – Lynchburg Amphitheater at Riverfront Park (with Dwight Yoakam)
August 22 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
August 23 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
August 29 – Terre Haute, IN – The Mill (with Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band)
August 30 – Kettering, OH – Fraze Pavilion
September 1 – East Meadow, NY – Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre
September 5 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion (with George Thorogood & The Destroyers)
September 6 – Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheater (with George Thorogood & The Destroyers)
September 9 – Lynn, MA – Lynn Memorial Auditorium
September 11 – Solomons, MD – PNC Waterside Pavilion (with George Thorogood & The Destroyers)
September 12 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena (with George Thorogood & The Destroyers)
September 13 – Hyannis, MA – Cape Cod Melody Tent
September 15 – Lancaster, PA – American Music Theatre
September 18 – Wilmington, NC – Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre