ZZ Top Announces 50th Anniversary Tour

Yes, you read that right! ZZ Top has officially announced a 50th-anniversary tour and Bad Company, Cheap Trick, and Lynyrd Skynyrd will be making appearances at select dates! What an incredible lineup. The tour will include extensive legs in both the United States and Europe! The tour will begin with three shows back to back in their home state of Texas, then follows up later on with a six-week stand starting in June. After the European leg ends, a new U.S. tour begins! Be sure to check out the tour dates below to see if you can catch all four of these awesome bands in your city. Check out the full list of tour dates below (symbols are listed at the bottom to show what band will be at which city): 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 Pavilion 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 * ^ with Bad Company * with Cheap Trick # with Lynyrd Skynyrd Read onto the NEXT page for more statements from the band and ticket information... Billy Gibbons has released a statement upon the announcement of the 50th-anniversary tour. Everyone seems to be pretty excited! “It’s been five decades, and I think we’re starting to get pretty good at all this! 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,” Gibbons said, “The beards, Frank’s excepted, are perhaps a bit longer, yet nothing else has changed. We’re keeping it that way.” Tickets will be going live for public sale on Friday, April 12th, directly at ZZ Top's website. Be sure to mark your calendars so you don't miss out on these awesome show! Be sure to SHARE this article if you're excited about this amazing tour! Check out one of the many promotional videos for the tour below: