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ZZ Top UK and European Tours 2024 Dates, Venues and More Details

ZZ Top has not toured for five years.#ZZTop ZZ Top will conquer the stage again in its first tour in the U. K. and Europe in five years. After the long wait, ZZ Top's fans based in the U.
ZZ Top Not Disbanding: Billy Gibbons Shares Band's Future As He Confirms He Will Never Retire

Singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons showed no sign of stopping after working on his solo band, The BFG's, ahead of ZZ Top's tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd.#ZZTop #BillyGibbons
Dusty Hill Dead: ZZ Top Confirms New Album Will Still Include Late Member Nearly 2 Years After His Death

ZZ Top's new album will be the band's first record after Dusty Hill's death, but it will still include the late member.#ZZTop #DustyHill
ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Replacement: New Member Revealed Following Bassist’s Death

Dusty Hill will be replaced by a guitar technician that ZZ Top has worked with over the past decades.#DustyHill #ZZTop
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Recalls His Favorite Moment With Willie Nelson

Billy Gibbons revealed his favorite moment with Willie Nelson while performing with him in the past.#BillyGibbons #WillieNelson
Louder Than Life Announces Rob Zombie, Godsmack, ZZ Top as Headliners

Louisville's Louder Than Life Festival will return for a second year, this time featuring headlining slots from ZZ Top, Rob Zombie and Godsmack. Shinedown, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Slash (as well as Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators) are also listed among the top acts at the event this year.
Jeff Beck Releases First Studio Track in over Five Years Titled "Tribal" [LISTEN]

For the first time in five years, Jeff Beck crafted a new track titled "Tribal" that will be featured on his fifth concert compilation LP. 'Live+' will include Beck's best performances of 2014 and an ending of two new studio recordings.
5 Genre Bans at Venues, from Red Rocks to The DAR Constitution Hall, Caused by Elvis Presley to Sly and The Family Stone

Did you ever have that one friend, the kid from the neighborhood that everyone knew was trouble except for you? Did your parents ever straight-up tell you that your pal wasn't allowed over at the house anymore? You weren't the only one. Music, usually specified by genres, has been kicked out many a house over the years. Check out the list below to find out how and (sometimes illogically, why) music has gotten the axe at these historic venues.
John Fry of Ardent Studios Dead at 69, Founder Produced Records by Led Zeppelin, The White Stripes, Big Star

John Fry, the acclaimed producer/engineer of Ardent Studios in Memphis, died yeserday (Dec. 18) at the age of 69. An unbelievable list of talent recorded with Fry at Ardent including Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top, The Allman Brothers Band and The White Stripes. However, it was Fry's involvement with Big Star that remains a partnership of legend to this day
8 Albums Named After The Artist's Home State: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Slipknot, And More

A few weeks ago, I wrote a list about albums named after the artist's hometown, such as Outkast's ATLiens or Bruce Springsteen's Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ. The eight artists listed here, however, took this one step further, by naming their albums after their entire home state.
30 Years of The VMA's: Music Times Fixes MTV's Errors from 1984 for Michael Jackson, The Police and Herbie Hancock

Music Times looks back at the major awards presented at the 1984 rendition of the VMA's and makes the revisions that history needs for closure.
Lynyrd Skynyrd Stepping In For ZZ Top At Pennsylvania Fair: 'Sweet Home Alabama' Rockers Continue 40th Anniversary Tour

The people of Bloomsburg, Pa., were understandably upset when ZZ Top dropped out of the Bloomsburg Fair last week following Dusty Hill's hip injury.