The band opened with "Got Me Under Pressure" and Francis' 17-string bass used for the song ... is a noticeable difference without Hill, ZZ Top still sounds impeccable and Francis' obvious mastery of ...

ZZ Top play at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena on May 15, 2025. Alec Huisman Guitar fanatics were dazzled with an array of different guitars, including a bonkers 17-string bass guitar, furry ones and ...

ZZ Top’s aesthetic alone is enough to drive us wild. Multi-coloured Magnatone amplifier stacks, beards, matching bejewelled Nudie suits, yellow 17-string bass – we’re here for all of it.

Green’s “In the Beginning,” Adolphus Hailstork’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone and String Orchestra, and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Tickets start at $27, $17 for students.

ZZ Top announced Thursday that Frank Beard will rejoin the band for their summer tour following the drummer’s leave of absence due to a then-unspecified “health issue.” Beard missed the last ...

The post ZZ Top Welcome Back Drummer Frank Beard for 2025 Summer North American Tour appeared first on Consequence. ZZ Top have been playing without longtime drummer Frank Beard for the past ...

The 75-year-old is back in New Zealand this week to play three shows - Christchurch on May 15, Auckland, May 17 and Wellington, May 18 - with longtime friend Billy F. Gibbons and ZZ Top.

It must be a strange feeling for Billy Gibbons to have to celebrate 50 years of ZZ Top on tour without his ... to the band continuing with his guitar tech Elwood Francis. Francis not only knows ...