After two months Frank Beard is back in ZZ Top

Back in March, ZZ Top announced that their drummer Frank Beard would have to step away from the band’s tour for a medical procedure, as he was dealing with foot and ankle issues. During the shows that followed, he was replaced by their longtime drum tech John Douglas, who had previously toured with Aerosmith when Joey Kramer chose to stop performing live.

Now the Blues Rock band said that Frank Beard is feeling great and will join the band for their remaining tour dates that are scheduled until the end of the year. “It’s good to be back. See you out there,” the musician said in an official statement.

The band’s vocalist and guitarist Billy Gibbons talked a little more about Beard’s return: “We’re happy that Frank is back with Elwood and yours truly. We missed him and are looking forward to turning it up and rocking out with him, as has been the case for the last few hundred or so decades.

“His complete recovery is cause for celebration and that’s just what we intend to do on an open-ended basis. Welcome back, pardner!”

Next ZZ Top tour dates

June

• 1 – Victoria, BC – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre
• 3 – Kelowna, BC – Prospera Place
• 4 – Tsuut’ina, AB – Grey Eagle Resort and Casino
• 6 – Enoch, AB – River Cree Resort & Casino
• 7 – Saskatoon, SK – SaskTel Centre
• 8 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
• 10 – Moorhead, MN – Bluestone Amphitheater
• 12 – Waite Park, MN – The Ledge – Waite Park Amphitheater
• 13 – Carlton, MN – Black Bear Casino Resort
• 14 – Davenport, IA – Rhythm City Casino Resort
• 18 – Windsor, ON – Caesars Windsor – The Colosseum
• 20 – Pickering, ON – Pickering Casino Resort – The Arena
• 21 – Toronto, ON – Great Canadian Toronto – The Theatre
• 22 – Hamilton, ON – FirstOntario Centre
• 25 – Laval, QC – Place Bell
• 26 – Québec, QC – Agora Du Port De Québec
• 27 – Moncton, NB – Casino New Brunswick – The Centre

August

• 1 – Sturgis, SD – Buffalo Chip Campground (Sturgis Motorcycle Rally)
• 2 – Sioux City, IA – Hard Rock Sioux City
• 4 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
• 6 – Salina, KS – The Stiefel Theatre
• 8 – Arcadia, WI – Ashley For The Arts
• 10 – Lincoln, NE – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater
• 13 – Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Concert Series 2025
• 14 – Pocatello, ID – Portneuf Health Trust Amphitheatre
• 17 – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheatre
• 22 – Coquitlam, BC – Great Canadian Casino Vancouver
• 23 – Richmond, BC – River Rock Casino
• 24 – Auburn, WA – Muckleshoot Casino Resort
• 26 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield Amphitheater
• 29 – Murphys, CA – Ironstone Amphitheater
• 30 – Costa Mesa, CA – OC Fair & Event Center

September

• 3 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noel Performing Arts Center
• 6 – Memphis, TN – Memphis Botanic Garden
• 7 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater
• 11 – Selbyville, DE – Freeman Arts Pavilion
• 13 – Asbury Park, NJ – Sea.Hear.Now Festival
• 17 – New York, NY – Beacon Theatre
• 19 – Danville, VA – The Pantheon at Caesars Virginia
• 21 – Bethlehem, PA – Wind Creek Bethlehem
• 23 – Binghamton, NY – Visions Memorial Arena
• 24 – Albany, NY – Palace Theatre – Albany
• 26 – Providence, RI – Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium
• 27 – Hampton, NH – Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom

October

• 2 – Barco, NC – Morris Farm
• 3 – Winsboro, SC – Field & Stream Music Fest
• 5 – Athens, GA – The Classic Center
• 7 – Knoxville, TN – The Tennessee Theatre
• 9 – Northfield, OH – MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage
• 10 – Terre Haute, IN – The Mill