Blues
Frank Beard steps away from ZZ Top tour for health procedure
The Texan Blues Rock band ZZ Top had the same line-up for 51 years until the bassist Dusty Hill passed away back in 2021, but that wasn’t the end for the band, since they recruited Elwood Francis to occupy his place. Now the group announced that the drummer Frank Beard will need to step away from their “Elevation” tour due to a health procedure. It’s a temporary absence and he will be replaced by their longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer John Douglas, who curiously, is the same one who perform with Aerosmith during their final shows since Joey Kramer prefered not to play live with the band.
Read the complete ZZ Top statement about Frank Beard’s health procedure
“Shelter Music Group, ZZ Top’s management, has announced the band’s drummer, Mr. Frank beard, has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.”
“Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F. Gibbons and Elwood Francis, presently, on the Elevation tour since March 5, have engaged fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer, John Douglas, for the interim.”
“Mr. Douglas has maintained a close relationship with Beard and the bandmates, having served with the group in the past. (Douglas actually filled in when Frank underwent an emergency appendectomy in Paris, back in 2002). He is looking forward to a speedy recovery,” the ZZ Top statement said about Frank Beard.
Next ZZ Top tour dates
March
- 18 – Anderson Music Hall, Hiawassee, GA
- 19 – North Charleston Performing Arts Center, North Charleston, SC
- 21 – Crown Theatre, Fayetteville, NC
- 22 – Bell Auditorium, Augusta, GA
- 23 – Montgomery Performing Arts Centre, Montgomery, AL
- 26 – John Hunt Auditorium, Tifton, GA
- 28 – SKyPAC, Bowling Green, KY
- 29 – Caesars Southern Indiana, Elizabeth, IN
April
- 1 – Brown County Music Center, Nashville, IN
- 2 – Blue Gate Performing Arts Center, Shipshewana, IN
- 3 – FIM Capitol Theatre, Flint, MI
- 5 – State Farm Center, Champaign, IL
- 6 – The Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
- 8 – The Andrew J Brady Music Center, Cincinnati, OH
- 10 – Bologna Performing Arts Center, Cleveland, MS
- 11 – Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau, MO
- 12 – East Arkansas Community College, Forrest City, AR
- 26 – Bendigo Jockey Club, Bendigo, AU
- 27 – Mornington Racecourse, Mornington, AU
- 29 – AEC Arena, Adelaide, AU
May
- 1 – Langley Park, Perth, AU
- 3 – Roche Estate, Hunter Valley, AU
- 4 – Stuart Park Wollongong, Wollongong, AU
- 7 – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, AU
- 10 – Sandstone Point Hotel, Brisbane, AU
- 11 – Sandstone Point Hotel, Brisbane, AU
- 13 – ICC Sydney Theatre, Sydney, AU
- 17 – Spark Arena, Auckland, NZ
- 18 – TSB Arena, Wellington, NZ
June
- 1 – Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre, Victoria, British Columbia
- 3 – Prospera Place, Kelowna, British Columbia
- 4 – Grey Eagle Resort and Casino, Tsuut’ina, AB
- 6 – River Cree Resort & Casino, Enoch, Alberta
- 7 – SaskTel Centre, Saskatoon, SK
- 8 – Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, MB
- 10 – Bluestone Amphitheater, Moorhead, MN
- 12 – The Ledge – Waite Park Amphitheater, Waite Park, MN
- 13 – Black Bear Casino Resort, Carlton, MN
- 18 – Caesars Windsor – The Colosseum, Windsor, ON
- 20 – Pickering Casino Resort – The Arena, Pickering, ON
- 21 – Great Canadian Toronto – The Theatre, Toronto, ON
- 22 – FirstOntario Centre, Hamilton, ON
- 25 – Place Bell, Laval, QC
- 26 – Agora Du Port De Québec, Québec, QC
- 27 – Casino New Brunswick – The Centre, Moncton, NB
August
- 2 – Hard Rock Sioux City, Sioux City, IA
- 4 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
- 22 – Great Canadian Casino Vancouver, Coquitlam, BC
- 23 – River Rock Casino, Richmond, BC
