ZZ Top
MOR 1985 Revisited will take place on Saturday 6 September 2025 at the Black Market Venue, Worsop MOR Revisited Events started in 2024 to bring fans tributes to the acts, in order that they appeared on the original 1984 Donington ‘Monsters Of Rock’ to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The event was so successful that the […]
Monsters of Rock Revisited, an indoor festival that recreates the line-ups of the most iconic UK Monsters Of Rock and Reading Rock line-ups has teamed up with legendary media outlet TotalRock for a brand-new partnership. MOR Revisited Events started in 2024 to bring fans tributes to the acts, in order that they appeared on the […]
Dusty Hill might be gone, but ZZ Top are determined to have fun while preserving the integrity of the ZZ Top legacy. Wembley is heaving tonight with people wanting in. Headlining various small festivals has prepared Those Damn Crows well for tonight at Wembley supporting ZZ Top. They’ve been quietly working hard, building their catalogue […]
It was an eye catching entrance as the funky Gibbons walked out on stage… Despite the sad loss of Dusty Hill in 2021, ZZ Top are still a touring entity with guitar tech Elwood Francis stepping into his Texan boots to perform arena dates all across North America. However, although it has been said that Hill […]
Dusty Hill, the bassist of ZZ Top, has passed away at the age of 72. Bandmates Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard said that Hill passed away in his sleep at his home in Houston, Texas. They did not give further details. Known for his bushy beard and sunglasses, Hill played with ZZ Top for over […]
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Billy F Gibbons newly released single ‘Desert High’ is one of the more idiosyncratic and evocative tracks from ‘Hardware’, his third solo album, which is out on June 4 2021 from Concord. The song, which is recited by Gibbons with his gruff, yet lyrical, delivery cites desert imagery that is specific to the area around Joshua […]
‘Hardware’, the third solo album from ZZ Top frontman Billy F Gibbons, is set for release June 4th 2021 by Concord Records. The album’s title is a tribute to legendary recording engineer the late Joe Hardy who worked with Gibbons and ZZ Top dating back to the mid-1980s. Sonically, the album was influenced by the […]
Influential psychedelic musician Roky Erickson has passed away, aged 71. Erickson first made his reputation with the 13th Floor Elevators, who had a hit single in 1966 with ‘You’re Gonna Miss Me’, one of the most important songs during the formative years of the burgeoning psychedelic era. At one point, Janis Joplin even considered joining […]
ZZ Top have announced one show in the UK as part of their 50th anniversary tour. This will happen at the Wembley SSE Arena on July 12, with Jimmy Barnes supporting. Tickets are already on sale for this. And the band say this will be the only date in Britain during the tour.
Billy F. Gibbons is to a signing session in London on September 25. The ZZ Top guitar icon will sign copies of his solo album ‘The Big Bad Blues’ at HMV in Oxford Street. There will also be a live Q&A session with Gibbons, hosted by DJ Matt Stocks. This will be a wristband entry […]
