Saturday, 25 December 2010

ZZ Top Tribute coming to Loretto Tavern

On Dec 10,at Loretto Tavern,Canada’s top Tribute to ZZ Top had performed.

Triple X is an authentic tribute band, reproducing Billy Gibbon’s style and stage charisma with as much of a real experience as possible, all the way to the beards. They will give the closest reproduction of the real thing with the music, the look, the stage props and production.

Sunday, 12 December 2010

ZZ Top rocks Odessa


On Thursday the rock band ZZ Top came to the Ector County Coliseum to play for the first time since 1999.

Each time they came, they bring something new to offer fans,They’ve played five times previously in the 1980s and early 1990s.

ZZ Top's Bass Guitarist Dusty Hill and lead singer Billy Gibbons played in concert at the Ector County Coliseum on Thursday night.

Saturday, 4 December 2010

ZZ Top announce short tour of Australia


Next year short Australia tour has been announced by the ZZ top.

The Texan blues-rock band, which consists of Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard, said that they will coincide their appearance at the Byron Bay Blues Festival in April with a five-date national tour.

Gibbons told AAP: "We're the same three guys, bashing out the same three chords. The band's mantra remains the same - Tone. Taste. Tenacity."

The group will perform at Melbourne's Festival Hall, the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Sydney's Enmore Theatre and the Entertainment Centre in Wollongong.

The last time they performed in Australia was 10 years ago.

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

ZZ TOP AND GOOD CHARLOTTE SET TO ROCK ITM400


ZZ Top and Good Charlotte will join Kiwi V8 Supercar drivers, Fabian Coulthard and Shane van Gisbergen in Hamilton next April (15-17) for the new-look, new format 2011 ITM400 Hamilton V8 Supercar Championship Series street race.

On Saturday night following the day’s racing rock legends ZZ Top will take the stage at Seddon Park.

Saturday, 13 November 2010

Life after 40 for ZZ Top

USA - After more than 40 years together ZZ Top continue to tour worldwide. In 2010 they continued the long tradition of Bandit Lites, also 40 plus years old, as their illumination supplier. Tour manager Pablo Gamboa, production manager Rob Kern and long time lighting designer Chris Stuba all worked with Bandit VP Michael Golden through the year to "deliver Texas to the world".

Stuba's design involves VL 3000 Spots, VL 3500 Washes, VL 2500 Spots, MAC 2000 Washes, Atomic Strobes, Color Blasts and Grand MA consoles. Bandit Jeff Archibeque travels the world keeping continuity to Stuba's crew, wherever the show may be.

Thursday, 4 November 2010

PhotoShots of Recent Performance By ZZ Top In St Petersburg






















MOSCOW, RUSSIA. OCTOBER 28, 2010. Members of USA's band ZZ Top Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill R perform at the Yubileiny Jubilee Palace of Sports. Photo ITAR-TASS/ Ruslan Shamukov Photo via Newscom







Thursday, 16 September 2010

ZZ Top Working with Rick Rubin

Billy Gibbons has revealed that ZZ Top are working on their first studio album since 2003 and that it’s being produced by producer extraordinaire Rick Rubin. Gibbons told Spinner.com that his Texas trio will return to the studio following a small stint touring with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (who have also worked with Rubin).

“He’s very instrumental in striking a resonant chord,” Gibbons said. “He’s able to find ways to pull things out that you might not know were there in the first place.”

Although ZZ Top remain a popular band and a concert draw, they haven’t had a Top 10 album since 1990’s Recycler. Does Gibbons think that Rubin’s golden touch might return the band to the charts?

“There's more music now in every shape and form – something to please everybody,” he said. “I think the bigger challenge is: Where do you go to discover it? If you’re lucky, maybe word of mouth. Somebody will make a recommendation, and if you trust them, you might take the time to check it out.”

However, on the whole, he feels fortunate about ZZ Top’s standing in the music world.

“We’re kind of in the cat-bird seat,” Gibbons said. “We’re very fortunate that we’ve established a gangload of fans that may not have a place to go buy a CD but, by hook or by crook, they will either beg, borrow or steal it.”