ZZ Top Announce North American Tour with Blackberry Smoke

Hot on the heels of their tour with Jeff Beck and a sizeable concert run on their own, ZZ Top will hit the road again across the US with special guests Blackberry Smoke for the Grooves & Gravy Tour.

The tour will take the bands across much of the US and into Canada from mid August through early October, including a number of festival dates.

“We’re looking forward to getting out there with the Blackberry Smoke guys,” declared ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons. “Grooves & Gravy promises to be one of the rowdiest outings of the year so come on out and get crazy with us.”

See below for a full list of dates.

ZZ Top is an anomaly in the world of rock – singer/guitarist Billy F Gibbons, bassist/singer Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard, aka “the man with no beard,” have been the most consistently stable lineup ever in the entire genre. For more than 45 years, “that little ol’ band from Texas” has been putting out albums (25 million U.S. sales to date) and touring relentlessly, showing no signs of slowing down.

Blackberry Smoke, who formed in Atlanta, GA in 2000, have been making waves in the music world in recent years, playing a blend of Southern rock and country rock to enthusiastic audiences. No strangers to rigorous touring, they headlined multiple U.S. tours and have also been the supporting act for Zac Brown Band, Eric Church and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Blackberry Smoke have recently signed with Rounder Records, who released the group’s fourth album Holding All the Roses this past February.

Aug 12* – Bethlehem, PA – Musikfest
Aug 13 – Glen Allen, VA – Innsbrook After Hours
Aug 15 – Memphis, TN – Live At The Garden
Aug 16 – Asheville, NC – Biltmore Estate
Aug 18 – Vienna, VA – Filene Center at Wolf Trap
Aug 20* – Niagra, ON – Fallsview Casino Resort
Aug 21 – Trois-Rivieres, QC – Amphitheatre Cogeco (Festival Trois-Rivieres en Blues)
Aug 22 – Pownal, VT – Green Mountain Live
Aug 25 – Northfield, OH – Hard Rock Live
Aug 27 – Highland Park, IL – Ravinia Festival
Aug 28 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
Aug 30 – Windsor, ON – The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor
Sept 1 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
Sept 3 – New Orleans, LA – Bold Sphere Music at Champions Square
Sept 4 – Dallas, TX – Music Hall @ Fair Park
Sept 5* – La Grange, TX – The Fayette County Fair
Sept 10 – Lincoln, CA – Thunder Valley Casino Resort Amphitheater
Sept 11 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
Sept 12 – Pomona, CA – Los Angeles County Fair
Sept 13 – San Diego, CA – Humphrey’s
Sept 15* – Park City, UT – The Canyons Resort
Sept 18 – Telluride, CO – Telluride Town Park (Blues & Brews Festival)
Sept 19* – Loveland, CO – Thunder Mountain Amphitheater
Sept 20 – Gillette, WY – CAM-PLEX
Sept 22 – Bismark, ND – Bismark Civic Center
Sept 23 – Brookings, SD – Swiftel Center
Sept 25 – Lancaster, ND – Pinewood Bowl Amphitheater
Sept 27* – Fort Wayne, IN – Foellinger Theatre
Sept 29* – Columbus, OH – Palace Theatre
Oct 1*- Bloomsburg, PA – Bloomsburg Fair
Oct 2*- Atlantic City, NJ – Caesar’s Circus Maximus
Oct 4*- Louisville, KY- Champions Park