![]() ![]() Recorded over the course of several tours in cities all around the world, Greatest Hits Live picks the greatest moments and biggest hits from ZZ Top’s illustrious back cataloge captured with the phenomenal energy of their renowned live performances. Now after over 45 years together, the Texan trio are finally set to release their first official live album, Greatest Hits Live, on August 12 via Suretone Records. The band rocks on with timeless hits like “La Grange,” “Legs,” “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Tush” keeping generations of audiences coming back decade after decade.With seven Billboard Top 10 albums to their name, multiple Platinum album certifications all over the world and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the legendary ZZ Top are officially the world’s longest running rock band with its original line-up intact. Gibbons, bassist/singer Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard continue to impress audiences, drawing material from their 15 studio albums, with combined record sales of over 30 million units in the U.S. ZZ Top is notable for having the most consistently stable lineup in the history of rock music. Come and see us it’s gonna be loud and live.” “We’ve been at this long enough that we’re starting to get good. “It’s gonna be a good time,” he commented. What started as “a mega meta sorta thang” according to singer/guitarist Billy F Gibbons, has now flourished into a staple of ZZ Top’s live sets and the inspiration for the forthcoming tour’s title.īilly Gibbons expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming Tonnage Tour. ZZ Top’s take on the song is based on a mysterious YouTube video posted years ago that was falsely attributed to the band and Jeff Beck. One of these is a heavy rock version of “Sixteen Tons,” Tennessee Ernie Ford’s #1 hit from 1956. Consisting of 15 tracks recorded live in 13 cities across three continents, the album is notable for having two collaborations with guitar legend Jeff Beck that were recorded in his native London. The Tonnage Tour comes at the heels of the release of ZZ Top’s Live! Greatest Hits From Around The World album from Suretone. They will then head back down the east coast via Atlantic City, Shippensburg, PA and the nation’s capital, arriving in Louisiana and Georgia by mid-March. ![]() The legendary rockers begin their trek in the Southeast, and then snake their way north, making stops in Nashville, Louisville, Ohio and Upstate New York. Tickets for select dates go on sale in October and November. The Tonnage Tour takes the trio to several American cities in the South, Northeast and Midwest. More than four and a half decades after their formation in the Houston area, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top are set to begin a new tour in 2017 with initial performance dates this February and March. ZZ TOP TONNAGE TOUR SLATED FOR EARLY 2017 ![]()
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