His latest solo album "Hardware" (2021) is out now via Concord Records.īLABBERMOUTH.NET uses the Facebook Comments plugin to let people comment on content on the site using their Facebook account. ZZ TOP was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2004.Īside from his work in ZZ TOP, Gibbons has collaborated with a slew of rock and blues heavyweights, including QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan and Jack White. Gibbons was ranked at number 32 on the 2011 Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists Of All Time". 1 singles, but also won countless MTV Music Video Awards for songs like "Legs" and "Sharp Dressed Man". The band found great success through the ever-shifting landscape of music by embracing emerging styles of the times, incorporating elements of synth-rock, punk, and new wave into their newer material. In the 1980s, ZZ TOP released their three biggest-selling albums: "Eliminator" (1983), "Afterburner" (1985) and "Recycler" (1990). The albums that followed, "Rio Grande Mud" (1972) and "Tres Hombres" (1973),along with extensive touring, solidified the group's reputation as a hard-rocking power trio. ZZ TOP released "ZZ Top's First Album" in 1971. In 1969, Billy met bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard to form the classic lineup of boogie and blues rock mainstays ZZ TOP. On that tour, Jimi himself taught a 17-year-old Billy how to play the opening lick to "Foxy Lady", a story that he recounts onstage to this very day. Before becoming one of rock's most recognizable figures, Billy and his first band MOVING SIDEWALKS gained recognition by opening up for THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE on their first-ever headline tour. When one thinks of the most influential rock musicians on the planet, Gibbons is a name that should come to the forefront of any such list. July 11 - Bournemouth, UK O2 Academy Bournemouth July 09 - Weert, Netherlands Bospop Festival July 05 - Albi, France Festival Pause Guitare July 03 - Birmingham, UK Birmingham O2 Institute July 02 - London, UK O2 Shepard's Bush Empire June 25 - Winterbach, Germany Salier Halle ![]() ![]() June 19 - Hamburg, Germany Grosse Freiheit June 17 - Copenhagen, Denmark Copenhell Festival June 13 - Helsinki Finland House of Culture June 10 - Sölvesborg, Sweden Sweden Rock Fest. Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 27. The new tour brings Billy and company to 12 countries with 20 performance dates during the four-week span starting June 10 in Sölvesborg, Sweden. The trio is headed by Gibbons on guitar and vocals, with drummer Matt Sorum ( THE CULT, GUNS N' ROSES, VELVET REVOLVER) and lefty guitarist Austin Hanks, who has worked with Gibbons previously, providing the heavy bottom and rhythm for the ensemble. ZZ TOP's Billy Gibbons has announced the renewal of his livewire solo band, to appear at select European venues late spring and early summer of 2023.
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