MUSIC NEWS - As the Aerosmith / ZZ Top tour dates were canceled today due to Steven Tyler's injuries (see MMN report) , ZZ Top has announced that they are mounting a tour of their own that will hit the ground running this week. The tour will take ZZ Top to many of the cities that had been on that cancelled Aerosmith tour’s itinerary, giving fans another chance, to see the band after all. ZZ Top is commited to scheduling as many dates as feasible as soon as possible with more specific details coming soon.
Aerosmith dropped out of the tour due to injuries sustained last week by front man Steven Tyler. ZZ Top
“We, like so many fans, are disappointed that we’re not going to be out with Aerosmith and we wish Steven a speedy recovery,” said ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill.
ZZ’s Billy Gibbons chimed in, “As musicians, we sometimes have to improvise and that’s exactly what this tour is about. We’re going to get out there as quickly as possible and to play for people who want to come to a ‘down ‘n’ dirty’ rock and roll show – no frills and no holds bared.”
“When we found out that the tour was going to be cancelled, we got together and decided that since we’re ready, willing and able, we should get out there immediately and get it on and that’s exactly what we intend to do,” said Frank Beard of the decision to move on.
New ZZ Top dates, informally known within the band’s inner circle as the “Necessity-Is-A-Mother Tour,” will be posted on ZZTop.com as they are confirmed. It is expected that as many as 20 performance dates including stops in Los Angeles, Anaheim, Chicago, Detroit, Atlantic, City, Washington, DC, Boston and NYC will be part of the tour that will launch within the next few days on the west coast.
Maybe we can get Joe Perry and his band on the road with ZZ Top for a double bill !!!
Confirmed ZZ Top tour dates as of 8/14/09
August
18 Redding, CA – Redding Convention Center
20 Anaheim, CA -House of Blues
21 Los Angeles, CA – House of Blues
22 Rancho Mirage, CA - Agua Caliente Casino
September
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