ZZ Top with Cheap Trick coming to Vina Robles
–Rock and Roll Hall of Famers ZZ Top are celebrating their 50th year with a massive North American tour this summer. The 50th Anniversary Tour will make a stop at the Vina Robles Amphitheatre on August 25, the real Tres Hombres will play coast to coast and border to border. Very special guest Cheap Trick will open the show.
ZZ Top still maintains the most consistently stable lineup in the history of rock music: Billy F Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard. In 1969, BFG formed ZZ Top with drummer Beard and bass-guitarist Hill, in Texas. 15 studio albums, 30 million record sales and five decades later, “That Little Ol’ Band From Texas” is still going strong, playing timeless hits like “La Grange,” “Legs,” “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Tush” to audiences the world over.
Billy Gibbons looked back at the history of the band, while also looking forward to the 50th Anniversary tour dates. “It’s been five decades, and I think we’re starting to get pretty good at all this! We’re truly excited to be appearing in Texas this May playing our bluesy kind of rock like we started in ’69. The beards, Frank’s excepted, are perhaps a bit longer, yet nothing else has changed. We’re keeping it that way.”
With over 5,000 performances spanning four decades and 20 million records sold worldwide, Cheap Trick is undoubtedly one of the most influential classic rock groups of the past 50 years. The band was formed in 1974 and while it has evolved throughout the years, Cheap Trick has continued to reach mainstream and critical success. Hits such as “I Want You To Want Me,” “Dream Police,” and “Surrender” have cemented the group as one of America’s top rock ‘n’ roll bands of all time.
Tickets go on sale Friday, April 12 at 10 a.m. Tickets available online at Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000. All dates, acts and ticket prices subject to change without notice. A service charge is added to each ticket price. For more information, please visit www.VinaRoblesAmphitheatre.com.
