ZZ Top Set July Release For New Live Album 'Raw', Confirm Summer US Tour
Tuesday, 08 March 2022
Written by Jon Stickler
ZZ Top have announced a new live album.
The 11-track 'Raw' will arrive on July 22 via Shelter Records/BMG, and was recorded for the blues-rock trio's 2019 Sam Dunn-directed Netflix documentary, That Little Ol' Band From Texas.
In the film, the band’s classic line-up of guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and late bassist Dusty Hill (who sadly died in 2021) perform an intimate career-spanning set at the historic Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas.
Hits on the release include La Grange, Tush, and Gimme All Your Lovin', along with deep cuts like Brown Sugar and Certified Blues. In the record's liner notes, Gibbons and Bears revealed:
"It was, in a very real way, a return to our roots. Just us and the music, no audience of thousands, no concession stands, no parking lot social hour, no phalanx of tour busses. Just us and the music.
"We knew right then it was a very special circumstance, all of us in the same place at the same time and what a time it most certainly was!
"It was as bare bones as when we first started touring in a behemoth Chrysler station wagon, driving vast stretches between those early far-flung shows under blackened Texas skies and first hearing our records on the radio. We were bonded as brothers."
In a touching note to Hill, it continues: "'The Dust' may have left the building but he’s still very much with us."
To accompany the news, the band have announced they'll embark on the Raw Whisky Tour of the US this summer. Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on March 11, though their Boston performance goes on sale at 10am on March 18.
'Raw' tracklist:
Side 1
1. Brown Sugar
2. Just Got Paid
3. Heard It On The X
4. La Grange
5. Tush
6. Thunderbird
Side 2
7. I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide
8. Gimme All Your Lovin’
9. Blue Jean Blues
10. Certified Blues
11. Tube Snake Boogie
ZZ Top Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Fri April 22 2022 - VICTORIA British Columbia - Save On Foods Memorial Centre (Canada)
Sat April 23 2022 - ABBOTSFORD British Columbia - Abbotsford Centre (Canada)
Sun April 24 2022 - PENTICTON British Columbia - South Okanagan Events Centre (Canada)
Tue April 26 2022 - KAMLOOPS British Columbia - Sandman Centre (Canada)
Wed April 27 2022 - LETHBRIDGE Alberta - Enmax Centre (Canada)
Fri April 29 2022 - SASKATOON Saskatchewan - SaskTel Centre (Canada)
Sat April 30 2022 - ENOCH Alberta - River Cree Resort & Casino (Canada)
Sun May 01 2022 - REGINA Saskatchewan - Brandt Centre (Canada)
Mon May 02 2022 - PASO ROBLES California - Vina Robles Amphitheatre (USA)
Tue May 03 2022 - BRANDON - Westoba Place - Brandon Keystone Centre (USA)
Wed May 04 2022 - THUNDER BAY Ontario - Thunder Bay Community Auditorium (Canada)
Fri May 06 2022 - NIAGARA FALLS Ontario - Avalon Theatre At Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort (Canada)
Sat May 07 2022 - LONDON ON - Budweiser Gardens (Canada)
Sun May 08 2022 - LAVAL Quebec - Place Bell (Canada)
Tue May 10 2022 - HALIFAX Nova Scotia - Scotiabank Centre (Canada)
Fri May 13 2022 - ST JOHNS - Mary Browns Centre (USA)
Sat May 14 2022 - ST JOHNS - Mary Browns Centre (USA)
Fri May 27 2022 - SAN DIEGO California - Humphreys Concerts By the Bay (USA)
Sat May 28 2022 - POMONA California - Los Angeles County Fair (USA)
Sun May 29 2022 - PASO ROBLES California - Vina Robles Amphitheatre (USA)
Wed June 01 2022 - REDDING California - Redding Civic Auditorium (USA)
Thu June 02 2022 - SARATOGA California - Mountain Winery (USA)
Sat June 04 2022 - LINCOLN California - Thunder Valley Casino Resort (USA)
Sun June 05 2022 - JACKSONVILLE Oregon - Britt Pavilion (USA)
Tue June 07 2022 - BEND Oregon - Hayden Homes Amphitheater (USA)
Wed June 08 2022 - WALLA WALLA Washington - Wine Country Amphitheater (USA)
Thu June 09 2022 - SPOKANE Washington - First Interstate Center for the Arts (USA)
Sun June 12 2022 - THACKERVILLE Oklahoma - Global Event Center at WinStar World Casino and Resort (USA)
Tue June 14 2022 - GRAND JUNCTION Colorado - Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park (USA)
Fri June 17 2022 - TUCSON Arizona - Casino Del Sol’s AVA Amphitheater (USA)
Sun June 19 2022 - COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado - Pikes Peak Center (USA)
Tue June 21 2022 - LOVELAND Colorado - Budweiser Events Center (USA)
Wed June 22 2022 - GRAND ISLAND Nebraska - Heartland Events Center (USA)
Fri June 24 2022 - PARK CITY Kansas - Hartman Arena (USA)
Sat June 25 2022 - OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma - Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre (USA)
Sun June 26 2022 - LITTLE ROCK Arkansas - First Security Amphitheater (formerly Riverfest Amphitheatre) (USA)
Wed June 29 2022 - ROGERS Arkansas - Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (USA)
Fri July 01 2022 - TOLEDO Ohio - Toledo Zoo Amphitheater (USA)
Sat July 02 2022 - STERLING HEIGHTS Michigan - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill (USA)
Tue July 05 2022 - FORT WAYNE Indiana - FOELLINGER THEATRE (USA)
Fri July 08 2022 - TRAVERSE CITY Michigan - National Cherry Festival (USA)
Sat July 09 2022 - GREENVILLE Wisconsin - Greenville Lions Park (USA)
Fri July 22 2022 - BOSTON Massachusetts - Leader Bank Pavilion (USA)
Sat July 23 2022 - WATERTOWN New York - Watertown Fairgrounds Baseball Diamond (USA)
Wed July 27 2022 - HARRINGTON Delaware - Delaware State Fair (USA)
Sat August 27 2022 - BEAVER DAM Kentucky - Beaver Dam Amphitheater (USA)
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