Southern Rock Vets Caravan Along Coasts

Start growing your beards now: ZZ Top and Gregg Allman are set to rumble their rock stylings together on a North American tour which will take them from the East to West Coasts over a three-month span.

The legendary acts start the outing at the Army Base in Fort McCoy, Wisc. Aug. 20, and quickly move to the East Coast for nine shows, with a performance in Illinois along the way. From there, it will be stops in New Mexico and Colorado, followed by seven in California and one in Vegas, with the final gig slated for Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, Calif.

This is not the first time these acts have played together and ZZ Top’s singer/guitarist Billy Gibbons said the band is looking forward to another great tour.

“The history with ZZ Top and Gregg Allman together goes way back to around the time the earth cooled. The double lineup makes for a killer combination so buckle up and let’s have a party,” Gibbons said.

ZZ Top is currently touring Europe, and continues to cement its reputation as a self-described “relentless touring machine.”

The summer/fall run will not feature Allman at every show, so some fans may need to do a little extra driving if they want to get a performance that includes the famed keyboardist and his legendary Agua Caliente Casino repertoire.

Here is the complete tour schedule for the bearded and shaven alike (bolded dates are without Gregg Allman):

Aug. 16 – Huber Heights, Ohio, Rose Music Center At The Heights
Aug. 17 – Clarkston, Mich., DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 19 — Anderson, Ind., Hoosier Park Racing & Casino
Aug. 20 – Fort McCoy, Wisc., Fort McCoy Army Base
Aug. 21 – Springfield, Ill., Illinois State Fair Grandstand
Aug. 23 – Darien Center, N.Y., Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
Aug. 24 – Albany, N.Y., Times Union Center
Aug. 26 – Atlantic City, N.J., Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa / Event Ctr.
Aug. 27 — Essex Junction, Vt., Champlain Valley Expo Grandstand
Aug. 28 – Boston, Mass., Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
Aug. 30 – Hyannis, Mass., Cape Cod Melody Tent
Aug. 31 – Hartford, Conn., Xfinity Theatre
Sept. 01 – Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
Sept. 03 – Syracuse, N.Y., Lakeview Amphitheater
Sept. 04 – Portland, Maine, Maine State Pier
Sept. 24 – Albuquerque, N.M., Sandia Resort And Casino
Sept. 25 — Morrison, Colo., Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sept. 29 – Avila Beach, Calif., Avila Beach Golf Resort
Sept. 30 – Murphys, Calif., Ironstone Amphitheatre
Oct. 01 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery
Oct. 02 – Saratoga, Calif., The Mountain Winery
Oct. 04 — San Diego, Calif., Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay
Oct. 06 – Los Angeles, Calif., Greek Theatre
Oct. 07 – Las Vegas, Nev., Pearl Concert Theater
Oct. 08 – Rancho Mirage, Calif., The Show At Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa

Presales start this week and general onsales begin April 8. More information on the shows can be found at the ZZ Top and Gregg Allman websites.