ZZ Top to Keep Touring in the Wake of Drummer Frank Beard’s Passing

ZZ Top are honoring their summer US tour dates despite the passing of longtime drummer Frank Beard on Monday, August 17th. The band is only canceling two shows, but will pick up the tour this Friday, August 21st, and continue through its conclusion in early October. As reported, Beard died at the age of 77 in hospice care at his ranch in Richmond, Texas. He had stepped away from touring with the band earlier this summer, with drummer Michael Monahan taking his place. Get ZZ Top Tickets Here Frontman Billy Gibbons stated, “The band of which [Beard] was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished.” In a post on their social pages, ZZ Top announced that they are only canceling their next two shows in Salt Lake City and Colorado Springs, but will resume touring this Friday at Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino in Eagle Pass Texas, followed by a pair of concerts over the weekend in Austin. From there, the tour will hit the Midwest, Northeast, and Southeast before rapping up October 9th in Port Wentworth, Georgia. ZZ Top made a similar decision when bassist Dusty Hill died in 2021, only taking a few days to mourn his loss before getting right back out on the road. His then guitar-tech Elwood Francis took over on bass, and has remained with the band ever since. Following the US tour, ZZ Top are scheduled to embark on a Latin American run in November. See the band’s upcoming shows below, and pick up tickets here. ZZ Top Remaining 2026 Tour Dates: 08/19 – Sandy, UT @ Sandy City Amphitheater 08/21 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts 08/22 – Eagle Pass, TX @ Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino 08/23 – Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater 08/26 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Meijer Gardens 08/28 – Battle Creek, MI @ FireKeepers Casino Hotel 08/29 – Terre Haute, IN @ The Mill 08/30 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion 09/01 – East Meadow, NY @ Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre at Eisenhower Park 09/03 – Syracuse, NY @ New York State Fair 09/04 – Essex Junction, VT @ Champlain Valley Exposition 09/05 – Gilford, NH @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion 09/06 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Savings Amphitheater 09/09 – Lynn, MA @ Lynn Memorial Auditorium 09/11 – Solomons, MD @ PNC Waterside Pavilion 09/12 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena 09/13 – Hyannis, MA @ Cape Cod Melody Tent 09/15 – Lancaster, PA @ American Music Theatre 09/16 – Newport News, VA @ Ferguson Center 09/18 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre 09/19 – LaGrange, GA @ Sweetland Amphitheatre 09/20 – Greenville, SC @ Peace Concert Hall – Peace Center 09/22 – Hiawassee, GA @ Anderson Music Hall 09/24 – Cary, NC @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park 10/03 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 10/04 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory 10/07 – Knoxville, TN @ Tennessee Theatre 10/08 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater 10/09 – Port Wentworth, GA @ VyStar Pavilion 11/09 – Guadalajara, MX @ Telemex Auditorium 11/11 – Ciudad de México, MX @ Auditorio Nacional 11/13 – Monterrey, MX @ Banamex Auditorium 11/16 – Santiago, CL @ Teatro Caupolican 11/18 – Porto Alegre, BR @ KTO Arena 11/20 – Curitiba, BR @ Igloo Super Hall 11/21 – São Paulo, BR @ Suhai Music Hall 11/24 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Movistar Arena