ZZ Top Concerts 1980s

1980

01/04/80         Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX [Eric Johnson/ZZ Top]

01/05/80         Convention Center Arena, Dallas, TX

01/06/80         Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Ft. Worth, TX

01/10/80         Civic Center Coliseum, Amarillo, TX

01/16/80         Coliseum, Knoxville, TN [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

01/17/80         Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL

01/19/80         Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL

01/20/80         Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL

02/01/80         McNichols Arena, Denver, CO [Point Blank/ZZ Top]

02/05/80         Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ

02/08/80         Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT [Point Blank/ZZ Top]

02/10/80         Sports Arena, San Diego, CA [Point Blank/ZZ Top]

02/12/80         Selland Arena, Fresno, CA [Point Blank/ZZ Top]

02/14/80         Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA [Point Blank/ZZ Top]

02/15/80         Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA [Point Blank/ZZ Top]

02/17/80         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [Gamma/Montrose/ZZ Top]

02/20/80         Spokane, WA

02/24/80         The University of Montana, Missoula, MT

(show cancelled two days prior to concert, due to poor advance ticket sales)

02/29/80         Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA

03/02/80         Civic Center, St. Paul, MN [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

03/02/80         Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI

03/04/80         Milwaukee Auditorium, Milwaukee, WI

03/08/80         Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

03/09/80         Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, NE

03/14/80         Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

03/15/80         Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

03/16/80         Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

03/21/80         Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH

[The Rockets/ZZ Top] (1st concert here after fatal Who concert stampede)

03/20/80         Toledo Sports Arena, Toledo, OH [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

03/22/80         Music Hall, Cleveland, OH [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

03/24/80         Wendler Arena, Saginaw Civic Center, MI (eBay, WIKI, CDW)

03/25/80         Crisler Arena, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (CDW, WPA)

03/26/80         Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

03/29/80         Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA [The Rockets/ZZ Top]

03/30/80         Capital Centre, Landover, MD (eBay, BSN, WIKI)

04/01/80         Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY (eBay, LAS, WIKI)

04/03/80         Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario [.38 Special/ZZ Top]

04/04/80         Coliseum, New Haven, CT [.38 Special/ZZ Top]

04/05/80         Onondaga County War Memorial Arena, Syracuse, NY [38 Special/ZZ Top]

04/06/80         Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME (PCC, WIKI)

(7051 attend Portland, verified by website per Dan)

04/09/80         Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY (Rick Barrett stub, WIKI)

04/11/80         Augusta-Richmond County Civic Center, Augusta, GA (eBay)

04/12/80         Civic Center, Savannah, GA [Roadmaster/Ron Goedert/ZZ Top] (PBO)

04/13/80         Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, Birmingham, AL (WPA)

04/14/80         Band departs for Europe per Warner Bros Promo Sheet

04/15/80         Old Grey Whistle Test taping, London, UK (Series 9, Episode 27)

(Warner Bros Promo Sheet, TVC)

(also appearing are Squeeze, Gary Numan, Blondie, Stevie Wonder, OMD)

04/19/80         Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany (record date – BNP)

04/20/80         Grugahalle, Essen, West Germany ("Rockpalast" TV show) (Rockpalast archives, WIKI)

04/21/80         "Chorus TV" Paris, France (Warner Bros Promo Sheet)

04/21/80         Pavillon Baltard, Paris, France [Ian Hunter/ZZ Top] (MTH, MKR)

04/24/80         Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, SK, WIKI, RG)

[Thieves Like Us/ZZ]

04/2x/80         Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK (2nd show @ London?)

05/01/80         Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, MA (lowpft, JCP)

05/02/80         Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (NYT, BRT, WIKI)

05/04/80         Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (NYT, Program, WIKI) (Audio recorded and broadcast)

05/08/80         Prairie Capital Convention Center, Springfield, IL [Missouri/ZZ Top] (PBO, CRC)

05/09/80         Southern Illinois University  Arena, Carbondale, IL [Missouri/ZZ Top] (PBO)

05/10/80         Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN (LAS, WIKI, Memorial Coliseum Archives)

05/16/80         The Summit, Houston, TX [Rocky Hill/ZZ Top] (PBO, LAS)

05/17/80         The Summit, Houston, TX [Rocky Hill/ZZ Top] (PBO, HRW)

05/18/80         The Summit, Houston, TX [Rocky Hill/ZZ Top] (PBO)

05/22/80         Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton Alberta (WIKI)

05/25/80         Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA (WPA, STA)

07/05/80         Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FL (eBay, WIKI)

07/11/80         Wicomico Youth & Civic Center, Salisbury, MD (LAS, WIKI)

07/12/80         Westchester Theatre, Tarrytown, NY [Humble Pie/ZZ Top] (BBD, BRT)

07/13/80         Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown, PA [Humble Pie/ZZ Top] (BBD, BRT)

07/16/80         Palace Theatre, Waterbury, CT [Humble Pie/ZZ Top] (stub, BBD, WIKI)

07/17/80         Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ [Humble Pie/ZZ Top] (BBD, Program, Stub, Mike Black)

07/18/80         Lebanon Valley Speedway, West Lebanon, NY [Humble Pie/ZZ Top] (Advocate, WIKI)

07/26/80         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (BBD)

07/27/80         Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS [Rocky Hill/ZZ Top] (CRC, email, Stub)

08/16/80         Legend Valley II, Thornville, OH (eBay ticket)-cancelled?? (BOCW, CRR)

08/17/80         Toledo Speedway II, Toledo, OH [Humble Pie/Sammy Hagar-AC/DC-ZZ Top] (WPA)

08/20/80         Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI [Outlaws/ZZ Top] (RSM, CRC, LAS, CDW)

08/21/80         Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI (RSM)

08/23/80         Mississippi River Festival, Edwardsville, IL (RSM, SIUE Festival Archives)

[Henry Paul Band/ZZ Top]

08/30/80         Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (PLS, RSM, WIKI)

08/31/80         Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (PLS, RSM, WIKI)

09/03/80         Neal S. Blaisdell Center Arena, Honolulu, HI (Dated fan review)

09/21/80         Silver Bowl, Las Vegas, NV (eBay)

09/24/80         Von Braun Civic Center, Huntsville, AL (VBCC Archives, BRT)

10/29/80         Convention Center, Pine Bluff, AR (PLS, WIKI)

10/30/80         Civic Center, Lake Charles, LA (PLS, WIKI)

11/12/80         Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL [Alvin Lee/ZZ Top] (AmBz, PLS, WIKI)

11/16/80         Coliseum, Greensboro, NC (eBay ticket, Venue WIKI entry)

11/23/80         Assembly Hall, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL (Jerry Moors stub, WIKI)

11/28/80         Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA (LAS, WIKI)

12/03/80         Municipal Coliseum, Lubbock, TX (attendance was 6,586) (LOC)

12/05/80         J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

[Rick Derringer/ZZ Top] (NTW, eBay, BRT, WIKI)

12/27/80         Mobile Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL [Rick Derringer/ZZ Top] (PBO, LAS, WIKI)

12/28/80         Centroplex, Baton Rouge, LA [Rick Derringer/ZZ Top] (PBO, WIKI)

12/29/80         Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX (PBO, LAS, SAPL, WIKI, SCA)

[Rick Derringer/ZZ Top]

12/31/80         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX (PBO, Richard Jackson, eBay, WIKI) (verify Rick Derringer)

[Bus Boys/Rick Derringer/ZZ Top]

1981

01/02/81         Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS [Rick Derringer/ZZ Top] (PBO, CRC)

01/03/81         Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN [Rick Derringer/ZZ Top] (PBO, CRC, stub – courtesy of Andy Bone)

Loverboy is warm up act for summer 1981 El Loco tour

05/29/81         James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN (PLS, WIKI)

05/30/81         Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center, Birmingham, AL [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, PLS, WIKI, eBay)

05/31/81         Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, WIKI)

06/03/81         Hampton, SC (PLS)

06/04/81         Savannah, GA (PLS, BRT)

06/05/81         Coliseum, Charlotte, NC (PLS, eBay, WIKI)

06/06/81         Charleston, SC (PLS)

06/07/81         Columbia, SC (PLS)

06/10/81         Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN (PLS, eBay, WIKI, Memorial Coliseum Archives)

06/11/81         Cincinnati, OH (PLS)

06/12/81         Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY (PLS, LAS, WIKI)

06/13/81         Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, eBay, WIKI, CDW)

06/14/81         Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, BRT, WIKI, eBay, MAW)

06/17/81         Richfield Coliseum Theatre, Richfield, OH [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PLS, ECT, BRT, CRR)

06/18/81         Binghamton, NY (PLS)

06/19/81         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PLS, eBay, CRC, LAS, WIKI)

06/20/81         Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, BBD, WIKI)

06/21/81         Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA (PLS, WIKI)

06/24/81         Rochester, NY (PLS)

06/25/81         Niagara Falls, NY (PLS)

06/26/81         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, PLS, WIKI)

06/27/81         Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY (WIKI, Rick Barrett stub)

06/28/81         New York, NY (PLS)

06/30/81         Dr. Pepper Music Festival, New York, NY [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (BRT, NYM)

07/05/81         Race City Motorsport Park, Calgary, AB, Canada (Alberta Jam, Southern Fried Sunday) (CRC)

(Sidewinder, Point Blank, Commander Cody, Atlanta Rhythm Section, McLean And McLean)

07/09/81         San Diego, CA (PLS)

07/10/81         Los Angeles, CA (PLS)

07/11/81         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, PLS, WIKI, eBay)

07/12/81         Sports Stadium, Albuquerque, NM (w/Point Blank, Delbert McClinton) (PLS, BRT)

(WIKI sez Tingley Coliseum)

07/15/81         Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, TX [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, WIKI)

07/16/81         County Coliseum, El Paso, TX [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, WIKI)

07/17/81         Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, LAS, WIKI, eBay)

07/18/81         Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV (PBO, PLS, WIKI)

07/19/81         Bakersfield, CA (PLS)

07/22/81         Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (PLS, WIKI)

07/23/81         Coliseum, Spokane, WA [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PLS, SPC, BRT, WIKI)

07/24/81         Coliseum, Seattle, WA (PLS, eBay, WIKI)

07/25/81         Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia (PLS, WIKI)

07/28/81         Reno, NV (PLS)

07/29/81         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PLS, BGP)

07/30/81         Los Angeles, CA (PLS)

08/01/81         McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO (PLS, WIKI)

08/02/81         Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD (PLS, WIKI)

08/04/81         Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT (PLS, WIKI)

08/05/81         Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (Isthmus paper, WIKI)

08/06/81         Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (RSM, PLS, CRG, BRT, WIKI)

08/07/81         Civic Center, St. Paul, MN [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (RSM, PLS, WIKI, eBay)

08/08/81         Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (RSM, PLS, LAS, WIKI)

08/09/81         Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PLS, MLL, CTN, WIKI)

08/12/81         Kansas Coliseum - Britt Brown Arena, Valley Center, KS (LAS)

08/13/81         Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, RSM, PLS, Circus, WIKI, PST)

08/14/81         Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, RSM, PLS & Circus, CTN, WIKI)

08/15/81         Arena, St. Louis, MO [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (PBO, RSM, PLS, Circus 8/31/81, WIKI, LAS)

08/16/81         Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN (PBO, RSM, PLS & Circus, OPM, BBD, WIKI, PST, WPA)

[Loverboy/ZZ Top]

08/19/81         Kansas Coliseum - Britt Brown Arena, Valley Center, KS (RSM, PLS, Circus 8/31/81, WIKI)

[Loverboy/ZZ Top]

08/20/81         Expo Square Pavilion, Tulsa, OK [Loverboy/ZZ Top] (RSM, PLS, Circus 8/31/81, LAS, WIKI)

08/21/81         T. H. Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR (PBO, RSM, PLS, Circus, WIKI, LAS, eBay)

[Loverboy/ZZ Top]

08/22/81         Myriad Convention Center, Oklahoma City, OK [Joe Perry Project/ZZ Top]

(PBO, RSM, PLS, Circus 8/31/81, WPA)

08/23/81         Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA [Joe Perry Project/ZZ Top]

(PBO, RSM, PLS & Circus, LAS, WIKI)

08/26/81         Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY (eBay, WIKI)

08/27/81         Civic Center, Springfield, MA [Joe Perry Project/ZZ Top] (Anon, WPA, WIKI)

08/28/81         Tiffin, OH (RSM, PLS)

08/29/81         Music Mountain, South Fallsburg, NY (RSM, PLS, BRT)

08/31/81         Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME [Joe Perry Project/ZZ Top]

(6470 attend Portland, verified by PCC website per Dan, BBD, BRT, WIKI)

09/01/81         Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (PBO, RSM, PLS, BBD, BRT, RSC)

[Johnny Van Zant/Joe Perry Project/ZZ Top]

09/02/81         Memorial Auditorium, Rochester, NY [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (PLS, BBD, BRT)

09/05/81         Civic Center Arena, Lakeland, FL (eBay, LAS, WIKI, LL)

09/06/81         Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL (LAS, CRC, WIKI)

09/09/81         Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH [Joe Perry Project/ZZ Top] (PLS, WIKI, MCA)

10/01/81         Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway (Ticket stub, newspaper review, thanks to Svein)

10/02/81         Gota Lejon Theatre, Stockholm, Sweden (lowpft, WIKI, BRT)

10/06/81         Hemmerleinhalle, Nürnberg, West Germany [Rose Tattoo/ZZ Top] (lowpft, eBay, WIKI, RTF)

10/08/81         Stadthalle, Offenbach, West Germany [Rose Tattoo/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, RT, RTF)

10/09/81         Rhein-Neckar-Halle, Heidelberg-Eppelheim, West Germany [Rose Tattoo/ZZ Top]

(eBay, WIKI, RT, RTF)

10/10/81         Congress Center, Hamburg, West Germany [Rose Tattoo/ZZ Top] (WIKI, BRT)

10/11/81         Neue Welt, Berlin, West Germany [Rose Tattoo/ZZ Top] (lowpft, BRT, WIKI, WPA, EPN, RTF)

10/13/81         Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany [Rose Tattoo/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, RTF)

10/14/81         Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, West Germany (lowpft, Christian Matschke, WIKI)

10/15/81         Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland (GNP, dated fan review)

10/17/81         Hall Polyvalent, Arlon, Belgium [Rose Tattoo/ZZ Top] (RTF, stub)

10/19/81         Philips Halle, Düsseldorf, West Germany [Rose Tattoo/ZZ Top] (WIKI, BRT, CJJ, RTF)

10/xx/81          Milton Keynes Bowl, London, UK (exact date unknown, possibly 1982, Stephen Butler)

10/23/81         Parc des Expositions, Dijon, France (appears as a widely circulated recording, date unverified)

10/25/81         Pavilion Baltard, Paris, France (lowpft, WIKI)

10/26/81         Hammersmith Odeon, London [Girl/ZZ Top] (lowpft, SDM, WIKI, RG)

10/28/81         Reliant Astrodome, Houston, TX [Fabulous Thunderbirds /ZZ Top/Rolling Stones] (PST, WIKI)

10/29/81         Reliant Astrodome, Houston, TX [Fabulous Thunderbirds /ZZ Top/Rolling Stones] (PST, WIKI)

10/31/81         Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX (PST, Buddy, DMN, BBD, WIKI, JCL, HDM)

[Fabulous Thunderbirds /ZZ Top/Rolling Stones] (pissed rain during the Stones set)

11/01/81         Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX (Buddy, eBay, PST, DMN, BBD, WIKI)

[Fabulous Thunderbirds /ZZ Top/Rolling Stones]

11/12/81         Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY (LAS, eBay)

11/26/81         Reno, NV (RSM)

11/27/81         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA (RSM, BGP)

11/28/81         Bakersfield, CA (RSM)

11/29/81         Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (RSM, eBay)

12/26/81         The Summit, Houston, TX (PST, eBay, WIKI, LAS, PBO)

12/27/81         Wintergarden Ballroom, Dallas, TX (special club show, per Rick Rieckhoff, WIKI, PBO)

(Two shows)

12/28/81         Billy Bobs Texas Club, Ft. Worth, TX (Richard Jackson/Buddy Whittington, WIKI)

(Two shows)

12/31/81         Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN (PST, CRC, WIKI) (conflicts Dallas)

[Grand Funk Railroad/ZZ Top]

1982

01/14/82         Memorial Auditorium, Greenville, SC (eBay, LAS)

01/15/82         Coliseum, Greensboro, NC (eBay, WIKI)

01/20/82         Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN (LAS, WIKI)

01/21/82         Battelle Hall, Ohio Center, Columbus, OH (BBD Box Score, BRT, WIKI, MCA, PST)

[Grand Funk Railroad/ZZ Top]

01/22/82         Coliseum, Richmond, VA [Grand Funk Railroad/ZZ Top] (PST)

01/24/82         Civic Center, Huntington, WV [Grand Funk Railroad/ZZ Top] (BBD Box Score, WIKI, PST)

01/26/82         Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY [Grand Funk Railroad/ZZ Top] (From BBD Box Score, WIKI)

01/29/82         Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, PA (LAS, WIKI, eBay)

02/03/82         Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN (PST)

(reported in Pollstar, seems unlikely just three weeks after another show here, but the

PST listing sez it was only sold 48%, which makes more sense if they played 1/20/82)

03/21/82         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [Le Roux/Prism/ZZ Top] (lowpft, eBay, LAS, WIKI, PST)

03/22/82         Rockline Radio Show, Los Angeles, CA (RRC)

03/24/82         Sports Arena, San Diego, CA [Prism/Le Roux/ZZ Top] (BBD Box Score, SDC, BRT, WIKI)

03/26/82         Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles, CA [Le Roux/ZZ Top] (LA Weekly, WIKI, TLG)

(scheduled warmup Thin Lizzy cancelled) (BBD & PST say 3/27/82)

03/27/82         Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV (eBay)

03/30/82         Reno - Sparks Convention Center, Reno, NV [Le Roux/Prism/ZZ Top] (PST, TVM)

03/31/82         Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT [Prism/Le Roux/ZZ Top] (LAS, BBD Box Score, BRT, WIKI)

04/01/82         McNichols Arena, Denver, CO [Prism/Le Roux/ZZ Top] (eBay, BBD Box Score, BRT, WIKI)

04/02/82         Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, NE [Prism/Le Roux/ZZ Top] (LAS, BBD Box Score, WIKI)

x04/03/82       Bangor, ME (cancelled due to a snowstorm, possibly the 4th) (TVM)

04/10/82         Wicomico Youth and Civic Center, Salisbury, MD

04/13/82         Civic Center, Amarillo, TX [Prism/Le Roux/ZZ Top] (RTDB, AmBz, BBD, WIKI, PST)

04/14/82         Municipal Coliseum, Lubbock, TX [Prism/Le Roux/ZZ Top] (attendance was 6,352) (RTDB, AmBz, BBD, WIKI, LOC, PST)

04/15/82         Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX (AmBz, eBay, CRC, SAPL, BBD, WIKI, SCA)

[Point Blank/ZZ Top]

04/16/82         Frank Erwin Center, U of T, Austin, TX   (eBay, LAS, BBD, WIKI, PST)

04/17/82         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA [Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top]

(Mike Collins, AmBz, eBay, WNO, BBD, WIKI, PST)

04/18/82         Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL [Zebra/ZZ Top] (AmBz, BBD, WIKI, PST)

05/07/82         Radio Broadcast: ZZ Top, Off The Record – Westwood One (BBD)

05/28/82         Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany (TV recording for “Rockpop In Concert”) (QUO)

(Rainbow, Judas Priest, Scorpions, ZZ Top, Status Quo)(broadcast 10/7/82)(WIKI)

05/29/82         Kickers-Stadion, Würzburg, West Germany (lowpft, WIKI, eBay, ESS)

[Bots/Extrabreit/Spliff/Saga/ZZ Top] (Day In The Green)

05/30/82         Munich-Riem Airport, Munich, West Germany (lowpft, WIKI, ESS)

05/31/82         Pink Pop Festival, Burg. Damen Sportpark, Geleen, The Netherlands (Feelgood, WIKI, ESS)

(also Kid Creole & The Coconuts, Y&T, Saga, Mink Deville)

08/08/82         Austin, TX (not likely, given 04/16/82 show …)

09/14/82         Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR [38 Special/ZZ Top] (AZE)

09/17/82         Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia (eBay)

09/19/82         Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta [38 Special/ZZ Top] (PST)

09/20/82         Stampede Corral, Calgary, Alberta [38 Special/ZZ Top] (eBay, Calgary Herald, BRT, WIKI)

09/24/82         Notre Dame University Athletic Center, South Bend, IN [38 Special/ZZ Top] (NDD)

09/25/82         Civic Center Coliseum, Charleston, WV [38 Special/ZZ Top] (eBay, WPA, BBD, BRT, WIKI)

09/28/82         Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario [38 Special/ZZ Top] (RSM, BBD, BRT, WIKI, PST)

09/30/82         Hara Arena, Dayton, OH (eBay)

10/01/82         MECCA Arena, Milwaukee, WI (MLL, WIKI, WCD, MJN, BRT, WIKI, RMR)

[Shooting Star/ZZ Top]

12/28/82         Civic Center Complex, Amarillo, TX [Tommy Tutone/ZZ Top] (PST)

12/30/82         Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ (eBay, WIKI)

12/31/82         Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ (WIKI, eBay)

1983

01/02/83         Chaparral Center, Midland College, Midland, TX (LAS, WIKI, PST)

[Tommy Tutone/ZZ Top]

01/05/83         Kansas Coliseum - Britt Brown Arena, Valley Center, KS (LAS, WIKI)

[Rose Tattoo/Tommy Tutone/ZZ Top]

01/08/83         Riverside Centroplex, Baton Rouge, LA (lowpft, eBay, WIKI)

02/xx/83          Lloyd Noble Arena, Oklahoma University, Oklahoma City, OK (Richard Jackson)

05/07/83         Civic Center, Lake Charles, LA (eBay)

05/12/83         Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS (eBay, WIKI)

05/13/83         Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN [Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top] (Circus, PST)

05/14/83         Coliseum, Knoxville, TN [Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top] (Circus, PST)

05/15/83         Fayetteville, NC (Circus)

05/20/83         Coliseum, Charlotte, NC (CON)

05/21/83         Atlanta, GA (Circus)

05/22/83         Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, Birmingham, AL (WIKI, PST)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

05/23/83         Rockline Radio Show, Los Angeles, CA (RRC)

05/27/83         Roanoke, VA (Circus)

05/28/83         Tangerine Bowl, Orlando, FL (Rock Super Bowl) (Foghat web site, LAS, BRT, WIKI, PST)

[Foghat/Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/Triumph/ZZ Top]

05/29/83         Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL [Foghat/Sammy Hagar & the Wabos/ZZ Top]

(CRC, Ticket Stub, Fan Review, MTM)

06/01/83         Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN (Circus, BRT)

06/02/83         Nashville, TN (Circus)

06/03/83         Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN [Blackfoot/ZZ Top] (PST)

06/04/83         Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN [Zebra/ZZ Top] (Circus, eBay, OPM, WIKI, PST)

06/05/83         Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY (Circus, eBay, LAS, WIKI, PST)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

06/08/83         T. H. Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR (LAS, WIKI, BRT, PST)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

06/09/83         Fairgrounds Pavilion, Tulsa, OK (eBay, LAS, WIKI, PST)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

06/10/83         Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (Circus, LAS, HCB, PST)

06/11/83         Civic Auditorium Arena, Omaha, NE (LAS, WIKI)

06/12/83         Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO (eBay)

06/14/83         Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (Red Rocks, WIKI, PST)

06/15/83         Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (Red Rocks, PST)

06/17/83         Casper Events Center, Casper, WY (PBO)

06/19/83         Saltair Resort Main Pavilion, Salt Lake City, UT [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (PST)

06/21/83         Reno-Sparks Convention Center, Reno, NV (LAS)

06/22/83         Unknown Location (WPA)

06/23/83         Sports Arena, San Diego, CA [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (SDC, WIKI)

06/24/83         L.A. Forum, Inglewood, CA [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (WPA, WIKI, PST)

06/25/83         Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre, CA [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (lowpft, WPA, WIKI, PST)

06/27/83         Selland Arena, Fresno, CA [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (PST)

06/28/83         Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, NV [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top]

(PBO, eBay, LAS, WIKI)

06/30/83         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA (eBay, LAS, WIKI)

07/02/83         Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (PST)

07/08/83         Met Center, Bloomington, MN [Zebra/ZZ Top] (PST)

07/09/83         Five Seasons Center, Cedar Rapids, IA [Zebra/ZZ Top] (CRG, BRT)

07/10/83         Des Moines, IA

07/13/83         Arena, Sioux Falls, IA (WIKI)

07/14/83         Five Seasons Arena, Cedar Rapids, IA (WIKI)

07/15/83         Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL (WIKI)

07/16/83         Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI [Blackfoot/ZZ Top] (WIKI, CDW, PST)

07/17/83         Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN [Sammy Hagar/ZZ Top]

(PBO, PST, eBay, Memorial Coliseum Archives)

07/18/83         Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH [Sammy Hagar/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI, CRR)

07/19/83         Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH (WIKI)

07/20/83         Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, NY (SL, eBay) (replaces Richfield)

07/22/83         Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (WPA, PIN, WIKI, RSC, PST)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

07/23/83         Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA [Sammy Hagar/ZZ Top] (eBay, LAS, BRT, WIKI, MAW)

07/24/83         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT (Hartford Advocate, WIKI, PST, eBay)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

07/25/83         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT (Pollstar listed; no advertisement in local papers)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

07/25/83         New Haven, CT - Not a gig, but Billy Gibbons is backstage at Toad's Place for a Stevie Ray Vaughan show (SRVB)

07/27/83         Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME [Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

(9500 attend Portland, verified by PCC website per Dan, WIKI, PST)

07/28/83         Centrum, Worcester, MA [Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top] (BGN, BRT, WIKI)

07/29/83         Civic Center, Providence, R.I. [Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

07/30/83         War Memorial, Rochester, NY [Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, PST)

07/31/83         Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY (eBay, SL, WIKI)

08/02/83         Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY (PST)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

08/04/83         Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH (BRT, WIKI, MCA, PST)

[Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top]

08/05/83         Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI [Kick Axe/ZZ Top] (CRC)

08/06/83         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [Sammy Hagar/ZZ Top] (SL, LAS, eBay, WIKI)

08/07/83         Scope Arena, Norfolk, VA [Sammy Hagar & The Wabos/ZZ Top] (PST)

08/11/83         Civic Center Arena, Peoria, IL [Sammy Hagar/ZZ Top] (eBay, CRC, WIKI, WPA)

(Krokus may have also played)

08/12/83         Northern Star Live Stage, Mecosta, MI [Zebra/ZZ Top] (eBay)

08/18/83         SFX Hall, Dublin, Ireland (WIKI)

08/20/83         Castle Donington Raceway, Derbyshire, UK (Monsters of Rock) (lowpft, UKR, WIKI)

[Diamond Head/Dio/Twisted Sister/ZZ Top/Meat Loaf/Whitesnake]

09/01/83         Grandstand, Great Allentown Fair, Allentown, PA [Kix/ZZ Top] (PST)

09/02/83         Centennial Hall Arena, Toledo, OH [Axe/ZZ Top] (PST)

09/03/83         Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (RMR, TDH, BRT)

09/04/83         Battelle Hall, Ohio Center, Columbus, OH [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (Kevin Vergamini, PST)

09/08/83         Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (PST)

09/09/83         Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL (eBay, WIKI)

09/10/83         Hara Arena, Dayton, OH [Quiet Riot/ZZ Top] (PST)

09/11/83         Kingswood Music Theatre, Toronto, Ontario (CRC)

09/14/83         Von Braun Civic Center Arena, Huntsville, AL [Grand Alliance/ZZ Top] (PST, eBay)

09/15/83         Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL [Grand Alliance/ZZ Top] (PST)

09/16/83         Carolina Coliseum, USC Carolina College, Columbia, SC (PLS, BRT, PST)

[Grand Alliance/ZZ Top]

09/17/83         Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL [Grand Alliance/ZZ Top] (PLS, WIKI, PST)

09/18/83         Riverside Centroplex, Baton Rouge, LA (PLS, WIKI)

09/21/83         Civic Center, Glens Falls, NY [Duke Jupiter/ZZ Top] (PLS, eBay, WIKI, PST)

09/23/83         City Island, Harrisburg, PA [Kix/ZZ Top] (PLS, WIKI, DCL, PST)

09/24/83         Madison Square Garden, New York, NY [Bon Jovi/ZZ Top] (PLS, BJT, WIKI, PST)

09/25/83         Centrum, Worcester, MA (PLS, BGN, WIKI, PST)

[Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ZZ Top]

09/29/83         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX [Albert King/ZZ Top] (PBO, Buddy, eBay, WIKI)

09/30/83         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX [Albert King/ZZ Top] (PBO, Buddy, LAS, WIKI)

10/01/83         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX [Albert King/ZZ Top] (PBO, Buddy, LAS, WIKI, JCL)

10/02/83         Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX [Ratt/ZZ Top] (Buddy, SAPL, WIKI, SCA, PST)

10/04/83         Memorial Coliseum, Corpus Christi, TX [Rocky Hill Band/ZZ Top] (PBO, PST)

10/05/83         Frank Erwin Center, University of Texas at Austin, TX (Buddy, WIKI, eBay, PST)

[Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ZZ Top]

10/06/83         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX [Albert King/ZZ Top] (per Rick Rieckhoff, WIKI)

10/07/83         The Summit, Houston, TX (Buddy, LAS, WIKI, PST)

[Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ZZ Top]

10/08/83         The Summit, Houston, TX (Buddy, eBay, WIKI, PST)

[Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ZZ Top]

10/09/83         The Summit, Houston, TX (Buddy, LAS, WIKI, PST)

[Joan Jett & The Blackhearts/ZZ Top]

10/16/83         Marquee, London, England (lowpft, WIKI)

10/17/83         Grand Hotel, Stockholm, Sweden (WIKI)

10/19/83         Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden (lowpft, WIKI)

10/20/83         Drammenshallen, Oslo, Norway (WIKI)

10/21/83         Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden (WIKI)

10/23/83         Falkonerteatret, Copenhagen, DK (WIKI)

10/25/83         Eissporthalle, Berlin, West Germany (WPA, WIKI, eBay, ESS)

10/26/83         Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, West Germany (CJJ, ESS, eBay)

10/27/83         Walter Kobelhalle, Russelsheim/Frankfurt, West Germany (lowpft, WIKI, ESS)

10/28/83         Rudi-Sedlmayer Halle, Munich, West Germany (WIKI, ESS)

10/30/83         Congress Center Hamburg (CCH), Hamburg, West Germany (ESS)

10/31/83         Carl-Diem-Halle, Würzburg, West Germany (ESS)

11/01/83         Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, West Germany (BRT, WIKI, eBay)

11/03/83         Palais Sain Ouen, Paris, France (lowpft, RT, WIKI)

11/04/83         Maison de Sports, Clermont Ferrand, France (lowpft, WIKI)

11/10/83         Le Palais des Sports, Toulouse, France (ESS)

11/11/83         Patinoire de Mériadeck, Bordeaux, France (ESS, tape list - unverified)

11/12/83         Chapiteau à Nantes, Nantes, France (ESS)

11/13/83         Forum, Dijon, France (lowpft, WIKI)

11/15/83         Circus Royale, Brussels, Belgium (WIKI)

11/19/83         Leeds University Union, Leeds, UK (Ticket Stub, Venue Archives, ESS)

11/20/83         Victoria Hall, Hanley, UK (eBay, WIKI, ESS)

11/22/83         Apollo Theatre, Manchester, UK (lowpft, WPA, WIKI, ESS)

11/23/83         City Hall, Newcastle, UK (WIKI, ESS)

11/24/83         Apollo Theatre, Glasgow, Scotland [Wendy and the Rockets/ZZ Top] (lowpft, WIKI, ESS, GAA)

11/25/83         Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, UK [Wendy and the Rockets/ZZ Top] (ESS, ASR, eBay, WIKI)

11/27/83         Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK [Wendy and the Rockets/ZZ Top] (lowpft, WIKI, ESS, RG)

11/28/83         Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK [Wendy and the Rockets/ZZ Top] (lowpft, WIKI, ESS, RG)

11/30/83         Wembley Arena, London, UK (lowpft, eBay, WPA, WIKI, ESS)

1984

01/12/84         Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PST)

01/13/84         Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (lowpft, PST)

01/14/84         Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PST)

01/15/84         Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PBO, LAS, eBay, WIKI, PST)

01/18/84         Exposition Center, Abilene, TX [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PST)

01/19/84         Municipal Coliseum, Lubbock, TX [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (Lubbock Online, BRT, LOC)

01/20/84         Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, OK [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PBO, LAS, WIKI)

01/21/84         Civic Center Complex, Amarillo, TX [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PST)

01/22/84         Kansas Coliseum - Britt Brown Arena, Valley Center, KS (WIKI, PST)

[Night Ranger/ZZ Top]

01/24/84         Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PBO, WPA)

01/28/84         Yellowstone Metra, Billings, MT [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PBO)

01/29/84         Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, ID [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PBO)

01/31/84         Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI, eBay, AZE)

02/01/84         KeyArena at Seattle Center, Seattle, WA [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PST)

02/02/84         Spokane Coliseum, Spokane, WA [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PST)

02/03/84         Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PST)

02/05/84         Adams Center, Missoula, MT [Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (PST)

02/08/84         MetroCentre, Rockford, IL [Eric Martin Band/ZZ Top] (PST)

02/09/84         Joyce ACC Arena, Notre Dame, IN [Eric Martin Band/ZZ Top] (PST, NDD)

02/10/84         Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA [Eric Martin Band/ZZ Top] (PST)

02/11/84         Barnhill Arena, Fayetteville, AR [Eric Martin Band/ZZ Top] (eBay, PST)

02/12/84         Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS (ZZH, ticket, WIKI, eBay, PST)

[Eric Martin Band/Night Ranger/ZZ Top] (last date of the Eliminator world tour)

04/16/84         Hamburger Börs, Stockholm, Sweden ("Party On Tһе Patio”) (BRT, WIKI)

09/14/84         Radio City Music Hall, NY, NY (1984 Video Music Awards) (MTV, TVC)

[Rod Stewart/Madonna/Huey Lewis & The News/David Bowie/Tina Turner/ ZZ Top/Ray Parker Jr.]

(ZZ Top perform Sharp Dressed Man)

1985

01/12/85         Antone's, Austin, TX (Billy sits in with Roomful of Blues) (from tape list, unverified)

08/15/85         Festival at Ostend Airport, Ostend, Belgium (SBM, BRT, CJJ)

(Screaming Blue Messiahs, The Blasters, The Kinks, ZZ Top)

08/17/85         Castle Donington Raceway, Derbyshire, UK – (Rocking The Castle) (lowpft, eBay, UKR)

[Magnum/Metallica/Ratt/Bon Jovi/Marillion/ZZ Top]

(http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/donington-1985.html)

08/18/85         RDS Arena, Dublin, Ireland (SL)

12/02/85         Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario [The Headpins/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST, eBay)

12/03/85         Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario [The Headpins/ZZ Top] (PST)

12/04/85         Civic Center Arena, Ottawa, Ontario [The Headpins/ZZ Top] (PST)

12/06/85         Forum, Montreal, Quebec (AF sez 8th, lowpft sez 1st, but 6th is correct) (WIKI, MGN, BRT)

[The Headpins/ZZ Top]

12/09/85         Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba [The Headpins/ZZ Top] (lowpft, PST)

12/11/85         Olympic Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta [The Headpins/ZZ Top] (PST)

12/12/85         Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta [The Headpins/ZZ Top] (PST)

12/15/85         Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia [The Headpins/ZZ Top] (PST)

12/16/85         Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, British Columbia [The Headpins/ZZ Top] (PST)

1986

01/24/86         War Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY (Brian Doherty - MCA)

01/30/86         Le Centre Civique Arena, Lake Charles, LA (WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (1st stop on tour per Warner Bros Promo Sheet)

01/31/86         T. H. Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, CRC, LAS, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/01/86         Kansas Coliseum - Britt Brown Arena, Valley Center, KS

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (eBay, Warner Promo, WIKI, MCA, PST)

02/02/86         Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, eBay, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/04/86         Five Seasons Center Arena, Cedar Rapids, IA (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/05/86         Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, MCA, WIKI, PST, RMR)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/06/86         Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/07/86         Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, lowpft, LAS, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/08/86         Civic Center Arena, St. Paul, MN (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/11/86         Civic Center Arena, Bismarck, ND (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/12/86         Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WIKI, WPA)

02/14/86         Hilton Coliseum, Ames, IA (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, lowpft, eBay, WIKI, PST, RMR)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/15/86         MetroCentre, Rockford, IL (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WIKI, eBay, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/16/86         Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WPA, WIKI)

02/17/86         Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (eBay, Warner Promo, LAS, WIKI)

02/19/86         The Checkerdome Arena, St. Louis, MO (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WIKI, WPA, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/20/86         The Checkerdome Arena, St. Louis, MO (Warner Bros Promo Sheet, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/23/86         McKenzie Arena (The Roundhouse), University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN (WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

02/24/86         Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (MCA, WIKI)

02/26/86         Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (WPA, WIKI, PST)

02/27/86         Rosemont Horizon, Chicago, IL [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, PST)

03/01/86         Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (MCA, SK, PST)

03/02/86         Arena, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/05/86         Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/06/86         Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/07/86         Lloyd Noble Center, University Of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

03/08/86         Lloyd Noble Center, University Of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (eBay, WIKI, PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

03/09/86         Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST, eBay)

03/11/86         LSU Assembly Center, Baton Rouge, LA (BRT)

03/12/86         McGee’s Landing, Henderson, LA (BRT)

03/14/86         Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/15/86         Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/16/86         Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex Arena, Birmingham, AL (PST)

[Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

03/17/86         Rockline Radio Show, Los Angeles, CA (RRC)

03/18/86         Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/19/86         Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (Rick Barrett, eBay, WIKI, PST)

03/20/86         Lakeland Civic Center, Lakeland, FL [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/21/86         Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL  [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BRT, PST)

03/22/86         Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BRT, PST)

03/26/86         The Omni, Atlanta, GA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BRT, WIKI, PST)

03/27/86         The Omni, Atlanta, GA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST, eBay)

03/28/86         The Omni, Atlanta, GA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/29/86         Carolina Coliseum, Columbia, SC [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

03/30/86         Coliseum, Charlotte, NC [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (CON, PST)

04/02/86         Civic Center Coliseum, Roanoke, VA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (eBay, PST)

04/03/86         Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, NC [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

04/04/86         Civic Center Coliseum, Charleston, WV [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

04/05/86         Coliseum, Richmond, VA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BBD, BRT)

04/06/86         Coliseum, Hampton, VA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

04/08/86         Hara Arena, Dayton, OH (BRT, WIKI)

04/09/86         Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BRT, WIKI, PST, MAW)

04/10/86         Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, PST, MAW)

04/11/86         Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BRT, WIKI, PST, MAW)

04/12/86         Centennial Hall, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH  [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top]

(BBD, BRT, eBay, WIKI)

04/15/86         Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, CBD, PST)

04/16/86         Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, CRR, PST)

04/17/86         Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (Rick Barrett stub, WIKI, PST)

04/18/86         Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (CDW, PST)

04/19/86         Civic Center, Wheeling, WV [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

04/21/86         The Centrum, Worchester, MA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

04/22/86         The Centrum, Worchester, MA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

04/23/86         The Centrum, Worchester, MA [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BRT, WIKI, PST)

04/26/86         Civic Center, Hartford, CT [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (WIKI)

04/27/86         Civic Center, Hartford, CT [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI, PST)

04/28/86         Civic Center, Hartford, CT [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (eBay, PST)

04/30/86         Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BBD)

05/01/86         Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (BBD)

05/02/86         Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY (BRT)

05/04/86         MTSU Murphy Center, Murfreesboro, TN [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (PST)

05/05/86         Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

(Pollstar sez Stokley Athletic Center)

05/16/86         NBC Studios, Los Angeles, CA (Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Episode 3472) (WIKI)

(1st live TV appearance: Sharp Dressed Man & Tush are played)

05/22/86         Unknown Location (WPA)

05/24/86         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

05/25/86         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

05/26/86         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, PST)

05/27/86         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI, PST)

05/28/86         Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI, RSC, PST)

05/29/86         Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (WIKI, RSC, PST)

05/30/86         Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (WIKI)

06/01/86         Civic Center, Providence, R.I. [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PRO, PST)

06/02/86         Civic Center, Providence, R.I. [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

06/03/86         Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top]

(9500 attend Portland, verified by PCC website per Dan, WIKI, PST)

06/04/86         Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top]

(9500 attend Portland 2nd night, verified by PCC website per Dan, eBay, WIKI, PST)

06/06/86         Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (WIKI)

06/07/86         Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY (WPA, WIKI)

06/09/86         Meadowlands, E. Rutherford, NJ [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

06/10/86         Meadowlands, E. Rutherford, NJ [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, PST)

06/11/86         Meadowlands, E. Rutherford, NJ [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (WIKI, PST)

06/13/86         Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, LI, NY [Del Fuegos/ZZ Top] (eBay, PST)

06/15/86         Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI [The Call/ZZ Top]

(Rick Barrett stub, WIKI, CDW, Fan Review)

06/16/86         Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI [The Call/ZZ Top] (WIKI, CDW, Fan Review)

06/17/86         Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (WIKI)

06/20/86         Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (MLL, WIKI, PST)

06/21/86         Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI (BRT, PST)

06/21/86         “Afterburner Blast” Radio Show (broadcast date – the ad sez “live via satellite”) (eBay)

06/22/86         Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN [The Call/ZZ Top] (PST, LAS)

06/26/86         Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL (RMR)

06/28/86         Buckeye Lake Music Center, Thornville, OH (Legend Valley Website, eBay, WIKI)

07/04/86         MTV Party Boat, New York Harbor, NY (BFG, BBD, Newsweek, People)

(Played 3 hours for the Fourth of July/Statue Of Liberty Anniversary fireworks celebration)

07/07/86         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT (Chicago Style email)

07/05/86         College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (BRT)

07/10/86         Convention Center Arena, Tulsa, OK [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (Jeff Verseman stub, PST)

07/11/86         Convention Center Arena, Tulsa, OK [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (PST)

07/15/86         Casper Events Center, Casper, WY (eBay, WIKI)

07/16/86         Idaho State Minidome, Pocatello, ID [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (PST)

07/17/86         Boise State University Pavilion, Boise, ID [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (TFT)

07/19/86         Angels Camp, Calaveras County, CA (lowpft, MAF, WIKI, PST, CCP)

(Mountainaire '86 Jumping Frog Jubilee, County Fair, Airshow & Rock Concert)

[The Unforgiven/Autograph/Missing Persons/Night Ranger/ZZ Top]

07/20/86         Angels Camp, Calaveras County, CA (PST, BDC)

(Mountainaire '86 Jumping Frog Jubilee, County Fair, Airshow & Rock Concert)

[The Unforgiven/Autograph/Missing Persons/Night Ranger/ZZ Top]

07/22/86         Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (PST, AZE)

07/23/86         Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (PST)

07/24/86         WSU Beasley Coliseum, Pullman, WA [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (RTDB) (7,024 att. - sold out)

07/25/86         Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (eBay, BRT, WIKI, LAS, PST)

07/26/86         Tacoma Dome, Tacoma, WA [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (eBay, BRT, WIKI, PST)

07/29/86         Beasley Coliseum Theatre, Pullman, WA [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (PST)

07/30/86         McNichols Sports Arena, Denver, CO (LAS, WIKI)

08/01/86         Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (PST)

08/02/86         Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM [The Unforgiven/ZZ Top] (PST)

08/05/86         Thomas & Mack Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (LAS, WIKI, PST)

[Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top]

08/06/86         Sports Arena, San Diego, CA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (SDC, PST)

08/08/86         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (eBay, Carl Schaefer, WIKI, PST)

08/09/86         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (PST)

08/10/86         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, WPA, PST)

08/11/86         Lawlor Events Center, Reno, NV [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (PST)

08/14/86         L.A. Forum, Los Angeles, CA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (eBay, LAS, WIKI, PST)

08/15/86         L.A. Forum, Los Angeles, CA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (eBay, LAS, WIKI, PST)

08/16/86         L.A. Forum, Los Angeles, CA [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (PST)

08/19/86         Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ [Van Wilks/ZZ Top] (BBD)

08/21/86         Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, TX [Van Wilks/ZZ Top] (LAS, PST)

08/22/86         Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX [Van Wilks/ZZ Top] (SAPL, WPA, LAS, SCA)

08/23/86         Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX [Van Wilks/ZZ Top] (LAS, WPA, WIKI, PST)

08/25/86         The Summit, Houston, TX [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI, WPA, eBay, PST)

08/26/86         The Summit, Houston, TX [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (WPA, PST)

08/27/86         The Summit, Houston, TX [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (WPA, eBay, PST)

08/30/86         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (lowpft, LAS, WPA, WIKI, PST, JCL)

08/31/86         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (eBay, lowpft, WPA, WIKI, PST)

09/01/86         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (lowpft, LAS, WPA, WIKI, PST)

09/02/86         Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX [Honeymoon Suite/ZZ Top] (lowpft, LAS, WPA, WIKI, PST)

09/12/86         Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden (lowpft, AF poster, WIKI)

[Bonfire/ZZ Top]

09/13/86         Isstadion, Stockholm, Sweden (lowpft, WIKI) (possibly did not play this day)

09/14/86         Scandinavium, Goteborg, Sweden (lowpft, AF poster, WIKI)

[Bonfire/ZZ Top]

09/16/86         Helsingin Jäähalli (Helsinki Icehall), Helsinki, Finland (SL, AF poster, WIKI)

[Bonfire/ZZ Top]

09/18/86         Drammenshallen, Drammen, Norway (SL, AF poster)

[Bonfire/ZZ Top]

09/20/86         Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany (fan review, thanks to Juergen Fichtenau)

[Bonfire/ZZ Top]

09/21/86         Sporthalle, Cologne, West Germany (BRT)

09/22/86         Eisstadion, Mannheim, West Germany (tape listing – unverified)

09/23/86         Eissporthalle, Frankfurt, West Germany (lowpft, WIKI, ESS)

09/26/86         Carl-Diem-Halle, Würzburg, West Germany (Ticket Stub)

09/27/86         Olympiahalle, Munich, West Germany (eBay, WIKI, RT)

09/29/86         Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France [Bonfire/ZZ Top] (lowpft, WIKI, RYM, eBay)

09/30/86         Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France [Bonfire/ZZ Top] (lowpft, WIKI, RYM, eBay)

10/01/86         Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France [Bonfire/ZZ Top] (lowpft, eBay, WIKI, RYM)

10/02/86         Palais des sports, Lyon, France [Bonfire/ZZ Top] (RYM, eBay)

10/03/86         Grenoble, France (eBay)

10/04/86         Fréjus, France (eBay)

10/05/86         Les Arenes, Nîmes, France (eBay)

10/06/86         Bordeaux, France (eBay)

10/08/86         Maison de Sports, Clermont Ferrand, France (lowpft, WIKI, eBay)

10/09/86         Espace de la Foire, Lille, France (eBay)

10/12/86         Vorst Nationaal, Brussels, Belgium (lowpft, WIKI, CJJ)

10/13/86         Rijnhal, Arnhem, Holland [Dr. Feelgood/ZZ Top] (lowpft, WPA, WIKI)

10/14/86         Martin Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (WPA, WIKI, eBay)

10/15/86         Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland (WPA)

10/18/86         New Bingley Hall, Stafford, UK (eBay, lowpft)

10/20/86         Wembley Arena, London, UK (lowpft, WIKI)

10/21/86         Wembley Arena, London, UK (WPA, WIKI)

10/23/86         Wembley Arena, London, UK (WPA, WIKI)

10/25/86         Deutschlanderhalle, Berlin, West Germany (WPA, WIKI, EPN)

1987

02/01/87         Budokan, Tokyo, Japan (lowpft, WIKI)

02/19/87         Castle Hall/Jo Hall, Osaka, Japan (lowpft, WIKI)

02/25/87         Olympic Park, Melbourne, Australia (lowpft, WIKI)

02/27/87         Surfers Paradise International Raceway, Gold Coast, Australia (FTA)

03/01/87         Sydney Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia (FTA)

03/02/87         Sydney Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia (FTA)

03/03/87         Sydney Entertainment Center, Sydney, Australia (FTA)

03/04/87         Entertainment Centre, Sydney Australia (FTA, WIKI)

03/06/87         Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia (FTA)

03/07/87         Memorial Drive, Adelaide, Australia (FTA)

03/09/87         Perth Entertainment Center, Perth, Australia (Venue WIKI entry, FTA)

03/10/87         Perth Entertainment Center, Perth, Australia (Venue WIKI entry, FTA, eBay)

03/14/87         Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand [Jimmy Barnes/ZZ Top] (FTA, eBay, WPA)

03/21/87         Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, HI (SRVB, Anon stub, WIKI, PST)

[Stevie Ray Vaughan/RUN-DMC/ZZ Top] (RUN-DMC got booed off stage after about 3 songs)

1988

04/21/88         Civic Auditorium, Clarksdale, MS (The members of ZZ Top were made honorary citizens of Clarksdale on this evening and donated a white electric guitar made out of a cypress log from Waters' home to the Clarksdale Blues Museum) (LAT)

1989

xx/xx/89          Movie Set of Back to the Future Part III, Red Hills Ranch, Sonora, CA (BFG)

(Probable record date of an impromptu concert on the set of the film while

a jammed film camera was repaired. See the fun description in Billy’s book.)