ZZ Top Concerts 1970s

1970

01/xx/70          Bill Etheridge quits ZZ Top. He tells the story in Texas Monthly Magazine in December 1996: “For the record, I was not fired from ZZ Top for being ‘a bad inﬂuence on Frank Beard.’  I had received a call from my two old buddies Jimmie Vaughan and Doyle Bramhall about coming back to Dallas to play the blues with my homeboys. After talking to them, I quit the band. I did this just before the band signed with London Records. I didn’t want to be tied down to a contract with that particular band at that point in time. I have only the utmost respect for Billy, Frank, and Dusty.

ZZ Top - The 4th Band were:

Billy Gibbons:               Lead guitar and vocals

Several musicians:      Bass guitar

Frank Beard:                 Drums

01/xx/70          Town House, Groves, TX (SDM)

(Bass player was Mike Johnson – this was the last gig before Dusty joined)

ZZ Top - The 5th Band were (and still are):

Billy Gibbons:               Lead guitar and vocals

Dusty Hill:                      Bass guitar and vocals

Frank Beard:                 Drums and vocals

02/10/70         VFW Hall, Beaumont, TX (1st gig w/Dusty Hill) (ZZH2, BFG)

02/20/70         Panther Hall, Ft. Worth, TX (supposedly opened for Grateful Dead & Quicksilver)(PH)

“I remember a local Texas band opened the show. I thought they were pretty good, but a little unimaginative, playing only blues covers. They did benefit from having Nicky Hopkins sit in on piano. Let's see, their name was something like ZigZag Topps - Z.Z. Top - that was it.” (DN, SL)

xx/xx/70          Sun Valley Club, Victoria, TX (Contributed by Gary Berry) (possibly 1971)

xx/xx/70          Shreveport, LA (this show is mentioned on the following night in Pensacola)

xx/xx/70          Pensacola, FL (a recording survives)

[Aphrodite/ZZ Top/Savoy Brown/Fever Tree]

(the author of SDM joined the band as a roadie this night – it also snowed)

(ZZ was the scheduled opener, but went on second after arriving late)

xx/xx/70          Unknown Locations (opened shows on a blues tour with Lightnin' Hopkins, Howlin' Wolf,

and Muddy Waters) (ZZH2)

03/15/70         The modern Moving Sidewalks website reports that Billy painted with Jimi Hendrix on this date after a concert. Jimi was in London and not touring, so the incident was not from this date. (MSW)  I suspect the incident occurred on 2/19/68.

06/xx/70          Arthur's, Dallas, TX (next to The Adolphus Hotel, 1321 Commerce Street)

(between sets at a Liberation gig, featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan- Stevie & Billy jam together)(SRVB)

07/17/70         Albuquerque, NM (Janis Joplin date, ZZ Top unverified) (BFG)

(From the Billy Gibbons book: We did some early dates with Janis Joplin and Big

Brother and the Holding Company… about 20 odd shows, Albuquerque, Phoenix,

Tucson, Nevada, all the way to Seattle. {Big Brother had broken up by 1970, but this

was the only Albuquerque Janis show I could find. More on this later.)

07/19/70         Almeda Speedway, Houston, TX (billed as Day Of Joy) (Songkick, THA, MTH)

(Albert King, Alive and Kicking, Buttermilk Bottom, Children, Flash Cadillac, Zephyr

Ginger Valley, Leon Russell, Mott The Hoople, Rare Earth, PG&E, ZZ Top)

08/07/70         Panther Hall, Ft. Worth, TX [Israfel/ZZ Top] (PH, WPA)

08/08/70         The Circus, Ft. Worth, TX [Fancy Space/ZZ Top] (DH poster, SDM)

(Roadie David Blayney set his jeans on fire on stage for a goof)

08/15/70         The Jam Factory, San Antonio, TX [ZZ Top/Fats Domino] (Two Shows - Advert)

(ZZ played after headliner Fats due to equipment problems) (SDM)

08/18/70         Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX [Wet Willie/ZZ Top] (eBay, SK, LAS, SAPL, WPA)

09/xx/70          Will Rogers Coliseum, Ft Worth, TX - I'm guessing around Labor Day.

Benefit for the Panther Boys Club. Price was 50 cents or a can of food. Billed as the KFJZ Rock Out. [Cobras/Mixed Emotions/Courtship/ZZ Top] (Glenn Milam)

09/25/70         Stardust Roller Rink Ballroom, Corpus Christi, TX (newspaper archive, TMR, BRT, CCT)

[Sweet Smoke/ZZ Top] (maybe 9/11 or 9/18???)

10/xx/70          San Antonio, TX (possible show with The Guess Who) (TGW)

11/06/70         Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX [Heaven and Earth/ZZ Top] (DH, BNP)

11/07/70         Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX [Heaven and Earth/ZZ Top] (DH, BNP)

11/16/70         Memorial Auditorium/Dallas, Texas (ZZ may have opened for Ten Years After – unverified)

11/17/70         Municipal Auditorium/San Antonio, Texas (ZZ maybe opened for Ten Years After – unverified)

11/18/70         Sam Houston Coliseum/Houston, Texas (ZZ may have opened for Ten Years After – unverified)

12/06/70         The Promised Land, Houston, TX (Mother’s Free Concert) (BNP) (this may be 12/6/71)

[Big Sweet South/St Laufren/ZZ Top]

1971

xx/xx/71? Miss Irene’s, Houston, TX (SDM)

(Billy played harmonica with other bands under the name Mellow Larry)

xx/xx/71          Nacogdoches, TX - My husband played just before ZZ Top (blogger)

02/06/71         San Antonio Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (WPA)

[Royal Jesters/Wildfire/ZZ Tops (sic)/Sir Douglas Quintet]

02/10/71         The Jam Factory, San Antonio, TX (SL)

02/20/71         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA [ZZ Top/Canned Heat] (WNO)

(were paid $100 per night and slept on the dressing room floor - WNO)

02/21/71         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA [ZZ Top/Canned Heat] (WNO)

03/21/71         Of Our Own, Houston, TX (Space City Benefit) (DH poster)

[Denim Lone Star/Bruiser Barton & The Dry Heaves/Texas La Paz/ZZ Top]

xx/xx/71          Overton Park Shell, Memphis, TN (Memphis Country Blues Festival) (lowpft)

(1st Memphis Appearance – BFG)

05/xx/71          Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, Orange, Texas (Apparently some time between signing

the contract to play for the dance and the actual prom itself, the band broke out big.

They tried to get out of the contract, but the school couldn't find a replacement on such

short notice so ZZ Top still performed. My dad said that people were climbing through

the windows, crashing their prom, just to hear the band play.) (PRM)

05/06/71         Liberty Hall, Houston, TX (DH poster, THA)

[Bloontz All-Star Band/Texas All-Star Blues Revue/ZZ Top/

Willie Dixon & The Chicago All-Stars]

06/04/71         Unknown Location [ZZ Top/Chase/Quicksilver Messenger Service] (SDM)

06/05/71         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA (WNO, SDM)

[ZZ Top/Chase/Allman Brothers Band/Quicksilver Messenger Service]

06/06/71         Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX (HRW, SDM, DH)

[ZZ Top/Allman Brothers/Quicksilver Messenger Service]

(Roadie said after seeing Duane this was one of the best sets Billy ever played)

(Photo on the back of Rio Grande Mud was taken this night)

06/07/71         Unknown Location [ZZ Top/Allman Brothers/Quicksilver Messenger Service] (SDM)

06/24-28/71    Cypress Pointe Plantation, McCrea, Louisiana (Celebration Of Life Festival) (SDM, PFE)

(The 4-day event was scheduled to run 8 days, but was delayed by authorities,

Pink Floyd were cancelled, Ted Nugent and others did play; ZZ Top attended but never got to play) (Stephen Stills closed the festival; others included Country Joe McDonald, Melanie, War, John Sebastian, It's a Beautiful Day, Chuck Berry, Jimmy Witherspoon, Bloodrock,Stoneground, & Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes)

07/24/71         Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas TX (ZZ may have opened for Ten Years After – unverified)

09/12/71         Lake Spivey Park, Jonesboro, GA [ZZ Top/ Ike & Tina Turner] (poster, Lake Spivey website)

(ZZ Top were the unannounced warmup act)

09/17/71         Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN (ABB, SK, SDM)

(Allman Brothers Band headlined, Wet Willie also opened)

(Billy’s stage outfit this night was informed by the Ike Turner performance)

09/18/71         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA (WNO)

[ZZ Top/Taj Mahal]

09/27/71         Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX [ZZ Top/Black Sabbath/Mountain] (CFC, COG)

(Mountain seems unlikely as they were in Detroit the night before, but not impossible)

(9/27 date is from Sabbath site with no ZZ mention)

10/23/71         New Mexico Tech, Socorro, NM (free concert on the grass) (P. Osborn, New Mexico Tech Library archives - special thanks to Lisa Beinhoff and Theresa Boracci)

11/09/71         Coliseum, El Paso, TX [ZZ Top/Ten Years After] (their first El Paso appearance) (EPHP, BRT)

11/14/71         Liberty Hall, Houston, TX [Rufus/ZZ Top] (BRT)

12/31/71         Poncho’s Mexeteria, Tyler, TX (SDM, BFG) (The band played until 2:00am)

1972

xx/xx/72          Quonset Hut, Espanola, NM (SDM)

(Winter show in an unheated Quonset hut, with local warmup act)

xx/xx/72          Park Center Arena, Charlotte, NC (C.Reynolds) (free concert, possibly 6/4/72)

01/15/72         Auditorium, Abilene High School, Abilene, TX (ARN)

(Admission was $1.50, 50% of proceeds went to the West Texas Rehabilitation Center)

02/15/72         Coliseum, El Paso, TX (EPHP) [Red Bone/ZZ Top/Cheech & Chong]

02/18/72         Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX (BCA)

02/19/72         Ector County Coliseum, Odessa, TX (WPA)

02/25/72         Tarrant County Convention Center Amphitheatre, Ft Worth, TX

(lowpft, Richard Jackson, eBay, LAS, DH)

03/18/72         Municipal Auditorium, Lubbock, TX [Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top] (attendance was 1,200) (JBA, LOC)

03/22/72         Whiskey a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA [Bones/ZZ Top] (LAT, BBD, CPA)

(London Records Press Release)

(This was their first appearance outside of their home territory)

(A review of the run in Billboard reveals that the correct name of the warmup act is “Bones”)

03/23/72         Whiskey a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA [Bones/ZZ Top] (LAT)

03/24/72         Whiskey a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA [Bones/ZZ Top] (LAT)

03/25/72         Whiskey a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA [Bones/ZZ Top] (LAT)

03/26/72         Whiskey a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA [Bones/ZZ Top] (LAT)

03/xx/72          Municipal Civic Auditorium, Big Spring, TX (ZZS)

06/03/72         Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh, NC (Tomco Poster)

06/04/72         Park Center Auditorium, Charlotte, NC (Tomco Poster)

06/05/72         War Memorial Auditorium, Greensboro, NC (Tomco Poster)

06/09/72         Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN (Tomco Poster)

06/10/72         War Memorial Auditorium, Nashville, TN (Tomco Poster)

06/12/72         Coliseum, Jackson, MS (Tomco Poster)

06/14/72         Memorial Auditorium, Ft. Smith, AR (Tomco Poster) (FT SMITH?  - Mystery poster)

06/15/72         Mobile Municipal Theatre, Mobile, AL (Tomco Poster)

06/16/72         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA (WNO)

[Uncle Jam Band/Wishbone Ash/ZZ Top]

06/17/72         Municipal Auditorium, Shreveport, LA (Tomco Poster)

06/19/72         Municipal Auditorium, Pensacola, FL (Tomco Poster)

06/25/72         Music Hall, Oklahoma City, OK [Freddie King/ZZ Top] (Jeff Muchow email, BRT)

07/21/72         Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX [Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top] (LAS, JBA, eBay)

07/28/72         Atlanta, GA [Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top] (JBA) (date may be 07/29/72)

08/18/72         Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (Wet Willie/ZZ Top) (BRT)

08/24/72         Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO [Ramatan/ZZ Top/Humble Pie] (LAS, HPW)

08/25/72         Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK [ZZ Top/Humble Pie] (lowpft, HPW, BRT, TWN)

08/26/72         Municipal Auditorium, Lubbock, TX [Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top] (attendance was 2,056) (LOC)

10/27/72         Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL [ZZ Top/Quicksilver Messenger Service] (WPA)

11/18/72         Myriad Convention Center Arena, Oklahoma City, OK (BRT, TLC)

[ZZ Top/Wild Turkey/Ten Years After]

11/21/72         Century II Performing Arts Center, Wichita, KS (Tim Rogers, WSU Sunflower)

[ZZ Top/Wild Turkey/Ten Years After]

11/23/72         Independence Hall, Baton Rouge, LA [Foghat/ZZ Top] (WPA, email Mark M)

12/01/72         Winterland, San Francisco, CA [ZZ Top/Wild Turkey/Ten Years After] (BGP,NPA)

12/02/72         Winterland, San Francisco, CA [ZZ Top/Wild Turkey/Ten Years After] (BGP,NPA)

12/xx/72          Dallas Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX (mentioned in Guitar Player mag.Feb.81 issue)

(Richard Jackson source)

12/15/72         Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL (ZZ Top, Richie Havens and T. S. Henry) (BRT)

1973

01/06/73         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA (WNO)

[Jay Boy Adams/Brownsville Station/ZZ Top]

01/15/73         Civic Center, Abilene, TX [Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top] (last Abilene show until 1977) (ARN)

01/xx/73          San Angelo, TX (ARN)

01/xx/73          Los Angeles, CA (ARN)

01/21/73         International Center, Honolulu, HI [ZZ Top/Rolling Stones] (Buddy 12/75, WPA)

01/22/73         International Center, Honolulu, HI [ZZ Top/Rolling Stones]

03/06/73         Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Auditorium, Chattanooga, TN (ECHO, eBay)

03/08/73         Kentucky National Guard Armory, Hopkinsville, KY (WPA, dated fan review)

04/21/73         American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, NC (C.Reynolds, BVS)

[Goose Creek Symphony/Brownsville Station/Wet Willie/Marshall Tucker/

ZZ Top/Mahavishnu Orchestra/Allman Brothers Band]

05/01/73         Unknown Location (peachesandwillie website)

05/xx/73          Auditorium, Asheville, NC (Paul Price Photos)

05/19/73         East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

[unknown local performer/Rory Gallagher/ZZ Top] (Stub, thanks to Doyce Chandler, Jr.)

05/21/73         Gadsden Convention Hall, Gadsden, AL (WPA)

06/02/73         Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN [Bo Diddley/ZZ Top] (Wolfgang's Vault)

06/10/73         Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI [ZZ Top/Deep Purple] (MLL, DPTM, BRT, WCD)

(ZZ joined the Deep Purple tour on this date after Billy Preston’s band “disintegrated”)

06/11/73         Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI [ZZ Top/Deep Purple] (Ticket stub)

06/12/73         Schoellkopf Stadium, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (SDM, TPS, CRM)

Scheduled: [ZZ Top/Elf/Deep Purple] (only ZZ Top played)

(ZZ Top played only three songs due to a deluge. Deep Purple then refused to play

due to heavy rain, and the stage and Purple gear were smashed)

06/15/73         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL [BOC/ZZ Top/Deep Purple] (BOCW)

06/16/73         Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL (BOCW)

[Blue Oyster Cult/Family/ZZ Top/Savoy Brown/Deep Purple]

06/17/73         International Raceway, West Palm Beach, FL (DPTM)

[Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top/Savoy Brown/Deep Purple]

06/19/73         Omni Coliseum, Atlanta (verified by AB w/Tom Hill photos, RYM)

06/30/73         Charlie B's, Seneca, SC (Robert Shoun poster)

[White Witch/Bertha/Brownsville Station/ZZ Top]

07/4-6/73        Sheridan, AR (Rebel Springs Rock Festival) (Claud Stratton, KAAY)

(ZZ headlined one night of this three day festival)

(also Bloodrock, Ace Trucking Company, River City)

07/08/73         Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (L.A. Free Press, TVN, DOB)

[ZZ Top/Mike Bloomfield/Doobie Brothers]

07/12/73         Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ w/Doobies (not verified- Doobies site sez “Skylark” opened)

07/13/73         Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA (LA Free Press, DOB) w/Doobies, Savoy Brown

07/14/73         Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA [ZZ Top/Doobie Brothers] (LA Free Press, BC)

07/15/73         Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA (ZZ Top/Frampton’s Camel/Savoy Brown/Quicksilver Messenger Service) (LA Free Press, eBay)

07/17/73         Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA (LA Free Press, BGP, OT, BRT, BCT, RYM)

[Hard Stuff/ZZ Top/Savoy Brown]

07/21/73         Pungo Airfield, Virginia Beach, Virginia ("Concert By The Sea") (BOCW)

(order unsure: New Cactus Band/Bloodrock/Dr. Hook/John Sebastian/

Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top/Savoy Brown)

(Dusty passed out due to extreme heat, was revived, and kept playing)

07/30/73         Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI [ZZ Top/Savoy Brown] (TWS)

08/04/73         Coliseum, Denver, CO [Savoy Brown/Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (BOCW)

08/10/73         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA (Denny J, BBD, WNO, BRT)

[Jay Boy Adams/Spooky Tooth/ZZ Top]

08/11/73         Ellis Auditorium North Hall, Memphis, TN (BBD, HMC)

08/12/73         Jeppesen Stadium, University Of Houston, Houston, TX (BOCW, HRW, BGP, BRT, DOB)

[Willie Nelson/Wishbone Ash/Doobie Brothers/ZZ Top]

(Savoy Brown was scheduled, but refused to play after a disagreement about who should warm up for whom. Blue Oyster Cult was scheduled, but did not play)

08/16/73         Rochester Fairgrounds, Rochester, NY (BBD)

08/18/73         The Auditorium, Bangor, ME [ZZ Top/Earth, Wind & Fire/Uriah Heep] (UHW, BBD)

08/19/73         Exposition Building, Portland, ME [ZZ Top/Uriah Heep] (BBD, UHW)

08/20/73         Suffolk Downs, East Boston, MA [ZZ Top/Uriah Heep] (BBD, UHW)

08/21/73         Dome Arena, Monroe County Fairgrounds, Henrietta, NY [ZZ Top/Uriah Heep]

(date uncertain - UHW)

08/23/73         War Memorial, Johnstown, PA [ZZ Top/Uriah Heep] (BBD, UHW)

08/24/73         Tiger Stadium, Massillon, OH [ZZ Top/Earth, Wind & Fire/Uriah Heep] (UHW, BBD)

08/25/73         Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY [ZZ Top/Rory Gallagher/Uriah Heep] (BBD, LAS, UHW)

(UH website sez EWF replaced Rory G, who cancelled)

08/25/73         Charlie B's, Seneca, SC (Robert Shoun, Foghat Website) (conflicts with Buffalo)

(w/Foghat, Savoy Brown, James Gang, Bloodrock)

08/26/73         Allentown Fairgrounds, Allentown, PA [ZZ Top/Rory Gallagher/Uriah Heep]

(LIP, BBD, UHW – sez EWF, not RG)

08/30/73         Julia Sanderson Theatre, Springfield, MA (Zoo World, BBD, UHW)

[ZZ Top/Earth, Wind & Fire/Uriah Heep]

(moved from the Springfield Civic Center, per UHW)

08/31/73         Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium, Syracuse, NY

[ZZ Top/Earth, Wind & Fire/Uriah Heep] (Zoo World, SK, BBD, UHW, WPA, eBay)

09/01/73         Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA [ZZ Top/Earth, Wind & Fire/Uriah Heep]

(Zoo World, UHW, BBD, BP) (Originally planned for Coliseum, Hyannis, MA per UHW)

x09/02/73       Midwest Monster Peace Jubilee & Music Fest, Benton, TN  ZZ Top was scheduled with:

(Black Oak Arkansas, Canned Heat, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Roberta Flack, Edgar

Winter, Joe Walsh, Dr. Hook, Iggy Pop, Spirit, Muddy Waters, T Rex, Dr. John

This festival was scheduled and promoted, but did not occur!

(Cancellation verified in "Jeff's Book")

09/07/73         Broome County Coliseum, Binghamton, NY (Zoo World, SK, UHW, BBD)

[ZZ Top/Earth, Wind & Fire/Uriah Heep]

09/08/73         Civic Center, Baltimore, MD (Zoo World, UHW, BBD)

[ZZ Top/Earth, Wind & Fire/Uriah Heep]

09/09/73         Civic Center, Salem, VA (Zoo World, UHW, BBD, FOTR)

[ZZ Top/Earth, Wind & Fire/Uriah Heep]

09/13/73         Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA (Zoo World)

09/14/73         West Palm Beach Speedway, West Palm Beach, FL (Zoo World)

09/15/73         Speedway, Orlando, FL (Zoo World)

09/16/73         Independence Coliseum, Charlotte, NC [ZZ Top/Uriah Heep] (CML)

09/18/73         Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN (UHW, LAS, BRT, FOTR)

[Tucky Buzzard/ZZ Top/Uriah Heep]

09/21/73         Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS (Zoo World)

09/22/73         Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Ft. Worth, TX (Richard Jackson, LAS)

09/23/73         Dallas, TX (Richard Jackson poster)

09/28/73         Municipal Auditorium, Birmingham, AL [BTO/ZZ Top] ("The Paperman," WPA)

09/29/73         Municipal Auditorium, Atlanta, GA (eBay, BBD, BRT)

10/06/73         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL (Aerosmith web site, BBD, BRT, MTH)

[Aerosmith/Nazareth/ZZ Top/Mott The Hoople]

10/10/73         Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA (verified AB w/Tom Hill photos)

10/12/73         Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL (w/Fleetwood Mac, Nazareth) (CTN, BBD, BRT)

10/13/73         Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS (BBD, BRT, KC Concert Archive)

[Bachman Turner Overdrive/ZZ Top]

10/14/73         Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN [Fleetwood Mac/ZZ Top] (eBay, LAS, FMW)

10/19/73         Park Center, Charlotte, NC [Marshall Tucker/ZZ Top] (C.Reynolds, Greg Langdon poster)

(Lynyrd Skynyrd were scheduled but did not play per Greg)

10/20/73         Armory, Rockford, IL (BBD)

10/21/73         North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND (Homecoming) (Paul Patterson) (date is a guess)

10/27/73         Academy of Music, New York, NY (NYT, VV, BRT, BBD, WPA)

[Flash Cadillac/ZZ Top/John Mayall] (1st show ever in New York City)

10/31/73         Civic Center, Hammond, IN [Heartsfield/ZZ Top] (Tim Rogers, RRM)

11/03/73         UW Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, WA [ZZ Top/Rare Earth] (BBD, UWLS)

11/04/73         Coliseum, Spokane, WA [ZZ Top/Rare Earth] (BBD, ORS)

11/07/73         Municipal Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA [Wishbone Ash/ZZ Top] (eBay)

11/08/73         Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA [Robin Trower/ZZ Top/Wishbone Ash] (LA Free Press)

11/09/73         JJ’s, San Diego, CA (BBD)

(this date is a guess- the billboard listing does not specify a date)

x11/13/73       Music Hall, Boston, MA [Osibisa/ZZ Top/Billy Preston] (BP) – show cancelled

11/18/73         Feyline Field, Tempe, AZ (promoted as “Sounds for a Sunday Afternoon”) (BOCW, BGP)

[Hans Olson/Blue Oyster Cult/ELO/ZZ Top/War]

(Paul Butterfield’s Better Days were scheduled, but they cancelled)

(Three Dog Night were ready to close the show, but were cancelled due to weather)

11/20/73         Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC (Paul Price Photos, TGW) (needs verification)

[ZZ Top/The Guess Who]

11/21/73         Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL [Osibisa/ZZ Top] (CTN, BRT)

(10:30pm start time due to an earlier show in the same venue)

11/23/73         Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX (TMM)

11/24/73         T. H. Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR (TAW)

11/29/73         Civic Center, Knoxville, TN [Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (BBD, Doyce Chandler stub, FOTR)

11/30/73         Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO (w/Doobie Brothers) (BBD, DOB)

12/02/73         Fort Wayne Armory, Fort Wayne, IN (BBD)

12/05/73         UW Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, WA [ZZ Top/Leon Russell] (STA, BBD)

12/06/73         Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum, Vancouver, BC [ZZ Top/Leon Russell] (BBD, Poster)

12/08/73         Academy of Music, New York, NY [ZZ Top/Average White Band/B. B. King] (BBD, NYT, VVN)

12/09/73         Coliseum, Greensboro, NC [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (ACW, BBD)

12/11/73         Dane County Expo Center, Madison, WI [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (ACW, BBD)

12/12/73         Crisler Arena, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (ACW, BBD, eBay)

12/13/73         Sports Arena, Toledo, OH - ZZ plays a full set opening for Alice Cooper

(Alice only played 10 mins. due to fireworks thrown on stage, BBD, TBN, BRT)

12/14/73         Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (ACW, BBD, LAS)

12/15/73         Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (ACW, BBD)

12/16/73         Scope, Norfolk, VA [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (ACW, BBD)

12/19/73         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (RSM, ACW, BBD)

x12/22/73       Tampa Stadium, Tampa, FL [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (eBay, ACW) – cancelled due to cold (!)

12/26/73          Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (RSM, ACW, BBD, FAN)

ZZ Top did not fly in for the show due to a snowstorm. Jett Black opened for Alice Cooper instead.

12/27/73          Forum, Montreal, Quebec [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper] (RSM, ACW, BBD)

12/28/73          Convention Center, Louisville, KY (BBD)

12/29/73          Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper]

Originally scheduled for the Broome County Coliseum in Binghamton.

City officials refuse to let them play BCC, so concert was moved to Utica Auditorium

12/30/73          Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ [ZZ Top/Mountain]

12/31/73          Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo, NY [ZZ Top/Alice Cooper]

1974

01/03/74         Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA [ZZ Top/Steve Miller Band] (BC, BRT)

01/04/74         Winterland, San Francisco, CA [Climax Blues Band/ZZ Top/Steve Miller Band]

01/05/74         Winterland, San Francisco, CA [Climax Blues Band/ZZ Top/Steve Miller Band]

02/22/74         Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY (NYT)

04/07/74         Sam S. Shubert Theater, Philadelphia, PA [Nazareth/ZZ Top]

04/10/74         Coliseum, Macon, GA

04/12/74         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA [Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top]

04/13/74         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA [Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top] (WNO)

04/16/74         Ambassador Theatre, St Louis, MO [Suzi Quatro/Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (BBD, WPA)

04/18/74         Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY (BBD)

04/19/74         International Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY (BBD, eBay, LAS)

04/20/74         Civic Center Coliseum, Charleston, WV [Frampton’s Camel/ZZ Top] (Charleston Gazette, BBD)

04/21/74         Memorial Auditorium, Baltimore, MD (BBD)

04/24/74         Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, MI (BBD, CDW, eBay)

04/26/74         Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA (BBD, NHNR)

04/27/74         Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA (AmBz, BBD)

04/28/74         Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C. [Ted Nugent & Amboy Dukes/ZZ Top] (Wash. Post, LAS)

05/03/74         Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (BBD)

05/04/74         Palace Theatre, Providence, RI (BBD)

05/11/74         Williamsport Area Community College, Williamsport PA (BRT, MFE)

05/13/74         Madison Square Garden, New York, NY [ZZ Top/Ten Years After] (lowpft, NYT, BRT)

05/16/74         Ford Auditorium, Detroit, MI (DFP, CDW)

05/17/74         Civic Center, Hammond, IN [Heartsfield/ZZ Top] (RRM, BRT)

05/19/74         Civic Center, Baltimore, MD  [ZZ Top/Ten Years After] (WPN, CRC, fan review)

05/25/74         Bush Stadium, Indianapolis, IN (CRC, ticket stub, fan review courtesy of Debbie Brown)

(Billy Cobham/Muddy Waters/Roy Buchanan/Renaissance/Larry Coryell/

Climax Blues Band/ZZ Top)

05/26/74         Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA

(Pelican Peach Band/Blue Oyster Cult/Brownsville Station/Boz Scaggs/ZZ Top)

(QCT, courtesy of Joel Kolsrud)

(cancelled due to crowd unrest, per May 27, 1974, issue of Waterloo, IA, Courier)

05/27/74         Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL (CTN, BRT)

05/30/74         Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM (BGP, RRO)

05/31/74         Civic Center, El Paso, TX [El Chicano/ZZ Top] (EPHP)

06/01/74         Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, AZ (eBay, BBD, BRT)

06/09/74         Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN [ZZ Top/Lynyrd Skynyrd] (AmBz, BRT, BBD)

06/15/74         Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO (RSM, BBD, BRT)

06/16/74         Denver Coliseum, Denver, CO [Golden Earring/King Crimson/ZZ Top]

06/19/74         St. Paul Civic Auditorium, St. Paul, MN [Maggie Bell/ZZ Top]

06/21/74         Community Theatre, Berkeley, CA

06/26/74         RKO Orpheum Theatre, Davenport, IA [Heartsfield/ZZ Top]

06/27/74         Civic Center Arena, Bakersfield, CA

06/28/74         Allen Theater, Cleveland, OH [Locomotive GT/Rush/ZZ Top]

06/29/74         Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (RSM, BBD, BRT)

06/30/74         Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (RSM, BBD, BRT)

07/04/74         Rickwood Field, Birmingham, AL (BBD, eBay, dated fan review)

07/05/74         Municipal Auditorium, Mobile, AL (eBay)

07/06/74         Cotton Bowl, State Fair Grounds, Dallas, TX "Soul Festival '74" 5th on bill

(Arkansas Gazette) Richard Jackson says 7/6/74 no way, but display ad lists "ZZ Tops"

07/08/74         Schaefer Music Festival, New York, NY [Brownsville Station/ZZ Top]

07/10/74         Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI [Spooky Tooth/ZZ Top/Edgar Winter] (DFP)

07/12/74         Casino Arena, Asbury Park, NJ [Weather Report/ZZ Top]

07/13/74         Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, NC

[Rare Earth/Elvin Bishop/Billy Preston/Lynyrd Skynyrd/Leon Russell/ZZ Top]

(A police officer was shot in the parking lot at this all-day festival)

07/15/74         Performance Center, Cambridge, MA (lowpft, BRT, BP) [Rocket/ZZ Top]

07/16/74         Performance Center, Cambridge, MA (BP) [Rocket/ZZ Top]

07/18/74         Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL (RSM, WPB, PBP, BBD, BRT)

[Chris Jagger/Brownsville Station/ZZ Top]

07/19/74         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL (RSM, BBD, BRT)

07/20/74         Auditorium, Savannah, GA (RSM, BBD, BRT)

07/21/74         Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL (RSM, CRC, BBD, BRT, eBay)

07/23/74         Jai Lai Fronton, Miami, FL (Circus, eBay, RSM, BBD, BRT)

07/24/74         Jai Lai Fronton, Orlando, FL (Circus, RSM, BBD, BRT)

07/26/74         Coliseum, Charlotte, NC (Circus, C.Reynolds)

07/27/74         Coliseum, Greensboro, NC (Circus, C.Reynolds)

07/28/74         Wichita State University Cessna Stadium, Wichita, KS

[Brownsville Station/Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (BOCW, Concert Poster, Stub)

07/31/74         Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA (Circus, LAS)

08/01/74         T. H. Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR (Circus)

08/02/74         T. H. Barton Coliseum, Little Rock, AR (BBD) (conflicts)

08/02/74         Cook Convention Center, Memphis, TN (Circus)

08/04/74         Christian Herter Park, Allston, MA [Orphan/ZZ Top]

(Free afternoon concert at 1:30pm by the Charles River, presented by WBCN)

08/06/74         Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee, WI (lowpft, BBD)

08/09/74         Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA (BVS, WPA, BBD)

[Dr. John/Brownsville Station/ZZ Top]

08/10/74         Coliseum, Portland, OR (Circus, CPA, BVS, WPA, BBD, PGC)

[Dr. John/Brownsville Station/ZZ Top]

08/11/74         Coliseum, Spokane, WA (Circus, BBD)

08/14/74         Terrace Ballroom, Salt Lake City, UT (DNP, BBD)

08/16/74         Tucson, AZ (Circus)

08/17/74         Golden Hall, San Diego, CA (San Diego Reader, SDC, BBD)

08/18/74         International Ice Palace, Las Vegas, NV (Circus, LAS, BBD)

08/21/74         Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii (Circus, BRT)

08/23/74         Civic Auditorium, Bakersfield, CA (Circus, BC, BBD)

[Brownsville Station/Flash Cadillac/ZZ Top]

08/24/74         Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA (billed as Summer Boogie ’74) (LAT, TVN, BVS, BBD)

[Brownsville Station/Elvin Bishop/ZZ Top]

08/25/74         Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (Circus)

08/30/74         Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA (AB w/Tom Hill photos, CLN, WPA, eBay)

[Atlanta Rhythm Section/ZZ Top]

09/01/74         University Of Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX (Buddy, poster, DT, SDM)

“First Annual Texas Sized Rompin' Stompin' Barn Dance and Bar B.Q.”

[Jay Boy Adams/Bad Company/Joe Cocker/Santana/ZZ Top] (Jimmy Page sits in w/BadCo!)

09/15/74         Winterland, San Francisco, CA [Fanny/Eric Burdon/ZZ Top] (BGP)

10/25/74         Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (Drew Freeman, MAW)

11/01/74         Hersheypark Arena, Hershey, PA (LIP, GT)

11/03/74         Erie County Fieldhouse, Erie, PA (Point Blank/ZZ Top) (BRT)

11/16/74         Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY [Point Blank/T Rex/ZZ Top] (TREX, Fan Reviews)

11/17/74         Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY [Elvin Bishop Group/ZZ Top] (TPS)

11/20/74         Rochester, NY (RSM)

11/21/74         Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI [T Rex/ZZ Top] (DFP, eBay, LAS, TREX, CDW)

11/22/74         Michigan Palace, Detroit, MI [T Rex/ZZ Top] (DFP, TREX)

11/24/74         Utica War Memorial, Utica, NY [Orleans/ZZ Top] (RSM, TPS, BRT)

11/26/74         Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT (JCP, RSM)

12/05/74         Veterans Memorial, Columbus, OH [Atlanta Rhythm Section/ZZ Top] (Columbus Dispatch)

12/06/74         Gardens, Cincinnati, OH [JJ Cale/Manfred Mann/ZZ Top] (TQJ)

12/08/74         Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN [Kiss/ZZ Top] (CRC, AF Advert)

12/09/74         Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN (Memorial Coliseum Archives)

12/10/74         Palmer Alumni Auditorium, Davenport, IA (KISS/Point Blank/ZZ Top)

(http://members.aol.com/bob4bulls/palmeraud.htm, courtesy of Joel Kolsrud)

12/11/74         Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Cedar Rapids, IA [Hydra/ZZ Top] (thanks to Joel Kolsrud)

12/12/74         I.M.A. Sports Arena, Flint, MI [Kiss/ZZ Top] (AF)

12/20/74         Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO [Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (BOCW)

12/22/74         Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL (Downbeat)

12/31/74         Coliseum, Denver, CO (SCJ)

1975

01/09/75         Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario (eBay)

01/18/75         Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, CA (w/Kiss) (LA Free Press, KISS, VNN, AF)

01/24/75         Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ [Flash Cadillac/ZZ Top] 1st Tucson show (TDC)

01/26/75         Selland Arena, Fresno, CA [Kiss/ZZ Top] (AF)

02/24/75         Brown County Arena, Green Bay, WI (w/Amboy Dukes) (AmBz)

03/01/75         Industrial Building, Casper, WY [April Wine/ZZ Top] (eBay)

03/02/75         Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba [Steel/ZZ Top] (WFP)

03/05/75         Stampede Corral, Stampede Grounds, Calgary, Alberta [Chilliwack/ZZ Top] (SK)

x3/28/75         Sports Arena, Toledo, OH [Kiss/James Gang] (DFP, SL, WIKI)

(ZZ Top was replaced by the James Gang, and did not perform)

03/29/75         Hara Arena, Dayton, OH [JJ Cale/ZZ Top] (TQJ, eBay from Josh R, WIKI, WPA)

03/31/75         Welsh Auditorium, Grand Rapids, MI [ZZ Top/Thin Lizzy] (AmBz, WIKI, CDW, TLG)

04/18/75         Memorial Fieldhouse, Marshall University, Huntington, WV (Rick Barrett, GM, WIKI, eBay)

04/19/75         Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN [Status Quo/ZZ Top] (KT)

04/23/75         Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA (AmBz, NHNR, WIK, BVCT, MAW)

04/26/75         Minneapolis, MN [JJ Cale/ZZ Top]

04/27/75         Rockford Armory, Rockford, IL (Jerry Moors stub, WIKI)

05/10/75         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [Kiss/Brian Auger/ZZ Top] (AmBz, KISS, WIKI, WPA)

05/11/75         Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY (SHJ)

05/17/75         Central Maine Youth Center, Lewiston, ME (Joe Maloney)

05/21/75         Music Hall, Boston, MA [The Strawbs/ZZ Top] (WIKI)

05/22/75         International Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY (eBay, LAS, WIKI)

[Peter Frampton/ZZ Top]

05/23/75         Felt Forum, New York, NY [Brian Auger/ZZ Top] (NYT, WIKI, WPA)

05/30/75         Erie County Fieldhouse, Erie, PA [Brian Auger/ZZ Top] (AmBz, DOC, WIKI, OCD)

06/08/75         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA (BGP, NPA)

[Kansas/Leslie West/ZZ Top] (TSM)

[Commander Cody/ZZ Top] (AFC)

[Sammy Hagar & Dustcloud/Commander Cody/ZZ Top] (BGP)

(there are conflicting reports about the lineup of the above show)

06/12/75         Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR (Patrick McCabe's stub, WIKI, eBay)

06/15/75         Coliseum, Spokane, WA [REO Speedwagon/ZZ Top] (SR, BRT, ticket stub)

06/17/75         Sahara Space Center, Las Vegas, NV (LAS) (WIKI says Winchester, NV)

06/xx/75          Civic Auditorium, Albuquerque, NM (their 4th visit here) (NPA)

06/19/75         L.A. Forum, Inglewood, CA [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (LAT, LAS, ARO, WIKI, GOG)

06/20/75         Sports Arena, San Diego, CA [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (San Diego Reader, CRC, ARO, WIKI, SDC)

06/21/75         Diablo Stadium, Tempe, AZ (Summer Festival of Rock) (Circus, Downbeat, eBay, CRC, WIKI)

(with REO Speedwagon, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Johnny Winter, and Aerosmith) (email)

06/22/75         Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach, CA (Circus, WIKI)

06/27/75         Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, NE [Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (BOCW - Jim Walker, WIKI)

06/28/75         Municipal Auditorium, Sioux City, IA [Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (BOCW - Jim Walker, WIKI)

06/29/75         Red River Valley Stockyard Arena, Fargo, ND (BOCW - per Jim Walker, SK, WIKI, advert)

[Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (Dusty passes out from the heat)

07/05/75         Plant Field, Tampa Fairgrounds, Tampa, FL (Florida Jam) (CRC, KISS, poster, AF)

(Atlanta Rhythm Section, Pure Prairie League, Kiss, War, Ozark Mountain Daredevils,

Marshall Tucker Band, Johnny Winter, ZZ Top– order uncertain)

07/11/75         Johnstown War Memorial, Johnstown, PA [Kansas/ZZ Top] (ATM, thanks to Joe Gearing)

07/13/75         Civic Center Coliseum, Charleston, WV [REO Speedwagon/ZZ Top] (CG, CDM)

07/15/75         Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY (WPA)

07/16/75         Independence Coliseum, Charlotte, NC (ZZ is headliner) (CML)

07/19/75         Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (ARO, WIKI)

07/20/75         Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (LAS shows LB on the 20th)

07/20/75         Civic Auditorium, San Jose, CA [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (ARO, WIKI)

07/23/75         Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (CRC, LAS, WIKI)

07/24/75         Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (ARO, WIKI)

07/25/75         Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, TX [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (ARO, SAPL)

07/26/75         Tad Gormley Stadium, New Orleans City Park, New Orleans, LA (CRC, email Mark M, FMW, Stub)

(listed on WIKI as The Warehouse, but the Stadium is the correct venue)

(Jay Boy Adams/Jeff Beck/Fleetwood Mac/Trooper/Aerosmith/ZZ Top)

07/27/75         Tulsa Pavilion, Tulsa, OK [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (ARO, WIKI)

07/28/75         Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS [ZZ Top/Aerosmith] (LAS, WIKI)

07/30/75         Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI [Slade/ZZ Top] (RTDB, Circus, eBay, BGW photos)

07/31/75         Market Hall, Dallas, TX [Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (ARO, WIKI)

08/01/75         Norfolk, VA (Circus)

08/07/75         Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, NY (AmBz, WIKI, AF)

08/08/75         State Farm Show Arena, Harrisburg, PA (LIP, WIKI)

08/09/75         Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ [Slade/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI)

08/10/75         Civic Center, Baltimore, MD  [Slade/ZZ Top] (BSN, BRT, Stub, WPA)

08/11/75         Ellis Auditorium North Hall, Memphis, TN (LAS, WIKI)

08/22/75         Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA [Marshall Tucker Band/ZZ Top] (LIP, EFB, RSC)

08/27/75         McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (first rock concert ever in this venue - Denver Post, SCJ, WIKI)

[Commander Cody/ZZ Top] (WPA)

08/28/75         McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (Denver Post, WIKI)

08/29/75         Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (Circus, WIKI)

09/13/75         Omni Coliseum, Atlanta, GA (verified by AB w/Tom Hill photos, WIKI, CLN)

09/20/75         Speedway Grandstand, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN (eBay)

[Atlanta Rhythm Section/J. Geils Band/ZZ Top] (DDB)

09/24/75         Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI [Mahogany Rush/ZZ Top] (AAS, CDW)

09/25/75         Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY [Slade/ZZ Top] (SHJ)

09/27/75         Palace Theatre, Albany, NY (eBay, WIKI)

10/02/75         Civic Center, Springfield, MA [Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (BOC-Jim Walker, WIKI, CRC)

10/03/75         Boston Garden, Boston, MA (BP, WIKI) (Sold Out, per Buddy 12/75)

[Duke and the Drivers/Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top](Skynyrd cancelled off bill)

10/31/75         Kemper Arena, Kansas City, MO [Rory Gallagher/ZZ Top] (KCS, LAS, WIKI, WPA)

11/01/75         Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Ludwigshafen, West Germany (BSP, RYM)

[Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers/ZZ Top/Black Sabbath]

11/02/75         Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, West Germany (BSP, RYM)

[Chapman & Whitney's Streetwalkers/ZZ Top/Black Sabbath]

11/13/75         Rochester’s Dome Arena, Henrietta, NY (LAS, WIKI)

11/15/75         Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ [Slade/ZZ Top] (sold out - AmBz, NYT, LAS, WIKI)

11/19/75         Public Hall, Cleveland, OH (ZZ Top, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Poco) (Poco web site, WIKI)

11/20/75         Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH [Wet Willie/ZZ Top] (AmBz, TQJ, NPA, WIKI)

11/22/75         Felt Forum, New York, NY [Slade/ZZ Top] (NYT, BGP, WIKI, eBay)

11/26/75         Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX (eBay, Buddy, LAS, SAL, SAPL, WIKI, SCA)

[Ramiro Ceverra/ZZ Top]

11/27/75         The Summit, Houston, TX [REO Speedwagon/ZZ Top] (Buddy, CRC, LAS, BGP, WIKI)

11/28/75         Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Fort Worth, TX (Buddy, LAS, DRC, WIKI)

11/29/75         Memorial Auditorium, Dallas, TX (Buddy, DRC, WIKI, eBay)

11/30/75         Municipal Coliseum, Lubbock, TX [Nitzinger/ZZ Top] (attendance was 9,000) (SDM, LOC)

1976

01/09/76         Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario (lowpft, LAS, CRC)

x01/12/76       Yellowstone Metra, Billings, MT (cancelled due to snow and travel troubles) (TBG)

01/13/76         Arena, Winnipeg, Manitoba [Mott/ZZ Top] (MTH)

01/23/76         Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, Des Moines, IA [Styx/ZZ Top] (AmBz, STX, DMR)

02/20/76         Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, IN (Styx & Starz warm up) (AmBz, STX)

02/23/76         Brown County Arena, Green Bay, WI [Ozark Mountain Daredevils/ZZ Top] (APC)

05/xx/76          Astroarena, Houston, TX (SDM)

(Band and crew take up a one week residence in the arena to construct and tweak the stage and set for the upcoming World Wide Texas Tour)

xx/xx/76          Assembly Center, Tulsa, OK (LAS) (after May, probably October or November)

05/29/76         Groves Stadium, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC (LAS, WIKI)

(First night of tour, featuring hail storms & tornado warnings)

[Point Blank/Elvin Bishop/Lynyrd Skynyrd/ZZ Top]

06/02/76         Scope, Norfolk, VA [Wet Willie/ZZ Top] (8309 of 12,000 sold) (AmBz, WIKI)

06/03/76         Richmond Coliseum, Richmond, VA (AmBz, WIKI)

Billy Gibbons: “The vulture I guess was interested in the place, so he takes off and does a couple

of laps around the hall. The guy we have handling the vulture came out, we stopped playing

and waited to see what happened. The way the handler has the bird trained, he taps his head

and the vulture lands there. Took a couple of taps, but the vulture landed and we went back to

playing.” (AR)

06/05/76         Fulton County (Braves) Stadium, Atlanta, GA (AmBz, AB Tom Hill photos, eBay, WIKI, BRT)

[Point Blank/Elvin Bishop/Marshall Tucker Band/ZZ Top]

06/06/76         James White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN (AmBz, WIKI)

06/07/76         Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, KY (AmBz, WIKI)

06/xx/76          Auto Show, North Carolina (not a gig, Billy meets Pete Chapouris to begin The Eliminator car)

x06/9/76         Capital Centre, Landover, MD (postponed - This date not played) (AmBz)

06/12/76         Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA (AmBz, CRC, ARO, PCH, PPG, WIKI, BBD, WPA)

[Point Blank/Aerosmith/ZZ Top] (The buffalo got loose at this show – BFG)

(For more, Google this: “hands-down winner for the city's craziest show ever.”)

06/20/76         Veteran's Memorial Coliseum, Jacksonville, FL (AmBz, WIKI)

06/23/76         Convention Center, Niagara Falls, NY [Starz/BOC/ZZ Top] (AmBz, eBay, BOCW, LAS, WIKI)

06/24/76         Veteran's Memorial Arena, Binghamton, NY (AmBz, WIKI)

06/25/76         Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA [Starz/BOC/ZZ Top] (AmBz, BOCW, WIKI, WPA)

06/26/76         Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA [Ted Nugent/Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (AmBz, LIP, BOCW, RSC)

06/28/76         Richfield Coliseum, Richfield, OH (AmBz, BOCW, WIKI, AF)

[Bob Seger/ZZ Top/Blue Oyster Cult] (Note: BOC did play the closing slot)

06/29/76         Civic Center Coliseum, Charleston, WV (AmBz, WIKI, GeezBox ticket shows 29th)

06/30/76         Civic Center Coliseum, Charleston, WV [Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top] (BOCW) Cult site says 30th

07/01/76         Coliseum, Columbia, SC (Circus, AmBz, RSM, WIKI)

07/04/76         Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

(with Blue Oyster Cult, The Outlaws, & Lynyrd Skynyrd)

(eBay, AmBz, RSM, BOCW, LAS, CRC, WIKI)

07/07/76         Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, MO (Circus, AmBz, RSM, WIKI)

07/09/76         Ak-sar-ben Coliseum, Omaha, NE (Circus, AmBz, RMME, RSM, WIKI)

07/11/76         Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO (eBay, RMME, AmBz, RSM, LAS, WIKI)

[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/ZZ Top]

07/16/76         Setup day only, Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA (Buffalo Breaks free) (SDM)

07/17/76         Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, LA (Circus, CCT, WIKI, email, eBay) (Skynyrd cancels)

[J. Geils Band/ZZ Top]

(CRC shows incorrect date of 06/20, venue also called Sugar Bowl Stadium)

07/21/76         Duluth Arena, Duluth, MN [J. Geils Band/ZZ Top] (DNT)

07/22/76         Sports Coliseum, Minneapolis, MN (WIKI lists Metropolitan Stadium)

07/23/76         Mecca Arena, Milwaukee, WI [J. Geils Band/ZZ Top] (MLL, MSN, BRT, WPA)

07/25/76         Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (Circus, WIKI, Soldier Field Archives)

07/26/76         Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI [REO Speedwagon/ZZ Top] (LAS)

08/01/76         McNichols Arena, Denver, CO (rescheduled from Mile Hi Stadium) (Circus, RMME, AmBz)

[Rory Gallagher/Tommy Bolin/Outlaws/ZZ Top] (SCJ)

(Blue Oyster Cult scheduled, but did not appear - BOCW)

08/04/76         Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM (Circus, RRO, BRT)

08/07/76         Anaheim Stadium, Los Angeles, CA (Circus, LAT, LAS, AmBz, WIKI, BBD)

[Point Blank/Johnny & Edgar Winter/Blue Oyster Cult/ZZ Top]

(Rory Gallagher was scheduled, ticket stub lists Point Blank as the 1st opener)

08/08/76         San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA (WIKI- this seems unlikely)

08/09/76         San Diego Stadium, San Diego, CA [Johnny and Edgar Winter/BOC/ZZ Top] (BOCW, WIKI, SDC)

08/10/76         Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (Circus, WIKI)

08/14/76         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [Ted Nugent/ZZ Top] (Circus, AmBz, BGP)

09/09/76         Capital Centre, Landover, MD (AmBz, WIKI)

09/10/76         Madison Square Garden, New York, NY (Circus, AmBz, WIK)

09/11/76         Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis, MN (WIKI)

09/12/76         Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (Circus, AmBz, WIKI, CDW)

09/17/76         Civic Center, Bismarck, ND (4200 of 8000 sold) [REO Speedwagon/ZZ Top] (AmBz, WIKI)

09/18/76         Yellowstone Metra, Billings, MT (10,800 of 13,000 sold) (AmBz, TBG, WIKI)

[REO Speedwagon/ZZ Top]

09/19/76         University of Wyoming Field House, Laramie, WY [REO Speedwagon/ZZ Top] (LAS, fan reviews, TBI, WYO)

(attendance was over 5,600, special thanks to Burmma L. Hardy at the University of Wyoming Library Special Collections Department)

09/21/76         Salt Palace, Salt Lake City, UT [Roadwork/ZZ Top] (SLT)

09/xx/76          Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV (Circus, AmBz, date uncertain, WIKI sez 9/21)

09/24/76         Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ (Circus, AmBz, WIKI)

09/25/76         Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Phoenix, AZ (Circus, RMME, AmBz, LAS, WIKI)

(date conflicts with Nashville)

09/25/76         Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Nashville, TN (AmBz, eBay)

[J Boy Adams/Cate Brothers/The Band/ZZ Top] (date conflicts with Phoenix)

(At Nashville the longhorn steer breaks loose and takes 3 hours to capture) (SDM)

09/30/76         Civic Center, Lakeland, FL [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (LL)

10/02/76         Hollywood Sportatorium, Pembroke Pines, FL [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (AmBz, LAS, WIKI, eBay)

10/08/76         Florida State University Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL (1979 FSU Yearbook)

10/14/76         Arena, University Of Dayton, Dayton, OH (TQJ)

10/16/76         Independence Coliseum, Charlotte, NC [Styx/ZZ Top] (AmBz, MCA, CML)

10/17/76         Carolina Coliseum, University Of South Carolina, Columbia, SC (AS)

10/21/76         Coliseum, Portland, OR (eBay)

10/22/76         Coliseum, Spokane, WA (attendance was 6,506) (Coliseum archives)

10/23/76         Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA [Elvin Bishop/ZZ Top] (Seattle Weekly, WIKI)

10/28/76         Mimidome, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID (ISJ)

10/31/76         Kansas Municipal Auditorium, Kansas City, MO (Rory Gallagher web site, WIKI)

[Rory Gallagher/ZZ Top]

11/02/76         Fairgrounds Arena, Oklahoma City OK (WIKI)

11/04/76         Levitt Arena, Wichita, KS (WIKI)

11/07/76         Roberts Municipal Stadium, Evansville, IN [Fools/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI, email, BRT, BBD)

11/11/76         Capital Centre, Landover, MD [Elvin Bishop/Styx (per William Bryant)/ZZ Top]

(MDB, LAS, CRC, WIKI, STX, eBay)

x11/14/76       Augusta, ME (Cancelled)

11/17/76         Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ (N.Y. Times, WIKI)

11/19/76         Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY (SPS)

11/23/76         La Marque, TX (near Galveston) (newspaper archive)

11/25/76         The Summit, Houston, TX [Rory Gallagher/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI)

11/26/76         The Summit, Houston, TX [Rory Gallagher/ZZ Top] (Rory Gallagher, WIKI)

11/27/76          Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Ft. Worth, TX (RG, TLG)

11/28/76         Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Ft. Worth, TX (Buddy, LAS, PN, WIKI)

[Rory Gallagher/ZZ Top] (RG web site sez 11/27, but three sources verify 11/28)

1977

x01/28/77       Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH (postponed to 02/23/77) (JNH, eBay)

x01/30/77       Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH (postponed to 02/23/77) (TQJ)

02/10/77         Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, NC (eBay)

02/16/77         Dane County Coliseum, Madison, WI (CTM, WSJ, WIKI, Isthmus)

02/19/77         Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL [Atlanta Rhythm Section/ZZ Top] (CTN, WIKI)

02/22/77         Allen County War Memorial Coliseum, Ft. Wayne, IN (Memorial Coliseum Archives)

02/23/77         Riverfront Coliseum, Cincinnati, OH [Cate Brothers/ZZ Top] (JNH, WIKI, BBD, MCA)

(MCA sez the Atlanta Rhythm Section played – unverified)

02/24/77         Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (Detroit News, WIKI, CDW)

03/03/77         Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME (WIKI, PCC)

[The Blend/ZZ Top] (7489 attend Portland, verified by website per Dan)

03/08/77         Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY (lowpft, BRT)

03/16/77         Boston Garden, MA [Santana, ZZ Top] (STA, lowpft, WIKI)

03/17/77         Boston Garden, MA [Santana, ZZ Top] (BGN, WIKI)

03/19/77         Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson, MS (eBay, WIKI)

03/23/77         Civic Center, Lake Charles, LA [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (stub, courtesy of Bryan Durio)

04/01/77         Civic Center, Savannah, GA (eBay)

04/03/77         Coliseum, Birmingham, AL [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (KAL)

04/15/77         Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN [Blackfoot/ZZ Top] (KT, Farrish, BBD, BRT, FOTR)

04/21/77         War Memorial, Rochester, NY (LAS, WIKI)

04/23/77         JFK Memorial Coliseum, Manchester, NH (NTN)

04/24/77         Palace Theatre, Waterbury, CT [Piper/ZZ Top] (Farrish, BBD)

04/30/77         Civic Center, Providence, R.I. (WPA)

x05/01/77       Onondaga County War Memorial, Syracuse, NY (Cancelled) (SHJ)

05/06/77         Fort Hays State University Gross Memorial Coliseum, Hays, KS

(LJW, special thanks to MaryAlice Wade and Patty Nicholas at the FHSU library)

05/07/77         Allen Fieldhouse, University Of Kansas, Lawrence, KS [Foreigner/ZZ Top] (LAS, LJW, WIKI)

06/07/77         Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, NM [Pure Prairie League/Climax Blues Band/ZZ Top] (AJ)

06/08/77         Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ [Pure Prairie League/Climax Blues Band/ZZ Top] (TDC)

06/09/77         Activity Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ (AR, SCDP)

[Pure Prairie League/Climax Blues Band/ZZ Top]

06/11/77         Forum, Los Angeles, CA [Elvin Bishop/ZZ Top] (LAT, SDP, WIKI)

06/15/77         Sports Arena, San Diego, CA [Elvin Bishop/ZZ Top] (eBay, WIKI, SDC)

06/18/77         Coliseum, El Paso, TX (EPHP)

06/21/77         Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (eBay)

06/24/77         Cow Palace, Daly City, CA [Elvin Bishop/ZZ Top] (BGP, AFC)

07/01/77         Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, HI (verified by Carl Schaefer, eBay, CRC, BGP, WIKI)

[Yellow Rose Band/ZZ Top]

07/02/77         Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu HI [Yellow Rose Band/ZZ Top] (BGP)

07/08/77         Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA (CRC, WIKI)

07/09/77         North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND (ticket from NDS)

07/30/77         Birmingham, AL (from a tape list, unverified)

1977                UK, Europe, Japan, Australia? (NTN)

12/28/77         Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA (Sold out – AmBz, WIKI)

12/29/77         Taylor County Coliseum, Abilene, TX [Jay Boy Adams/Muddy Waters/ZZ Top] (ARN)

12/30/77         Convention Center Arena, San Antonio, TX (lowpft, LAS, SAPL, WIKI, SCA)

[Fools/Muddy Waters/ZZ Top]

(Stub says Joe Freeman Coliseum, but SAPL sez CCA is correct)

12/31/77         Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Ft. Worth, TX (Buddy, LAS, WIKI, RGP)

(videotaped by Lone Wolf Prod.)

1978

?????   Little Bar, French Riviera, France - Billy & Dusty played at a small bar, just bass & guitar, for an unknown period of time. Frank sat in with them for two nights, again, date unknown. (per interview in Buddy Magazine, 1979)

1979

11/20/79         Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, LA [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (PBO, LAS)

11/21/79         Little Rock, AR (Circus)

11/22/79         Riverside Centroplex, Baton Rouge, LA [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (Sold out - PBO, AmBz, LAS, WIKI)

11/23/79         Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (Sold out - AmBz, LAS, WIKI)

11/24/79         Coliseum, Jackson, MS [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (LAS, CRC, BRT, WIKI)

11/25/79         Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (BBD, WIKI)

11/27/79         Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, IN (9632 of 15000, AmBz, eBay, WIKI)

[Point Blank/ZZ Top]

11/28/79         Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (5108 of 5700 - AmBz, PLS, WIKI)

11/29/79         Hara Arena, Dayton, OH [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (PBO)

11/30/79         Welsh Auditorium, Grand Rapids, MI (LAS)

12/01/79         Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI (Sold out - AmBz, PLS, LAS, BBD, WIKI, CDW)

[Point Blank/ZZ Top]

12/02/79         Lansing Civic Center, Lansing, MI [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (Randy R stub, WIKI, CDW, LLC)

12/05/79         Coliseum, Charlotte, NC [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (eBay, WPA)

12/13/79         Scope, Norfolk, VA [Henry Paul Band/ZZ Top] (3618 of 5000 - AmBz, LAS, WIKI)

12/14/79         Freedom Hall Civic Center, Johnson City, TN [Henry Paul Band/ZZ Top] (AmBz, WIKI, FOTR)

12/15/79         Civic Center, Salem, VA [Henry Paul Band/ZZ Top] (3937 of 5000 - AmBz, WIKI)

12/19/79         Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NE (WPA, BRT)

12/20/79         Kansas Coliseum Britt Brown Arena, Wichita, KS (eBay)

12/22/79         Community Center Arena, Tucson, AZ (Craig Williams)

12/23/79         El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, TX (Texas Monthly, WIKI)

12/27/79         The Checkerdome Arena, St. Louis, MO [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (CRC, Strat-Talk.com)

12/29/79         Tarrant County Convention Center Arena, Ft. Worth, TX (Texas Monthly, WIKI)

12/30/79         The Warehouse, 1820 Tchoupitoulas, New Orleans, LA (Susan Savoie, WNO)

[Jay Boy Adams/ZZ Top]

12/31/79         The Omni, Atlanta, GA [Point Blank/ZZ Top] (LAS, WIKI)