ZZ Top Announce ‘Raw Whisky’ US Tour Dates For 2022
ZZ Top have announced their ‘Raw Whisky’ tour of North America. The first leg of the tour, starting on May 27 in San Diego, California, will see the band on stage in 50 venues across North America, with more dates to be announced soon. The tour’s title is a hat tip to both the forthcoming album as well as the recent release of ZZ Top Tres Hombres whisky from Balcones Distilling of Waco, Texas, a flavourful 100% proof mash bill of roasted blue corn, malted barley and rye.
In addition, the Texan outfit will release a new album titled Raw that was recorded in connection with their wildly popular and critically lauded 2019 Netflix documentary That Little Ol’ Band From Texas. The Grammy-nominated feature from Banger Films and director Sam Dunn includes an interlude that finds the group’s classic line-up — Billy Gibbons, Frank Beard and the late Dusty Hill — gathering for a very intimate session at Gruene Hall, “the oldest continually run dance hall in Texas.” That performance provided the basis for the Raw album release.
Raw will be released July 22 by Shelter Records/BMG on 180-gram vinyl, CD and through digital platforms and is dedicated “in righteous memory of Dusty Hill.”
ZZ Top play the following ‘Raw Whisky’ US tour dates in 2022:
May 06 – Niagara Falls, ON – Fallsview Casino Resort
May 29 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre
Jun. 01 – Redding, CA – Redding Civic Auditorium
Jun. 02 – Saratoga, CA – The Mountain Winery
Jun. 05 – Jacksonville, OR – Britt Pavilion
Jun. 07 – Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Jun. 08 – Walla Walla, WA – Wine Country Amphitheater
Jun. 09 – Spokane, WA – First Interstate Center for the Arts
Jun. 12 – Billings, MT – MetraPark – First Interstate Arena
Jun. 14 – Grand Junction, CO – Las Colonias Park Amphitheater
Jun. 17 – Tucson, AZ – Casino Del Sol’s AVA Amphitheater
Jun. 19 – Colorado Springs, CO – Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts
Jun. 21 – Loveland, CO – Budweiser Events Center
Jun. 22 – Grand Island, NE – Fonner Park – Heartland Events Center
Jun. 24 – Park City, KS – Hartman Arena
Jun. 25 – Oklahoma City, OK – Zoo Amphitheatre
Jun. 26 – Little Rock, AR – First Security Amphitheater
Jun. 29 – Rogers, AR – Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
Jul. 01 – Toledo, OH – Toledo Zoo & Aquarium – Amphitheater
Jul. 02 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
Jul. 05 – Fort Wayne, IN – Foellinger Theater
Jul. 09 – Greenville, WI – Greenville Lion’s Park
Jul. 22 – Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion
Jul. 23 – Watertown, NY – Watertown Fairgrounds Baseball Diamond
Aug. 27 – Beaver Dam, KY – Beaver Dam Amphitheater