Hollywood Blues Tour

Hollywood Blues Tour

Concert by ZZ Top
Official tour poster
Location	United States, Canada
Start date	March 12, 2007
End date	October 27, 2007
Legs	2
Number of shows	87
Box office	$17.8 million
ZZ Top concert chronology

The Hollywood Blues Tour was a concert tour by rock band ZZ Top. The tour visited indoor and outdoor theaters, stadiums, and arenas in the United States and Canada. Whereas ZZ Top were known for their elaborate tour setups in the 1970s, the Hollywood Blues Tour was largely visual and stripped down; the stage featured a large video screen for a backdrop that showed visual effects and clips from the group's MTV music videos. Like their previous tour, each of the Hollywood Blues shows did not feature any newer songs, which served as one of the only criticisms for the tour.

Consisting of just two legs and 87 shows, the tour began in Boca Raton, Florida on March 12, 2007 and finished in Miami, Oklahoma on October 27, 2007. After the first leg, the tour was expanded for a summer tour with the Stray Cats and The Pretenders, which was branded as "Summer Scorcher", and continued solo through October. With a total gross of $17.8 million, Hollywood Blues sold over 380,000 tickets at its conclusion. A portion of the tour is shown in the Eagle Rock 2009 concert film Double Down Live. Although the tour evoked a variety of responses from music critics, it was mostly well-received—The Florida Times-Union called ZZ Top "one of rock's most reliable acts; you just know they're going to put on a good show".

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening Act(s)
Leg 1: amphitheaters and arenas in North America
March 12, 2007	Boca Raton	United States	Mizner Park Amphitheater	Robert Fortune Band
March 13, 2007	Jacksonville		Florida Theatre
March 14, 2007	Orange Beach		Amphitheater at the Wharf
March 17, 2007	Durant		Choctaw Coliseum
March 18, 2007	Houston		Reliant Stadium (RodeoHouston)
March 23, 2007	Corpus Christi		American Bank Center Arena	Robert Fortune Band
March 24, 2007	Belton		Bell County Expo Center
March 25, 2007	Wichita Falls		Kay Yeager Coliseum	Los Lonely Boys
March 30, 2007	Las Vegas		Las Vegas Hilton	Bang Bang Bang
March 31, 2007
April 6, 2007	Kinder		Coushatta Casino Resort
April 7, 2007	Beaumont		Ford Park Pavilion	Kid Rock, Los Lonely Boys
April 11, 2007	Rio Rancho		Santa Ana Star Center
April 12, 2007	Mescalero		Inn of the Mountain Gods
April 14, 2007	Austin		The Backyard	Bang Bang Bang
April 15, 2007
April 18, 2007	Phoenix		Dodge Theatre
April 20, 2007	Reno		Peppermill Concert Hall	Laidlaw
April 21, 2007	Kelseyville		Konocti Field Amphitheatre
April 23, 2007	Alpine		Viejas Casino
April 24, 2007	Prescott Valley		Tim's Toyota Center
April 26, 2007	Santa Ynez		Chumash Casino Resort
April 27, 2007	Laughlin		Aquarius Casino Resort
April 28, 2007
April 29, 2007	Pala		Pala Casino Resort and Spa
May 2, 2007	St. Louis		America's Center (IBM PartnerWorld Conference)
May 4, 2007	New Orleans		Acura Stage (Jazz Fest)	Luther Kent & Trickbag Chuck Leavell
May 17, 2007	Pikeville		Eastern Kentucky Expo Center	Axxis, Blackberry Smoke
May 18, 2007	Youngstown		Chevrolet Centre
May 19, 2007	Columbus		Columbus Crew Stadium (Rock on the Range)	Evanescence Velvet Revolver
Leg 2: amphitheaters and arenas in North America ("Summer Scorcher")[1]
July 14, 2007	The Woodlands	United States	Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion	Hank Williams III, Old 97's
July 15, 2007	Dallas		Smirnoff Music Centre	Old 97's, Shooter Jennings
July 19, 2007	Bridgeview		Toyota Park (Jumping Jack Bash)	REO Speedwagon, The Pretenders, Stray Cats, Joan Jett
July 21, 2007	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena (Jackfest)	REO Speedwagon, The Pretenders, Stray Cats
July 22, 2007	Wantagh		Nikon at Jones Beach Theater (Jack Radio Show)	The Pretenders Stray Cats
July 23, 2007	Atlantic City		Borgata Casino
July 25, 2007	Sterling Heights		Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
July 26, 2007	Noblesville		Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 28, 2007	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center (Jackfest)	The Pretenders Stray Cats Gin Blossoms
July 29, 2007	St. Louis		Scottrade Center (Arch High School Reunion)
July 31, 2007	Pelham		Verizon Wireless Music Center	Blackberry Smoke
August 1, 2007	Nashville		Sommet Center	The Pretenders Stray Cats
August 3, 2007	Oklahoma City		Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
August 4, 2007	Lubbock		United Spirit Arena	Whitestarr
August 5, 2007	Selma		Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Mini Cooper JACKfest)	The Pretenders, Stray Cats, Whitestarr
August 9, 2007	Sturgis		Buffalo Chip Campground	Buckcherry
August 11, 2007	Paradise		Orleans Arena	The Pretenders Stray Cats
August 13, 2007	Morrison		Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 15, 2007	West Valley City		USANA Amphitheatre
August 17, 2007	Fresno		Save Mart Center (Jack's First Show)
August 18, 2007	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Jack's Second Show)	The Pretenders, Stray Cats, Sugar Ray
August 19, 2007	Chula Vista		Coors Amphitheatre	The Pretenders Stray Cats
August 21, 2007	Sacramento		Arco Arena
August 23, 2007	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
August 25, 2007	Puyallup	United States	Washington State Fair
August 26, 2007	Ridgefield		The Amphitheater at Clark County (Charlie's Class Reunion)	The Pretenders, Stray Cats, Gin Blossoms
August 31, 2007	Hidalgo		Dodge Arena
September 6, 2007	Southaven		Snowden Grove Amphitheater	Bang Bang Bang
September 7, 2007	Atlanta		Chastain Park Amphitheatre	Blackberry Smoke
September 9, 2007	Toledo		SeaGate Convention Centre	Chris Duarte
September 11, 2007	Merrillville		Star Plaza Theatre	Blackberry Smoke
September 12, 2007	South Bend		Morris Performing Arts Center
September 14, 2007	Council Bluffs		Mid-America Center
September 15, 2007	Kansas City		City Market (99.7 KY Birthday Bash)	Quiet Riot Blackberry Smoke
September 16, 2007	Peoria		Peoria Civic Center	Blackberry Smoke
September 19, 2007	Niagara Falls		Seneca Events Center
September 20, 2007	Verona		Turning Stone Resort & Casino	Blackberry Smoke
September 21, 2007	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
September 22, 2007	Gilford		Meadowbrook Pavilion
September 25, 2007	Bangor		Bangor Auditorium
September 27, 2007	New York City		Beacon Theatre
September 28, 2007
September 29, 2007	Boston		Bank of America Pavilion
October 5, 2007	Fayetteville		Randal Tyson Track Center
October 7, 2007	Knoxville		Tennessee Theatre
October 10, 2007	Orlando		Hard Rock Live
October 12, 2007	Huntington		Big Sandy Superstore Arena
October 13, 2007	Evansville		Roberts Stadium	Travis Tritt
October 14, 2007	Dayton		Ervin J. Nutter Center
October 17, 2007	Fort Wayne		Embassy Theatre
October 19, 2007	Harris		Island Resort & Casino
October 20, 2007
October 21, 2007	East Lansing		MSU Concert Auditorium	Blackberry Smoke
October 23, 2007	Dubuque		Five Flags Center
October 25, 2007	Thackerville		WinStar World Casino
October 26, 2007	Norman		Riverwind Casino
October 27, 2007	Miami		Buffalo Run Casino	Blackberry Smoke

Notes

1. Artistdirect 2007.

References

• Artistdirect. Stray Cats to Tour With ZZ Top and The Pretenders; July 16, 2007 [Retrieved February 16, 2007].

External links

• Peter Zurich's ZZ Top Gallery