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Coming to Hollywood Bowl
February 23rd, 2026 by Amberlee Meyer
The Hollywood Bowl will host an evening of American rock icons with the legendary Texas blues-rock band ZZ Top, and the formidable Midwest pop-rock group Cheap Trick, for one night only, August 5th.
Both giants will tour independently of one another this spring and summer. ZZ Top crosses the States and then heads to Europe with The Big One tour, while also touring jointly with Dwight Yoakam on the Dos Amigos Tour. The two tours keep them on the road from March 21st through July 25th.
The 2026 ZZ Top lineup features founding members Billy F. Gibbons (lead vocals and guitar) and Frank Beard (drums). They are rounded out by Elwood Francis (bass), Dusty Hill’s long-time guitar tech, who replaced Hill upon his death – and per his request – in 2021.
We can expect the ZZ songs that made them famous and made us love them like “La Grange,” “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Gimme All Your Lovin,’” “Tush,” “Legs,” “I Gotsta Get Paid,” “Got Me Under Pressure,” and “Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers.”
As for the other legends of rock, Cheap Trick take their All Washed Up tour across the country through April in support of their 2025 album of the same name. They will also spend some stage time with another iconic rock band by joining Styx May 16th-24th.
Members include Rick Nielsen (guitar), Tom Petersson (bass), and Robin Zander (vocals and guitar), with Nielsen’s son, Daxx Neilson (drums), and Zander’s son, Robin Taylor Zander (guitar).
Earlier hits “Surrender” and “I Want You to Want Me” are two of my favorite tunes, and having sold 20 million records as a band, I’m sure I’m not the only one who loves them! They will also have you singing along to “The Flame,” “Mighty Wings,” “Ghost Town,” “If You Want My Love,” and “Dream Police,” I’m sure!
This show in Hollywood is sure to be a musical buffet for Texas blues, rock, and pop-rock fans alike! Tickets are on sale now to Bowl subscribers, so get ‘em before you can’t!
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