The Hollywood Blues Tour was a concert tour through the United States and Canada, undertaken by American rock band ZZ Top. Named after a warm-up show at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California, the tour was their second of which to be staged without a supporting album. As a result, they did not perform any newer material. Although this was a criticism for the tour, it was generally well-received—a critic from The Florida Times-Union regarded the band as "one of rock's most reliable acts; you just know they're going to put on a good show". In contrast to ZZ Top's elaborately staged productions from previous tours, the Hollywood Blues Tour utilized an austere stage setup. To embrace the group's renowned concept of visual imagery, the stage featured an LED drape for a backdrop video screen that showed visual effects, video clips and flashing text phrases, along with amplifiers stacks and a Van de Graaff generator.
Consisting of three legs and 87 shows, the tour began in Boca Raton, Florida on March 12, 2007 and ended 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". With a total gross of $17.8 million, Hollywood Blues sold over 380,000 tickets at its conclusion. The band's 2008 live album and DVD Live from Texas was filmed and recorded during a show in Grand Prairie, Texas after the tour's conclusion. A portion of the tour is shown in the Eagle Rock 2009 concert film Double Down Live.
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance RevenueLeg 1: amphitheaters and arenas in North AmericaMarch 12, 2007Boca RatonUnited StatesMizner ParkRobert Fortune Bandrowspan="30"March 13, 2007JacksonvilleFlorida Theatre1,918 / 1,918March 14, 2007Orange BeachThe Wharf Amphitheaterrowspan="2" March 17, 2007DurantChoctaw Casino and ResortMarch 18, 2007HoustonReliant Stadium70,014 / 71,500March 23, 2007Corpus ChristiAmerican Bank Center ArenaRobert Fortune Bandrowspan="25" March 24, 2007BeltonBell County Expo CenterMarch 25, 2007Wichita FallsKay Yeager ColiseumLos Lonely BoysMarch 30, 2007WinchesterLas Vegas HiltonBang Bang BangMarch 31, 2007April 6, 2007KinderCoushatta Casino ResortApril 7, 2007BeaumontFord Park PavilionLos Lonely Boys, Cross Canadian RagweedApril 11, 2007Rio RanchoSanta Ana Star CenterBang Bang BangApril 12, 2007MescaleroInn of the Mountain Gods ResortApril 14, 2007AustinThe BackyardApril 15, 2007April 18, 2007PhoenixDodge TheatreApril 20, 2007RenoPeppermill RenoLaidlawApril 21, 2007KelseyvilleKonocti HarborApril 23, 2007AlpineViejas CasinoApril 24, 2007Prescott ValleyTim's Toyota CenterApril 26, 2007Santa YnezChumash Casino ResortApril 27, 2007LaughlinAquarius Casino ResortApril 28, 2007April 29, 2007PalaPala Casino Resort and SpaMay 2, 2007St. LouisAmerica's CenterMay 4, 2007New OrleansFair Grounds Race CourseLuther Kent, Chuck Leavell with the Randall Bramblett BandMay 17, 2007PikevilleEastern Kentucky Expo CenterBlackberry SmokeMay 18, 2007YoungstownChevrolet CentreMay 19, 2007ColumbusColumbus Crew StadiumEvanescence, Velvet RevolverLeg 2: amphitheaters and arenas in North America ("Summer Scorcher")Second leg opening act information: July 14, 2007: July 19, 2007: July 14, 2007The WoodlandsUnited StatesCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionHank Williams III, Old 97'srowspan="16" rowspan="16" July 15, 2007DallasSmirnoff Music CentreOld 97's, Shooter JenningsJuly 19, 2007BridgeviewToyota ParkREO Speedwagon, The PretendersJuly 21, 2007Baltimore1st Mariner ArenaJuly 22, 2007WantaghNikon at Jones Beach TheaterThe Pretenders, Stray CatsJuly 23, 2007Atlantic CityBorgata Event CenterJuly 25, 2007Sterling HeightsFreedom Hill AmphitheatreJuly 26, 2007NoblesvilleVerizon Wireless Music CenterJuly 28, 2007Saint PaulXcel Energy CenterJuly 29, 2007St. LouisScottrade CenterJuly 31, 2007BirminghamVerizon Wireless Music Center BirminghamBlackberry SmokeAugust 1, 2007NashvilleSommet CenterThe Pretenders, Stray CatsAugust 3, 2007Oklahoma CityZoo AmphitheaterAugust 4, 2007LubbockUnited Spirit ArenaWhitestarrAugust 5, 2007SelmaVerizon Wireless AmphitheaterThe Pretenders, Stray CatsAugust 9, 2007SturgisBuffalo Chip CampgroundBuckcherryAugust 11, 2007Las VegasOrleans ArenaThe Pretenders, Stray Cats5,186 / 9,000$268,652August 13, 2007MorrisonRed Rocks Amphitheatrerowspan="3" rowspan="3" August 15, 2007West Valley CityUSANA AmphitheatreAugust 17, 2007FresnoSave Mart CenterAugust 18, 2007IrvineVerizon Wireless Amphitheater14,216 / 16,009$716,966August 19, 2007Chula VistaCoors Amphitheatrerowspan="6" rowspan="21" August 21, 2007SacramentoARCO ArenaAugust 23, 2007VancouverCanadaGeneral Motors PlaceAugust 25, 2007PuyallupUnited StatesPuyallup FairAugust 26, 2007RidgefieldClark County AmphitheaterAugust 31, 2007HidalgoDodge ArenaSeptember 6, 2007SouthavenSnowden Grove AmphitheaterAmerican Bang6,103 / 11,000September 7, 2007AtlantaChastain Park AmphitheaterBlackberry Smokerowspan="14" September 9, 2007ToledoSeaGate Convention CentreChris Duarte GroupSeptember 11, 2007MerrillvilleStar Plaza TheatreBlackberry SmokeSeptember 12, 2007South BendMorris Performing Arts CenterSeptember 14, 2007Council BluffsMid-America CenterSeptember 16, 2007PeoriaPeoria Civic CenterSeptember 19, 2007Niagara FallsSeneca Niagara Casino & HotelSeptember 20, 2007VeronaTurning Stone Resort CasinoBlackberry SmokeSeptember 21, 2007UncasvilleMohegan Sun ArenaSeptember 22, 2007GilfordMeadowbrook U.S. Cellular PavilionSeptember 25, 2007BangorBangor AuditoriumSeptember 27, 2007New York CityBeacon TheatreSeptember 28, 2007September 29, 2007BostonBank of America PavilionLeg 3: arenas and auditoriums in the United StatesOctober 5, 2007FayettevilleUnited StatesRandal Tyson Track CenterBlackberry Smokerowspan="14" rowspan="14" October 7, 2007KnoxvilleTennessee TheatreOctober 10, 2007OrlandoHard Rock Live OrlandoOctober 12, 2007HuntingtonBig Sandy Superstore ArenaOctober 13, 2007EvansvilleRoberts StadiumTravis TrittOctober 14, 2007DaytonErvin J. Nutter CenterOctober 17, 2007Fort WayneEmbassy TheatreSulentic Brothers BandOctober 19, 2007HarrisIsland Resort & CasinoOctober 20, 2007October 21, 2007East LansingWharton Center for Performing ArtsBlackberry SmokeOctober 23, 2007DubuqueFive Flags CenterOctober 25, 2007ThackervilleWinStar World CasinoOctober 26, 2007NormanRiverwind CasinoOctober 27, 2007MiamiBuffalo Run Casino & ResortBlackberry Smoke
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References
External links Peter Zurich's ZZ Top Gallery