The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour was a co-headlining North American concert tour featuring legendary Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd and blues-rock icons ZZ Top. The tour was named after a combination of both bands' iconic songs — Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man" and ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man". The tour kicked off in the summer of 2023 and brought together the two rock bands in concerts throughout the United States.
Background Announced in December 2022, the tour was conceived as a celebration of both bands' lasting legacies in rock music. ZZ Top, known for their Texas blues-infused rock sound and signature beards, joined forces with Lynyrd Skynyrd.
This marked the first tour following the death of Gary Rossington, the last remaining original member; his memory was honored throughout the tour.
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)Attendance2023July 21, 2023West Palm BeachUnited StatesiTHINK Financial AmphitheatreUncle KrackerJuly 23, 2023AlpharettaAmeris Bank AmphitheatreJuly 28, 2023RogersWalmart AMPJuly 29, 2023Fort WorthDickies ArenaJuly 30, 2023HoustonCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionAugust 7, 2023DenverFiddler's Green AmphitheatreAugust 10, 2023Mountain ViewShoreline AmphitheatreAugust 11, 2023WheatlandToyota AmphitheatreAugust 13, 2023PhoenixAk-Chin PavilionAugust 17, 2023Maryland HeightsHollywood Casino AmphitheatreAugust 19, 2023Tinley ParkCredit Union 1 AmphitheatreAugust 20, 2023NoblesvilleRuoff Music CenterAugust 25, 2023CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterAugust 26, 2023ClarkstonPine Knob Music TheatreAugust 27, 2023TorontoCanadaBudweiser StageSeptember 1, 2023CharlotteUnited StatesPNC Music PavilionSeptember 2, 2023ColumbiaMerriweather Post PavilionSeptember 3, 2023BurgettstownThe Pavilion at Star LakeSeptember 8, 2023Saratoga SpringsSaratoga Performing Arts CenterSeptember 9, 2023HersheyHersheypark StadiumSeptember 10, 2023HolmdelPNC Bank Arts CenterSeptember 15, 2023RaleighCoastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut CreekSeptember 16, 2023Ocean CityOcean StageSeptember 17, 2023Camden Freedom Mortgage Pavilion2024March 8, 2024SavannahUnited StatesEnmarket ArenaBlack Stone CherryMarch 9, 2024EsteroHertz ArenaMarch 10, 2024HollywoodHard Rock LiveMarch 14, 2024GreenvilleBon Secours Wellness ArenaBlack Stone CherryMarch 15, 2024KnoxvilleThompson-Boling ArenaMarch 16, 2024ColumbiaColonial Life ArenaMarch 22, 2024Bossier City Brookshire Grocery ArenaMarch 23, 2024SouthhavenLanders CenterMarch 24, 2024MaconAtrium Health AmphitheaterMarch 28, 2024LexingtonRupp ArenaMarch 29, 2024GreensboroGreensboro ColiseumMarch 30, 2024CharlestonCharleston ColiseumApril 4, 2024BiloxiMississippi Coast ColiseumApril 5, 2024TallahasseeDonald L. Tucker Civic CenterApril 6, 2024HuntsvillePropst ArenaApril 12, 2024EvansvilleFord CenterApril 13, 2024MolineVibrant Arena April 14, 2024Green BayResch CenterApril 18, 2024North Little RockSimmons Bank ArenaApril 19, 2024LafayetteCajundomeApril 20, 2024Corpus ChristiAmerican Bank CenterAugust 9, 2024Mount PleasantSoaring Eagle CasinoAugust 10, 2024North LawrenceClay's Park ResortAugust 15, 2024SyracuseEmpower Federal Credit Union AmphitheaterOutlawsAugust 16, 2024BethelBethel Woods Center for the ArtsAugust 17, 2024MansfieldXfinity CenterAugust 22, 2024WantaghNorthwell Health at Jones Beach TheaterAugust 23, 2024GilfordBankNH PavilionAugust 24, 2024HartfordXfinity TheatreSeptember 5, 2024AlpharettaAmeris Bank AmphitheatreSeptember 7, 2024Virginia BeachVeterans United Home Loans AmphitheaterSeptember 8, 2024BristowJiffy Lube LiveSeptember 12, 2024Darien CenterDarien Lake Performing Arts CenterSeptember 13, 2024ClarkstonPine Knob Music TheatreSeptember 14, 2024NoblesvilleRuoff Music CenterSeptember 19, 2024ConcordToyota Pavilion at ConcordSeptember 21, 2024AuburnWhite River AmphitheatreSeptember 22, 2024RidgefieldRV Inn Style Resorts AmphitheaterSeptember 26, 2024West Valley CityUtah First Credit Union AmphitheatreSeptember 27, 2024LovelandBlue ArenaSeptember 28, 2024Colorado SpringsFord Amphitheater
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Personnel Lynyrd Skynyrd:
Johnny Van Zant – lead vocals Rickey Medlocke – guitar, backing vocals Damon Johnson – guitar Michael Cartellone – drums Peter Keys – keyboards Keith Christopher – bass
ZZ Top:
Billy Gibbons – guitar, lead vocals Frank Beard – drums, percussion Elwood Francis – bass, backing vocals
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