Watch Billy Gibbons, John Fogerty Play Each Others' Hits
By Andrew Magnotta
March 5, 2018
It's all love between ZZ Top and John Fogerty, which is good news because the two acts are touring this spring with their Blues and Bayou Tour.
A new video to promote the tour shows Fogerty and ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons trading licks on a few songs from their respective classic catalogues.
In the video, Gibbons asks to sit in with Fogerty and his band during rehearsal. Together the group burns through clips of "Fortunate Son," "La Grange," "Sharp Dressed Man," "Bad Moon Rising," "Tush," "Up Around the Bend," "Centerfield" and others.
"That feels good," Gibbons says. "Man, let's take it on the road."
Fogerty agrees, and that's that.
Watch the video above.
As nice as the video is, it's hard to imagine Gibbons and Fogerty in a room with plugged-in guitars not really jamming on something. Show me the director's cut!
Tickets to the Blues and Bayou Tour are on sale now. More information can be found by visiting Fogerty's official website here and ZZ Top's official website here.
The tour will start about a month after ZZ Top completes a run of shows in April, including a five-shows-in-eight-nights residency in Las Vegas.
This year marks 49 years of activity for the band, which has had the same lineup for its entire career guitarist Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill and drummer Frank Beard.
Blues and Bayou Tour Dates:
May 25 - Atlantic City, NJ @ Borgata Spa & Resort – Event Center
May 26 - Holmdel, NJ @ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
May 27 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena
May 29 - Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
May 30 - Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap
June 1 - Pensacola, FL @ Pensacola Bay Center
June 2 - Clearwater, FL @ Coachman Park
June 3 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Coral Sky Amphitheater
June 5 - St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
June 6 - Atlanta, GA @ TBA
June 10 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Zoo Amphitheater
June 12 - Chicago, IL @ TBA
June 13 - Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
June 14 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center
June 16 - Southaven, MS @ BankPlus Amphitheater at Snowden Grove
June 17 - Maryland Heights, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
June 19 - Youngstown, OH @ Covelli Centre
June 20 - Wantagh, NY @ Northwell Heath at Jones Beach Theater
June 22 - Gilford, NH @ Bank of NH Pavillion
June 23 - Canandaigua, NY @ Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
June 24 - Camden, NJ @ BB&T Pavilion
June 26 - Mt. Pleasant, MI @ Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
June 27 - Detroit, MI @ DTE @ Energy Music Theatre
June 29 - Welch, MN @ Treasure Island Resort & Casino
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