JAKARTA - ZZ Top decided to continue the Elevation concert tour without the presence of Frank Beard (drums). The reason is, the 75-year-old drummer has to deal with the current health problems.
Through a statement posted on the official Instagram account, the management of the Texas rock band decided that Frank had to leave the group activities for a while.
Shelter Music Group, the management of ZZ Top, has announced that the band's drummer, Mr. Frank Beard, has left the current tour for a while due to health concerns requiring him to focus in the near future," ZZ Top's statement reads, citing Instagram's post, Monday, March 17.
To fill the void left by Beard, two other ZZ Top personnel - Billy Gibbons (guitar, vocals) and Elwood Francis (bass, vocals) decided John Douglas as a substitute.
Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F Gibbons and Elwood Francis, who have been on the Elevation tour since March 5, have invited fellow Texas technicians, percussion and drummer John Douglas, for a while," he said.
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It was stated that Douglas was not a foreign figure for ZZ Top. He played with Gibbons and Francis in Paris in 2002. At that time, Beard could not perform because he had to undergo colon surgery.
"My job. Douglas has maintained close ties with Beard and his bandmates, for having served with the group in the past."
For information, the Elevation tour from ZZ Top covers North America to Australia and New Zealand. A total of 46 alan performances will be played until next August.
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