ZZ Top – Just Got Paid

ZZ Top Summer 2009 Tour Schedule and Set List

Aerosmith & ZZ Top 2009 Tour Schedule

THIS TOUR HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Rehearsal footage for upcoming 2009 Aerosmith Summer Tour!

Tom Hamilton gives us a sneak peek into the studio as Aerosmith rehearses for the upcoming Summer tour beginning on June 10th.

After unveiling the first summer 2009 tour plans, Aerosmith has rolled out 30 additional concert dates for its three-month venture with ZZ Top. A number of cities are still waiting on venue confirmation.

The 14-week trek weaves a coast-to-coast circuit across North America through the September 16 closer in Detroit, MI. Stops with confirmed venues include a June 16 show at Comcast Center in Mansfield, MA, a July 15 concert at Lakewood Amphitheatre in Atlanta, GA, and an August 23 performance at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Irvine, CA.

Aerosmith Concert Set List Opening Night Wednesday, June 10th, 2009 1. Monkey on My Back 2. Cryin’ 3. Love in an Elevator 4. Dream On 5. Combination 6. Toys in the Attic 7. Uncle Salty 8. Adam’s Apple 9. Walk This Way 10. Big Ten Inch Record 11. Sweet Emotion 12. No More, No More 13. Round and Round 14. Livin’ on the Edge 15. Draw the Line Encore~ 16. Train Kept A Rollin’

2009 ZZ Top Set List 1.    Got Me Under Pressure 2.    Waitin’ for the Bus 3.    Jesus Just Left Chicago 4.    Chevrolet 5.    Pincushion 6.    Future Blues 7.    Cheap Sunglasses 8.    I Need You Tonight 9.    Catfish Blues 10.    Foxey Lady 11.    Heard It On The X 12.    Just Got Paid 13.    Gimme All Your Lovin’ 14.    Sharp Dressed Man 15.    Legs 16.    Jailhouse Rock 17.    La Grange 18.    Sloppy Drunk/Bar-B-Q Medley 19.    Tush

Pre-sales for Aerosmith tickets begin in select cities today, April 14, with the first public on-sales picking up April 17. Sale dates and times can be found on the official Aerosmith Web site.

Though ZZ Top has a co-head billing for the entire tour, Aerosmith will start off the tour solo for the shows on June 10 in St. Louis, MO, and June 13 in East Troy, WI. A supporting act will also be announced in the future for July 5 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, VA, and the August 28 performance at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, IL.

More than 40 concerts are expected in total for the North American tour. The upcoming jaunt will be the first for Aerosmith since the Boston-based rock crew completed its 2007 run.

Aerosmith – ZZ Top 2009 Tour Dates Date Location Venue Wed Jun 10, 2009 St. Louis, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre St. Louis Sat Jun 13, 2009 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Center Tue Jun 16, 2009 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center Sun Jun 21, 2009 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion Wed Jun 24, 2009 Pittsburgh, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion Fri Jun 26, 2009 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater Sun Jun 28, 2009 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena Wed Jul 1, 2009 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center Fri Jul 3, 2009 Hershey, PA Hersheypark Stadium Sun Jul 5, 2009 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater – VA Beach Tue Jul 7, 2009 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Pavilion at Walnut Creek Thu Jul 9, 2009 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte Sat Jul 11, 2009 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre Mon Jul 13, 2009 Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center Wed Jul 15, 2009 Atlanta, GA Lakewood Amphitheatre Fri Jul 17, 2009 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sun Jul 19, 2009 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Amphitheatre Sat Jul 25, 2009 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena Mon Jul 27, 2009 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion Thu Jul 30, 2009 Tulsa, OK BOK Center Sat Aug 1, 2009 Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre Wed Aug 5, 2009 Sturgis, SD Buffalo Chip – Sturgis Bike Week Fri Aug 7, 2009 Winnipeg, MB, Canada Canad Inns Stadium Sun Aug 9, 2009 Regina, SK, Canada Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Tue Aug 11, 2009 Edmonton, AB, Canada Commonwealth Stadium Thu Aug 13, 2009 Calgary, AB, Canada McMahon Stadium Sat Aug 15, 2009 Vancouver, BC, Canada BC Place Mon Aug 17, 2009 Seattle, WA White River Amphitheatre Wed Aug 19, 2009 Concord, CA Sleep Train Pavilion Fri Aug 21, 2009 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center Sun Aug 23, 2009 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine Fri Aug 28, 2009 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre Sun Aug 30, 2009 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center Tue Sep 1, 2009 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center Thu Sep 3, 2009 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre Sat Sep 5, 2009 Kanata, ONT, Canada Scotiabank Place Tue Sep 8, 2009 St. Paul, MN XCel Energy Center Thu Sep 10, 2009 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center Sat Sep 12, 2009 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center Mon Sep 14, 2009 New York, New York Madison Square Garden Wed Sep 16, 2009 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills

Billy Gibbons | ZZ Top | Blues Guitar Lesson

Guitar Legend, Billy F. Gibbons, also known as the Reverend Willie G., was born December 16, 1949. Billy is best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist for ZZ Top, “that little ole band from Texas”. Billy has also written many of the band’s classic songs. Gibbons early signature sound came from a 1959 Gibson Les Paul guitar he refers to as Pearly Gates, which he acquired when he was 18. He found the guitar stashed underneath a bed at a ranch house in Texas. Billy has been known to play his guitar using a quarter or a peso as a pick, this helps to deliver lots of upper harmonics. Gibbons first band, The Moving Sidewalks opened for The Jimi Hendrix Experience on a few gigs during Hendrix’s first American tour.
Billy’s favorite guitars include…

• 1959 sunburst Gibson Les Paul – Nicknamed Pearly Gates.
• Gretsch Custom – Built for Bo Diddley later donated to Gibbons.
• Gretsch Jupiter Thunderbird – A replica modeled after the Bo Diddley custom guitar.
• Custom Jupiter Thunderbird Bigsby – A custom built Jupiter with a Bigsby vibrato.
• Custom Reversed Jupiter Thunderbird – A custom made model of the Jupiter with a reversed body.

Billy has played just about every brand of amplifier over the years. In the early ZZ Top years he delivered his distinctive tone thru stacks of Jake Stack Rio Grande amplifiers. For live performances, Gibbons tunes his stage guitars to E standard tuning. For slide work Billy often uses Open A or Open E tuning. His favorite solo is Bobby “Blue” Bland’s recording of “Stormy Monday” blues.