Tonnage Tour

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Tonnage Tour
Tour by ZZ Top
ZZTopTonnageTourPoster.jpg
LocationNorth America, Europe
Associated albumLive! Greatest Hits from Around the World
Start dateFebruary 18, 2017
End dateSeptember 2, 2018
Legs6
No. of shows154
Box officeUS$26.2 million
ZZ Top concert chronology

The Tonnage Tour was a worldwide concert tour by American rock band ZZ Top in support of their 2016 live album Live! Greatest Hits from Around the World. [1] The tour consisted of six legs that alternated between indoor and outdoor shows in the US, along with arenas and festivals in Europe. Much like their recent tours, the Tonnage Tour featured a stripped-down, intimate stage design. The band played a mixture of older and newer material during their set, which included songs from their latest studio album La Futura (2012).

Contents

Kevin Kinder from the Fayetteville Flyer thought the concert was "a highly choreographed concert, both subtly in the way Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill swayed in unison during several moments, and more overtly in the way the show was paced." [2] The last eighteen dates in 2017 were cancelled to due Dusty Hill having an ailment. [3]

After 90 concerts in 2017, the Tonnage Tour grossed US$11.2 million, making it one of the top 200 grossing tours of the year. For the first two legs alone, the tour grossed $6.3 million with 166,943 tickets sold. After the fourth leg in the US, the tour's schedule was expanded to feature a co-headlining leg with John Fogerty, which was branded as "Blues & Bayous", and grossed $9 million with 359,553 tickets sold. At its conclusion, the Tonnage Tour had sold 1,083,675 tickets – with 154 shows – for a total gross of $26.2 million.

Personnel

Setlist

1. Got Me Under Pressure
2. Waitin' For The Bus
3. Jesus Just Left Chicago
4. Gimme All Your Lovin'
5. Pincushion
6. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
7. I Gotsta Get Paid
8. Foxy Lady (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
9. My Head's in Mississippi
10. Catfish Blues (Robert Petway cover)
11. Sixteen Tons (Tennessee Ernie Ford cover)
12. Act Naturally (Buck Owens cover)*featuring Francis Elwood
13. Just Got Paid
14. Sharp Dressed Man
15. Legs
encore
16. La Grange/BBQ/Sloppy Drunk Jam
17. Tush
second encore
18. Jailhouse Rock (Elvis Presley cover)

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date [4] CityCountryVenueOpening Act(s)AttendanceRevenue
Leg 1: United States
February 18, 2017 Mobile United States Saenger Theatre Austin Hanks1,851 / 1,900$158,282
February 19, 2017 Greenville Peace Center
February 21, 2017 Columbia Township Auditorium
February 22, 2017 Nashville Ryman Auditorium
February 24, 2017 Louisville Louisville Palace
February 25, 2017 Northfield Hard Rock Live
February 26, 2017 Schenectady Proctor's Theatre
February 28, 2017 Jim Thorpe Penn's Peak
March 1, 2017 New York City Beacon Theatre 2,726 / 2,726$207,755
March 3, 2017 Atlantic City Caesars Atlantic City 1,606 / 1,606$155,725
March 4, 2017 Shippensburg Shippensburg University
March 5, 2017 Oxon Hill MGM National Harbor
March 7, 2017 Hiawassee Anderson Music Hall
March 8, 2017 Memphis Orpheum Theatre
March 10, 2017 Tulsa Paradise Cove
March 11, 2017 Lake Charles Golden Nugget Lake Charles
March 14, 2017 Macon Macon City Auditorium
March 16, 2017 Estero Germain Arena Edgar Winter, Austin Hanks
March 17, 2017 Miami Beach Miami Beach Convention Center Austin Hanks
March 18, 2017 Orlando SeaWorld Orlando
March 21, 2017 Houston NRG Stadium 59,142 / 80,000
Leg 2: North America
May 12, 2017 Amarillo United States Amarillo Civic Center Austin Hanks
May 13, 2017 Wichita Falls Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium
May 14, 2017 Midland Midland County Horseshoe Arena2,282 / 3,196$126,508
May 16, 2017 San Antonio Majestic Theatre
May 18, 2017 Biloxi Beau Rivage
May 19, 2017
May 20, 2017 Belton Bell County Expo Center
May 22, 2017 San Angelo Foster Communications Coliseum
May 23, 2017 Hidalgo State Farm Arena
May 24, 2017 Corpus Christi Selena Auditorium 1,849 / 2,610$113,473
May 26, 2017 Little Rock Robinson Performance Hall
May 27, 2017 Park City Hartman Arena
May 28, 2017 Springfield Juanita K. Hammons Hall 2,144 / 2,241$139,145
May 30, 2017 Fort Wayne Foellinger Theatre
June 1, 2017 Interlochen Interlochen Center for the Arts
June 2, 2017 Windsor Canada Caesars Windsor 4,478 / 4,934$259,061
June 3, 2017 Rama Casino Rama
June 6, 2017 Lewiston United States Artpark Austin Hanks
June 7, 2017 Cincinnati PNC Pavilion
June 9, 2017 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
June 10, 2017 Frisco Toyota Stadium Thom Shepherd
Leg 3: Europe
July 6, 2017 Albi FranceFestival Pause Gitare Renaud, Féfé
July 7, 2017 Tours Tours Speedway
July 8, 2017 Sierre SwitzerlandPlaine de BellevueVan Wilks, Eric Slim Zahl and the South West Swingers
July 9, 2017 Sankt Goarshausen Germany Freilichtbühne Loreley The Red Devils
July 11, 2017 Paris France Zénith Paris
July 12, 2017 Monchengladbach Germany Warsteiner HockeyPark
July 14, 2017 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal
July 15, 2017 Peer BelgiumDeusterstraatThe Red Devils, Blind Boys of Alabama
July 16, 2017 Petite-Forêt FranceArènes du Hainaut Eric Sardinas, Truckers
July 18, 2017 Berlin Germany Spandau Citadel The Red Devils
July 19, 2017 Plzeň Czech Republic Home Monitoring Aréna
July 21, 2017 Lörrach GermanyMarktplatz Lörrach
July 22, 2017 Rosenheim Mangfallpark Süd
July 23, 2017 Halle Gerry Weber Stadion
July 25, 2017 Manchester England O2 Apollo Manchester
July 26, 2017 Glasgow Scotland O2 Academy Glasgow
July 28, 2017 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
July 30, 2017 Maidstone England Mote Park UFO, Supersonic Blues Machine
Leg 3: North America
August 24, 2017 Vancouver Canada Pacific National Exhibition
August 25, 2017 Woodinville United States Chateau Ste. Michelle The Doobie Brothers 4,250 / 4,300$384,446
August 26, 2017 Goldendale Maryhill Winery4,359 / 4,452$369,309
August 27, 2017 Eugene Cuthbert Amphitheater
August 29, 2017 Saratoga Mountain Winery
August 31, 2017 Salt Lake City Red Butte Garden and Arboretum Jordan Matthew Young
September 1, 2017 Pueblo Southwest Motors Events Center
September 3, 2017 Norfolk DeVent Center Robert Randolph and the Family Band
September 6, 2017 El Paso Sun Bowl 39,780 / 43,123$3,087,980
September 8, 2017San Antonio Alamodome 38,490 / 41,387$3,859,017
September 9, 2017 Irving Toyota Music Factory Alejandro Escovedo 3,481 / 4,161$214,725
September 10, 2017 Sugar Land Smart Financial Centre Contagious3,456 / 5,104$246,309
September 12, 2017 Champaign Virginia Theatre
September 13, 2017 Milwaukee Riverside Theater
September 15, 2017 Fargo Scheels Arena Tim Montana
September 16, 2017 Prior Lake Mystic Lake Casino Hotel 1,910 / 1,910$156,292
September 17, 2017 Des Moines Civic Center of Greater Des Moines Kris Lager Band 1,947 / 2,639$147,887
September 19, 2017 Davenport Adler Theatre 1,657 / 2,187$133,529
September 21, 2017 Indianapolis Clowes Memorial Hall The Summit1,676 / 1,985$149,207
September 22, 2017 New Buffalo Four Winds New Buffalo
September 23, 2017 Saginaw Huntington Event ParkThe Summit
September 24, 2017 Huber Heights Rose Music Center The Summit, Black Stone Cherry
September 27, 2017 Paducah Carson CenterThe Summit
September 29, 2017 El Dorado Murphy Amphitheater X Ambassadors, Robert Randolph and the Family Band
September 30, 2017 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Collective Soul, Andrew Hagar
October 1, 2017 Grand Rapids DeVos Performance Hall The Summit1,894 / 2,214$136,982
October 3, 2017 Columbus Palace Theatre
October 5, 2017 Wilmington Wilson Center
October 6, 2017 Cherokee Harrah's Cherokee 2,458 / 3,037$219,940
October 7, 2017 Alpharetta Verizon Amphitheatre Midland, Cracker
Leg 4: United States
April 18, 2018 El Paso United States Abraham Chavez Theatre
April 20, 2018 Las Vegas The Venetian Las Vegas
April 21, 2018
April 22, 2018 Anaheim House of Blues Mike Eldred Trio
April 25, 2018Las VegasThe Venetian Las Vegas
April 27, 2018
April 28, 2018
May 17, 2018TulsaParadise Cove
May 20, 2018 New Orleans Saenger Theatre Tim Montana
May 23, 2018 Norfolk Chartway Arena Anthony Rosano and the Conqueroos
Leg 5: United States ("Blues & Bayous")
May 25, 2018 Atlantic City United States Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa John Fogerty
May 26, 2018 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
May 27, 2018 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena 6,664 / 6,664$441,536
May 29, 2018 Vienna Filene Center
May 30, 2018
June 1, 2018 Pensacola Pensacola Bay Center
June 2, 2018 Clearwater Coachman Park
June 3, 2018 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre
June 5, 2018 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre
June 6, 2018 Atlanta Delta Classic Chastain Park Amphitheater
June 8, 2018 Thackerville WinStar World Casino
June 9, 2018 Austin Luedecke Arena The Badwater Boys
June 10, 2018 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden John Fogerty
June 12, 2018 Highland Park Ravinia Pavilion
June 13, 2018 Noblesville Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
June 14, 2018Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
June 16, 2018 Southaven BankPlus Amphitheater
June 17, 2018Maryland HeightsHollywood Casino Amphitheatre
June 19, 2018 Youngstown Covelli Centre
June 20, 2018 Wantagh Jones Beach Theater
June 22, 2018 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion John Fogerty, Ryan Kinder6,074 / 7,615$372,589
June 23, 2018 Canandaigua Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center John Fogerty
June 24, 2018 Camden BB&T Pavilion
June 26, 2018 Mount Pleasant Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort
June 27, 2018 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 29, 2018 Welch Treasure Island Resort & Casino
June 30, 2018 Fort Dodge Harlan Rogers Sports ComplexWild Ambition
July 1, 2018 Quapaw Downstream Casino Resort
Leg 6: North America
July 25, 2018 Paso Robles United States Paso Robles Event Center George Thorogood
July 26, 2018 Sacramento Papa Murphy's Park
July 28, 2018 Hillsboro Washington County Fair
July 29, 2018 Wenatchee Town Toyota Center Tim Montana
July 30, 2018WoodinvilleChateau Ste. Michelle
August 1, 2018 Boise Idaho Botanical Garden
August 3, 2018 Billings Downtown Billings Carolyn Wonderland, Willy G
August 4, 2018 Sandpoint War Memorial FieldTim Montana
August 6, 2018 Cheyenne Cheyenne Civic Center
August 7, 2018 Lincoln Pinewood Bowl Theater
August 10, 2018 Hamburg Erie County Fairgrounds
August 11, 2018 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage 38 Special, Blackfoot
August 13, 2018 Saint John Harbour Station The Damn Truth4,619 / 5,479$278,792
August 14, 2018 Summerside Consolidated Credit Union Place 4,369 / 4,369$259,557
August 16, 2018 Quebec City Videotron Centre Steve Hill
August 17, 2018 Laval Place Bell The Damn Truth5,136 / 5,136$307,308
August 18, 2018RamaCasino Rama
August 21, 2018RoanokeUnited States Berglund Center The Summit1,371 / 1,946$112,951
August 22, 2018 Glen Allen Servpro Richmond Pavilion
August 24, 2018 Sunbury Spyglass Ridge WineryScott Pemberton
August 25, 2018 Oneonta 6th Ward Booster Club FieldThe Summit
August 26, 2018 Webster Indian Ranch
August 28, 2018 Hyannis Cape Cod Melody Tent
August 30, 2018 Portland Maine State Pier Murcielago
September 1, 2018 Syracuse Chevy Court 33,875 / 35,000
September 2, 2018 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Oceanfront Ana Popović, The Josephines

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