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ZZ Top to rock Roanoke

WSLS News Staff
Rock legends ZZ Top are coming to Roanoke.

Their concert will be Friday, September 11th, at the Roanoke Civic Center.

Tickets are now on sale at the Roanoke Civic Center ticket office, online at tickets.com, or by phone at 1-888-397-3100.

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Read the full news release below from the Roanoke Civic Center:

96.3 WROV Presents ZZ TOP
Friday, September 11th, 2009
8:00pm
Roanoke Civic Center Coliseum

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee ZZ TOP is heading to Roanoke! Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard will perform at the Roanoke Civic Center Friday, September 11th, for a one-night show packed with hits! Tickets on sale to the general public Monday, August 10th at 10am at the Roanoke Civic Center Ticket Office, online at tickets.com or by phone at 888-397-3100.

Formed in late 1969, ZZ TOP holds the distinction of being among the few rock bands still comprised of its original recording members for nearly 40 years. ZZ TOP reached peak commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, scoring many hit songs during that era. They remain together today and are still touring and releasing albums. ZZ TOP was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 15, 2004. Summarizing their music, guitarist Cub Koda wrote, “As genuine roots musicians, they have few peers; Gibbons is one of American’s finest blues guitarists working in the hard rock idiom….while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support.”

Nearly as well-known as their music is the group’s image: Gibbons and Hill are almost always pictured wearing sunglasses (a nod to their 1979 song “Cheap Sunglasses”), similar if not matching clothing, and their trademark chest-length beards (in spite of his own surname, Beard almost always sports just a mustache). In 1984 the Gillette Company reportedly offered Gibbons and Hill $1 million each to shave their beards for a television commercial, but they declined stating “We’re too ugly without ‘em.”

ZZ TOP is ranked number 44 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.” Don’t miss hits like “Legs”, “Sharp Dressed Man”, “La Grange”, and “Gimme All Your Lovin’” Friday, September 11th, at the Roanoke Civic Center!

Tickets available at the Roanoke Civic Center Ticket Office, online at tickets.com, or charge by phone at 888-397-3100.