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ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd to double down at Treasure Island Amphitheater next August

Both of the Southern rock bands are flying on despite losing key members in recent years.

By Chris Riemenschneider Star Tribune

November 13, 2023 — 9:01am

Southern rock heroes ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd are coming to southeastern Minnesota next summer on a co-headlining trek dubbed the Sharp-Dressed Simple Man Tour.

Treasure Island Casino Amphitheater will host the two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame groups on Aug. 30, 2024. It'll be a return trip for the Little Ol' Band from Texas that played the opening concert at the Red Wing area casino's sprawling outdoor venue in 2018 — the same year Florida's "Free Bird" crew first came to Minnesota on its so-called farewell tour.

Tickets for the Friday night twofer go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster.com. Prices have not yet announced. Another veteran southern rock act, "There Goes Another Love Song" hitmakers the Outlaws, will open the show.

ZZ Top co-founders Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard have been steadily touring without bassist/co-vocalist Dusty Hill since his death from cancer in 2021, using longtime guitar tech Elwood Francis as his replacement. The last of Skynyrd's original members, guitarist Gary Rossington, died in March at age 71.

Chris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.

chrisr@startribune.com 612-673-4658

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