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{{Infobox concert tour
{{Short description|2007 concert tour by ZZ Top}}
{{Infobox concert
| concert_tour_name = Hollywood Blues Tour
| concert_tour_name = Hollywood Blues Tour
| image = ZZ Top 2007 Tour Poster.jpg
| image = ZZ Top 2007 Tour Poster.jpg
| image_caption = Official tour poster
| artist = [[ZZ Top]]
| artist = [[ZZ Top]]
| location = [[United States]], [[Canada]]
| location = {{hlist|United States|Canada}}
| type = Concert
| start_date = {{Start date|2007|03|12}}
| start_date = {{Start date|2007|03|12}}
| end_date = {{End date|2007|10|27}}
| end_date = {{End date|2007|10|27}}
| number_of_legs = 2
| number_of_legs = 3
| number_of_shows = 87
| number_of_shows = 87
| last_tour = [[Whack Attack Tour]] <br /> (2005)
| last_tour = [[Whack Attack Tour]]<br />(2005)
| this_tour = '''Hollywood Blues Tour''' <br /> (2007)
| this_tour = '''Hollywood Blues Tour'''<br />(2007)
| next_tour = [[El Camino Ocho Tour]] <br /> (2008)
| next_tour = [[El Camino Ocho Tour]]<br />(2008)
| gross = $17.8 million}}
| gross = US$17,800,000
}}


The '''Hollywood Blues Tour''' was a [[concert tour]] through the United States and Canada, undertaken by American [[Rock music|rock]] band [[ZZ Top]]. Named after a warm-up show at the [[House of Blues]] in [[West Hollywood, California]], the tour was their second of which to be staged without a supporting album. As a result, they did not perform any newer material. Although this was a criticism for the tour, it was generally well-received—a critic from ''[[The Florida Times-Union]]'' regarded the band as "one of rock's most reliable acts; you just know they're going to put on a good show". In contrast to ZZ Top's elaborately-staged productions from previous tours, the Hollywood Blues Tour utilized an austere stage setup. To embrace the group's renowned concept of visual imagery, the stage featured an [[LED]] drape for a backdrop video screen that showed visual effects, video clips and flashing text phrases, along with amplifiers stacks and a [[Van de Graaff generator]].
The '''Hollywood Blues Tour''' was a [[Concert#Concert tour|concert tour]] by [[Rock music|rock]] band [[ZZ Top]]. The tour visited indoor and outdoor theaters, stadiums, and arenas in the United States and Canada. Whereas ZZ Top were known for their elaborate tour setups in the 1970s, the Hollywood Blues Tour was largely visual and stripped down; the stage featured a large video screen for a backdrop that showed visual effects and clips from the group's [[MTV]] music videos. Like their previous tour, each of the Hollywood Blues shows did not feature any newer songs, which served as one of the only criticisms for the tour.


Consisting of just two legs and 87 shows, the tour began in [[Boca Raton, Florida]] on March 12, 2007 and finished in [[Miami, Oklahoma]] on October 27, 2007. After the first leg, the tour was expanded for a summer tour with the [[Stray Cats]] and [[The Pretenders]], which was branded as "Summer Scorcher", and continued solo through October. With a total gross of $17.8 million, Hollywood Blues sold over 380,000 tickets at its conclusion. A portion of the tour is shown in the [[Eagle Rock Entertainment|Eagle Rock]] 2009 concert film ''[[Double Down Live]]''. Although the tour evoked a variety of responses from music critics, it was mostly well-received—''[[The Florida Times-Union]]'' called ZZ Top "one of rock's most reliable acts; you just know they're going to put on a good show".
Consisting of three legs and 87 shows, the tour began in [[Boca Raton, Florida]] on March 12, 2007 and ended in [[Miami, Oklahoma]] on October 27, 2007. After the first leg, the tour was expanded for a summer tour with the [[Stray Cats]] and [[The Pretenders]], which was branded as "Summer Scorcher". With a total gross of $17.8 million, Hollywood Blues sold over 380,000 tickets at its conclusion. The band's 2008 live album and DVD ''[[Live from Texas]]'' was filmed and recorded during a show in [[Grand Prairie, Texas]] after the tour's conclusion. A portion of the tour is shown in the [[Eagle Rock Entertainment|Eagle Rock]] 2009 concert film ''[[Double Down Live]]''.


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==Tour dates==
==Tour dates==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
|-
|-
! style="width:140px;"| Date
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Date
! style="width:140px;"| City
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City
! style="width:120px;"| Country
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! style="width:220px;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue
! style="width:220px;"| Opening act(s)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Opening act(s)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue
|-
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|Leg 1: amphitheaters and arenas in North America<ref name="lowpft">{{cite web|url=http://www.lowpft.com/oldconcerts.html#07|title=Past ZZ Top Concert Information|publisher=The Little ol' Web Page from Texas|access-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805024702/http://www.lowpft.com/oldconcerts.html#07|archive-date=August 5, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="5"|Leg 1
*{{cite news|last=Hooks|first=Justin|title=ZZ Top gives Coast all its loving|newspaper=Sun Herald|page=9|location=Biloxi, Mississippi|date=March 8, 2007}}
</ref>
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 12, 2007
|March 12, 2007
|align="center"|[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]
|[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]
|align="center" rowspan="30"|United States
|rowspan="30"|United States
|align="center"|[[Mizner Park|Count de Hoernle Amphitheater]]
|[[Mizner Park]]
|align="center"|Robert Fortune Band
|rowspan="3"|Robert Fortune Band
|{{n/a}}
|rowspan="30"{{n/a}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 13, 2007
|March 13, 2007
|align="center"|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
|[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
|align="center"|[[Florida Theatre]]
|[[Florida Theatre]]
|1,918 / 1,918
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 14, 2007
|March 14, 2007
|align="center"|[[Orange Beach, Alabama|Orange Beach]]
|[[Orange Beach, Alabama|Orange Beach]]
|The Wharf Amphitheater
|align="center"|Amphitheater at the Wharf
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 17, 2007
|March 17, 2007
|align="center"|[[Durant, Oklahoma|Durant]]
|[[Durant, Oklahoma|Durant]]
|align="center"|[[Choctaw Casino Resort]]
|[[Choctaw Casino and Resort]]
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 18, 2007
|March 18, 2007
|align="center"|[[Houston]]
|[[Houston]]
|align="center"|[[Reliant Stadium]]
|[[Reliant Stadium]]
|70,014 / 71,500
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 23, 2007
|March 23, 2007
|align="center"|[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]]
|[[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]]
|align="center"|[[American Bank Center]]
|[[American Bank Center Arena]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Robert Fortune Band
|rowspan="2"|Robert Fortune Band
|rowspan="25" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 24, 2007
|March 24, 2007
|align="center"|[[Belton, Texas|Belton]]
|[[Belton, Texas|Belton]]
|align="center"|[[Bell County Expo Center]]
|[[Bell County Expo Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 25, 2007
|March 25, 2007
|align="center"|[[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]
|[[Wichita Falls, Texas|Wichita Falls]]
|align="center"|[[Kay Yeager Coliseum]]
|[[Kay Yeager Coliseum]]
|align="center"|[[Los Lonely Boys]]
|[[Los Lonely Boys]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 30, 2007
|March 30, 2007
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Winchester, Nevada|Winchester]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[LVH – Las Vegas Hotel & Casino|Las Vegas Hilton]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Las Vegas Hilton]]
|rowspan="3"|[[American Bang|Bang Bang Bang]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|March 31, 2007
|March 31, 2007
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 6, 2007
|April 6, 2007
|align="center"|[[Kinder, Louisiana|Kinder]]
|[[Kinder, Louisiana|Kinder]]
|align="center"|Coushatta Casino Resort
|[[Coushatta Casino Resort]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 7, 2007
|April 7, 2007
|align="center"|[[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]
|[[Beaumont, Texas|Beaumont]]
|align="center"|[[Ford Park|Ford Park Pavilion]]
|[[Ford Park Pavilion]]
|align="center"|[[Kid Rock]], Los Lonely Boys, [[Cross Canadian Ragweed]]
|Los Lonely Boys, [[Cross Canadian Ragweed]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 11, 2007
|April 11, 2007
|align="center"|[[Rio Rancho, New Mexico|Rio Rancho]]
|[[Rio Rancho, New Mexico|Rio Rancho]]
|align="center"|[[Santa Ana Star Center]]
|[[Santa Ana Star Center]]
|rowspan="5"|Bang Bang Bang
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 12, 2007
|April 12, 2007
|align="center"|[[Mescalero, New Mexico|Mescalero]]
|[[Mescalero, New Mexico|Mescalero]]
|align="center"|Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino
|Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 14, 2007
|April 14, 2007
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|The Backyard
|rowspan="2"|The Backyard
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Bang Bang Bang
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 15, 2007
|April 15, 2007
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 18, 2007
|April 18, 2007
|align="center"|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
|[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]]
|align="center"|[[Comerica Theatre|Dodge Theatre]]
|[[Dodge Theatre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 20, 2007
|April 20, 2007
|align="center"|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
|align="center"|[[Wendover Peppermill]]
|[[Peppermill Reno]]
|align="center" rowspan="8"|Laidlaw
|rowspan="8"|Laidlaw
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 21, 2007
|April 21, 2007
|align="center"|[[Kelseyville, California|Kelseyville]]
|[[Kelseyville, California|Kelseyville]]
|align="center"|[[Konocti Harbor]]
|[[Konocti Harbor]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 23, 2007
|April 23, 2007
|align="center"|[[Alpine, California|Alpine]]
|[[Alpine, California|Alpine]]
|align="center"|[[Viejas Casino]]
|[[Viejas Casino]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 24, 2007
|April 24, 2007
|align="center"|[[Prescott Valley, Arizona|Prescott Valley]]
|[[Prescott Valley, Arizona|Prescott Valley]]
|align="center"|[[Tim's Toyota Center]]
|[[Tim's Toyota Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 26, 2007
|April 26, 2007
|align="center"|[[Santa Ynez, California|Santa Ynez]]
|[[Santa Ynez, California|Santa Ynez]]
|align="center"|Chumash Casino Resort
|[[Chumash Casino Resort]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 27, 2007
|April 27, 2007
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Laughlin, Nevada|Laughlin]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Laughlin, Nevada|Laughlin]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Aquarius Casino Resort]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Aquarius Casino Resort]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 28, 2007
|April 28, 2007
|-
|-
|align="center"|April 29, 2007
|April 29, 2007
|align="center"|[[Pala, California|Pala]]
|[[Pala, California|Pala]]
|align="center"|[[Pala Casino Resort and Spa]]
|[[Pala Casino Resort and Spa]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|May 2, 2007
|May 2, 2007
|align="center"|[[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]]
|[[St. Louis]]
|align="center"|[[America's Center]]
|[[America's Center]]
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|align="center"|May 4, 2007
|May 4, 2007
|align="center"|[[New Orleans]]
|[[New Orleans]]
|[[Fair Grounds Race Course]]
|align="center"|[[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]]
|[[Luther Kent]], [[Chuck Leavell]] with the [[Randall Bramblett]] Band
|-
|-
|align="center"|May 17, 2007
|May 17, 2007
|align="center"|[[Pikeville, Kentucky|Pikeville]]
|[[Pikeville, Kentucky|Pikeville]]
|align="center"|[[Eastern Kentucky Expo Center]]
|[[Appalachian Wireless Arena|Eastern Kentucky Expo Center]]
|align="center"|[[Axxis]], [[Blackberry Smoke]]
|[[Blackberry Smoke]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|May 18, 2007
|May 18, 2007
|align="center"|[[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]]
|[[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]]
|align="center"|[[Covelli Centre|Chevrolet Centre]]
|[[Chevrolet Centre]]
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|align="center"|May 19, 2007
|May 19, 2007
|align="center"|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
|align="center"|[[Columbus Crew Stadium]]
|[[Columbus Crew Stadium]]
|align="center"|[[Evanescence]], [[Velvet Revolver]], [[Hinder]], [[Chevelle (band)|Chevelle]], [[Three Days Grace]], [[Buckcherry]], [[Breaking Benjamin]]
|[[Evanescence]], [[Velvet Revolver]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="5"|Leg 2: amphitheaters and arenas in North America ("Summer Scorcher"){{sfn|Artistdirect|2007}}
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|Leg 2: amphitheaters and arenas in North America ("Summer Scorcher")<ref>Second leg opening act information:
*'''July 14, 2007:''' {{cite web|url=https://www.woodlandscenter.org/events/zz-top-with-hank-iii-old-97s--david-allan-coe|title=ZZ Top with Hank III, Old 97's & David Allan Coe|publisher=The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Official Website|access-date=August 31, 2017}}
*'''July 19, 2007:''' {{cite news|title=Concert Review: Bridgeview concert zaps back with '80s greats|first=Vickie|last=Snow|newspaper=[[Daily Southtown]]|location=[[Chicago]]|date=July 21, 2007|page=A5|quote=Joan Jett, the Stray Cats, the Pretenders, REO Speedwagon and ZZ Top -- in that order -- totally rocked Toyota Park Thursday.}}
</ref>
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 14, 2007
|July 14, 2007
|align="center"|[[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]]
|[[The Woodlands, Texas|The Woodlands]]
|align="center" rowspan="23"|United States
|rowspan="23"|United States
|align="center"|[[Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion]]
|[[Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion]]
|align="center"|[[Hank Williams III]], [[Old 97's]], [[David Allan Coe]]
|[[Hank Williams III]], [[Old 97's]]
|rowspan="16" {{n/a}}
|rowspan="16" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 15, 2007
|July 15, 2007
|align="center"|[[Dallas]]
|[[Dallas]]
|align="center"|[[Gexa Energy Pavilion|Smirnoff Music Centre]]
|[[Smirnoff Music Centre]]
|align="center"|[[Slobberbone|The Drams]], David Allan Coe, [[Drive-By Truckers]], [[Shooter Jennings]], Old 97's
|Old 97's, [[Shooter Jennings]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 19, 2007
|July 19, 2007
|align="center"|[[Bridgeview, Illinois|Bridgeview]]
|[[Bridgeview, Illinois|Bridgeview]]
|align="center"|[[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]]
|[[Toyota Park]]
|align="center"|[[Joan Jett]], [[REO Speedwagon]], [[Stray Cats]], [[Pretenders (band)|Pretenders]]
|rowspan="2"|[[REO Speedwagon]], [[The Pretenders]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 21, 2007
|July 21, 2007
|align="center"|[[Baltimore]]
|[[Baltimore]]
|align="center"|[[1st Mariner Arena]]
|[[1st Mariner Arena]]
|align="center"|REO Speedwagon, Stray Cats, Pretenders
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 22, 2007
|July 22, 2007
|align="center"|[[Wantagh, New York|Wantagh]]
|[[Wantagh, New York|Wantagh]]
|align="center"|[[Nikon at Jones Beach Theater]]
|[[Nikon at Jones Beach Theater]]
|align="center" rowspan="4"|Stray Cats, Pretenders
|rowspan="6"|The Pretenders, [[Stray Cats]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 23, 2007
|July 23, 2007
|align="center"|[[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
|[[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]]
|align="center"|[[The Borgata]]
|[[Borgata Event Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 25, 2007
|July 25, 2007
|align="center"|[[Sterling Heights, Michigan|Sterling Heights]]
|[[Sterling Heights, Michigan|Sterling Heights]]
|align="center"|Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
|Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 26, 2007
|July 26, 2007
|align="center"|[[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]
|[[Noblesville, Indiana|Noblesville]]
|align="center"|[[Klipsch Music Center|Verizon Wireless Music Center]]
|[[Verizon Wireless Music Center (Indiana)|Verizon Wireless Music Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 28, 2007
||July 28, 2007
|align="center"|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]
|[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]]
|align="center"|[[Xcel Energy Center]]
|[[Xcel Energy Center]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Gin Blossoms]], Stray Cats, Pretenders
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 29, 2007
|July 29, 2007
|align="center"|St. Louis
|St. Louis
|align="center"|[[Scottrade Center]]
|[[Scottrade Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|July 31, 2007
|July 31, 2007
|align="center"|[[Pelham, Alabama|Pelham]]
|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
|align="center"|[[Verizon Wireless Music Center (Birmingham)|Verizon Wireless Music Center]]
|[[Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham]]
|Blackberry Smoke
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 1, 2007
|August 1, 2007
|align="center"|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
|[[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]
|align="center"|[[Bridgestone Arena|Sommet Center]]
|[[Sommet Center]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Stray Cats, Pretenders
|rowspan="2"|The Pretenders, Stray Cats
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 3, 2007
|August 3, 2007
|align="center"|[[Oklahoma City]]
|[[Oklahoma City]]
|align="center"|[[Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden|Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater]]
|[[Zoo Amphitheater]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 4, 2007
|August 4, 2007
|align="center"|[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]
|[[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]
|align="center"|[[United Spirit Arena]]
|[[United Spirit Arena]]
|[[Whitestarr]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 5, 2007
|August 5, 2007
|align="center"|[[Selma, Texas|Selma]]
|[[Selma, Texas|Selma]]
|align="center"|[[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Selma)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]]
|[[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Selma, Texas)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]]
|align="center"|[[Whitestarr]], Stray Cats, Pretenders
|The Pretenders, Stray Cats
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 9, 2007
|August 9, 2007
|align="center"|[[Sturgis, South Dakota|Sturgis]]
|[[Sturgis, South Dakota|Sturgis]]
|align="center"|[[Buffalo Chip Campground]]
|[[Buffalo Chip Campground]]
|[[Buckcherry]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 11, 2007
|August 11, 2007
|[[Las Vegas]]
|align="center"|Paradise
|align="center"|[[Orleans Arena]]
|[[Orleans Arena]]
|rowspan="10"|The Pretenders, Stray Cats
|align="center"|Stray Cats, Pretenders
|5,186 / 9,000
|$268,652
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 13, 2007
|August 13, 2007
|align="center"|[[Morrison, Colorado|Morrison]]
|[[Morrison, Colorado|Morrison]]
|align="center"|[[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]]
|[[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]]
|rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|align="center"|Pretenders
|rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 15, 2007
|August 15, 2007
|align="center"|[[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]]
|[[West Valley City, Utah|West Valley City]]
|align="center"|[[USANA Amphitheatre]]
|[[USANA Amphitheatre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 17, 2007
|August 17, 2007
|align="center"|[[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
|[[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
|align="center"|[[Save Mart Center]]
|[[Save Mart Center]]
|align="center"|Stray Cats, Pretenders
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 18, 2007
|August 18, 2007
|align="center"|[[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
|[[Irvine, California|Irvine]]
|align="center"|[[Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Irvine)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]]
|[[Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (Irvine)|Verizon Wireless Amphitheater]]
|14,216 / 16,009
|align="center"|[[Sugar Ray]], Stray Cats, [[Tone Lōc]], Pretenders
|$716,966
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 19, 2007
|August 19, 2007
|align="center"|[[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]]
|[[Chula Vista, California|Chula Vista]]
|align="center"|[[Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre|Coors Amphitheatre]]
|[[Coors Amphitheatre (San Diego)|Coors Amphitheatre]]
|rowspan="6" {{n/a}}
|align="center"|Stray Cats, Pretenders, REO Speedwagon
|rowspan="21" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 21, 2007
|August 21, 2007
|align="center"|[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
|[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]]
|align="center"|[[Sleep Train Arena|ARCO Arena]]
|[[ARCO Arena]]
|align="center" rowspan="3"|Stray Cats, Pretenders
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 23, 2007
|August 23, 2007
|align="center"|[[Vancouver]]
|[[Vancouver]]
|align="center"|[[Canada]]
|Canada
|align="center"|[[Rogers Arena|General Motors Place]]
|[[General Motors Place]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 25, 2007
|August 25, 2007
|align="center"|[[Puyallup, Washington|Puyallup]]
|[[Puyallup, Washington|Puyallup]]
|align="center" rowspan="33"|United States
|rowspan="18"|United States
|align="center"|[[Puyallup Fair]]
|[[Puyallup Fair]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 26, 2007
|August 26, 2007
|align="center"|[[Ridgefield, Washington|Ridgefield]]
|[[Ridgefield, Washington|Ridgefield]]
|align="center"|[[Sleep Country Amphitheater|The Amphitheater at Clark County]]
|[[Clark County Amphitheater]]
|align="center"|Gin Blossoms, Stray Cats, Pretenders
|-
|-
|align="center"|August 31, 2007
|August 31, 2007
|align="center"|[[Hidalgo, Texas|Hidalgo]]
|[[Hidalgo, Texas|Hidalgo]]
|align="center"|[[State Farm Arena|Dodge Arena]]
|[[Dodge Arena]]
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 6, 2007
|September 6, 2007
|align="center"|[[Southaven, Mississippi|Southaven]]
|[[Southaven, Mississippi|Southaven]]
|align="center"|Snowden Grove Amphitheater
|[[Snowden Grove Amphitheater]]
|American Bang
|6,103 / 11,000
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 7, 2007
|September 7, 2007
|align="center"|[[Atlanta]]
|[[Atlanta]]
|align="center"|[[Chastain Park]]
|[[Chastain Park Amphitheater]]
|align="center"|Blackberry Smoke
|Blackberry Smoke
|rowspan="14" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 9, 2007
|September 9, 2007
|align="center"|[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]
|[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]
|align="center"|[[SeaGate Convention Centre]]
|[[SeaGate Convention Centre]]
|[[Chris Duarte Group]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 11, 2007
|September 11, 2007
|align="center"|[[Merrillville, Indiana|Merrillville]]
|[[Merrillville, Indiana|Merrillville]]
|align="center"|[[Star Plaza Theatre]]
|[[Star Plaza Theatre]]
|rowspan="4"|Blackberry Smoke
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 12, 2007
|September 12, 2007
|align="center"|[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]
|[[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]]
|align="center"|[[Morris Performing Arts Center]]
|[[Morris Performing Arts Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 14, 2007
|September 14, 2007
|align="center"|[[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]]
|[[Council Bluffs, Iowa|Council Bluffs]]
|align="center"|[[Mid-America Center]]
|[[Mid-America Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 15, 2007
|September 16, 2007
|[[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]
|align="center"|[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]]
|[[Peoria Civic Center]]
|align="center"|[[River Market, Kansas City|City Market]]
|align="center"|[[Quiet Riot]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 16, 2007
|September 19, 2007
|[[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]]
|align="center"|[[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]]
|[[Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel]]
|align="center"|[[Peoria Civic Center]]
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 19, 2007
|September 20, 2007
|align="center"|[[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]]
|[[Verona, New York|Verona]]
|align="center"|[[Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel]]
|[[Turning Stone Resort Casino]]
|rowspan="7"|Blackberry Smoke
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 20, 2007
|September 21, 2007
|[[Uncasville, Connecticut|Uncasville]]
|align="center"|[[Verona, New York|Verona]]
|[[Mohegan Sun Arena]]
|align="center"|[[Turning Stone Resort & Casino]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 21, 2007
|September 22, 2007
|[[Gilford, New Hampshire|Gilford]]
|align="center"|[[Uncasville, Connecticut|Uncasville]]
|[[Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion]]
|align="center"|[[Mohegan Sun]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 22, 2007
|September 25, 2007
|[[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]
|align="center"|[[Gilford, New Hampshire|Gilford]]
|[[Bangor Auditorium]]
|align="center"|[[Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 25, 2007
|September 27, 2007
|align="center"|[[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]]
|rowspan="2"|[[New York City]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]]
|align="center"|[[Bangor Auditorium]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 27, 2007
|September 28, 2007
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[New York City]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|September 28, 2007
|September 29, 2007
|[[Boston]]
|[[Bank of America Pavilion]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|Leg 3: arenas and auditoriums in the United States
|align="center"|September 29, 2007
|align="center"|[[Boston]]
|align="center"|[[Bank of America Pavilion]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 5, 2007
|October 5, 2007
|align="center"|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|rowspan="15"|United States
|align="center"|[[Randal Tyson Track Center]]
|[[Randal Tyson Track Center]]
|rowspan="4"|Blackberry Smoke
|rowspan="14" {{n/a}}
|rowspan="14" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 7, 2007
|October 7, 2007
|align="center"|[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
|[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
|align="center"|[[Tennessee Theatre]]
|[[Tennessee Theatre]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 10, 2007
|October 10, 2007
|align="center"|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
|align="center"|[[Hard Rock Live]]
|[[Hard Rock Live Orlando]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 12, 2007
|October 12, 2007
|align="center"|[[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]
|[[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]]
|align="center"|[[Big Sandy Superstore Arena]]
|[[Big Sandy Superstore Arena]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 13, 2007
|October 13, 2007
|align="center"|[[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]]
|[[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]]
|align="center"|[[Roberts Municipal Stadium]]
|[[Roberts Stadium (Evansville)|Roberts Stadium]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Travis Tritt]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 14, 2007
|October 14, 2007
|align="center"|[[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]]
|[[Dayton, Ohio|Dayton]]
|align="center"|[[Nutter Center]]
|[[Ervin J. Nutter Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 17, 2007
|October 17, 2007
|align="center"|[[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
|[[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
|align="center"|[[Embassy Theatre (Fort Wayne)|Embassy Theatre]]
|[[Embassy Theatre (Fort Wayne)|Embassy Theatre]]
|Sulentic Brothers Band
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 19, 2007
|October 19, 2007
|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Harris, Michigan|Harris]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Harris Township, Michigan|Harris]]
|align="center" rowspan="2"|Island Resort and Casino
|rowspan="2"|Island Resort & Casino
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 20, 2007
|October 20, 2007
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 21, 2007
|October 21, 2007
|align="center"|[[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]]
|[[East Lansing, Michigan|East Lansing]]
|align="center"|[[Wharton Center for the Performing Arts]]
|[[Wharton Center for Performing Arts]]
|rowspan="2"|Blackberry Smoke
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 23, 2007
|October 23, 2007
|align="center"|[[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]]
|[[Dubuque, Iowa|Dubuque]]
|align="center"|[[Five Flags Center]]
|[[Five Flags Center]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 25, 2007
|October 25, 2007
|align="center"|[[Thackerville, Oklahoma|Thackerville]]
|[[Thackerville, Oklahoma|Thackerville]]
|align="center"|[[WinStar World Casino]]
|[[WinStar World Casino]]
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 26, 2007
|October 26, 2007
|align="center"|[[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]
|[[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]
|align="center"|[[Riverwind Casino]]
|[[Riverwind Casino]]
|-
|-
|align="center"|October 27, 2007
|October 27, 2007
|align="center"|[[Miami, Oklahoma|Miami]]
|[[Miami, Oklahoma|Miami]]
|align="center"|Buffalo Run Casino
|Buffalo Run Casino & Resort
|Blackberry Smoke
|-
|-
|}
|}
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==References==
==References==
*{{vcite web | home= [[Artistdirect]]| title= Stray Cats to Tour With ZZ Top and The Pretenders| url= http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/stray-cats-to-tour-with-zz-top-and-the-pretenders/4340878| date= July 16, 2007| accessdate= February 16, 2007|ref=CITEREFArtistdirect2007}}
*{{cite web | work= [[Artistdirect]]| title= Stray Cats to Tour With ZZ Top and The Pretenders| url= http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/stray-cats-to-tour-with-zz-top-and-the-pretenders/4340878| date= July 16, 2007| access-date= February 16, 2007|ref=CITEREFArtistdirect2007}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.lowpft.com/photo.html Peter Zurich's ZZ Top Gallery]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100523171656/http://www.lowpft.com/photo.html Peter Zurich's ZZ Top Gallery]


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[[Category:ZZ Top concert tours]]
[[Category:2007 concert tours]]
[[Category:2007 concert tours]]
[[Category:ZZ Top concert tours]]

Latest revision as of 13:56, 10 November 2023

Hollywood Blues Tour
Tour by ZZ Top
Location
  • United States
  • Canada
Start dateMarch 12, 2007 (2007-03-12)
End dateOctober 27, 2007 (2007-10-27)
Legs3
No. of shows87
Box officeUS$17,800,000
ZZ Top concert chronology

The Hollywood Blues Tour was a concert tour through the United States and Canada, undertaken by American rock band ZZ Top. Named after a warm-up show at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California, the tour was their second of which to be staged without a supporting album. As a result, they did not perform any newer material. Although this was a criticism for the tour, it was generally well-received—a critic from The Florida Times-Union regarded the band as "one of rock's most reliable acts; you just know they're going to put on a good show". In contrast to ZZ Top's elaborately-staged productions from previous tours, the Hollywood Blues Tour utilized an austere stage setup. To embrace the group's renowned concept of visual imagery, the stage featured an LED drape for a backdrop video screen that showed visual effects, video clips and flashing text phrases, along with amplifiers stacks and a Van de Graaff generator.

Consisting of three legs and 87 shows, the tour began in Boca Raton, Florida on March 12, 2007 and ended in Miami, Oklahoma on October 27, 2007. After the first leg, the tour was expanded for a summer tour with the Stray Cats and The Pretenders, which was branded as "Summer Scorcher". With a total gross of $17.8 million, Hollywood Blues sold over 380,000 tickets at its conclusion. The band's 2008 live album and DVD Live from Texas was filmed and recorded during a show in Grand Prairie, Texas after the tour's conclusion. A portion of the tour is shown in the Eagle Rock 2009 concert film Double Down Live.

Tour dates

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List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance Revenue
Leg 1: amphitheaters and arenas in North America[1][2]
March 12, 2007 Boca Raton United States Mizner Park Robert Fortune Band
March 13, 2007 Jacksonville Florida Theatre 1,918 / 1,918
March 14, 2007 Orange Beach The Wharf Amphitheater
March 17, 2007 Durant Choctaw Casino and Resort
March 18, 2007 Houston Reliant Stadium 70,014 / 71,500
March 23, 2007 Corpus Christi American Bank Center Arena Robert Fortune Band
March 24, 2007 Belton Bell County Expo Center
March 25, 2007 Wichita Falls Kay Yeager Coliseum Los Lonely Boys
March 30, 2007 Winchester Las Vegas Hilton Bang Bang Bang
March 31, 2007
April 6, 2007 Kinder Coushatta Casino Resort
April 7, 2007 Beaumont Ford Park Pavilion Los Lonely Boys, Cross Canadian Ragweed
April 11, 2007 Rio Rancho Santa Ana Star Center Bang Bang Bang
April 12, 2007 Mescalero Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort
April 14, 2007 Austin The Backyard
April 15, 2007
April 18, 2007 Phoenix Dodge Theatre
April 20, 2007 Reno Peppermill Reno Laidlaw
April 21, 2007 Kelseyville Konocti Harbor
April 23, 2007 Alpine Viejas Casino
April 24, 2007 Prescott Valley Tim's Toyota Center
April 26, 2007 Santa Ynez Chumash Casino Resort
April 27, 2007 Laughlin Aquarius Casino Resort
April 28, 2007
April 29, 2007 Pala Pala Casino Resort and Spa
May 2, 2007 St. Louis America's Center
May 4, 2007 New Orleans Fair Grounds Race Course Luther Kent, Chuck Leavell with the Randall Bramblett Band
May 17, 2007 Pikeville Eastern Kentucky Expo Center Blackberry Smoke
May 18, 2007 Youngstown Chevrolet Centre
May 19, 2007 Columbus Columbus Crew Stadium Evanescence, Velvet Revolver
Leg 2: amphitheaters and arenas in North America ("Summer Scorcher")[3]
July 14, 2007 The Woodlands United States Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Hank Williams III, Old 97's
July 15, 2007 Dallas Smirnoff Music Centre Old 97's, Shooter Jennings
July 19, 2007 Bridgeview Toyota Park REO Speedwagon, The Pretenders
July 21, 2007 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
July 22, 2007 Wantagh Nikon at Jones Beach Theater The Pretenders, Stray Cats
July 23, 2007 Atlantic City Borgata Event Center
July 25, 2007 Sterling Heights Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
July 26, 2007 Noblesville Verizon Wireless Music Center
July 28, 2007 Saint Paul Xcel Energy Center
July 29, 2007 St. Louis Scottrade Center
July 31, 2007 Birmingham Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham Blackberry Smoke
August 1, 2007 Nashville Sommet Center The Pretenders, Stray Cats
August 3, 2007 Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater
August 4, 2007 Lubbock United Spirit Arena Whitestarr
August 5, 2007 Selma Verizon Wireless Amphitheater The Pretenders, Stray Cats
August 9, 2007 Sturgis Buffalo Chip Campground Buckcherry
August 11, 2007 Las Vegas Orleans Arena The Pretenders, Stray Cats 5,186 / 9,000 $268,652
August 13, 2007 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 15, 2007 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
August 17, 2007 Fresno Save Mart Center
August 18, 2007 Irvine Verizon Wireless Amphitheater 14,216 / 16,009 $716,966
August 19, 2007 Chula Vista Coors Amphitheatre
August 21, 2007 Sacramento ARCO Arena
August 23, 2007 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
August 25, 2007 Puyallup United States Puyallup Fair
August 26, 2007 Ridgefield Clark County Amphitheater
August 31, 2007 Hidalgo Dodge Arena
September 6, 2007 Southaven Snowden Grove Amphitheater American Bang 6,103 / 11,000
September 7, 2007 Atlanta Chastain Park Amphitheater Blackberry Smoke
September 9, 2007 Toledo SeaGate Convention Centre Chris Duarte Group
September 11, 2007 Merrillville Star Plaza Theatre Blackberry Smoke
September 12, 2007 South Bend Morris Performing Arts Center
September 14, 2007 Council Bluffs Mid-America Center
September 16, 2007 Peoria Peoria Civic Center
September 19, 2007 Niagara Falls Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel
September 20, 2007 Verona Turning Stone Resort Casino Blackberry Smoke
September 21, 2007 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena
September 22, 2007 Gilford Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion
September 25, 2007 Bangor Bangor Auditorium
September 27, 2007 New York City Beacon Theatre
September 28, 2007
September 29, 2007 Boston Bank of America Pavilion
Leg 3: arenas and auditoriums in the United States
October 5, 2007 Fayetteville United States Randal Tyson Track Center Blackberry Smoke
October 7, 2007 Knoxville Tennessee Theatre
October 10, 2007 Orlando Hard Rock Live Orlando
October 12, 2007 Huntington Big Sandy Superstore Arena
October 13, 2007 Evansville Roberts Stadium Travis Tritt
October 14, 2007 Dayton Ervin J. Nutter Center
October 17, 2007 Fort Wayne Embassy Theatre Sulentic Brothers Band
October 19, 2007 Harris Island Resort & Casino
October 20, 2007
October 21, 2007 East Lansing Wharton Center for Performing Arts Blackberry Smoke
October 23, 2007 Dubuque Five Flags Center
October 25, 2007 Thackerville WinStar World Casino
October 26, 2007 Norman Riverwind Casino
October 27, 2007 Miami Buffalo Run Casino & Resort Blackberry Smoke

Notes

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  1. ^ "Past ZZ Top Concert Information". The Little ol' Web Page from Texas. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  2. ^
    • Hooks, Justin (March 8, 2007). "ZZ Top gives Coast all its loving". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. 9.
  3. ^ Second leg opening act information:
    • July 14, 2007: "ZZ Top with Hank III, Old 97's & David Allan Coe". The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Official Website. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
    • July 19, 2007: Snow, Vickie (July 21, 2007). "Concert Review: Bridgeview concert zaps back with '80s greats". Daily Southtown. Chicago. p. A5. Joan Jett, the Stray Cats, the Pretenders, REO Speedwagon and ZZ Top -- in that order -- totally rocked Toyota Park Thursday.

References

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