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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
| artist = [[ZZ Top]]
| artist = [[ZZ Top]]
| location = United States, Canada
| location = {{hlist|United States|Canada}}
| start_date = {{Start date|2007|03|06}}
| start_date = {{Start date|2007|03|12}}
| end_date = {{End date|2007|12|31}}
| end_date = {{End date|2007|10|27}}
| number_of_legs = 4
| number_of_legs = 3
| number_of_shows = 97
| 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)
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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 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]].


Consisting of four legs and 97 shows, the tour began in [[Biloxi, Mississippi]] on March 6, 2007 and ended in [[Aspen, Colorado]] on December 31, 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]]. A portion of the tour is shown in the [[Eagle Rock Entertainment|Eagle Rock]] 2009 concert film ''[[Double Down Live]]''.
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]]''.

{{Clear}}


==Tour dates==
==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
|-
|-

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! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| City
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! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Country
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Venue
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Opening Act(s)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Opening act(s)
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Attendance
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue
! scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Revenue
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"

|-
|-
! 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|accessdate=August 30, 2017}}</ref><ref>First leg opening act information:
! 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>
*'''March 6 and 9–14, 2007:''' {{cite news|title=ZZ Top gives Coast all its loving|first=Justin|last=Hooks|newspaper=[[Sun Herald]]|location=[[Biloxi, MS]]|date=March 8, 2007|page=A9|quote=The tour continues through March with dates across the Southeast with opening act The Robert Fortune Band. The Mandeville-based trio held an impressive jam session of heavy blues-rock originals...}}
*{{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}}
*'''March 10, 2007:''' {{cite news|title=ZZ Top still rocking after all these years|first=David|last=Dorsey|newspaper=[[The News-Press]]|location=[[Fort Myers, FL]]|date=March 9, 2007|page=12|quote=ZZ Top, with local bands LST and Mark Haney and the Buzzards opening the show. The Robert Fortune Band will open for ZZ Top.}}
*'''March 23, 2007:''' {{cite news|title='You gotta whip it up' - That little ol' band from Texas ready to put on a rock n' roll fandango tonight|first=Cassandra|last=Hinojosa|newspaper=[[Corpus Christi Caller-Times]]|date=March 23, 2007|page=E14|quote=Warming the stage for ZZ Top are New Orleans based-rockers, The Robert Fortune Band...}}
*'''March 24, 2007:''' {{cite news|title=Catch some ZZs: ZZ Top latest tour stops in Belton|first=Carl|last=Hoover|newspaper=[[Waco Tribune-Herald]]|date=March 23, 2007|quote=Opening the evening's concert is the Robert Fortune Band.}}
*'''March 25, 2007:''' {{cite news|title=ZZ Top, Boys serve it up in style|first=Lana|last=Sweeten-Shults|newspaper=[[Wichita Falls Times Record News]]|date=March 26, 2007|page=A6|quote=ZZ Top, those consummate showmen, never fail to pop a top on a little Texas style, and they did it in prime fashion Sunday night at Kay Yeager Coliseum with Los Lonely Boys for a two-fer Texas evening.}}
*'''March 30–April 18, 2007:''' {{cite web|url=http://www.bbbrock.com/journal.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519062859/http://www.bbbrock.com/journal.php|archive-date=May 19, 2007|dead-url=yes|title=Bang Bang Bang: journal|publisher=[[American Bang|Bang Bang Bang]]|accessdate=August 30, 2017|df=}}
*'''April 20–29, 2007:''' {{cite web|url=http://www.lowpft.com/oldconcerts.html#07|title=Past ZZ Top Concert Information|publisher=The Little ol' Web Page from Texas|accessdate=August 30, 2017}}
*'''May 4, 2007''' {{cite news|title=New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival schedule|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|newspaper=[[The Baton Rouge Advocate]]|date=May 4, 2007|page=10FUN|quote=...2:10 p.m.: Chuck Leavell with the Randall Bramblett Band, 3:45 p.m.: Luther Kent and Trickbag...}}
</ref>
</ref>
|-
|March 6, 2007
|[[Biloxi, Mississippi|Biloxi]]
|rowspan="31"|United States
|[[Mississippi Coast Coliseum]]
|Robert Fortune Band
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|rowspan="31" {{n/a}}
|-
|March 8, 2007
|[[Timmonsville, South Carolina|Timmonsville]]
|Palmetto Arabian Farms<br />(Rock with the Top for Kidzz)
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|March 9, 2007
|[[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]]
|[[Ruth Eckerd Hall]]
|Robert Fortune Band
|2,180 / 2,180
|-
|March 10, 2007
|[[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]]
|Centennial Park
|Robert Fortune Band, Mark Haney & the Buzzards
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|March 12, 2007
|March 12, 2007
|[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]
|[[Boca Raton, Florida|Boca Raton]]
|rowspan="30"|United States
|[[Mizner Park Amphitheater]]
|[[Mizner Park]]
|rowspan="3"|Robert Fortune Band
|rowspan="3"|Robert Fortune Band
|{{n/a}}
|rowspan="30"{{n/a}}
|-
|-
|March 13, 2007
|March 13, 2007
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|[[Orange Beach, Alabama|Orange Beach]]
|[[Orange Beach, Alabama|Orange Beach]]
|The Wharf Amphitheater
|The Wharf Amphitheater
|{{n/a}}
|rowspan="2" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|March 17, 2007
|March 17, 2007
|[[Durant, Oklahoma|Durant]]
|[[Durant, Oklahoma|Durant]]
|[[Choctaw Coliseum]]
|[[Choctaw Casino and Resort]]
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|10,000 / 10,000
|-
|-
|March 18, 2007
|March 18, 2007
|[[Houston]]
|[[Houston]]
|[[Reliant Stadium]]<br />([[Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo]])
|[[Reliant Stadium]]
|70,014 / 71,500
|70,014 / 71,500
|-
|-
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|[[American Bank Center Arena]]
|[[American Bank Center Arena]]
|rowspan="2"|Robert Fortune Band
|rowspan="2"|Robert Fortune Band
|rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|rowspan="25" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|March 24, 2007
|March 24, 2007
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|March 30, 2007
|March 30, 2007
|rowspan="2"|[[Winchester, Nevada|Winchester]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Winchester, Nevada|Winchester]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Las Vegas Hilton|Hilton Theater]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Las Vegas Hilton]]
|rowspan="3"|[[American Bang|Bang Bang Bang]]
|rowspan="3"|[[American Bang|Bang Bang Bang]]
|rowspan="2"|3,600 / 3,600
|-
|-
|March 31, 2007
|March 31, 2007
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|[[Kinder, Louisiana|Kinder]]
|[[Kinder, Louisiana|Kinder]]
|[[Coushatta Casino Resort]]
|[[Coushatta Casino Resort]]
|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|April 7, 2007
|April 7, 2007
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|April 12, 2007
|April 12, 2007
|[[Mescalero, New Mexico|Mescalero]]
|[[Mescalero, New Mexico|Mescalero]]
|Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort & Casino
|Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort
|-
|-
|April 14, 2007
|April 14, 2007
|rowspan="2"|[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Austin, Texas|Austin]]
|rowspan="2"|The Backyard
|rowspan="2"|The Backyard
|5,000 / 5,000
|-
|-
|April 15, 2007
|April 15, 2007
|rowspan="12" {{n/a}}
|-
|-
|April 18, 2007
|April 18, 2007
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|April 20, 2007
|April 20, 2007
|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno]]
|[[Peppermill Concert Hall]]
|[[Peppermill Reno]]
|rowspan="8"|Laidlaw
|rowspan="8"|Laidlaw
|-
|-
|April 21, 2007
|April 21, 2007
|[[Kelseyville, California|Kelseyville]]
|[[Kelseyville, California|Kelseyville]]
|[[Konocti Field Amphitheatre]]
|[[Konocti Harbor]]
|-
|-
|April 23, 2007
|April 23, 2007
|[[Alpine, California|Alpine]]
|[[Alpine, California|Alpine]]
|[[Viejas Casino|Viejas Concerts in the Park]]
|[[Viejas Casino]]
|-
|-
|April 24, 2007
|April 24, 2007
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|April 29, 2007
|April 29, 2007
|[[Pala, California|Pala]]
|[[Pala, California|Pala]]
|[[Pala Casino Resort and Spa|Palomar Starlight Theater]]
|[[Pala Casino Resort and Spa]]
|-
|-
|May 2, 2007
|May 2, 2007
|[[St. Louis]]
|[[St. Louis]]
|[[America's Center]]<br />(IBM PartnerWorld)
|[[America's Center]]
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|May 4, 2007
|May 4, 2007
|[[New Orleans]]
|[[New Orleans]]
|[[Fair Grounds Race Course]]<br />([[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival]])
|[[Fair Grounds Race Course]]
|[[Luther Kent|Luther Kent & Trickbag]], [[Chuck Leavell]] with the [[Randall Bramblett]] Band
|[[Luther Kent]], [[Chuck Leavell]] with the [[Randall Bramblett]] Band
|-
|May 17, 2007
|[[Pikeville, Kentucky|Pikeville]]
|[[Appalachian Wireless Arena|Eastern Kentucky Expo Center]]
|[[Blackberry Smoke]]
|-
|May 18, 2007
|[[Youngstown, Ohio|Youngstown]]
|[[Chevrolet Centre]]
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|May 19, 2007
|[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]
|[[Columbus Crew Stadium]]
|[[Evanescence]], [[Velvet Revolver]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|Leg 2: amphitheaters and arenas in North America ("Summer Scorcher")<ref>Second leg opening act information:
! 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|accessdate=August 31, 2017}}
*'''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.}}
*'''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>
</ref>
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|July 25, 2007
|July 25, 2007
|[[Sterling Heights, Michigan|Sterling Heights]]
|[[Sterling Heights, Michigan|Sterling Heights]]
|Freedom Hill
|Freedom Hill Amphitheatre
|-
|-
|July 26, 2007
|July 26, 2007
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|July 31, 2007
|July 31, 2007
|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]]
|[[Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham|Verizon Wireless Music Center]]
|[[Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham]]
|Blackberry Smoke
|Blackberry Smoke
|-
|-
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|August 3, 2007
|August 3, 2007
|[[Oklahoma City]]
|[[Oklahoma City]]
|[[Zoo Amphitheatre]]
|[[Zoo Amphitheater]]
|-
|-
|August 4, 2007
|August 4, 2007
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|August 9, 2007
|August 9, 2007
|[[Sturgis, South Dakota|Sturgis]]
|[[Sturgis, South Dakota|Sturgis]]
|[[Buffalo Chip Campground]]<br />([[Sturgis Motorcycle Rally]])
|[[Buffalo Chip Campground]]
|[[Buckcherry]]
|[[Buckcherry]]
|-
|-
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|August 17, 2007
|August 17, 2007
|[[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
|[[Fresno, California|Fresno]]
|[[Save Mart Center at Fresno State]]
|[[Save Mart Center]]
|-
|-
|August 18, 2007
|August 18, 2007
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|[[Puyallup, Washington|Puyallup]]
|[[Puyallup, Washington|Puyallup]]
|rowspan="18"|United States
|rowspan="18"|United States
|Puyallup Fair & Events Center
|[[Puyallup Fair]]
|-
|-
|August 26, 2007
|August 26, 2007
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|September 7, 2007
|September 7, 2007
|[[Atlanta]]
|[[Atlanta]]
|[[Chastain Park Amphitheatre]]
|[[Chastain Park Amphitheater]]
|Blackberry Smoke
|Blackberry Smoke
|rowspan="14" {{n/a}}
|rowspan="14" {{n/a}}
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|[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]
|[[Toledo, Ohio|Toledo]]
|[[SeaGate Convention Centre]]
|[[SeaGate Convention Centre]]
|[[Chris Duarte]]
|[[Chris Duarte Group]]
|-
|-
|September 11, 2007
|September 11, 2007
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|October 5, 2007
|October 5, 2007
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|[[Fayetteville, Arkansas|Fayetteville]]
|rowspan="20"|United States
|rowspan="15"|United States
|[[Randal Tyson Track Center]]
|[[Randal Tyson Track Center]]
|rowspan="4"|Blackberry Smoke
|rowspan="4"|Blackberry Smoke
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|October 10, 2007
|October 10, 2007
|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
|[[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]
|[[Hard Rock Live Orlando|Hard Rock Live]]
|[[Hard Rock Live Orlando]]
|-
|-
|October 12, 2007
|October 12, 2007
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|[[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
|[[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]]
|[[Embassy Theatre (Fort Wayne)|Embassy Theatre]]
|[[Embassy Theatre (Fort Wayne)|Embassy Theatre]]
|Sulentic Brothers Band
|rowspan="3" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|October 19, 2007
|October 19, 2007
|rowspan="2"|[[Harris Township, Michigan|Harris]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Harris Township, Michigan|Harris]]
|rowspan="2"|Island Resort & Casino
|rowspan="2"|Island Resort & Casino
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
|October 20, 2007
|October 20, 2007
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|October 25, 2007
|October 25, 2007
|[[Thackerville, Oklahoma|Thackerville]]
|[[Thackerville, Oklahoma|Thackerville]]
|[[WinStar World Casino|WinStar World Casino and Resort]]
|[[WinStar World Casino]]
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|-
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|Buffalo Run Casino & Resort
|Buffalo Run Casino & Resort
|Blackberry Smoke
|Blackberry Smoke
|-
|November 1, 2007
|[[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]]
|[[Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie]]
|rowspan="3" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|6,333 / 6,333
|$158,325
|-
|November 3, 2007
|Reno
|[[Grand Sierra Resort|Grand Sierra Resort and Casino]]
|{{n/a}}
|rowspan="5" {{n/a}}
|-
|November 4, 2007
|[[San Francisco]]
|[[The Warfield]]
|2,300 / 2,300
|-
|November 9, 2007
|[[Los Angeles]]
|[[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]]
|[[Dr. John]]
|rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|-
|November 11, 2007
|Las Vegas
|Hilton Theater
|rowspan="2" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|-
|November 14, 2007
|[[Coachella, California|Coachella]]
|[[Spotlight 29 Casino|Spotlight Showroom]]
|-
! style="background:#dde;" colspan="7"|Leg 4: arenas and auditoriums in the United States
|-
|December 28, 2007
|[[Hollywood, Florida|Hollywood]]
|rowspan="4"|United States
|[[Hard Rock Live]]
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|rowspan="3" {{n/a}}
|rowspan="4" {{n/a}}
|-
|December 29, 2007
|[[Melbourne, Florida|Melbourne]]
|[[King Center for the Performing Arts]]
|rowspan="2"|Blackberry Smoke
|-
|December 30, 2007
|Clearwater
|Ruth Eckerd Hall
|-
|December 31, 2007
|[[Aspen, Colorado|Aspen]]
|Belly Up Aspen
|style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C|
|450 / 450
|-
|-
|}
|}
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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]


{{ZZ Top}}
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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

[edit]
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.

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