57 years into touring, Billy Gibbons has no plans to slow down anytime soon.
“It simply is the greatest job in the world,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer told The Post in an exclusive interview. “Go to work by playing … and looking ahead to playing it again! Why stop?”
Case in point, the tireless ZZ Top frontman has not one but two (!) major tours planned in 2026.
Up first, he’s hitting the road with his BFG Band from now until late February, which includes five New York and New Jersey gigs.
They’re slated to go down at:
Borgata Casino Music Box
Atlantic City, NJ
Saturday, Feb. 7
Patchogue Theater
Patchogue, NY
Saturday, Feb. 14
City Winery
New York, NY
Monday, Feb. 16
City Winery
New York, NY
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Tarrytown Music Hall
Tarrytown, NY
Saturday, Feb. 21
“[Our BFG shows] looks like rash rebelliousness,” Gibbons, 76, said. “…it’s a playlist conjured up from three BFG solo albums, ‘Hardware,’ ‘The Big Bad Blues’ and ‘Perfectamunto.’ We’re sure to touch on those over the course of the evening with loads more. Get on the boots to wade through blues, surf, even digging deep in metal…it’s loud, it’s a frolic and it beats working.”
After that run concludes, the bearded bluesman will re-join his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group for a nationwide ‘Dos Amigos’ trek that starts in March and stretches all the way until September with Dwight Yoakam joining the unkempt outfit on select dates.
“[Expect] new guitars, an even bigger drum array, fine new costuming, and a few new tunes to sweeten the set,” Gibbons smiled. “We’re gonna turn out and crank it up in a premiumly powerful way. Feel free to quote me.”
Even with all that in the books, the unkempt virtuoso who often gets mistaken for Santa — “Christmas is tough because kids ask Santa for stuff” he riffed — still finds time to ponder his legendary facial hair.
“I constantly contemplate whether to keep it under or over the covers,” the “La Grange” singer quipped.
Want to see the original “Sharp Dressed Man” live?
We’ve got everything you need to know and more about his solo and ZZ Top tour (as well as his craziest story from the road) and much, much more below.
Billy Gibbons tour schedule 2026
A complete calendar including all Billy Gibbons tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets are listed below.
| Billy Gibbons tour dates |
|---|
| Feb. 3 at the Southern Theatre in Columbus, OH |
| Feb. 4 at the Fallsview Casino in Niagara Falls, ON, CA |
| Feb. 6 at the Grand Opera House in Wilmington, DE |
| Feb. 7 at the Borgata Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, NJ |
| Feb. 11 at the Plymouth Memorial Hall in Plymouth, MA |
| Feb. 13 at the Paramount Theatre in Rutland, VT |
| Feb. 14 at the Patchogue Theatre in Patchogue, NY |
| Feb. 16 at the City Winery in New York, NY |
| Feb. 17 at the City Winery in New York, NY |
| Feb. 19 at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| Feb. 20 at the Foxwoods Casino in Mashantucket, CT |
| Feb. 21 at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Tarrytown, NY |
| Feb. 23 at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA |
| Feb. 24 at the Weinberg Center in Frederick, MD |
| Feb. 26 at the Harvester Performance Center in Rocky Mount, VA |
| Feb. 27 at the Paramount in Bristol, TN |
| Feb. 28 at the Variety Playhouse in Atlanta, GA |
ZZ Top tour schedule 2026
All North American ZZ Top show dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found here.
| ZZ Top tour dates |
|---|
| March 22 at the Amarillo Civic Center Auditorium in Amarillo, TX |
| March 24 at the Union Colony Civic Center in Greeley, CO |
| March 26 at the Dacotah Bank Center with Brookings, SD with Dwight Yoakam |
| March 27 at the Nebraska State Fair in Grand Island, NE with Dwight Yoakam |
| March 28 at the Intrust Bank Arena in Wichita, KS with Dwight Yoakam |
| March 31 at the F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville, TN |
| April 2 at the Laborde Earles Coliseum in Alexandria, LA |
| April 3 at the Grand Event Center in Lake Charles, LA |
| April 4 at the Batesville Civic Center in Batesville, MS |
| April 6 at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA |
| April 7 at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans, LA |
| April 9 at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, TX |
| April 10 at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, TX |
| April 11 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, OK |
| April 17 at the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock, AR with Dwight Yoakam |
| April 18 at the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville, AL with Dwight Yoakam |
| April 19 at Gatton Park in Lexington, KY with Dwight Yoakam |
| April 21 at the Capitol Theatre in Wheeling, WV |
| April 23 at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, IN with Dwight Yoakam |
| April 24 at the Peoria Civic Center in Peoria, IL with Dwight Yoakam |
| April 25 at the Azura Amphitheater in Bonner Springs, KS with Dwight Yoakam |
| April 30 at the Oxford Performing Arts Center in Oxford, AL |
| May 1 at the Harrahs Cherokee Resort Event Center in Cherokee, NC |
| May 5 at the Orpheum Theatre in Madison, WI with Dwight Yoakam |
| May 7 at the Water Works Park in Des Moines, IA with Dwight Yoakam |
| May 8 at the Ozarks Amphitheater in Camdenton, MO |
| May 9 at the Lucky Star Amphitheater in Concho, OK with Dwight Yoakam |
| May 14 at Stir Cove at Harrahs in Council Bluffs, IA |
| May 15 at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, MN |
| May 19 at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, PA |
| May 21 at the North Charleston Coliseum in North Charleston, SC with Dwight Yoakam |
| May 22 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC with Dwight Yoakam |
| May 23 at the Marshall Health Network Arena in Huntington, WV with Dwight Yoakam |
| Sept. 4 at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Essex Junction, VT with George Thorogood |
Billy Gibbons set list
Based on our findings at Set List FM, Gibbons and The BFG Band performed 19 songs at NYC’s City Winery on Feb. 18, 2025. Here’s what they reportedly played that evening.
01.) “Shuffle in C” (ZZ Top song)
02.) “Waitin’ for the Bus” (ZZ Top song)
03.) “Jesus Just Left Chicago” (ZZ Top song)
04.) “Gimme All Your Lovin’” (ZZ Top song)
05.) “Cheap Sunglasses” (ZZ Top song)
06.) “Baby What You Want Me to Do” (Jimmy Reed cover)
07.) “I Got Love If You Want It” (Slim Harpo cover)
08.) “Blue Jean Blues” (ZZ Top song)
09.) “Foxy Lady” (The Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
10.) “I Gotsta Get Paid” (ZZ Top song)
11.) “Francine” (ZZ Top song)
12.) “Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers” (ZZ Top song)
13.) “Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings” (ZZ Top song)
14.) “Just Got Paid” (ZZ Top song)
15.) “Sharp Dressed Man” (ZZ Top song)
Encore
16.) “Folsom Prison Blues” (Johnny Cash cover)
17.) (Unknown)
18.) “La Grange” (ZZ Top song)
19.) “Thunderbird” (ZZ Top song)
Billy Gibbons interview
We asked Gibbons a number of questions about his lengthy career. Here are his colorful answers.
How often are you recognized in public? Do you often hear your songs while out and about?
It happens quite a bit as might be imagined… ain’t a whole lot of guys walking about with chin whiskers of length yet we’re OK with it for the most part. Halloween allows us a free night out. And, quite frequently we do connect with our recordings through radio station lists and elsewhere… even broadcast overhead into shopping stores yet it’s always intriguing to ponder the context. I mean “Sharp Dressed Man” is the perfect foil inside haberdasheries, and that’s always OK.
How does a song like “La Grange” come together in a jam session? Do you remember the moment everything clicked?
The theme covered, without question, is a reflection a common experience for quite a few of us Texans. Going down to what became known as “the chicken ranch” was a downright rite of passage.That theme, combined with the raunch art of the blues underpinning kind of felt second nature to us. Yeah, the songs’ credit could easily pass collectively as created by a generation.
Shameless question alert! Does being in the Rock Hall of Fame come with any perks that the general public doesn’t know about?
One is privy to include writing it on one’s resume. We’re still hankering for free parking wherever… Perhaps the greatest “perk” associated with induction is in our stance getting to spend quality time with Keith Richards who, of course delivered the timeless honors sliding us right in.
You opened for Jimi Hendrix in the late ‘60s. What did you learn from touring with him over a short period of time?
Jimi exemplified the guitar being what one can make it. Fender, Gibson, etc. may have constructed a wide range to thrash on yet it’s in the making it speak which tells the tale. Offstage, Jimi was actually a bit soft-spoken, even carrying the poise of a semi-shy kinda guy until the lights went on turning mild into wild on stage. Jimi exuded innovation being only limited by one’s imagination.
What’s a new song of yours that you love playing live? What’s an old one you never tire of?
“Living It Up Down In Texas” written explicitly for Paramount’s ‘Landman’ TV series, a great anthem we think, leading to the next release with the simplicity of every man being the recording of another singalong number, “Brown Paper Bag”. We continue delivering “Bus” and “Jesus” as a connected medley which is the odd pairing we never tire of.
Who do you like to see perform live?
We’re always gonna be nearby for the Rolling Stones as well as taking interest with a wave of some newer cats like Gary Clark, Jr. and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. Stepping inside witnessing performers of all styles in a live event remains a magnetic opportunity for discovery.
What’s the craziest thing that’s happened at one of your concerts?
When we did the Worldwide Texas Tour with a whole zoo’s worth of livestock, one of our favorite stage birds escaped, circling the circumference of the performance arena, only to be seen making a return and landing atop our handlers’ hat!. Needless to say, that’s a hard act to follow.
Billy Gibbons new music
On Feb. 19, 2025, Gibbons dropped the rockin’ seven-track record “Cruising with Billy F Gibbons.”
Full of gusto, foot-stompin’ guitars and soulful vocals, the offering is unmistakably ZZ Top-esque.
Just a few of our favorite tracks include the hard-charging yet fun-loving “Livin’ It Up Down In Texas,” bluesy “Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’” and soaring rocker “My Lucky Card.”
Promise us you’ll stick around to the end, too. If you don’t, you might miss out on the slinky, attitude-heavy, instrumental “Got Love If You Want It.” What a find.
To hear for yourself, you can check out “Cruising with Billy F Gibbons” here.
BFG Band members
As noted above, Gibbons will be joined by the BFG Band at all shows on the late 2025/early 2026 run. Here’s a little bit more about the talented members of the ensemble.
Chris “Whipper” Layton drums. In fact, he’s so celebrated on the kit that he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble. “He’s one of the most legendary drummers out there,” Gibbons told us. “The one element springing to mind is ‘indefatigable.’ The Energizer Bunny has nary nothing on ‘The Whip.’”
Mike ‘The Drifter’ Flanigin is an Austin legend and will play Hammond organ, bass while providing backing vocals on the run. “Stealth guitarist, wicked pounder on Hammond B3 combines the works as a combination of Jimmy Smith and Lightnin’ Hopkins,” the BFG frontman noted.
Huge classic rockers on tour in 2026
Need even more living luminaries in your life?
We’ve got your back.
Here are just five of the biggest rock acts from yesteryear that you won’t want to miss live these next few months.
• RUSH
• Robert Plant
• AC/DC
• Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band
• Bon Jovi
Still here? If so, we recommend sneaking a peek at our list of all the biggest classic rockers on tour in 2026 to find the show that makes the most sense for you
This article was written by Matt Levy, New York Post live events reporter. Levy stays up-to-date on all the latest tour announcements from your favorite musical artists and comedians, as well as Broadway openings, sporting events and more live shows – and finds great ticket prices online. Since he started his tenure at the Post in 2022, Levy has reviewed a Bruce Springsteen concert and interviewed Melissa Villaseñor of SNL fame, to name a few. Please note that deals can expire, and all prices are subject to change.
