Reviewed by: Audrey Johnson
Lynyrd Skynyrd + ZZ Top bringing new tour to Huntsville in 2024
Two all-time southern rock favorites are touring the U.S. together in 2024, and are making a stop in Huntsville. Lynyrd Slynyrd and ZZ Top, two legendary bands in rock and roll history, will play at Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center April 6.
Here’s what you need to know about this upcoming show:
Lynyrd Skynyrd + ZZ Top
The two iconic bands are touring together on the “Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour,” a clever morphing of “Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd and “Sharp Dressed Man” by ZZ Top.
Here are some details about this show:
- Tickets start at $36.50 plus applicable fees
- Tickets go on-sale Friday, November 3, 2023 at 10AM
- Opening for both bands will be Black Stone Cherry
- Tickets will be available at the VBC Box Office and online at ticketmaster.com.
Music legends coming to Huntsville
Lynyrd Skynyrd has long been embraced as one of the premier bands of southern rock, with memorable rock anthems like “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Free Bird,” Tuesday’s Gone” and other classics. The band has continued to tour despite the untimely deaths founding member Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist Steve Gaines and back-up singer Cassie Gaines in a plane crash Oct. 19, 1977.
The band reformed 10 years after the deadly plane crash, led by Van Zant’s brother Johnny Van Zant.
ZZ Top, formed in Houston in the late 60s, also experienced a death in the band, as founding member and bassist Dusty Hill died in 2021. ZZ Top released 15 albums between 1971 and 2012, with six of those albums earning platinum status with more than 1 million sales.
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