{"id":38384,"date":"2026-08-11T10:23:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38384"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:23:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T05:23:40","slug":"zz-tops-frank-beard-facing-health-issues-after-show-cancellation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38384","title":{"rendered":"ZZ Top&#8217;s Frank Beard Facing Health Issues After Show Cancellation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Billy Gibbons and Elwood Francis will continue the tour with a fill-in for the musician, a spokesperson told <em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/zz-top\/\" id=\"auto-tag_zz-top\" data-tag=\"zz-top\">ZZ Top<\/a>\u2018s longtime drummer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/frank-beard\/\" id=\"auto-tag_frank-beard\" data-tag=\"frank-beard\">Frank Beard<\/a>, has been facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/health\/\" id=\"auto-tag_health\" data-tag=\"health\">health<\/a> issues that led to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/zz-top-cancel-hollywood-bowl-concert-cheap-trick-troubador-1235604394\/\">cancellation of their Hollywood Bowl concert<\/a> last week, <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> has learned. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA spokesperson for the band said that members Billy Gibbons and Elwood Francis will continue the tour with drummer Michael Monahan\u00a0filling in for Beard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe update arrives just days after ZZ Top abruptly called off their show in Los Angeles. In a statement posted to the band\u2019s social media, Gibbons said, \u201cInsurmountable obstacles require canceling our Hollywood Bowl performance.\u201d He added: \u201cFriends, fans and followers of ZZ Top are the best in the business and the band is counting on everyone to bear with us for this brief interruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBeard has faced<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/zz-top-frank-beard-stepping-away-tour-health-issue-1235297249\/\"> health issues in the past<\/a>. Last year, ZZ Top announced that the musician would be\u00a0 \u201ctemporarily\u201d stepping away from the band\u2019s tour to recover. In 2002, drum tech John Douglas subbed in for Beard when the drummer underwent an emergency appendectomy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhile not the band\u2019s founding drummer \u2014 that title goes to Dan Mitchell, who drummed on ZZ Top\u2019s first single \u201cSalt Lick\u201d \u2014 Beard has served as the band\u2019s drummer for over 55 years, from<em> First Album<\/em>\u00a0in 1971 through 2012\u2019s\u00a0<em>La Futura<\/em>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tZZ Top\u2019s The Big One tour currently has a slew of upcoming stops across North America in Washington, Oregon, Utah, Colorado, Texas, and more. Earlier this year, the band extended its 2026 tour with nearly two dozen new dates for the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s true that we\u2019ve been spending a lot of time on the road, and the more we\u2019re out there, the better it feels,\u201d Gibbons said\u00a0in a press release announcing the new shows, per\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ultimateclassicrock.com\/zz-top-2026-tour-dates-2\/\">Ultimate Classic Rock<\/a>. \u201cIt\u2019s a good time for us and for the generations of fans who appreciate what we do,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been at it for quite a while \u2014 something like five decades \u2014 and it seems we\u2019re getting good at it, so there\u2019s no reason to slow things down. Let\u2019s rock!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billy Gibbons and Elwood Francis will continue the tour with a fill-in for the musician, a spokesperson told Rolling Stone ZZ Top\u2018s longtime drummer, Frank Beard, has been facing health issues that led to the cancellation of their Hollywood Bowl concert last week, Rolling Stone has learned. 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