They’ve been playing their own brand of rock and roll since 1969, and still, ZZ Top thrilled the packed house at the Key West Amphitheater on March 2.
“They were fantastic, what a great show,” one resident said the next day.
Billy Gibbons (vocals and guitar), Dusty Hill (bass and vocals) and drummer Frank Beard — ironically the only one of the trio without a beard — launched the band in Houston, Texas and have been touring ever since.
Hill died in 2021 and at his request was replaced on stage by the band’s longtime guitar tech, Elmore Francis.
They didn’t disappoint the Key West crowd, with favorites like “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” “Sharp Dressed Man,” and, of course, “Legs.”
