ZZ Top's 1981 Concert History

ZZ Top is a hard rock band formed in 1969 in Houston, Texas. For 51 years, it was composed of vocalist-guitarist Billy Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist-vocalist Dusty Hill, until Hill's death in 2021. ZZ Top had developed a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues guitar playing style and Hill and Beard's rhythm section. They are popular for their live performances, sly and humorous lyrics, and the matching appearances of Gibbons and Hill, who wore sunglasses, hats and long beards.

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ZZ Top had 114 concerts in 1981

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 31, 1981
ZZ Top / Grand Funk Railroad
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Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Dec 30, 1981
ZZ Top

El Loco-Motion

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Riverside Centroplex Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Dec 28, 1981
Z Z Top / Bus Boys

El Loco-Motion

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Billy Bob's Texas Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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Dec 27, 1981
ZZ Top
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Wintergarden Ballroom Dallas, Texas, United States
Dec 26, 1981
ZZ Top
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The Summit Houston, Texas, United States
Nov 29, 1981
ZZ Top Selland Arena Fresno, California, United States
Nov 28, 1981
ZZ Top Bakersfield, California, United States
Nov 27, 1981
ZZ Top
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Cow Palace Arena & Event Center Daly City, California, United States
Nov 26, 1981
ZZ Top Reno, Nevada, United States
Nov 12, 1981
ZZ Top Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Nov 01, 1981
The Rolling Stones / ZZ Top / Fabulous Thunderbirds

Tattoo You

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Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas, United States
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Oct 31, 1981
The Fabulous Thunderbirds / The Rolling Stones / ZZ Top

The American Tour 1981

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Cotton Bowl Dallas, Texas, United States
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Oct 29, 1981
The Rolling Stones / ZZ Top / The Fabulous Thunderbirds
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Houston Astrodome Houston, Texas, United States
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Oct 28, 1981
The Rolling Stones / ZZ Top / Fabulous Thunderbirds

Tattoo You tour

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The Astrodome Houston, Texas, United States
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Oct 26, 1981
ZZ Top / Girl
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Eventim Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 25, 1981
ZZ Top / Rose Tattoo
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Pavillon Baltard Nogent sur Marne, France
Oct 24, 1981
ZZ Top

El Loco-Motion

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Alpexpo Grenoble, France
Oct 23, 1981
ZZ Top

El Loco-Motion

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Parc des Expositions Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Oct 22, 1981
ZZ Top / Rose Tattoo Hall Rhenus Strasbourg, Grand Est, France
Oct 20, 1981
ZZ Top / Rose Tattoo
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Muziekcentrum Vredenburg Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands

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The Fabulous Thunderbirds / The Rolling Stones / ZZ Top
Oct 31, 1981
 Dallas, Texas, United States
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ZZ Top / Rose Tattoo on Oct 20, 1981 [721-small]

ZZ Top / Rose Tattoo
Oct 20, 1981
 Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Z Z Top / Joe Perry Project / Johnny Van Zant on Sep 1, 1981 [484-small]

Z Z Top / Joe Perry Project / Johnny Van Zant
Sep 1, 1981
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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ZZ Top / Loverboy on Jun 19, 1981 [656-small]

ZZ Top / Loverboy
Jun 19, 1981
 Landover, Maryland, United States
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ZZ Top / The Dixie Dregs on Sep 4, 1981 [073-small]

ZZ Top / The Dixie Dregs
Sep 4, 1981
 Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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ZZ Top / Loverboy on Jun 6, 1981 [639-small]

ZZ Top / Loverboy
Jun 6, 1981
 Charleston, West Virginia, United States
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ZZ Top / Loverboy on Aug 7, 1981 [487-small]

ZZ Top / Loverboy
Aug 7, 1981
 Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
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ZZ Top on Dec 31, 1981 [718-small]

ZZ Top
Dec 31, 1981
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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ZZ Top / Grand Funk Railroad on Dec 31, 1981 [719-small]

ZZ Top / Grand Funk Railroad
Dec 31, 1981
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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ZZ Top / Loverboy on Jun 12, 1981 [878-small]

ZZ Top / Loverboy
Jun 12, 1981
 Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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ZZ Top / Loverboy on Jul 24, 1981 [296-small]

ZZ Top / Loverboy
Jul 24, 1981
 Seattle, Washington, United States
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ZZ Top on Nov 27, 1981 [977-small]

ZZ Top
Nov 27, 1981
 Daly City, California, United States
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ZZ Top / Loverboy on Jun 19, 1981 [222-small]

ZZ Top / Loverboy
Jun 19, 1981
 Landover, Maryland, United States
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Genres:

Rock
United States
Metal
Hard Rock
Classic Rock
Blues
Blues Rock
New Wave
Album Oriented Rock (AOR)
Country Rock
Stoner Rock
Southern Rock
Boogie Rock
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Latest Setlist (05/15/2026):

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  1. Got Me Under Pressure
  2. I Thank You
  3. Waitin' for the Bus
  4. Jesus Just Left Chicago
  5. Gimme All Your Lovin'
  6. Pearl Necklace
  7. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide
  8. I Gotsta Get Paid
  9. Sixteen Tons
  10. Cheap Sunglasses
  11. Just Got Paid
  12. Sharp Dressed Man
  13. Legs
  14. Brown Sugar
  15. La Grange

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 96 concerts
2025 114 concerts
2024 108 concerts
2023 79 concerts
2022 112 concerts
2021 86 concerts
2020 27 concerts
2019 110 concerts
2018 69 concerts
2017 109 concerts
2016 110 concerts
2015 112 concerts
2014 102 concerts
2013 135 concerts
2012 104 concerts
2011 118 concerts
2010 117 concerts
2009 105 concerts
2008 105 concerts
2007 109 concerts
2006 3 concerts
2005 86 concerts
2004 55 concerts
2003 93 concerts
2002 30 concerts
2001 1 concert
2000 47 concerts
1999 77 concerts
1998 1 concert
1997 141 concerts
1996 69 concerts
1995 4 concerts
1994 138 concerts
1993 4 concerts
1992 2 concerts
1991 140 concerts
1990 48 concerts
1989 4 concerts
1988 1 concert
1987 16 concerts
1986 179 concerts
1985 16 concerts
1984 26 concerts
1983 146 concerts
1982 56 concerts
1981 114 concerts
1980 116 concerts
1979 33 concerts
1978 5 concerts
1977 53 concerts
1976 85 concerts
1975 96 concerts
1974 107 concerts
1973 104 concerts
1972 45 concerts
1971 26 concerts
1970 30 concerts
1969 10 concerts
1968 2 concerts
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Comments & Reviews:

Jun 04, 2022

What idiot thinks that the Fort Worth Convention Center is in dal-ass?

Mar 18, 2020

ZZ Top ,Earth Wind and Fire and Uriah Heep concert on 9/7 /73 was not in Rochester NY but at the Floyd Maines Arena in Binghamton N.Y. I am positive on this since I was there and it was one of my all time favorite shows.

Oct 12, 2019

You missed one. ZZ Top played the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, MS on April 18, 1991. I remember it well, cause we were really bummed. The Black Crowes were hot and new, and were supposed to open for ZZ Top, but for some reason they didn't. Can't remember why, but it turned out to be a good concert anyway. Sure did want to see the Black Crowes tho, lol.

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