Fandango! Tour

Fandango! Tour

Concert by ZZ Top
Location	North America, Europe
Associated album	Fandango!
Start date	March 28, 1975
End date	February 20, 1976
Legs	3
No. of shows	56
ZZ Top concert chronology

The Fandango! Tour was a concert tour by American rock band ZZ Top. Launched in support of their fourth studio album Fandango!, the tour's show took place in arenas and convention centers from March 1975 through February 1976. It had three legs and 55 shows, taking the band across North America and Europe. Band members Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill wore rhinestone suits designed by Nudie Cohn. The set list included songs from Fandango and their previous albums, along with various covers. The tour received mixed reviews from critics.

Concert overview

Main set

Each concert opened with a cover of The Nightcaps' "Thunderbird." Following "Thunderbird", the band performed "(Somebody Else Been) Shakin' Your Tree", and "Chevrolet." "Precious and Grace" was performed at every show, as well as "Waitin' for the Bus", which segued into "Jesus Just Left Chicago." "Nasty Dogs and Funky Kings", "Heard It on the X", "Balinese", "Move Me on Down the Line", and "Blue Jean Blues" were also played. The band did a cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Rattlesnake Shake", which followed with "Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers." Each show featured "La Grange" and "Tush" during the middle of the set. "La Grange" was often played as a medley with a cover of "Sloppy Drunk Blues" and "Bar-B-Q" from Rio Grande Mud. Many concerts featured "Mexican Blackbird" and "Just Got Paid." Covers of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" were performed. The show closed with "Backdoor Medley", a medley that consisted of four compositions and included a cover of Little Walter's "Mellow Down Easy."

Reception

Most critics remained positive about the band's performance, although some capitalized on the band's loudness. Joan Applegate from the The Spokesman-Review said that they had "no flair" and musical talent "wasn't their forte."

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue	Opening act(s)
Leg 1
April 18, 1975	Huntington	United States	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse	Status Quo
April 19, 1975	Johnson City		Freedom Hall Civic Center
April 23, 1975	Pittsburgh		Civic Arena
April 27, 1975	Rockford		Illinois National Guard Armory
May 10, 1975	Landover		Capital Centre	KISS, Brian Auger
May 11, 1975	Syracuse		Onondaga War Memorial
May 17, 1975	Lewiston		Central Maine Youth Center
May 21, 1975	Boston		Music Hall	Strawbs
May 22, 1975	Niagara Falls		Niagara Falls Convention Center	Peter Frampton
May 23, 1975	New York City		Felt Forum	Brian Auger
May 30, 1975	Erie		Erie County Field House
Leg 2
June 8, 1975	San Francisco	United States	Winterland Ballroom	Montrose, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
June 12, 1975	Portland		Memorial Coliseum
June 15, 1975	Spokane		Spokane Coliseum	R.E.O. Speedwagon
June 17, 1975	Winchester		Sahara Hotel and Casino
June 19, 1975	Inglewood		The Forum	Status Quo, Aerosmith
June 20, 1975	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena	Status Quo
June 21, 1975	Tempe		Tempe Diablo Stadium	Status Quo, R.E.O. Speedwagon, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Johnny Winter, Aerosmith
June 22, 1975	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena
June 27, 1975	Lincoln		Pershing Center	Blue Öyster Cult
June 28, 1975	Sioux City		Sioux City Municipal Auditorium
June 29, 1975	Fargo		Red River Valley Fair
Leg 3
July 5, 1975	Tampa	United States	Tampa Stadium	Pure Prairie League, Atlanta Rhythm Section
July 13, 1975	Charleston		Charleston Civic Center	R.E.O. Speedwagon
July 15, 1975	Louisville		Freedom Hall
July 19, 1975	Long Beach		Long Beach Arena	Status Quo, Aerosmith
July 20, 1975	San Jose		San Jose Civic Auditorium
July 23, 1975	Memphis		Mid-South Coliseum	Aerosmith
July 24, 1975	Houston		Sam Houston Coliseum	Status Quo, Aerosmith
July 25, 1975	San Antonio		San Antonio Municipal Auditorium
July 26, 1975	New Orleans		Tad Gormley Stadium	Jay Boy Adams, Jeff Beck, Fleetwood Mac, Trooper, Aerosmith
July 27, 1975	Tulsa		Tulsa Pavilion	Status Quo, Aerosmith
July 28, 1975	Kansas City		Memorial Hall
July 30, 1975	Milwaukee		MECCA Arena
July 31, 1975	Dallas		Dallas Market Center	Aerosmith
August 1, 1975	Norfolk		Norfolk Scope	Circus
August 7, 1975	Hempstead		Calderone Concert Hall
August 8, 1975	Harrisburg		Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex
August 9, 1975	Asbury Park		Asbury Park Convention Hall	Status Quo, Slade
August 10, 1975	Baltimore		Baltimore Civic Center	Slade
August 11, 1975	Memphis		Ellis Auditorium
August 22, 1975	Philadelphia		Spectrum	The Marshall Tucker Band
August 27, 1975	Denver		McNichols Sports Arena	Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
August 28, 1975
August 29, 1975	Kansas City		Arrowhead Stadium
Leg 4
September 13, 1975	Atlanta	United States	Omni Coliseum
September 20, 1975	Nashville		Fairgrounds Speedway
September 24, 1975	Detroit		Cobo Arena
September 25, 1975	Syracuse		Onondaga War Memorial	Slade
September 27, 1975	Albany		Palace Theatre
October 2, 1975	Springfield		Springfield Civic Center	Blue Öyster Cult
October 3, 1975	Boston		Boston Garden	Duke & the Drivers, Blue Öyster Cult
October 31, 1975	Kansas City		Kemper Arena	Rory Gallagher
November 13, 1975	Henrietta		Dome Arena
November 15, 1975	Passaic		Capitol Theatre	Slade
November 19, 1975	Cleveland		Public Auditorium
November 20, 1975	Cincinnati		Riverfront Coliseum	Wet Willie
November 22, 1975	New York City		Felt Forum	Slade
November 26, 1975	San Antonio		San Antonio Convention Center	Ramiro Cervera Orchestra
November 27, 1975	Houston		The Summit	R.E.O. Speedwagon
November 28, 1975	Fort Worth		Tarrant County Convention Center
November 29, 1975	Dallas		Dallas Memorial Auditorium
November 30, 1975	Lubbock		Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
Leg 5
January 9, 1976	Toronto	Canada	Maple Leaf Gardens	Downchild Blues Band
January 13, 1976	Winnipeg		Winnipeg Arena	Heart
January 23, 1976	Des Moines	United States	Veterans Memorial Auditorium	Styx
February 20, 1976	Indianapolis		Indiana Convention Center	Starz, Styx
February 23, 1976	Green Bay		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena	Ozark Mountain Daredevils

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