ZZ begins their summer European jaunt tomorrow (June 25th) in what I believe is Switzerland. Comprising 16 shows, the focus is heavy on France with three shows in Spain at the end, including Madrid on July 14th. There has been some criticism regarding the lack of U.K. dates and to be honest it would likely have been better to encompass a greater area. But ZZ hit some spots last year that they rarely go to so it apparently wasn't in the cards this time around.
I do not anticipate any of the upcoming album's songs will be played. It is hoped however that they mix it up; there has been a two and a week gap since the last U.S. show and they flew over to Europe several days ago. Hopefully they took some time to rehearse some different songs. One can hope.
I am hopeful a few recordings surface as well. ZZ is well received in Europe and always put on a good performance. A good friend in France plans to record one show so that will be great. If anyone gets a copy of the set list from the first few shows please post it here. Thanks!
ZZ Top did indeed kick off the European leg of this year's tour in Switzerland last Saturday (see some pre-show footage in the national tabloid: http://www.blick.ch/unterhaltung/musik/zz-top-faehrt-mit-dem-bus-in-die-migros-175475). I wasn't there but a friend who doesn't know them well was, and she said they didn't play any of the new songs - I guess even an outsider could tell as I am sure they would've announced any new material. Will attend the show in Cognac (France) and try to report the set list.
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