# Hollywood Blues Tour

The Hollywood Blues Tour was a concert tour through the United States and Canada, undertaken by American rock band ZZ Top. Named after a warm-up show at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California, the tour was their second of which to be staged without a supporting album. As a result, they did not perform any newer material. Although this was a criticism for the tour, it was generally well-received—a critic from The Florida Times-Union regarded the band as "one of rock's most reliable acts; you just know they're going to put on a good show". In contrast to ZZ Top's elaborately-staged productions from previous tours, the Hollywood Blues Tour utilized an austere stage setup. To embrace the group's renowned concept of visual imagery, the stage featured an LED drape for a backdrop video screen that showed visual effects, video clips and flashing text phrases, along with amplifiers stacks and a Van de Graaff generator.
Consisting of three legs and 87 shows, the tour began in Boca Raton, Florida on March 12, 2007 and ended in Miami, Oklahoma on October 27, 2007. After the first leg, the tour was expanded for a summer tour with the Stray Cats and The Pretenders, which was branded as "Summer Scorcher". With a total gross of $17.8 million, Hollywood Blues sold over 380,000 tickets at its conclusion. The band's 2008 live album and DVD Live from Texas was filmed and recorded during a show in Grand Prairie, Texas after the tour's conclusion. A portion of the tour is shown in the Eagle Rock 2009 concert film Double Down Live.

## Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue :
| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act(s) | Attendance | Revenue |
| Leg 1: amphitheaters and arenas in North America |||||||
| March 12, 2007 | Boca Raton | United States | Mizner Park | Robert Fortune Band | — | — |
| March 13, 2007 | Jacksonville | United States | Florida Theatre | Robert Fortune Band | 1,918 / 1,918 | — |
| March 14, 2007 | Orange Beach | United States | The Wharf Amphitheater | Robert Fortune Band | — | — |
| March 17, 2007 | Durant | United States | Choctaw Casino and Resort | | — | — |
| March 18, 2007 | Houston | United States | Reliant Stadium | | 70,014 / 71,500 | — |
| March 23, 2007 | Corpus Christi | United States | American Bank Center Arena | Robert Fortune Band | — | — |
| March 24, 2007 | Belton | United States | Bell County Expo Center | Robert Fortune Band | — | — |
| March 25, 2007 | Wichita Falls | United States | Kay Yeager Coliseum | Los Lonely Boys | — | — |
| March 30, 2007 | Winchester | United States | Las Vegas Hilton | Bang Bang Bang | — | — |
| March 31, 2007 | Winchester | United States | Las Vegas Hilton | Bang Bang Bang | — | — |
| April 6, 2007 | Kinder | United States | Coushatta Casino Resort | Bang Bang Bang | — | — |
| April 7, 2007 | Beaumont | United States | Ford Park Pavilion | Los Lonely Boys, Cross Canadian Ragweed | — | — |
| April 11, 2007 | Rio Rancho | United States | Santa Ana Star Center | Bang Bang Bang | — | — |
| April 12, 2007 | Mescalero | United States | Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort | Bang Bang Bang | — | — |
| April 14, 2007 | Austin | United States | The Backyard | Bang Bang Bang | — | — |
| April 15, 2007 | Austin | United States | The Backyard | Bang Bang Bang | — | — |
| April 18, 2007 | Phoenix | United States | Dodge Theatre | Bang Bang Bang | — | — |
| April 20, 2007 | Reno | United States | Peppermill Reno | Laidlaw | — | — |
| April 21, 2007 | Kelseyville | United States | Konocti Harbor | Laidlaw | — | — |
| April 23, 2007 | Alpine | United States | Viejas Casino | Laidlaw | — | — |
| April 24, 2007 | Prescott Valley | United States | Tim's Toyota Center | Laidlaw | — | — |
| April 26, 2007 | Santa Ynez | United States | Chumash Casino Resort | Laidlaw | — | — |
| April 27, 2007 | Laughlin | United States | Aquarius Casino Resort | Laidlaw | — | — |
| April 28, 2007 | Laughlin | United States | Aquarius Casino Resort | Laidlaw | — | — |
| April 29, 2007 | Pala | United States | Pala Casino Resort and Spa | Laidlaw | — | — |
| May 2, 2007 | St. Louis | United States | America's Center | | — | — |
| May 4, 2007 | New Orleans | United States | Fair Grounds Race Course | Luther Kent, Chuck Leavell with the Randall Bramblett Band | — | — |
| May 17, 2007 | Pikeville | United States | Eastern Kentucky Expo Center | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| May 18, 2007 | Youngstown | United States | Chevrolet Centre | | — | — |
| May 19, 2007 | Columbus | United States | Columbus Crew Stadium | Evanescence, Velvet Revolver | — | — |
| Leg 2: amphitheaters and arenas in North America ("Summer Scorcher") |||||||
| July 14, 2007 | The Woodlands | United States | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion | Hank Williams III, Old 97's | — | — |
| July 15, 2007 | Dallas | United States | Smirnoff Music Centre | Old 97's, Shooter Jennings | — | — |
| July 19, 2007 | Bridgeview | United States | Toyota Park | REO Speedwagon, The Pretenders | — | — |
| July 21, 2007 | Baltimore | United States | 1st Mariner Arena | REO Speedwagon, The Pretenders | — | — |
| July 22, 2007 | Wantagh | United States | Nikon at Jones Beach Theater | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| July 23, 2007 | Atlantic City | United States | Borgata Event Center | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| July 25, 2007 | Sterling Heights | United States | Freedom Hill Amphitheatre | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| July 26, 2007 | Noblesville | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| July 28, 2007 | Saint Paul | United States | Xcel Energy Center | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| July 29, 2007 | St. Louis | United States | Scottrade Center | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| July 31, 2007 | Birmingham | United States | Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| August 1, 2007 | Nashville | United States | Sommet Center | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 3, 2007 | Oklahoma City | United States | Zoo Amphitheater | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 4, 2007 | Lubbock | United States | United Spirit Arena | Whitestarr | — | — |
| August 5, 2007 | Selma | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 9, 2007 | Sturgis | United States | Buffalo Chip Campground | Buckcherry | — | — |
| August 11, 2007 | Las Vegas | United States | Orleans Arena | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | 5,186 / 9,000 | $268,652 |
| August 13, 2007 | Morrison | United States | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 15, 2007 | West Valley City | United States | USANA Amphitheatre | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 17, 2007 | Fresno | United States | Save Mart Center | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 18, 2007 | Irvine | United States | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | 14,216 / 16,009 | $716,966 |
| August 19, 2007 | Chula Vista | United States | Coors Amphitheatre | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 21, 2007 | Sacramento | United States | ARCO Arena | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 23, 2007 | Vancouver | Canada | General Motors Place | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 25, 2007 | Puyallup | United States | Puyallup Fair | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 26, 2007 | Ridgefield | United States | Clark County Amphitheater | The Pretenders, Stray Cats | — | — |
| August 31, 2007 | Hidalgo | United States | Dodge Arena | | — | — |
| September 6, 2007 | Southaven | United States | Snowden Grove Amphitheater | American Bang | 6,103 / 11,000 | — |
| September 7, 2007 | Atlanta | United States | Chastain Park Amphitheater | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 9, 2007 | Toledo | United States | SeaGate Convention Centre | Chris Duarte Group | — | — |
| September 11, 2007 | Merrillville | United States | Star Plaza Theatre | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 12, 2007 | South Bend | United States | Morris Performing Arts Center | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 14, 2007 | Council Bluffs | United States | Mid-America Center | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 16, 2007 | Peoria | United States | Peoria Civic Center | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 19, 2007 | Niagara Falls | United States | Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel | | — | — |
| September 20, 2007 | Verona | United States | Turning Stone Resort Casino | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 21, 2007 | Uncasville | United States | Mohegan Sun Arena | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 22, 2007 | Gilford | United States | Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 25, 2007 | Bangor | United States | Bangor Auditorium | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 27, 2007 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 28, 2007 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| September 29, 2007 | Boston | United States | Bank of America Pavilion | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| Leg 3: arenas and auditoriums in the United States |||||||
| October 5, 2007 | Fayetteville | United States | Randal Tyson Track Center | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| October 7, 2007 | Knoxville | United States | Tennessee Theatre | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| October 10, 2007 | Orlando | United States | Hard Rock Live Orlando | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| October 12, 2007 | Huntington | United States | Big Sandy Superstore Arena | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| October 13, 2007 | Evansville | United States | Roberts Stadium | Travis Tritt | — | — |
| October 14, 2007 | Dayton | United States | Ervin J. Nutter Center | Travis Tritt | — | — |
| October 17, 2007 | Fort Wayne | United States | Embassy Theatre | Sulentic Brothers Band | — | — |
| October 19, 2007 | Harris | United States | Island Resort & Casino | | — | — |
| October 20, 2007 | Harris | United States | Island Resort & Casino | | — | — |
| October 21, 2007 | East Lansing | United States | Wharton Center for Performing Arts | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| October 23, 2007 | Dubuque | United States | Five Flags Center | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |
| October 25, 2007 | Thackerville | United States | WinStar World Casino | | — | — |
| October 26, 2007 | Norman | United States | Riverwind Casino | | — | — |
| October 27, 2007 | Miami | United States | Buffalo Run Casino & Resort | Blackberry Smoke | — | — |