John Douglas, who has performed with ZZ Top in the past, will join the band throughout their remaining tour stops Gary Miller/WireImage ZZ Top's Frank Beard is taking a leave of absence while touring ...

The band's management revealed the news in a Saturday afternoon statement, explaining that longtime tech team member (and, importantly, "fellow Texan") John Douglas will fill in for Beard until his ...

Frank Beard, longtime drummer and co-founder of ZZ Top, has stepped away from the band’s Elevation Tour due to a health issue, according to a statement from the band. A core member of the Texas trio ...

Frank Beard, longtime drummer and co-founder of ZZ Top, has stepped away from the band’s Elevation Tour due to a health issue, according to a statement from the band. A core member of the Texas trio ...

Having to replace Beard for right now, ZZ Top revealed the band called on John Douglas. “Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F Gibbons and Elwood Francis, presently on the Elevation tour ...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is returning to the road after missing nearly all of the band's August shows due to an undisclosed medical issue. The band announced that Beard would be back behind the drum ...

ZZ Top have announced that longtime drummer Frank Beard has “temporarily stepped away” from the band’s current tour due to health issues. According to the band’s management, Beard’s unspecified health ...

ZZ Top's Frank Beard is taking a leave of absence while touring for a medical procedure. In an Instagram post shared on Saturday, March 15, the band announced that their 75-year-old drummer would be ...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has temporarily stepped away from the band’s current tour in order to focus on an unspecified ...

ZZ Top confirmed that drummer Frank Beard has taken a leave of absence from the band’s 2025 tour for health reasons. “Mr. Frank Beard has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a ...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has announced his departure from the group’s forthcoming tour plans due to an unspecified “health issue”. The Texas band confirmed the news on Saturday (15 March), telling ...