Amsterdam’s Heineken Music Hall has apparently let slip that legendary US rockers ZZ Top will make an appearance at this summer’s Glastonbury, as part of their June & July Hell Raisers Tour.
The venue’s website discusses 20 dates over the course of the two months (including a spot in Pilton):
“ZZ Top komt in juni en juli 2016 voor 20 concerten, die allen onderdeel zijn van hun nieuwe roadshow, naar Europa. De Hell Raisers Tour gaat van start in Birmingham om daarna verder af te reizen naar het gerenommeerde Glastonbury festival in Pilton. Daarna gaat de band naar het vaste land in Europa met o.a. optredens in Frankrijk, Nederland, Duitsland, Oostenrijk, Denemarken, Finland, Zweden, België en het legendarische Montreux Jazz Festival in Zwitserland waar ze hun DVD “Live at Montreux 2013″ hebben opgenomen.”
Translated as (thanks to Google Translate):
“ZZ Top is in June and July 2016 for 20 concerts, which are all part of their new roadshow to Europe . The Hell Raisers Tour kicks off in Birmingham to travel further then to the renowned Glastonbury Festival in Pilton . Then the band to mainland Europe is going to include performances in France , the Netherlands, Germany , Austria, Denmark , Finland, Sweden , Belgium and the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland where they recorded their DVD ” Live at Montreux 2013″
The announcement of a Glastonbury appearance is still yet to appear on the band’s official website, though with the tour kicking off on 26th June in France, the ‘gap’ makes it seem quite likely.
If indeed true, it will make ZZ Top the first major band to appear at Glastonbury 2016, which kicks off on 22nd June.
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