ZZ Prime have introduced that the band will proceed following the information of the loss of life of their longtime and basic drummer, Frank Beard, on Monday.
A press launch famous that “Frank Beard’s passing necessitates the cancellation of ZZ Prime tour dates that had been scheduled for tonight in Salt Lake Metropolis and Wednesday’s present in Colorado Springs.
“The band will resume its present The Massive One! Tour this weekend with two dates at Austin Metropolis Limits, certainly one of Frank’s favourite venues and in a metropolis that had been one thing of a second residence for him.”
Beard’s loss of life was introduced on Tuesday in a press launch that said that “ZZ Prime’s drummer for the previous 56 years has died. He was in hospice care when he handed away at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, with members of the family at his facet.”
Beard stopped touring with ZZ Prime in March 2025 following an announcement of unspecified well being points and was changed by tech group member John Douglas, who additionally stuffed in for him on a 2002 European tour.
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After returning in September, Beard has been largely absent from ZZ Prime’s 2026 performances. Michael Monahan has been his alternative drummer since.
The place Will ZZ Prime Carry out Subsequent?
Following ZZ Prime’s return to Austin Metropolis Limits on Aug. 22 and 23, the band will proceed their tour with a date in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Aug. 29.
They are going to then play reveals in Nashville, Guadalajara and São Paulo earlier than concluding the present run on Nov. 24 in Buenos Aires.
You’ll be able to see all of ZZ Prime’s present tour dates additional under.
What Did Billy Gibbons Say About Frank Beard?
Billy Gibbons stays the one authentic member left in ZZ Prime. Bassist Dusty Hill died in July 2021 and was changed by the band’s guitar tech Elwood Francis.
The singer and guitarist mentioned in a press launch after Beard’s loss of life, “At present, Elwood and I misplaced an important pal and collaborator, and the world misplaced one of the vital naturally revolutionary drummers and an important and true son of Texas.
“His signature backbeat was key to conserving ZZ on high. The band of which he was half for six many years goes to maintain on conserving on as he had wished.”
ZZ Prime 2026 Tour Dates
8/22-23 – Austin, TX @ ACL Dwell at The Moody Theater
8/29 -Terre Haute, IN @ The Mill
8/30 – Kettering, OH @ Fraze Pavilion
9/1 – East Meadow, NY @ Harry Chapin Lakeside Theatre
9/5 – Gilford, NH @ Financial institution of New Hampshire Pavilion
9/6 – Bangor, ME @ Maine Financial savings Amphitheater
9/9 – Lynne, MA @ Lynne Memorial Auditorium
9/11 – Solomons, MD @ PNC Waterside Pavilion
9/12 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Solar Enviornment
9/13 – Hyannis, MA @ Cape Cod Melody Tent
9/15 – Lancaster, PA @ American Music Theatre
9/18 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheatre
9/26 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater *
10/3 – The Woodlands, TX @ The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
10/4 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Manufacturing unit
11/9 – Guadalajara, Mexico @ Telemex Auditorium
11/11 – Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico @ Auditorio Nacional
11/12 – Monterrey, Mexico @ Banamex Auditorium
11/16 – Santiago, Chile @ Teatro Caupolican
11/18 – Porto Alegre, Brazil @ Pepsi On Stage
11/20 – Curitiba, Brazil @ Igloo Tremendous Corridor
11/21 – São Paulo, Brazil @ Espaço Unimed
11/24 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Movistar Enviornment
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