The New York Post spoke to Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top about his solo tour with his BFG Band as well as his run with ZZ Top. He’ll headline at Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Music Box on Feb. 7.
57 years into touring, Billy Gibbons has no plans to slow down anytime soon.
“It simply is the greatest job in the world,” the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer told The Post in an exclusive interview. “Go to work by playing … and looking ahead to playing it again! Why stop?”
Case in point, the tireless ZZ Top frontman has not one but two (!) major tours planned in 2026.
Up first, he’s hitting the road with his BFG Band from now until late February, which includes five New York and New Jersey gigs.
They’re slated to go down at:
Borgata Casino Music Box
Atlantic City, NJ
Saturday, Feb. 7
Patchogue Theater
Patchogue, NY
Saturday, Feb. 14
City Winery
New York, NY
Monday, Feb. 16
City Winery
New York, NY
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Tarrytown Music Hall
Tarrytown, NY
Saturday, Feb. 21
“[Our BFG shows] looks like rash rebelliousness,” Gibbons, 76, said. “…it’s a playlist conjured up from three BFG solo albums, ‘Hardware,’ ‘The Big Bad Blues’ and ‘Perfectamunto.’ We’re sure to touch on those over the course of the evening with loads more. Get on the boots to wade through blues, surf, even digging deep in metal…it’s loud, it’s a frolic and it beats working.”
After that run concludes, the bearded bluesman will re-join his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group for a nationwide ‘Dos Amigos’ trek that starts in March and stretches all the way until September with Dwight Yoakam joining the unkempt outfit on select dates.
“[Expect] new guitars, an even bigger drum array, fine new costuming, and a few new tunes to sweeten the set,” Gibbons smiled. “We’re gonna turn out and crank it up in a premiumly powerful way. Feel free to quote me.”
Even with all that in the books, the unkempt virtuoso who often gets mistaken for Santa — “Christmas is tough because kids ask Santa for stuff” he riffed — still finds time to ponder his legendary facial hair.
“I constantly contemplate whether to keep it under or over the covers,” the “La Grange” singer quipped.
Want to see the original “Sharp Dressed Man” live?
We’ve got everything you need to know and more about his solo and ZZ Top tour (as well as his craziest story from the road) and much, much more below.Billy Gibbons tour schedule 2026
A complete calendar including all Billy Gibbons tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets are listed below.ZZ Top tour schedule 2026
All North American ZZ Top show dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found here.Billy Gibbons set list
Based on our findings at Set List FM, Gibbons and The BFG Band performed 19 songs at NYC’s City Winery on Feb. 18, 2025. Here’s what they reportedly played that evening.
01.) “Shuffle in C” (ZZ Top song)
02.) “Waitin’ for the Bus” (ZZ Top song)
03.) “Jesus Just Left Chicago” (ZZ Top song)
04.) “Gimme All Your Lovin’” (ZZ Top song)
05.) “Cheap Sunglasses” (ZZ Top song)
06.) “Baby What You Want Me to Do” (Jimmy Reed cover)
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