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Rock legends ZZ Top to play two NZ shows in 2025

By 1News Reporters
December 2, 2024
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Rock legends ZZ Top will play two shows in New Zealand next year as part of The Elevation Tour.

The band formed in Houston, Texas in 1969 will perform at Auckland's Spark Arena on May 17, followed by Wellington's TSB Arena the next day, and will be supported by George Thorogood and the Destroyers.

ZZ Top last played in New Zealand for a Summer Concert series in February 2023, alongside Pat Benatar, Stone Temple Pilots and The Angels.

Tickets for The Elevation Tour go on sale at 1pm on Monday, December 9 via Live Nation.

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