May 20 — ZZ Top is giving audiences another preview of its forthcoming recording, Raw, this summer, and in anticipation of its release, debuted another performance from the recording Friday.
The band released its performance of its classic song, ‘Tube Snake Boogie‘ Friday, along with a video of the performance. The premiere comes less than two months after the band premiered Raw‘s lead single, ‘Brown Sugar‘.
‘Tube Snake Boogie’ was originally featured in ZZ Top’s 1981 album, El Loco. It and all of the other songs featured in Raw were recorded at Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, TX. The songs are all culled from ZZ Top’s extensive catalog. The venue is the state’s oldest live music venue, reaching all the way back to 1878.
Raw will release on CD, 180-gram vinyl, and all digital platforms. The record’s track listing is noted below.
RAW Tracklisting:
Side 1
Brown Sugar
Just Got Paid
Heard It On The X
La Grange
Tush
Thunderbird
Side 2
I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide
Gimme All Your Lovin’
Blue Jean Blues
Certified Blues
Tube Snake Boogie
In other news, ZZ Top is in the midst of a tour in support of Raw. The tour’s schedule is noted below and tickets are on sale.
Date: City / State: Venue:
June 1 Redding, CA Redding Civic Auditorium
June 2 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
June 5 Jacksonville, OR Britt Pavilion
June 7 Bend, OR Hayden Homes Amphitheater
June 8 Walla Walla, WA Wine Country Amphitheater
June 9 Spokane, WA First Interstate Center for the Arts
June 12 Billings, MT MetraPark – First Interstate Arena
June 14 Grand Junction, CO Las Colonias Park Amphitheater
June 17 Tucson, AZ Casino Del Sol’s AVA Amphitheater
June 19 Colorado Springs, CO Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts
June 21 Loveland, CO Budweiser Events Center
June 22 Grand Island, NE Fonner Park – Heartland Events Center
June 24 Park City, KS Hartman Arena
June 25 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre
June 26 Little Rock, AR First Security Amphitheater
June 29 Rogers, AR Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
July 1 Toledo, OH Toledo Zoo & Aquarium – Amphitheater
July 2 Sterling Heights, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre,Freedom Hill
July 5 Fort Wayne, IN Foellinger Theater
July 9 Greenville, WI Greenville Lion’s Park
July 22 Boston, MA Leader Bank Pavilion
July 23 Watertown, NY Watertown Fairgrounds Baseball Diamond Aug 27 Beaver Dam, KY Beaver Dam Amphitheater
More information on ZZ Top’s new documentary soundtrack and tour is available online now along with all of the band’s latest news and more at:
Website: http://www.zztop.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ZZTop
Twitter: http://twitter.com/zztop