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ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is returning to the road after missing nearly all of the band’s August shows due to an undisclosed medical issue. Beard had been missing in action since ZZ Top’s Aug. 8 show in Arcadia, Wisconsin, with Michael Monahan filling in for him.
This is the second time in 2025 that Beard has been forced off the road, having left the band’s tour for about two months earlier this year due to foot and ankle issues. ZZ Top’s ‘Elevation’ tour is currently set to run through November with the lineup consisting of Beard, guitarist and singer Billy Gibbons, and bassist Elwood Francis.
