{"id":2259887,"date":"2026-01-31T16:12:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T16:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2259887"},"modified":"2026-01-31T16:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T16:12:20","slug":"zz-tops-billy-f-gibbons-to-play-at-southern-theatre-on-feb-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zz-tops-billy-f-gibbons-to-play-at-southern-theatre-on-feb-3\/","title":{"rendered":"ZZ Top&#8217;s Billy F. Gibbons to play at Southern Theatre on Feb. 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"87143049007\" title=\"America\u2019s music: The inside story of the Delta Blues\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/07\/USAT\/87143033007-20251110-usa-250-blues-thumb-00-00-00-19-still-003.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>America\u2019s music: The inside story of the Delta Blues<\/p>\n<p>As the USA nears its 250th anniversary, discover how the Mississippi Delta blues shaped modern music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>Being named Jimi Hendrix\u2019s favorite player is the ultimate seal of approval for a guitarist. According to lore, Billy F. Gibbons earned that endorsement in the late 1960s.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>As the story goes, Hendrix praised Gibbons as America\u2019s best young guitar player after the two met in 1968, when The Moving Sidewalks \u2013 Gibbons\u2019 band at the time \u2013 toured with the Jimi Hendrix Experience.<\/p>\n<p>Though unconfirmed, the tale has been handed down through generations of guitar slingers who admire the fiery, fuzzy-toned technique that earned Gibbons the No. 102 spot on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/best-guitarists-1234814010\/\">Rolling Stone\u2019s 2023 list<\/a> of the 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"88303685007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>After The Moving Sidewalks disbanded in 1969, Gibbons formed the group that would put him, Frank Beard and Dusty Hill on the musical map: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/09\/29\/list-super-bowl-halftime-shows-performers\/86416184007\/\">ZZ Top<\/a>, known for hits including &#8220;La Grange,&#8221; \u201cTush,&#8221; &#8220;Cheap Sunglasses,&#8221; &#8220;Legs,&#8221; and \u201cSharp Dressed Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Columbus fans who saw the Texas trio in August 2024 during <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2024\/05\/23\/zz-top-concert-tickets-kemba-live-promowest-anniversary-columbus-ohio\/73817961007\/\">a show at KEMBA Live!<\/a> can see Gibbons when he returns for a solo performance at the Southern Theatre, 21 E. Main St., at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Gibbons, who has released three albums, will be backed by The BFG&#8217;s, two fellow Texans boasting histories with Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and other blues masters.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/02\/12\/NSHT\/78464121007-szz-top-01-029.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/02\/12\/NSHT\/78464121007-szz-top-01-029.JPG?crop=4615,3460,x537,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/02\/12\/NSHT\/78464121007-szz-top-01-029.JPG?crop=2595,3460,x1390,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/02\/12\/NSHT\/78464121007-szz-top-01-029.JPG?crop=5375,3024,x0,y0 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Herald-Tribune staff photo \/ Thomas Bender\" caption=\"ZZ Top founder and frontman Billy F. Gibbons will bring his solo act to the Southern Theatre on Feb. 3.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ticket prices range from $54.24 to $191.70, with an eight-ticket limit per person or household.<\/p>\n<p>For $241, a VIP add-on will grant ticketholders access to a meet-and-greet and photo with Gibbons, an autographed VIP-exclusive merchandise item, and other benefits.<\/p>\n<p>To purchase tickets, go to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capa.com\/productions\/billy-gibbons\">capa.com<\/a>, call the CAPA ticket center at 614-469-0939 or visit the CAPA ticket center at the Ohio Theatre, 39 E. State St.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p><em>Contact features and entertainment reporter Belinda M. 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