June 1976 - 78.
The ZZ Top Worldwide Texas Tour
Crew : 50
Transport Vehicles : 13
Weight of gear to transport : 75 tons
Speaker Cabinets : 260 using 136,000 watts of power
Stage : Set at 4 degrees, weight of 35 tons, Texas shaped
Stage set consists of :
1 Longhorn Steer.
1 Black Buffalo
2 Vultures
2 Rattlesnakes
Yucca Plants
Agave Plants
Cactus Plants
Insurance : $10 million
Dates are cancelled outside of the US due to -
Livestock quarantine restrictions
Their 1976 album 'Tejas' was recorded during a break in the tour,
here is Avalon Hideaway from that album.
