La Futura Tour

La Futura Tour
World tour by ZZ Top
Location North America, Australia, Europe
Associated album La Futura
Start date October 2, 2012
End date November 15, 2013
Legs 5
ZZ Top concert chronology

The La Futura Tour is a worldwide concert tour by American rock band ZZ Top. Presented in support of their latest album, La Futura, the tour is visiting indoor and outdoor theaters, arenas, and festivals in North America, Australia, and Europe. To represent the novelty of La Futura, it was intended to differ from the group's tours in the past. The tour was an intermediately staged visual presentation by incorporating a "feature film" for each song performed.

The concept behind the La Futura Tour was inspired by the concept of cinema. The stage includes a large backdrop video screen that shows abstract images that align with the content of each song in the set list. Whereas they were known for their elaborate stage sets in the 1970s, ZZ Top's La Futura performances were largely visual; on stage, a portion of the group's MTV music videos are shown on the backdrop. In contrast to other ZZ Top tours, the set list featured songs from La Futura.

Consisting of eight legs, the tour began on October 2, 2012 in Chicago and finished on November 15, 2013 in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The first four legs alternated between North America, Australia, and Europe, while the final legs are visiting the United States and Canada. Although the tour evoked a variety of responses from music critics, it was mostly well received.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue Opening act(s)
Leg 1: indoor/outdoor theaters and arenas in North America
October 2, 2012 Chicago United States Chicago Theatre
October 3, 2012 Akron Akron Civic Theatre
October 5, 2012 Glenside Keswick Theatre
October 6, 2012 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
October 7, 2012 Red Bank Count Basie Theatre
October 9, 2012 Louisville The Louisville Palace
October 10, 2012 Durham Durham Performing Arts Center
October 12, 2012 Marksville Paragon Casino Resort
October 14, 2012 Huntsville Von Braun Center
October 16, 2012 Kansas City Midland Theatre Bryant Carter Band
October 18, 2012 Catoosa Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
October 19, 2012 Thackerville WinStar World Casino
October 20, 2012 Sugar Land Constellation Field
October 21, 2012 San Antonio Majestic Theatre
October 22, 2012
October 25, 2012 Amarillo Amarillo Civic Center
October 26, 2012 Midland Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center
October 27, 2012 Bee Cave The Backyard
October 28, 2012 Tyler The Oil Palace
November 1, 2012 Toledo Stranahan Theater
November 2, 2012 Rochester Main Street Armory
November 3, 2012 Kingston Canada K-Rock Centre JD & The Straight Shot, Lorenza Ponce
November 4, 2012 London Budweiser Gardens
November 7, 2012 Montreal Bell Centre
November 8, 2012 Ottawa National Arts Centre
November 10, 2012 Rama Casino Rama
December 4, 2012 West Hollywood United States House of Blues
December 5, 2012 Las Vegas
December 7, 2012
December 8, 2012 Chandler Wild Horse Pass Casino
December 9, 2012 Tucson Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater
Leg 2: indoor/outdoor theaters and arenas in Australia
March 9, 2013 Perth Australia Perth Arena Rose Tattoo
March 12, 2013 Sydney Allphones Arena
March 13, 2013 Newcastle Newcastle Entertainment Centre
March 15, 2013 Sydney The Metro Theatre
March 17, 2013 Melbourne Sidney Myer Music Bowl
March 19, 2013 Southport RSL Southport The Dead Daisies
March 20, 2013 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre Rose Tattoo
Leg 3: indoor/outdoor theaters and arenas in North America
May 2, 2013 Newkirk United States First Council Casino Hotel
May 3, 2013 Concho Lucky Star Casino
May 4, 2013 Memphis Beale Street Music Festival
May 8, 2013 Wallingford Oakdale Theatre JD & The Straight Shot, Lorenza Ponce
May 9, 2013 Morristown Mayo Performing Arts Center
May 10, 2013 Crewe Southside Electric Cooperative's Hooper Park
May 11, 2013 Atlantic City Revel Atlantic City
May 13, 2013 Lancaster American Music Theatre Ben Miller Band
May 14, 2013 Englewood Bergen Performing Arts Center
May 15, 2013 Westbury NYCB Theatre at Westbury
May 17, 2013 Hampton Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
May 18, 2013 Lynn Lynn Memorial Auditorium
May 19, 2013 Baltimore Pier Six Concert Pavilion
May 21, 2013 Knoxville Tennessee Theatre
May 23, 2013 Savannah Savannah Civic Center
May 24, 2013 Panama City Beach Aaron Bessant Park Amphitheater Jacobs Brock and Brews Band
May 25, 2013 Biloxi IP Casino Resort & Spa
June 14, 2013 Manchester Great Stage Park
Leg 4: indoor/outdoor theaters and arenas in Europe
June 18, 2013 Paris France Zénith de Paris Jesus Volt
June 19, 2013 Rouen Zénith de Rouen
June 20, 2013 Dijon Zénith de Dijon
June 22, 2013 Clisson Hellfest
June 24, 2013 London England Hammersmith Apollo Ben Miller Band
June 25, 2013 Manchester O2 Apollo Manchester
June 27, 2013 Cork Ireland Live at the Marquee
June 30, 2013 Hamburg Germany Hamburg Stadtpark
July 1, 2013 Berlin Spandau Citadel
July 2, 2013 Munich Olympiapark
July 4, 2013 Locarno Switzerland Moon and Stars Festival
July 6, 2013 Wiesen Austria Lovely Days Festival
July 7, 2013 Linz Burg Clam
July 8, 2013 Pardubice Czech Republic ČEZ Aréna
July 10, 2013 Montreux Switzerland Montreux Jazz Festival
July 12, 2013 Epernay France Millésium
July 13, 2013 Zottegem Belgium Rock Zottegem
July 14, 2013 Weert Netherlands Bospop
Leg 5: outdoor venues in North America
July 28, 2013 Mountain View United States Shoreline Amphitheatre Uncle Kracker
July 30, 2013 Paso Robles Vina Robles Amphitheatre
July 31, 2013 Wheatland Sleep Train Amphitheatre
August 1, 2013 Costa Mesa Pacific Amphitheatre
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