ZZ Top’s drummer Frank Beard passed away on Tuesday.
He was 77 years old.
ZZ Top canceled tonight’s show in Salt Lake City and Wednesday’s show in Colorado.
TMZ reported:
Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for legendary rock band ZZ Top, has died … TMZ has learned.
According to the Fort Bend County Medical Examiner Frank passed away on August 17 at his Texas ranch with family by his side after a stay in hospice. A cause of death has not been disclosed at this time.
ZZ Top founder Billy F. Gibbons released a statement on his passing saying, “Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished.”
As TMZ previously reported … Frank’s health forced ZZ Top to cancel its August 5 concert at the Hollywood Bowl.
With the passing of Frank, ZZ Top is canceling their show tonight in Salt Lake City and tomorrow Colorado Springs … they’ll resume this weekend with two dates at Austin City Limits — at one of Frank’s favorite venues.
Last week, ZZ Top had to cancel their show in Los Angeles after Frank Beard was hospitalized.
Per Variety: ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons said in a statement: “Today, Elwood [Francis] and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas. His signature backbeat was key to keeping ZZ on top. The band of which he was part for six decades is going to keep on keeping on as he had wished.”
Frank Beard, ZZ Top‘s longtime drummer for the past 56 years, has died at 77.
ZZ Top founder Billy Gibbons said in a statement: “Today, Elwood [Francis] and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and… pic.twitter.com/lFU6P6lgDp
— Variety (@Variety) August 18, 2026
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