ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is stepping away from the band's tour to manage 'a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.' John Douglas will step up.

Drummer Frank Beard of ZZ Top performs onstage during Day 1 of the 2023 Stagecoach Festival on April 28, 2023 in Indio, California. - Credit: Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Stagecoach ...

The band’s longtime drum tech, John Douglas, filled in for Beard, who will be back behind the kit when ZZ Top continues their Elevation Tour on June 1 in Victoria, British Columbia.

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Elwood Francis (left) and Frank Beard (right) perform on stage during ZZ Top’s ‘Elevation’ tour. Friday, November 15, 2024 at Hard Rock Live in Gary, Indiana ...

Frank Beard of ZZ Top performs during 107.7 The Bone "Bone Bash" at Shoreline Amphitheatre on September 3, 2010 in Mountain View, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Getty Images ...

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the legendary rock group ZZ top, has stepped away from the current tour due to a “health issue,” according to reports. No further details were provided ...

ZZ Top 's Frank Beard is taking a leave of absence while touring for a medical procedure. In an Instagram post shared on Saturday, March 15, the band announced that their 75-year-old drummer would ...

Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for ZZ top, has stepped away from the band’s current tour because of a health issue. ZZ Top said in an social media post Saturday, March 15 that Beard “has ...

“ ZZ Top – Frank Beard ” by oetting is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. ZZ Top’s longtime drummer, Frank Beard, has announced a break from the road.

Frank Beard will not be present on ZZ Top’s Australian and New Zealand legs of “The Evolution Tour” because of health issues, Live Nation said in a statement Thursday, April 24.

Frank Beard of ZZ Top performs with the band in Philadelphia in early 2015. He is stepping away temporarily to manage a health issue. (Owen Sweeney / Invision / Associated Press) ...