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Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images for Stagecoach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

ZZ Top<\/strong> has announced that longtime drummer Frank Beard<\/strong>, ironically the band member who doesn\u2019t have a beard, has left their current Elevation tour in order to undergo a health procedure.<\/p>\n

A statement\u00a0posted on social media<\/strong><\/a> reveals that Beard has \u201ctemporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Beard\u2019s place, the band\u2019s longtime tech member, drummer John Douglas<\/strong>, will join ZZ Top\u2019s Billy F Gibbons<\/strong> and Elwood Francis<\/strong> for the tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr. Douglas has maintained a close relationship with Beard and the bandmates, having served with the group in the past,\u201d the statement continues, adding that Douglas previously filled in for Beard in 2002 when he had to have an emergency appendectomy in Paris.<\/p>\n

The statement adds that Beard is \u201clooking forward to a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

ZZ Top\u2019s Elevation tour hits Hiawassee, Georgia, on Tuesday. A complete list of dates can be found at ZZTop.com<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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