ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd tour to hit Estero, Tallahassee. What you need to know

Charles Runnells, Fort Myers News-Press
Updated ·2 min read

Classic-rock superstars ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd have just added more stops to their co-headlining tour, including two Florida shows.

The concerts were announced on social media Monday morning.

"Skynyrd Nation!! We heard ya!" Lynyrd Skynyrd wrote on Facebook. "We're bringing the Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour with ZZ Top to a city near you in 2024!

"We can’t wait to celebrate 50 Years of Skynyrd with you!"

Two Florida stops for ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd tour

Billy Gibbons performs with ZZ Top at the Orpheum in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Billy Gibbons performs with ZZ Top at the Orpheum in Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

In all, the bands announced 36 more concerts for the joint tour. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 3. Presales start at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31.

The tour has two new Florida stops: Hertz Arena (March 9) and Tallahassee's Tucker Civic Center (April 5). Black Stone Cherry opens both shows.

ZZ Top last played Southwest Florida in November 2021 (Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall), followed by Lynyrd Skynyrd in December 2022 (Hertz Arena).

Johnny Van Zant, lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, motions to the crowd during the Boots on the Sand: Hurricane Ian Relief Fundraiser at Hertz Arena in Estero on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
Johnny Van Zant, lead vocalist of Lynyrd Skynyrd, motions to the crowd during the Boots on the Sand: Hurricane Ian Relief Fundraiser at Hertz Arena in Estero on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

Before Skynyrd's Hurricane Ian fundraiser show, Fort Myers guitarist Rickey Medlocke talked to The News-Press/Naples Daily News about the band's upcoming 50th anniversary tour.

"I swear, it seems like 50 seconds," Medlocke said about that big anniversary. "I started as an original drummer of the band. And you know what, now I’ve been back with them for 27 years. …

"So I look at it and I feel very blessed and very fortunate to have been a part of such a great band that has a part in the history of great music. And that music will be around a lot longer after I’m gone, that’s for sure."

More about The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour

Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke performs during the Boots on the Sand: Hurricane Ian Relief Fundraiser at Hertz Arena in Estero on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke performs during the Boots on the Sand: Hurricane Ian Relief Fundraiser at Hertz Arena in Estero on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

The name of The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour combines two of the bands' biggest hits: ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man" and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man.

The tour first launched in July 2023. This new leg of the tour kicks off March 8 at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia.

Ticket prices weren't available Monday. For more information, visit ticketmaster.com, hertzarena.com (Hertz Arena) or tuckerciviccenter.com (Tucker Civic Center).

— Charles Runnells is an arts and entertainment reporter for The News-Press and the Naples Daily News. To reach him, call 239-335-0368 (for tickets to shows, call the venue) or email him at crunnells@gannett.com. Follow or message him on social media: Facebook (facebook.com/charles.runnells.7), X (formerly Twitter) (@charlesrunnells), Threads (@crunnells1) and Instagram (@crunnells1).

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