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) ZZ Top drummer Frank ...

Frank Beard, longtime drummer and co-founder of ZZ Top, has stepped away from the band’s Elevation Tour due to a health issue, according to a statement from the band. A core member of the Texas trio ...

Having to replace Beard for right now, ZZ Top revealed the band called on John Douglas. “Beard, along with fellow ZZ Top members Billy F Gibbons and Elwood Francis, presently on the Elevation tour ...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has announced his return to the band, more than two months after unspecified "health issues" necessitated a leave of absence. Beard's return was announced via a statement ...

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 be ...

ZZ Top have announced that longtime drummer Frank Beard has “temporarily stepped away” from the band’s current tour due to health issues. According to the band’s management, Beard’s unspecified health ...

The drummer for a legendary rock band is missing even more of the group’s tour because of his health. Frank Beard will not be present on ZZ Top’s Australian and New Zealand legs of “The Evolution Tour ...

The outing kicks off Saturday, April 26, in Bendigo, Australia, and is plotted out through a May 18 concert in Wellington, New Zealand. ZZ Top’s longtime drum tech, John Douglas, who has been filling ...

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is stepping away from the band's Elevation tour to undergo a procedure related to his health.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment. The “Sharp Dressed Man” performers ...

ZZ Top confirmed that drummer Frank Beard has taken a leave of absence from the band’s 2025 tour for health reasons. “Mr. Frank Beard has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a ...