The Gang of Outlaws Tour was an American concert tour by rock band ZZ Top. Coinciding with their newly released EP Texicali, the tour visited arenas and amphitheaters from May through June 2012, supported by opening acts 3 Doors Down and Gretchen Wilson. The tour's concept was inspired by the concept of cinema and meant to stray from their previous tours, staged as an elaborate multimedia presentation. It made use of cinematic elements to instill the simulation of a feature film to the audience. The stage featured a large video screen that showed visual effects, video clips of attractive women, music videos, song lyrics and live action of the band on stage. Gang of Outlaws and Texicali were central to the group's comeback.
Consisting of 23 shows, Gang of Outlaws began in Manchester, New Hampshire on May 25, 2012, and ended in Hinckley, Minnesota on June 29, 2012. The tour was generally well-received and produced many positive reviews from critics. Despite no sellouts, the show in Estero, Florida was the highest-grossing event, selling over three-thousand tickets. Although none of ZZ Top's newer material was performed, a song from Texicali was added to the set list for the group's next tour in Europe.
Tour dates + List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date City Country Venue Opening Act(s) Attendance RevenueMay 25, 2012ManchesterUnited StatesVerizon Wireless Arena3 Doors Down, Gretchen Wilsonrowspan="11" rowspan="11" May 26, 2012Atlantic CityEtess ArenaMay 27, 2012MashantucketMGM Grand TheaterJune 1, 2012Winston-SalemJoel ColiseumJune 2, 2012Fort BraggFort Bragg Fairgrounds(Army Concert Series)June 3, 2012FredericksburgJob.com Pavilion(Celebrate Virginia Live)June 5, 2012Glen AllenSnagAJob.com Pavilion(Innsbrook After Hours)June 6, 2012SimpsonvilleCharter AmphitheatreJune 8, 2012St. AugustineSt. Augustine Amphitheatre3 Doors DownJune 10, 2012AlpharettaVerizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park3 Doors Down, Gretchen WilsonJune 12, 2012HollywoodHard Rock Live3 Doors DownJune 15, 2012EsteroGermain Arena3 Doors Down, Gretchen Wilson3,160 / 4,914$168,490June 16, 2012OrlandoUniversal Music Plaza Stage3 Doors Downrowspan="3" rowspan="3" June 17, 2012St. PetersburgTropicana Field3 Doors Down, Gretchen WilsonJune 19, 2012SouthavenSnowden Grove AmphitheaterJune 20, 2012NashvilleBridgestone Arena2,766 / 4,474$154,591June 22, 2012Baton RougeRiver Center Arenarowspan="6" rowspan="6" June 23, 2012The WoodlandsCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionJune 24, 2012DallasGexa Energy PavilionJune 26, 2012Des MoinesWells Fargo ArenaJune 27, 2012ClarkstonDTE Energy Music TheatreJune 29, 2012HinckleyGrand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater
See also Texicali 3 Doors Down Gretchen Wilson
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