Billy Gibbons launched his solo tour with the BFGs on Jan. 17, performing the first of several shows at the Blue Note Hawaii in Honolulu. Since then, he has played seven additional shows, including three at the Blue Note in Napa, California.
During his Jan. 22 performance in Napa, Gibbons’ setlist featured mostly ZZ Top hits, including classics like “Sharp Dressed Man,” “Gimme All Your Lovin’,” and “Just Got Paid.” He also incorporated covers such as “Foxy Lady” by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, “Pipeline” by the Chantays, and “Wine, Wine, Wine” by the Nightcaps.
Gibbons’ solo tour will wrap up on Feb. 20 in Bristol, Tennessee. Less than two weeks later, he will rejoin ZZ Top for the band’s 2025 Elevation Tour, which kicks off on March 5 in Dothan, Alabama.
“Each group, ZZ and the BFGs, serve up different players, different approaches, and modestly different sounds,” Gibbons said in a recent interview with The Press Democrat. “That diversity offers a chance for us all to stretch out a bit and do some things that somehow work spontaneously supernaturally within. Performing with ZZ Top is like being out with great friends; the BFGs experience is like going local, not having previously stepped down any particular avenue. It generates a reward to chasing curiosity!”