Mystery as legendary rock group cancels Hollywood Bowl show hours before start

Legendary rock group ZZ Top has canceled its show at the Hollywood Bowl only hours before they were supposed to take the stage.

ZZ Top and Cheap Trick were slated to play the legendary venue Wednesday night.

The ZZ Top tour has unforeseen personnel matters that have forced the band to cancel its appearance at the Los Angeles landmark,” a statement from the group Wednesday morning said.

The band’s frontman, Billy F Gibbons also weighed in on the last minute cancelation.

“Insurmountable obstacles require canceling our Hollywood Bowl performance. Friends, fans and followers of ZZ Top are the best in the business and the band is counting on everyone to bear with us for this brief interruption,” he said.

Fans will be issued refunds for their tickets, as well as transportation and parking passes, the announcement said.

Two of the three original ZZ Top members are still alive — Billy Gibbons is 76 and Frank Beard is 77.

Dusty Hill died in his sleep in 2021 at the age of 72.

The band did not disclose what exactly led to the cancelation.

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