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Gang of Outlaws Tour
Concert by ZZ Top
A yellow poster with three black-and-white images of ZZ Top, 3 Doors Down and Gretchen Wilson occupy most of the image. The text on the poster reads "Gang of Outlaws is coming".
LocationUnited States
Associated albumTexicali
Start dateMay 25, 2012
End dateJune 29, 2012
Legs1
No. of shows23
ZZ Top tour chronology
Rebels and Bandoleros Tour
(2011) 		Gang of Outlaws Tour
(2012) 		La Futura Tour
(2012–14)
3 Doors Down tour chronology
Time of My Life Tour
(2011–12) 		Gang of Outlaws Tour
(2012)
Gretchen Wilson tour chronology
Xtreme Muzik Tour
(2011) 		Gang of Outlaws Tour
(2012)

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 Revenue
May 25, 2012 Manchester United States Verizon Wireless Arena 3 Doors Down, Gretchen Wilson — —
May 26, 2012 Atlantic City Etess Arena
May 27, 2012 Mashantucket MGM Grand Theater
June 1, 2012 Winston-Salem Joel Coliseum
June 2, 2012 Fort Bragg Fort Bragg Fairgrounds
(Army Concert Series)
June 3, 2012 Fredericksburg Job.com Pavilion
(Celebrate Virginia Live)
June 5, 2012 Glen Allen SnagAJob.com Pavilion
(Innsbrook After Hours)
June 6, 2012 Simpsonville Charter Amphitheatre
June 8, 2012 St. Augustine St. Augustine Amphitheatre 3 Doors Down
June 10, 2012 Alpharetta Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre at Encore Park 3 Doors Down, Gretchen Wilson
June 12, 2012 Hollywood Hard Rock Live 3 Doors Down
June 15, 2012 Estero Germain Arena 3 Doors Down, Gretchen Wilson 3,160 / 4,914 $168,490
June 16, 2012 Orlando Universal Music Plaza Stage 3 Doors Down — —
June 17, 2012 St. Petersburg Tropicana Field 3 Doors Down, Gretchen Wilson
June 19, 2012 Southaven Snowden Grove Amphitheater
June 20, 2012 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 2,766 / 4,474 $154,591
June 22, 2012 Baton Rouge River Center Arena — —
June 23, 2012 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 24, 2012 Dallas Gexa Energy Pavilion
June 26, 2012 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena
June 27, 2012 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 29, 2012 Hinckley Grand Casino Hinckley Amphitheater

See also

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