ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons has announced 2023 U.K. and European tour dates.

ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons has announced 2023 U.K. and European tour dates. Gibbons' livewire solo band will appear at select European venues in late spring and early summer of 2023.

The trio, headed by Gibbons on guitar and vocals, drummer Matt Sorum and lefty guitarist Austin Hanks, who has worked with Gibbons previously, provides the heavy bottom and rhythm for the ensemble.

The new tour brings Gibbons and company to 12 countries with 20 performance dates during the four-week span starting June 10 in Solvesborg, Sweden. The concert and festival dates are spread across Finland, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, U.K., France, Belgium and concludes at the Bospop Festival in Wert, Netherlands, on July 9.

"The recent run with ZZ was a grand time and we thought to take the energy with our alter ego to 'get down' all the way around. That's THIS tour.! We're really cooking and looking to bring the BFG experience forward to all our friends in Europe and the U.K. See you soon," Gibbons said.

Tickets for the tour are on sale now.

Tour dates:

June 10 Solvesborg, Sweden / Sweden Rock Fest. June 12 Tampere, Finland / Tampere Hall June 13 Helsinki Finland / House of Culture June 15 Oslo, Norway / Sentrum Scene June 17 Copenhagen, Denmark / Copenhell Festival June 19 Hamburg, Germany / Grosse Freiheit June 20 Frankfurt, Germany / Batschkapp June 21 Nurenburg, Germany / Lowensaal June 23 Leipzig, Germany / Parkbuhne June 24 Cologne, Germany / E-Werk June 25 Winterbach, Germany / Salier Halle June 26 Praha, Czech Rep. /O2 Universium June 28 Vienna, Austria / Gasometer June 29 Zurich, Switzerland / Volkshaus July 2 London, UK / O2 Shepard's Bush Empire July 3 Birmingham, UK / O2 Institute Birmingham July 5 Albi, France / Festival Pause Guitare July 6 Paris, France / Olympia July 9 Wert, Netherlands / Bospop Festival July 11 Bournemouth, UK / O2 Academy Bournemouth

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Coldplay are set to appear as the musical guest on the February 4 episode of "Saturday Night Live," which will be hosted by "The Last of Us" actor Pedro Pascal.

Coldplay are set to appear as the musical guest on the February 4 episode of "Saturday Night Live," which will be hosted by "The Last of Us" actor Pedro Pascal.

The show will be Coldplay's seventh appearance as the "Saturday Night Live" musical guest. Fronted by Chris Martin, the band are currently on the road with their "Music Of The Spheres" world tour.

Meanwhile, Pascal will be making his debut on the the long-running comedy sketch series. Pascal is also popular for playing the title character in "The Mandalorian." He has also appeared in "Game of Thrones," "Narcos," and Wonder Woman 1984.

Sam Smith performed on the first "Saturday Night Live" episode of 2023, playing "Unholy" and "Gloria." The episode was hosted by actress Aubrey Plaza.

Lil Baby performed on last weekend's episode, hosted by Michael B. Jordan.

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A documentary about the legendary rock band The Doors is set to make its television premiere on AXS TV on February 1 at 9 pm ET.

A documentary about the legendary rock band The Doors is set to make its television premiere on AXS TV on February 1 at 9 pm ET.

The Emmy-nominated and Grammy Award-winning documentary, When You're Strange, will be narrated by actor Johnny Depp.

The doc, which originally released in 2009, tells the story about the band's formation in 1965, its development over the next two years, the release of their debut album and subsequent albums and Jim Morrison's use of alcohol and drugs and subsequent death in Paris in July 1971.

The film features archival footage of rehearsals, TV and concert performances, private cine-film and the background to Morrison's arrest at a 1969 Miami concert and later trial.

It also includes restored and remastered material from Morrison's 1969 short film HWY: An American Pastoral.

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