Mean Rhythm Global Tour

Mean Rhythm Global Tour
Tour by ZZ Top
Associated album Rhythmeen
Start date May 2, 1997
End date October 11, 1997
Legs 1
Shows 102
ZZ Top tour chronology
Continental Safari Tour
(1996-1997)		 Mean Rhythm Global Tour
(1997)		 XXX Tour
(1999-2000)

The Mean Rhythm Global Tour was a concert tour by American rock band ZZ Top. It was the second tour that supported their twelfth studio album, Rhythmeen, released on September 17, 1996. The band described their show in a press release:

“ ...no-frills, full-thrill presentation; streamlined and down 'n' gritty.[1] ”

Contents

Personnel

Setlist

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
May 2, 1997 Atlanta United States Music Midtown
May 3, 1997 Memphis Memphis in May
May 4, 1997 Bristol Viking Hall
May 6, 1997 Pelham Oak Mountain Amphitheater
May 7, 1997 Myrtle Beach House of Blues
May 9, 1997 Tampa USF Sun Dome
May 10, 1997 Pompano Beach Pompano Beach Amphitheater
May 11, 1997 Daytona Beach Ocean Center
May 13, 1997 Biloxi Mississippi Coast Coliseum
May 15, 1997 Austin Frank Erwin Center
May 16, 1997 Dallas Reunion Arena
May 18, 1997 Houston The Summit
May 19, 1997 Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheater
May 20, 1997 Odessa Ector County Coliseum
May 21, 1997 El Paso El Paso County Coliseum
May 23, 1997 Primm Star of the Desert Arena
May 24, 1997 Los Angeles Greek Theatre
May 25, 1997 Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Bowl
May 26, 1997 Concord Sleep Train Pavilion
May 28, 1997 Reno Reno Hilton
May 30, 1997 Portland Rose Garden
May 31, 1997 George The Gorge Amphitheatre
June 1, 1997 Vancouver Canada General Motors Place
June 3, 1997 Anchorage United States Sullivan Arena
June 4, 1997
June 6, 1997 Prince George Canada Prince George Multiplex
June 7, 1997 Edmonton Edmonton Coliseum
June 8, 1997 Saskatoon Saskatoon Place
June 10, 1997 Winnipeg Winnipeg Arena
June 13, 1997 Montreal Molson Centre
June 14, 1997 Ottawa Corel Centre
June 15, 1997 Corfu United States Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
June 16, 1997 Pittsburgh I.C. Light Amphitheatre
June 18, 1997 Mansfield Great Woods
June 19, 1997 Augusta Augusta Civic Center
June 21, 1997 Montreal Canada Parc des Îles
June 22, 1997 Scranton United States Montage Mountain Amphitheater
June 25, 1997 North Charleston North Charleston Coliseum
June 26, 1997 Charlotte Independence Arena
June 27, 1997 Virginia Beach Virginia Beach Amphitheater
June 28, 1997 Bristow Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge
June 30, 1997 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
July 1, 1997 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center
July 2, 1997 Columbus Polaris Amphitheater
July 3, 1997 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
July 5, 1997 Escanaba Upper Peninsula State Fair
July 6, 1997 Tinley Park New World Music Theater
July 8, 1997 Noblesville Deer Creek Music Center
July 10, 1997 Atlantic City Mark G. Etess Arena
July 11, 1997 Holmdel Garden State Arts Center
July 12, 1997 Hartford Meadows Music Theater
July 13, 1997 Wantagh Jones Beach Marine Theater
July 15, 1997 Roanoke Roanoke Civic Center
July 16, 1997 Nashville Nashville Arena
July 18, 1997 Cadott Chippewa Valley Music Festival
July 19, 1997 Oshkosh Sunnyview Expo Center
August 2, 1997 Salt Lake City Utah State Fairgrounds
August 3, 1997 Morrison Red Rocks Amphitheatre
August 5, 1997 Rapid City Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
August 7, 1997 West Allis Wisconsin State Fair
August 8, 1997 Springfield Illinois State Fair
August 9, 1997 East Omaha Levi Carter Park
August 10, 1997 Bonner Springs Sandstone Amphitheater
August 12, 1997 Tulsa Tulsa Convention Center
August 13, 1997 Little Rock Barton Coliseum
August 15, 1997 Louisville Kentucky State Fair
August 16, 1997 Maryland Heights Riverport Amphitheater
August 17, 1997 Des Moines Iowa State Fair
August 18, 1997 Moline The MARK of the Quad Cities
August 20, 1997 Sedalia Missouri State Fair
August 21, 1997 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Arena
August 22, 1997 Fargo Fargodome
August 23, 1997 Minneapolis Minnesota State Fair
August 26, 1997 Saratoga Springs Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 27, 1997 Syracuse Great New York State Fair
August 28, 1997 Allentown Great Allentown Fair
August 29, 1997 Essex Junction Champlain Valley Expo
August 30, 1997 Van Wert Van Wert Country Fair
September 1, 1997 Du Quoin DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack
September 2, 1997 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
September 5, 1997 Missoula Adams Field House
September 6, 1997 Nampa Idaho Center
September 7, 1997 Spokane Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
September 8, 1997 Puyallup Western Washington State Fair
September 10, 1997 San Jose San Jose Arena
September 11, 1997 Tulare Tulare County Fair
September 12, 1997 Sacramento ARCO Arena
September 13, 1997 Kelseyville Konocti Harbor
September 16, 1997 Tucson Tucson Convention Center
September 17, 1997 Albuquerque Tingley Coliseum
September 19, 1997 Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
September 20, 1997 San Bernardino Blockbuster Pavilion
September 21, 1997 San Diego GTE Summer Pop Bowl
September 25, 1997 Amarillo Amarillo Civic Center
September 26, 1997 Lubbock Lubbock Municipal Coliseum
September 27, 1997 San Antonio Sunken Gardens
September 30, 1997 Evansville Mesker Amphitheatre
October 1, 1997 Asheville Asheville Civic Center
October 3, 1997 Pensacola Pensacola Civic Center
October 4, 1997 Tupelo Tupelo Coliseum
October 5, 1997 Shreveport Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
October 11, 1997 Honolulu Neal S. Blaisdell Center

References

  1. ^ Press Release
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