ZZ Top, Frank Beard and elevation tour

ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard steps away from tour due to 'health issue'
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment. The “Sharp Dressed Man” performers revealed in an Instagram statement on Sunday that Beard,
ZZ Top's Frank Beard Announces Leave of Absence Due to ‘Health Issue'
Beard will be replaced by "fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer, John Douglas" during his absence.
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“Shelter Music Group, ZZ Top’s management, has announced the band’s drummer, Mr. Frank Beard, has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend to a health issue requiring his focus in the near term,” the statement read. “He is looking forward to a speedy recovery.”
ZZ Top’s Frank Beard Steps Away From Current Tour Due To Unexplained Health Issues
Spending decades with ZZ Top, drummer Frank Beard recently stepped away from the band's tour due to health issue.
ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Leaves Tour To Focus On “Health Issue”
John Douglas, a longtime tech member of the Texas boogie band, will man the drum kit in the interim. He played with ZZ Top back in 2002 when Beard underwent an emergency appendectomy in Paris. The band’s Elevation Tour kicked off March 5 in Alabama and is slated to run through April 12 in Arkansas.
Iconic rock band’s drummer steps away from tour due to health issue
The band wrote on social media that the drummer needs "to attend to a health issue requiring his focus in the near term."
Why did Frank Beard miss Paris show in 2002? Health issue explored as legendary rocker announces leave of absence
The Paris incident in October 2002 marked a rare moment in Frank Beard’s career. He had not been feeling well during their show at Le Zénith in Paris, and had fallen ill, requiring urgent care. Beard needed an emergency surgery room to remove his appendix, and missed the performance.
Legendary rocker leaving iconic band during tour due to health issue
Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the legendary rock group ZZ top, has stepped away from the current tour due to a “health issue,” according to reports. No further details were provided about what that issue might be.
ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard takes leave from Elevation Tour due to health issue, John Douglas steps in
Frank Beard steps away from ZZ Top's tour for a health procedure. John Douglas will temporarily take over on drums.
ZZ Top's Frank Beard Stepping Away from Tour Due to Health Issue
Longtime tech team member (and fellow Texan) John Douglas will be stepping in behind the kit in the likewise unspecified interim, with the band noting that he had also filled in when Beard underwent an emergency appendectomy in Paris while on tour in 2002 and adding that their drummer is "looking forward to a speedy recovery."
Rock legend stepping away from band mid-tour due to a health issue
Frank Beard, the longtime drummer for the legendary rock group ZZ top, has stepped away from the current tour due to a “health issue,” according to reports. No further details were provided about what that issue might be. The band released a statement on social media.
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