ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL’ BAND FROM TEXAS
New York, NY, Los Angeles, CA - July 24th, 2019 -- On August 13, ZZ Top: That Little Ol’ Band From Texas will make its worldwide premiere at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, CA, followed by event screenings nationwide timed to the band’s 50th Anniversary Tour. On August 23rd, the film will be premiering at Cineplex Cinemas across Canada, and on September 1st, throughout Australia’s Event Cinemas national circuit.
Abramorama and Eagle Rock Entertainment present a Banger Films documentary feature film that tells the story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen - Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard – became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet, all while maintaining a surrealist mystique that continues to intrigue fans and entice onlookers a half century after the band’s inception. All three band members will be in attendance at the premiere, as they prepare to embark on their 50thAnniversary Tour.
ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL’ BAND FROM TEXAS - TRAILER
Cinerama Dome tickets to World Premiere available - HERE
“I think even our most steadfast fans will find themselves surprised by what they learn about those men behind the beards and cheap sunglasses,” Billy F Gibbons said of That Little Ol’ Band From Texas. “There we are, up there on the silver screen and it’s something we’re delighted to share with fans of all stripes.”
Buoyed by candid band interviews, never-before-seen archive, animation, celebrity fan testimonials from Billy Bob Thornton and Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme and an intimate performance at the oldest dance hall in Texas, historic Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, that was shot exclusively for the film, That Little Ol’ Band From Texas runs the gamut, from the absurd to the poignant, from squalid bars to MTV heroics, all in celebration of this notoriously private but larger-than-life power trio. In the end, the film unravels the extraordinary tale of a band whose image we know, but whose story we don’t.
Abramorama’s Richard Abramowitz (CEO) and Evan Saxon (Head of West Coast Acquisitions and Business Development) added, “ZZ Top always seemed larger than life and are one of the most iconic bands to hit the stage. They belong on the big screen! We are proud to be collaborating with our colleagues at Eagle Rock Entertainment, Banger Films and Suretone Management to bring the story of these sharp dressed men to fans around the world.”
That Little Ol’ Band From Texas director Sam Dunn is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and the co-founder of Banger Films. Producer and Banger Films co-founder Scot McFadyen has been with Dunn every step of the way, growing their company into one of the world’s best-known music documentary operations.
On August 16, three days after the film’s premiere, ZZ Top embarks on its 50thAnniversary Tour at Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre in Ridgefield, WA. Billy, Dusty and Frank will zig zag the North American continent playing more than 30 dates, with Cheap Trick as main support for the majority of the engagements. Theatrical engagements of That Little Ol’ Band From Texas in and near these markets have been arranged by Abramorama, the global theatrical distribution and rights management company behind such releases as Jimi Hendrix Electric Church, Stevie Nicks In Your Dreams, Ed Sheerhan Songwriter, Bang: The Bert Berns Story, Clive Davis The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Green Day: Heart Like A Hand Grenade, Kurt Cobain Montage of Heck and many other critically lauded and commercially successful music related titles.
ZZ TOP: THAT LITTLE OL’ BAND FROM TEXAS (2018, USA/CANADA RT - 91 min – English) ABRAMORAMA and EAGLE ROCK ENTERTAINMENT Present A BANGER FILMS Production. Director of Photography MARTIN HAWKES, Edited by ALEX SHUPER & MARK STAUNTON. Executive Producers SCOT McFADYEN, SAM DUNN, GEOFF KEMPIN, TERRY SHAND & CARL STUBNER. Written by RALPH CHAPMAN & SAM DUNN, Produced by SCOT McFADYEN, Directed by SAM DUNN. An Abramorama international Theatrical Release.
For more information and global screening info and ticketing please visit zztopfilm.com
ZZ Top’s 50th Anniversary Tour
Aug 16 – Ridgefield, WA – Sunlight Supply Amphitheatre*
17 – Airway Heights, WA – Northern Quest Casino Theater
18 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Amphitheater
20 – Yakima, WA – Yakima Valley SunDome
21 – Woodinville, WA – Chateau Ste. Michelle*
23 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre**
24 – Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion**
25 – Paso Robles, CA – Vina Robles Amphitheatre*
27 – Santa Barbara, CA – Arlington Theater
28 – San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU*
29 – Phoenix, AZ – Comerica Theatre*
31 – Lewisville, TX – City of Lewisville
Sept 01 – Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre*
02 – St. Paul, MN – Minnesota State Fairgrounds*
04 – Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Pavilion*
06 – Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
07 – Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre*
08 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheater at Freedom Hill*
10 – Huber Heights, OH – Rose Music Center at The Heights*
11 – Burgettstown, PA – KeyBank Pavilion*
13 – Ocean City, MD – Ocean City BikeFest
14 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion*
15 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion*
17 – Syracuse, NY – Crouse-Hinds Theatre at John H. Mulroy Civic Center at Oncenter
18 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion*
19 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater*
21 – Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica*
22 – Louisville, KY – Bourbon and Beyond Festival
Oct 05 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre*
06 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion*
08 – Charleston, WV – Clay Center for Arts & Sciences
09 – Charleston, SC – Volvo Cars Stadium*
11 – Cherokee, NC – Harrah’s Cherokee – Event Center*
12 – Manchester, TN – Exit 111 Festival - Great Stage Park
13 – Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
15 – Augusta, GA – The James Brown Arena*
16 – Saint Augustine, FL – Saint Augustine Amphiteatre*
18 – Estero, FL – Hertz Arena*
19 – Tampa, FL – MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre*
20 – West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre*
22 – Melbourne, FL – King Center for the Performing Arts
23 – Tallahassee, FL – Donald L. Tucker Center
25 – Oxon Hill, MD – MGM National Harbor
26 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center
27 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino
29 – Erie, PA – Warner Theatre
30 – Kalamazoo, MI – Wings Event Center
Nov 01 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee
02 – Waukegan, Il – Genesee Theater
03 – Peoria, Il – Civic Center Theater
05 – Springfield, MD – Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts
06 – Enid, OK – Stride Bank Center
08 – Tulsa, OK – River Spirit Casino
09 – Shreveport, LA – Shreveport Municipal Auditorium
* with Cheap Trick
**with Lynyrd Skynyrd