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ZZ Top’s Frank Beard to Miss Australian Tour on Medical Advice

Frank Beard's absence from ZZ Top due to an unspecified "health issue" will now extend to the band's Australian tour.

In a statement issued on Thursday (April 24), promoters Live Nation explained that Beard will not be joining his bandmates on the forthcoming trek, “as recommended by medical personnel.” The Texas trio revealed on March 15 that Beard would be absent from the group’s current Elevation tour due to the need to undergo an unspecified health procedure. Douglas has long maintained a close relationship with both Beard and his bandmates, having previously sat in for the drummer during a Paris performance in October 2002 when he underwent an emergency appendectomy.

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