It hasn’t been an easy decade for classic southern blues rock bands. With the death of Gary Rossington earlier this year (merely a week before his band’s Strawberry Festival-closing gig) Lynyrd Skynyrd is now more-or-less a family-oriented tribute act.

And Dusty Hill’s 2021 death ended ZZ Top’s reign as the longest-running band without a lineup change. Still, against all odds, both Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-inducted acts are managing to carry on with a few fresh faces, and kick off a co-headlining tour in West Palm Beach before heading to the ol’ Gary.

Oh, and you can’t forget Uncle Kracker, either, whose version of “Drift Away” was a no. 1 hit at one point in 2003.

Tickets to see Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top play MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa on Saturday, July 22 are still available for $29.50. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.

This article appears in Jul 20-26, 2023.

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Despite death in their lineups, classic-rock favorites Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top play Tampa this weekend

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