ZZ Top Stirs Christchurch as Fans Battle for Front Row

ZZ Top stirs Christchurch as fans battle for front row

Legendary blues-rockers ZZ Top are in New Zealand for three shows, concluding the Australasian leg of their Elevation tour. Supporting them are long-time...

Christchurch mayor spotted at ZZ Top concert

ZZ Top play at Christchurch's Wolfbrook Arena on May 15, 2025. Photo: Alec Huisman via RNZ By Monique Steele of RNZ Rock and roll legends ZZ Top and superstars George Thorogood & The Destroyers electrified Christchurch fans at Wolfbrook Arena on Thursday evening.

Rock icons ZZ Top, George Thorogood ignite Christchurch crowd

Reading Time: 3 minutes By Monique Steele of RNZ The bands that have rocked for more than half a century nailed the first leg of the Elevation Tour in New Zealand, following a four-stop tour across the ditch in Australia. Throwing back to the 1970s and 80s when life was about good times, blues and rock and roll, both frontmen, aged 75 years old, showed no signs of slowing. Self-proclaimed “bad” boy, George Thorogood entertained the Christchurch …