ZZ Top has announced that drummer Frank Beard will be stepping away from their ongoing Elevation tour due to an undisclosed 'health issue': 'Looking forward to a speedy recovery.'

ZZ Top confirmed that drummer Frank Beard has taken a leave of absence from the band's 2025 tour for health reasons. "Mr. Frank Beard has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term,

Rumor’s spreadin’ ’round that ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard has left the band’s Elevation Tour to focus on an unspecified “health issue.” The Texas trio’s reps said Saturday that its co-founder “has temporarily stepped away from the current tour to attend a health issue requiring his focus in the near term” and is “looking forward