Why ZZ Top Loves to Play Kalamazoo Billy Gibbons tells us although ZZ Top has made many trips around the world, that "Little ol' Band from Texas" still loves to come to Kalamazoo. Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill and Frank Beard played their first public concert together at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Beaumont, Texas, on February 10, 1970. Up until everything came to a grinding halt in 2020, the band was still gigging around the globe. On October 30, 2019, ZZ Top played Wings Event Center on their 50th anniversary tour. Kalamazoo! We love saying 'Kalamazoo.' I've been saying it, [points at Dusty] he's been saying it- we've all been saying it...Kalamazoo! Just one thing: we're going to add another "Z."