ZZ TOP Tour Manager Assistant Ali Hocking has issued the 2009 Double Down Live Tour Blog giving fans an "all access pass, to what is going on out here on the road! I will be here to share the stories, the pictures, the excitement, throughout this tour…so, come on, let's get rockin'!"

Check out the blogs here: Part 1, Part 2.

ZZ Top have added dates to their North American schedule, which kicked off yesterday (November 10th) in Milwaukee, WI and currently runs through December 1 in Calgary, AB. Check out the band's itinerary below:

November

12 - Mahnomen, MN - Shooting Star
14 - New Town, ND - 4 Bears Casino
17 - Prince George, BC - CN Centre
18 - Dawson Creek, BC - EnCana Events Centre
20 - Penticton, BC - South Okanagan Events Centre
21 - Kamloops, BC - Interior Savings Centre
22 - Abbotsford, BC - Abbotsford Entertainment & Sports Centre
23 - Everett, WA - Comcast Arena
28 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
29 - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
30 - Regina, SK - Conexus Arts Centre

December

1 - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome

On October 20th, Eagle Rock Entertainment, through its wholly-owned Eagle Vision subsidiary, released ZZ TOP's Double Down Live, the first historic concert performance ever to be approved for release by the band. Clocking in at just under two hours, this double dose disc delivers twenty-eight years of hard rock, blues, and boogie – ZZ Top style!

Disc One, filmed in 1980, is dubbed Definitely Then, and is packed with 22 early ZZ Top classics from their Tres Hombres and Fandango! albums, including: 'La Grange', 'Tush', 'Cheap Sunglasses', 'Tube Snake Boogie', and more, many of which remain in their live set to this day. This concert was captured at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany for the Rockpalast TV series. The concert took place hot on the heels of the release, 30 years ago, of their classic Deguello album (it features 9 of the 10 songs from it). The show found ZZ Top in the era prior to the band’s discovery of sequencers and synthesizers and epitomized the down ‘n’ dirty take no prisoners attitude of “that lil’ ol’ band from Texas” nickname. To this day, this disc is a true best of ZZ Top in the seventies.

Disc Two, subtitled Almost Now, was shot during their European tour in 2008, includes 11 performances, interview clips, and backstage footage to create the ultimate ZZ Top on the road movie.

One of the most instantly recognizable sounds in rock music, ZZ Top’s signature brand of boogie ‘n’ blues has earned them massive success, including an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since their 1969 inception in Houston, Texas, the trio of singer/guitarist/frontman Billy F Gibbons, bassist Dusty Hill, and drummer Frank Beard has spent almost 40 years delivering Southern-fried sizzle without a personnel change.

With nearly 30 years between the performances, Double Down Live gives a fascinating insight into what has maintained the ZZ Top live phenomenon. This release follows the huge success of the Live From Texas Eagle releases of last year on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray. The DVD spent over a year on the charts, with 3 weeks at the #1 position.

Tracklisting:

Disc One – Definitely Then 1980

'I Thank You'

'Waitin’ For the Bus'

'Jesus Just Left Chicago'

'Precious And Grace'

'I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide'

'Manic Mechanic'

'Lowdown In The Street'

'Heard It On The X'

'Fool For Your Stockings'

'Nasty Dogs & Funky Kings'

'El Diablo'

'Cheap Sunglasses'

'Arrested For Driving While Blind'

'Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers'

'La Grange'

'She Loves My Automobile'

'Hi Fi Mama'

'Dust My Broom'

'Jailhouse Rock'

'Tush'

'Tube Snake Boogie'

'Just Got Paid'

Disc Two – Almost Now 2008

'Got Me Under Pressure'

'Waitin’ For The Bus'

'Jesus Just Left Chicago'

'I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide'

'Blue Jean Blues'

'Heard It On The X'

'Just Got Paid'

'I Need You Tonight'

'La Grange' (with Sloppy Drunk & Bar-B-Q)

'Hey Joe'

'Tush'