ZZ Top, Austin Meade

ZZ Top returns to Madison for the first time in almost three years, but without founding bassist Dusty Hill, who died in July 2021 at age 72. However, at Hill’s insistence prior to his passing, the band has soldiered on — with Hill’s longtime guitar tech, Elwood Francis, taking over on bass. Recent gigs on the current “Raw Whisky Tour” have included songs spanning from the heavy boogie blues band’s first album (released in 1971) through its most recent one (2012’s La Futura). And a new record — Raw, the soundtrack to 2019's That Little Ol’ Band from Texas documentary — was released last month, almost exactly a year after Hill’s death. With Austin Meade.