Editing ZZ Top (section)

===Critical acclaim and retrospective releases (2004–2011)===
[[File:ZZ Top, 26Jun2010.jpg|thumb|left|ZZ Top at the [[Crossroads Guitar Festival]], on June 26, 2010]]

In 2004, ZZ Top was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. [[Keith Richards]] of the Rolling Stones gave the induction speech. ZZ Top gave a brief performance, playing "La Grange" and "Tush".

[[File:Dusty hill and billy gibbons finland 2010.jpg|thumb|Hill and Gibbons performing at Puistoblues in [[Järvenpää]], Finland, on July 4, 2010]]
In 2006, ''Tres Hombres'' and ''Fandango!'' received releases of expanded and remastered versions, which used the original mixes free from echo and drum machines, and included additional bonus live tracks.

The ''Eliminator Collector's Edition'' CD/DVD, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band's iconic RIAA Diamond Certified album, was released September 10, 2008. The release includes seven bonus tracks and a bonus DVD, including four television performances from ''[[The Tube (1982 TV series)|The Tube]]'' in November 1983.<ref>{{cite web|title= "Eliminator" Reissue Coming March 25th! |website= ZZtop.com |date= January 14, 2008 |archive-date= July 18, 2011 |url= http://www.zztop.com/index.php?module=news_item&news_item_id=116 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718161726/http://www.zztop.com/index.php?module=news_item&news_item_id=116}}</ref>

The band performed at the 2009 [[Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo]] on the final night on March 22, 2009. In July, the band appeared on [[VH1]]'s ''[[VH1 Storytellers|Storytellers]]'', in celebration of their four decades as recording artists.<ref>{{cite press release|title= VH1 to Premiere ZZ Top "Storytellers" |agency= [[All Headline News|AHN]] |date= June 10, 2009 |access-date= December 18, 2010 |url= http://www.icelebz.com/gossips/tv/vh1_to_premiere_zz_top_storytellers_/ |archive-date= July 25, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110725114633/http://www.icelebz.com/gossips/tv/vh1_to_premiere_zz_top_storytellers_/}}</ref>