Editing ZZ Top (section)

===''La Futura'' (2012–2020)===
[[File:ZZ.TOP 2 rkent at mac dot com.jpg|thumb|ZZ Top at the [[Alamodome]] in San Antonio, Texas, November 7, 2013]]
[[File:ZZ Top 2015.jpg|thumb|ZZ Top performing at the [[Majestic Theatre (San Antonio)|Majestic Theatre]] in San Antonio in 2015]]

Billy Gibbons stated in an interview in August 2011 that a new album had been recorded, with initial recording taking place in [[Malibu, California]], before moving to Houston, but was still unnamed and had yet to be mixed and mastered.<ref name="ucr"/> Gibbons said that the expected release date was sometime in March or April 2012, but later, a late summer or early fall release date was announced.<ref name="ucr">{{cite web|title= ZZ Top 'Sowing and Stitching Away' at New Album, Says Billy Gibbons |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |date= August 23, 2011 |access-date= September 22, 2011 |url-status= live |url= http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-new-album-march-2012/ |archive-date= December 25, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111225070034/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-new-album-march-2012/}}</ref> The album was subsequently released on September 11, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title= La Futura Arrives This September from ZZ Top |website= ZZtop.com |date= August 3, 2012 |url= http://zztop.com/news/90461 |archive-date= October 14, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121014013711/http://zztop.com/news/90461}}</ref>

Entitled ''[[La Futura]]'', the album was produced by [[Rick Rubin]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first1= David |last1= Fricke |first2= Eric |last2= Helton |first3= Matthew |last3= Murphy |title= Billy Gibbons on the band's next album |magazine= [[Rolling Stone]] |date= November 29, 2011 |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/zz-top-billy-gibbons-on-the-bands-next-album-20111129}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= La Futura by ZZ Top |publisher= MP396 |date= September 13, 2012 |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= http://mp396.com/la-futura-by-zz-top.html |archive-date= December 28, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131228004844/http://mp396.com/la-futura-by-zz-top.html}}</ref> The first single from the album, "I Gotsta Get Paid", debuted in an advertising campaign for [[Jeremiah Weed|Jeremiah Weed Whiskey]] and appears on the soundtrack of the film ''[[Battleship (film)|Battleship]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Battleship (2012) – Soundtracks |publisher= [[Internet Movie Database]] |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1440129/soundtrack}}</ref> The song itself is an interpretation of "25 Lighters" by Texan hip hop DJ DMD and rappers [[Lil' Keke]] and [[Fat Pat (rapper)|Fat Pat]].<ref>{{cite web|first= Jeff |last= Giles |title= ZZ Top's New Single Based on '90s Rap Song |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |date= May 30, 2012 |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-new-single-based-on-90s-rap-song/}}</ref> The first four songs from ''La Futura'' debuted on June 5, 2012, on an EP called ''Texicali''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Release Day! |website= ZZtop.com |access-date= July 7, 2012 |url= http://www.zztop.com/news/81091%20Texicali |archive-date= July 29, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140729014435/http://www.zztop.com/news/81091%20Texicali}}</ref> [[DJ Screw]] was a major influence on the album as well, particularly because Gibbons and Screw both worked with engineer G. L. Moon during the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|first= Ben |last= Ratliff |title= Traveling at the Speed of Molasses |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |date= September 6, 2012 |access-date= July 28, 2014 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/arts/music/for-zz-top-new-album-la-futura-and-a-tour.html?_r=2&}}</ref>

On March 3, 2015, ZZ Top began a North American tour in [[Red Bank, New Jersey]], at the Count Basie Theatre. After rescheduled dates and additions, the tour ended in [[Highland Park, Illinois]], at the [[Ravinia Festival]] on August 27, with the opening act [[Blackberry Smoke]]. [[Jeff Beck]] joined ZZ Top for seven concerts.<ref>{{cite web|title= ZZ Top 2015 North American Tour Schedule with Jeff Beck & Blackberry Smoke |website= Zz-top.concerttournewshub |access-date= March 29, 2015 |url= http://ZZ-Top.concerttournewshub.com/ |archive-date= October 6, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151006085950/http://zz-top.concerttournewshub.com/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Upcoming Tour Dates |website= Zztop.com |access-date= March 29, 2015 |url= http://www.zztop.com/tour/}}</ref>

On September 9, 2016, ZZ Top released ''Tonite at Midnight: Live Greatest Hits from Around the World''. In 2017, they began the [[Tonnage Tour|2017 Tonnage Tour]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Jeff |last= Giles |title= ZZ Top Announce 2017 'Tonnage' Tour |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |date= October 25, 2016 |access-date= October 1, 2018 |url= http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-2017-tour/}}</ref> but canceled the last few dates due to Hill's declining health.<ref>{{cite web|first= Matthew |last= Wilkening |title= ZZ Top Cancel Remaining 2017 Tour Dates |website= Ultimate Classic Rock |date= October 17, 2017 |access-date= October 1, 2018 |url= http://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-cancel-2017-tour/}}</ref> In 2018, the band announced their six-day Las Vegas run of shows to be held at [[The Venetian Las Vegas|the Venetian]], starting from April 20, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title= ZZ Top returning to Venetian in 2019 |publisher= [[KTNV-TV]] |date= September 24, 2018 |access-date= October 1, 2018 |url= https://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/zz-top-returning-to-venetian-in-2019}}</ref> Gibbons told ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'' in April 2020 that ZZ Top had been preparing another album.<ref>{{cite news |last=Katsilometes |first=John |date=April 20, 2020 |title=Billy Gibbons says ZZ Top 'cooking up' new album |newspaper=[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/billy-gibbons-says-zz-top-cooking-up-new-album-2010400/ |access-date=May 9, 2020}}</ref> On June 21, 2020, Gibbons stated interest in having Beck appear.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kielty |first=Martin |date=June 21, 2020 |title=New ZZ Top Album Could Contain Song They Started 50 Years Ago |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/zz-top-new-album-old-song/ |access-date=July 4, 2020 |website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]}}</ref>