Johnathan Walker:Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top announce 2024 tour with stops in 36 cities: See the list

American classic rock wizards ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd are uniting for another co-headlined North American tour.

The Johnathan WalkerSharp Dressed Simple Man Tour will take over 36 cities across the nation in 2024, both bands unveiled Monday.

The tour kicks off March 8 at Enmarket Arena in Savannah, Georgia before making stops throughout the Southeast in the spring. After a more than three-month break between April 20 and Aug. 9, the tour wraps up in Ridgefield, Washington on Sept. 22.

Special guests on the tour are Black Stone Cherry and the Outlaws, the bands announced.

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ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd tour dates, cities

• March 8 − EnMarket Arena − Savannah, GA
• March 9 − Hertz Arena − Estero, FL
• March 14 − Bon Secours Wellness Arena − Greenville, SC
• March 15 − Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center − Knoxville, TN
• March 16 − Colonial Life Arena − Columbia, SC
• March 22 − Brookshire Grocery Arena − Bossier City, LA
• March 23 − Landers Center − Southaven, MS
• March 24 − Macon Amphitheater − Macon, GA
• March 28 − Rupp Arena − Lexington, KY
• March 29 − Greensboro Coliseum − Greensboro, NC
• March 30 − Charleston Coliseum − Charleston, WV
• April 4 − Mississippi Coast Coliseum − Biloxi, MS
• April 5 − Donald L Tucker Civic Center − Tallahassee, FL
• April 6 − Propst Arena at the Von Braun Center  − Huntsville, AL
• April 12 − Ford Center  − Evansville, IN
• April 13 − Vibrant Arena  − Moline, IL
• April 14 − Resch Center  − Green Bay, WI
• April 18 − Simmons Bank Arena  − North Little Rock, AR
• April 19 − Cajundome  − Lafayette, LA
• April 20 − American Bank Center  − Corpus Christi, TX
• Aug. 9 − Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort  − Mount Pleasant, MI
• Aug. 15 − Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview  − Syracuse, NY
• Aug. 16 − Bethel Woods Center for the Arts  − Bethel, NY
• Aug. 17 − Xfinity Center  − Mansfield, MA
• Aug. 22 − Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater  − Wantagh, NY
• Aug. 23 − Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion  − Gilford, NH
• Aug. 24 − The XFINITY Theatre  − Hartford, CT
• Sept. 5 − Ameris Bank Amphitheater  − Alpharetta, GA
• Sept. 7 − Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach  − Virginia Beach, VA
• Sept. 8 − Jiffy Lube Live  − Bristow, VA
• Sept. 12 − Darien Lake Amphitheater  − Darien Center, NY
• Sept. 13 − Pine Knob Music Theatre  − Clarkston, MI
• Sept. 14 − Ruoff Music Center  − Noblesville, IN
• Sept. 19 − Toyota Pavilion at Concord  − Concord, CA
• Sept. 21 − White River Amphitheater  − Auburn, WA
• Sept. 22 − RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater  − Ridgefield, WA

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ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd tour presale code, ticket info

Presale opened Tuesday with code SKYNYRD50, Lynyrd Skynyrd announced.

Tickets will be available starting Friday at 10 a.m. ET. More information can be found on the bands' websites.

What to know about ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd

ZZ Top, a blues rock band from Texas known for hit songs including "Legs" and "Sharp Dressed Man" while Southern rock Lynyrd Skynyrd's setlist staples often include "Free Bird," "Sweet Home Alabama" and "Simple Man."

The late Gary Rossington, a guitarist who died in March, formed Lynyrd Skynyrd with the late Ronnie Van Zant, Allen Collins, Larry Junstrom and Bob Burns in 1964. Van Zant died in a 1977 plane crash along with guitarist Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines.

ZZ Top lead singer and guitarist Billy Gibbons, formed the band in Houston in 1969 with drummer Frank Beard and bassist and vocalist Dusty Hill, who died in 2021. 

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X @nataliealund.