ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard is returning to the road after missing nearly all of the band's August shows due to an undisclosed medical issue.

The band announced that Beard would be back behind the drum kit at their Sept. 5 show in Tulsa. "The doctors did what they did so now I'm able to do what I do," the typically publicity-shy drummer said in the statement. "Happy that it's back to band business."

According to fan reports, Beard had been missing in action since ZZ Top's Aug. 8 show in Arcadia, Wisconsin, with Michael Monahan filling in for him. You can watch Monahan perform "Just Got Paid" with the band on Aug. 24 in Auburn, Washington below.

This is the second time in 2025 that Beard has been forced off the road. He left the band's tour for about two months earlier this year. Wh

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