On November 28th 1975 I attended a ZZ Top show that included a small animal menagerie on the stage. It included a longhorn steer, buffalo, two buzzards and possibly one or two rattlesnakes. WEIRD. The show was at the end of the "Fandango" tour. The texas shaped stage was surrounded by a wood fence corral. The vultures were standing on two cow skulls at the front of the stage/corral. Whenever the band played these guys would spread their wings and then fold them up between songs. I always wondered if they were trained to do this or was it a natural reaction to the soundwaves. The snakes were under a plexiglass dome in the center of the stage. I dont remember the longhorn or buffalo crapping on the stage, but I assume it was a definite possibility. The backup band was Point Blank. The concert was really good. Billy Gibbons and Dusty Hill had short beards back then.
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