Yes, the artists we grew up with in the '60s, '70s and '80s are not getting any younger, but they're not letting their age get in the way of touring.
Ultimate Classic Rock compiled a list of who did the most shows this year and ZZ Top led the way with 107, while their frontman Billy Gibbons did 33 more for a total of 140 with three more yet to come. Chicago is second with 94, followed by Alice Cooper at 93.
And from there you have:
- Cheap Trick - 83
- Bob Dylan - 82 (two shy of his age)
- Styx - 80
- Kansas - 78
- Foreigner - 77
- Rod Stewart - 74 (six less than his age)
- 38 Special - 73
- Heart - 73
- Toto - 66
- Marshall Tucker Band- 65
- David Byrne - 56
- Judas Priest - 54
- Billy Idol - 52
- Blue Oyster Cult - 52
- Santana - 51
- Robert Plant and Saving Grace - 50
- Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - 49
- Paul McCartney - 46
- Guns N' Roses - 45
- John Fogerty- 43
- The Who - 39
- Kevin Cronin Band - 38
- AC/DC - 37
- The Cult - 36
- Scorpions - 33
- Neil Young and Chrome Hearts - 33
- Def Leppard - 33
- The Doobie Brothers - 32
- Metallica - 32
- Iron Maiden - 32 (their singer Bruce Dickinson did an additional 25)
- Peter Frampton - 31
- Grand Funk - 29
- Eagles - 28
- Bruce Springsteen - 25
- The Black Crowes - 24
- David Lee Roth - 23
- Sammy Hagar - 22
- Stevie Nicks - 18
- Journey - 6