▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁The ▁tour ' s ▁concept ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁compet itive ▁intr icate ▁present ations , ▁res embl ances ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁South west , ▁the ▁extra v ag ant ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁and ▁regional ▁wild life . ▁The ▁back drop ▁featured ▁several ▁sc rim s ▁that ▁showed ▁a ▁three - dimensional ▁pan or ama , ▁visual ▁effects , ▁and ▁a ▁can y on ▁landscape , ▁along ▁with ▁a ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁Texas . ▁Native ▁fa una , ▁fl ora , ▁w agon ▁whe els , ▁cor ral ▁f ences , ▁and ▁long horn ▁sk ull s ▁were ▁included ▁into ▁the ▁shows . ▁On ▁stage , ▁Billy ▁Gib b ons ▁and ▁D ust y ▁Hill ▁wore ▁several ▁cost ume ▁items ▁they ▁designed , ▁including ▁r hin estone - emb ell ished ▁su its , ▁hand craft ed ▁bo ots , ▁and ▁cow boy ▁h ats . ▁In ▁contrast ▁to ▁other ▁Z Z ▁Top ▁t ours , ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁World wide ▁Texas ▁Tour ▁performances ▁opened ▁with ▁newer ▁songs ▁before ▁older ▁material ▁was ▁played . ▁ ▁En comp ass ing ▁five ▁legs ▁and ▁ 9 7 ▁shows , ▁the ▁tour ▁began ▁in ▁W inst on - S alem , ▁North ▁Carolina ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁ended ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth , ▁Texas ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁After ▁two ▁ar ena ▁and ▁stad ium ▁legs ,