▁the ▁tour ' s ▁it iner ary ▁was ▁expanded ▁to ▁include ▁aud itor iums ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁three ▁legs , ▁which ▁was ▁scheduled ▁after ▁the ▁can cellation ▁of ▁performances ▁in ▁Europe , ▁Australia , ▁and ▁Japan . ▁Despite ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁re actions ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁generally ▁well - rece ived . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest - g ross ing ▁US ▁t ours ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁World wide ▁Texas ▁Tour ▁sold ▁approximately ▁ 1 . 2 ▁million ▁tick ets ▁over ▁its ▁five ▁legs . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁album ▁Te jas , ▁which ▁elabor ated ▁on ▁the ▁tour ' s ▁art istic ▁theme , ▁was ▁recorded ▁during ▁a ▁break ▁in ▁the ▁tour , ▁and ▁its ▁songs ▁were ▁played ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Crit ics ▁regard ▁the ▁World wide ▁Texas ▁Tour ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁rock ' s ▁most ▁memor able ▁t ours — in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Gu itar ▁World ′ s ▁Alan ▁di ▁P erna ▁called ▁it ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁am bit ious ▁and ▁b izar re ▁t ours ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁rock ▁history ". ▁ ▁Background ▁Z Z ▁Top ' s ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁album ▁T res ▁H ombres ▁and ▁the ▁supporting ▁single , ▁" La ▁G range ", ▁brought ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁national ▁level ▁of ▁commercial ▁and ▁critical ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁band ▁gained ▁a ▁reputation ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the