▁The ▁World wide ▁Texas ▁Tour ▁stage ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Bill ▁Nar um , ▁who ▁also ▁designed ▁Z Z ▁Top ' s ▁album ▁covers ▁and ▁tour ▁post ers . ▁In ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁Z Z ▁Top ' s ▁minimal istic ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁tour ▁stage ▁was ▁an ▁elaborate ▁setup ▁and ▁designed ▁to ▁" br ing ▁Texas ▁to ▁the ▁people ". ▁The ▁set ▁included ▁a ▁ 6 3 - by - 4 8 ▁foot ▁( 1 9 - by - 1 5 ▁m ) ▁stage ▁that ▁was ▁t ilt ed ▁at ▁a ▁four - deg ree ▁angle , ▁which ▁res emble d ▁the ▁shape ▁of ▁Texas ▁and ▁we ighed ▁ 3 5 ▁tons ▁( 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁l bs ), ▁cost ing ▁a ▁reported ▁US $ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁stage ▁was ▁constructed ▁in ▁a ▁seven - hour ▁process ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁crew ▁members . ▁The ▁set ' s ▁back drop ▁was ▁a ▁ 1 8 0 - foot ▁( 5 5 ▁m ) ▁three - dimensional ▁pan or ama ▁that ▁used ▁five ▁sc rim s ▁meas uring ▁ 3 6 - by - 2 0 ▁feet ▁( 1 1 - by - 6 ▁m ), ▁which ▁were ▁hand - p aint ed ▁and ▁individually ▁lit ▁to ▁show ▁dawn ▁and ▁d usk ▁effects . ▁The ▁presentation ▁also ▁included ▁live ▁animals ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁long horn ▁ste er , ▁black ▁buff alo , ▁two