ZZ Top Guitarist Billy F Gibbons and the BFG Band will bring blistering blues rock to the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre, PA, on Thursday, February 19th, 2026.
On-Sale Dates:
- Exclusive pre-sale for Kirby Members begins Thursday, November 6th, at 10:00 A.M.
- Tickets will be available to the general public starting Friday, November 7th, at 10:00 A.M.
How to Purchase:
- Online: kirbycenter.org and ticketmaster.com.
- In-person: Visit the F.M. Kirby Center Box Office during summer business hours (Monday through Friday, 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.)
- By phone: Call the box office at 570-826-1100.
VIP Meet & Greet Experience (available online only):
- One premium reserved ticket
- Access to a meet & greet with Billy Gibbons
- One Individual Photo with Billy Gibbons
- One autographed VIP-exclusive merchandise item
- One commemorative VIP Laminate
VIP Merch Bundle Package (available online only):
- One premium reserved ticket
- One VIP-exclusive poster
- One VIP-exclusive merchandise item
- One commemorative VIP Laminate
- Early entry
About Billy F Gibbons:
With his signature beard and African headgear, Billy F Gibbons is instantly recognizable and best known as the centerpiece of ZZ Top.
BFG is widely regarded as one of the world’s finest guitarists working in the blues-rock idiom. The sound originates from the uncanny knack to squeeze unheard of sounds out of the electric guitar with the blues, pop, R&B, country, gospel, western, hillbilly and West Africa. That BFG down ‘n dirty growl is unmistakable heard on such hits as “La Grange,” “Sharp Dressed Man” and “Cheap Sunglasses.”
Billy F Gibbons is much more than an iconic guitar slinger with a monumental length of chin whiskers… he’s an internationally recognized collector of guitars and cars, noted in the best-selling book, Rock + Roll Gearhead.
Beyond guitars and cars, Gibbons has a renowned collection of African art, with an abiding interest in both the paranormal and cutting-edge technology.
Billy’s solo album releases, the Afro-Cuban flavored “Perfectamundo,” the bluesy “The Big Bad Blues,” and the hard rockin “Hardware” all represent what he refers to as the Three T’s: Tone, Taste and Tenacity. BFG is truly a highly regarded Renaissance man.
Chris “Whipper” Layton holds his remarkable standings as the drummer for Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble, along with “The Arc Angels” band, guitarist Kenny Shepherd, and now marking the cornerstone backbeat with Billy F Gibbons and The BFGs.
Mike ‘The Drifter’ Flanigin is a shining light of the Texas Blues scene. A master of the Hammond B3 organ, known for his collaborations with Texas guitar legends Billy F Gibbons & Jimmie Vaughan, Flanigin is infamously known throughout the Austin Blues scene. Flanigin has done n’ played ‘em all… from juke joints, Texas and beer joints, to Madison Square Garden and beyond.
