Looks like it's the same show that was out on dvd a while ago on the Double Down live set[Essen Germany 4/6/80].

It is, only being sold separately. Wish they would go back before the Deguello tour and feature the "Livestock" tour for Tejas.

It is-but it's never been on CD before.

Not officially but I do have a boot of the show.

I've had a boot of it for years on DVD and CD but if they clean it up I'd get it. It's a very commonly bootlegged show from Rockpalast, so it's not a big deal to collectors.

Who would pine for strictly audio when the Eagle Rock DVD is fine? I don't even listen to regualr audio in the CAR if a visual component is available. If one was so inclined, they could just lift the audio track out of the DVD without purchasing what amounts to a duplicate.

What if they don't have or want the DVD? There's people on here who don't care for watching shows but are more for listening to them.

New York, NY (May 25, 2011)— For the first time on CD, on May 31, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release ZZ Top Live in Germany 1980. This 16-song Texas manifesto features guitarist Billy F Gibbons, drummer Frank Beard and bassist Dusty Hill, in an onstage explosion of barrelhouse jump blues and boogie.

The Grugahalle in Essen was rockin’ on that night in 1980. ZZ Top, touring in support of 1979’s Deguello, is totally energized on nine of Deguello’s tracks, complemented by fan favorites from Tres Hombres (1973) and Fandango (1975), as well as righteous roots-reverent covers of Elmore James and Elvis Presley. (The concert was filmed for German television’s popular Rockpalast program and released on DVD as Double Down Live in 2009.)

Rock’n’Roll Hall Of Famers ZZ Top have never had a personnel change over the course of their 40-year career. These instantly-recognizable musicians are larger-than-life, their image clearly defined in American pop culture. They’re known as much for their dedication to the blues as they are for their self-designed custom-made guitars. Whether kicking off the MTV generation in 1983 with their groundbreaking videos or continuing to put on world class shows today, ZZ Top are as pioneering now as they ever were, yet still mindful of all who came before them in the glorious longtime tradition of this great music.

Eagle Rock Entertainment is an international media production and distribution company operating across audiovisual entertainment programming. Eagle Rock Entertainment works directly alongside talent to produce the highest quality programming output covering film, general entertainment and musical performance. Eagle Rock Entertainment has offices based in London, New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Hamburg, & Paris.

Track Listing
1) El Deguello
2) I Thank You
3) Waitin’ For the Bus
4) Jesus Just Left Chicago
5) Precious And Grace
6) Manic Mechanic
7) Lowdown In The Street
8) Heard It On The X
9) Fool For Your Stockings
10) Cheap Sunglasses
11) Arrested For Driving While Blind
12) Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers
13) La Grange / Sloppy Drunk / Bar-B-Q
14) Dust My Broom
15) Jailhouse Rock
16) Tush

This was pushed back to this week June 21 and is now out.

Picked this up at Wal Mart for $6.99 and it's great. I already had the DVD but what a show this was-loose and heavy and I think they played at like 3 or 4 am! A worthy pickup and I'm surprised they had it.

At $6.99! Excellent price, need to get this.

Rick A.

I hope you're not the driver when you're watching dvd's in the car!

For $6.99, I may need to drive to Wallymart also; though the gas & sales tax will double the price!