Lynyrd Skynyrd, ZZ Top rock Scarborough Downs

Posted Sept. 07, 2012, at 10:24 p.m.

Mark Matejka (left) and Rickey Medlocke (right) of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Mark Matejka (left) and Rickey Medlocke (right) of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Gary Rossington, of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Gary Rossington, of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Mark Matejka (left) and Gary Rossington (right) of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Mark Matejka (left) and Gary Rossington (right) of Lynyrd Skynyrd perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Rickey Medlocke of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Johnny Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top performs Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Dusty Hill (left) and Billy Gibbons (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Billy Gibbons (left) and Dusty Hill (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Joel Page | BDN

Billy Gibbons (left) and Dusty Hill (right) of ZZ Top perform Friday Sept. 7, 2012, at Scarborough Downs in Scarborough, Maine.

Photographer Joel Page visited Scarborough Downs Friday, Sept. 8, 2012, to capture images of Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top performances for the Bangor Daily News.

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