Jethro Tull - UK Concerts
To celebrate their Golden Anniversary, Ian Anderson presents
50 years of Jethro Tull with eight UK concerts in April 2018 as part of a
worldwide touring schedule.
It
was on the 2nd of February 1968 at the world-famous Marquee Club in Wardour
Street that Jethro Tull first performed under that name. The group would go on
to become one of the most successful and enduring bands of their era, selling
over 60 million albums worldwide and entering the cultural collective
consciousness along the way.
The
debut album, This Was, was released later that same year. Founder,
frontman and flautist, Ian Anderson, is rightly credited with introducing the
flute to rock as a front line instrument, not to mention the codpiece!
Jethro
Tull are one of the biggest selling Progressive Rock artists of all time and
their immense and diverse catalogue of work encompasses folk, blues, classical
and heavy rock. The anniversary concerts will feature a broad mix of
material, some of it focussing on the earlier formative period through to the
“heavy hitters” of the Tull catalogue from the albums This Was, Stand Up,
Benefit, Aqualung, Thick As A Brick, Too Old To Rock And Roll: Too Young To
Die, Songs From The Wood, Heavy Horses, Crest Of A Knave and even a touch of
TAAB2 from 2012.
Anderson
says: “I am not usually a birthday or anniversary kind of guy but, just for
once, I won't be a party-pooper either! I treasure the memories of the earlier
years of Jethro Tull repertoire, associated as it is with the adventures of
visiting so many countries for the first time to connect with new fans around
the world. And this is a celebration of all the 33 band members who graced our
ranks - musicians who brought their talents, skills and styles to bear on the
performances live and in the studio. Join me and the current band for a
nostalgic evening of varied music, representative of my ever-changing song writing
as our careers progressed through the years.”
Tour
dates are as follows:
April 2018
Tuesday 3rd
Manchester O2 Apollo
Thursday 5th
Newcastle City Hall
Friday 6th
Edinburgh Usher Hall
Saturday 7th
Liverpool Auditorium
Monday 9th
Bristol
Colston Hall
Tuesday 10th
Birmingham Symphony Hall
Wednesday 11th
Cambridge Corn Exchange
Tuesday 17th
London Royal Albert
Hall
Pre-sale Tickets available on 30th August through this link and venue box offices.
Tickets are subject to booking fee. There is no support - please see ticket for
start time.
Ian Anderson is accompanied by Tull band musicians David
Goodier (bass), John O'Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), Scott Hammond
(drums) and surprise virtual guests.
NH