Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera Performed by Ian Anderson

He could always backup the Moody Blues on flute and tambourine.
Less embarrassing than this ridiculous set.
His love for money and control are obvious now.
There is nothing remaining of the JT of old.

 

The high-res picture from SFTW with all members of the band must be from forthcoming 40th remix

 

Nicely noticed! So the rumour goes. The great Songs From the Wood.

 

That picture has been on Tull's website for some months, at least. I don't think it's meant to suggest anything (but I sure hope it did...).

 

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Ian Anderson Celebrates Jethro Tull With September UK Tour

Ian Anderson has announced a 2015 UK tour, titled Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera.

Honouring the 18th Century English agriculturalist, after which the band was named back in 1968, the shows tell the story of the original Jethro Tull's life, re-imagined as if in the near future and illustrated through the band's repertoire.

The set list will include Wind Up, Heavy Horses, Aqualung, Back to the Family, Farm on the Freeway and Songs from the Wood, with some revised lyrics and five newly written songs also added to the mix.

Performing with Anderson will be David Goodier on bass, John O’Hara on keyboards, Florian Opahle on guitar, Scott Hammond on drums plus some ‘virtual guests’ on a big video screen.

http://jethrotull.com/tour-dates/

Tickets for the shows are on sale at 9am on March 9, priced at £28.00 (£27.50 in Birmingham), plus fees.

Ian Anderson Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:

Tue September 08 2015 - BASINGSTOKE Anvil
Thu September 10 2015 - LONDON O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Fri September 11 2015 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Sat September 12 2015 - YORK Barbican
Sun September 13 2015 - GATESHEAD Sage
Mon September 14 2015 - SALFORD Lowry

 

UK Tour: JETHRO TULL The Rock Opera performed by IAN ANDERSON
September 8th Basingstoke The Anvil United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm. Buy tickets
September 10th London O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm. Buy tickets
September 11th Birmingham Symphony Hall United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm. Buy tickets
September 12th York Barbican United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm. Buy tickets
September 13th Gateshead Sage Theatre United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm. Buy tickets
September 14th Salford Lowry Lyric Theatre United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm. Buy tickets

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US DATES:
November 1: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
November 3: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
November 5: CITI Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA
November 6: Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
November 7: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
November 8: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
November 10: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
November 11: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ

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http://jethrotull.com/tour-dates/
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Rock Opera performed by IAN ANDERSON
November 20th Barcelona Barts Spain
Time: 7:30pm.
November 21st Murcia Víctor Villegas [Narciso Yepes] Spain
Time: 7:30pm.
November 22nd Granada Palacio de Congresos Spain
Time: 7:30pm.
November 23rd Madrid Nuevo Apolo Spain
Time: 7:30pm.


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http://www.broadwayworld.com/detroi...PERA-to-Play-Fox-Theatre-in-November-20150406

 

Considering it's a name Ian wants to retire, JETHRO TULL is certainly in big letters.

 

I hope Ian really doesn't mind if I sit this one out...

 

Wow he's quite a knowledgeable guy when it comes to his instruments.

 

I have never seen it anywhere from either Martin or Ian that Martin quit.

 

Given that his musicianship is still top caliber, it's sad to think he should stop performing because he no longer has much range as a singer. This, undoubtedly is why he brought in Ryan. But yes, something about Ryan rubs me the wrong way. Maybe he should have sought out a singing band mate or a contingent of background singers, instead of a theater type wandering around stage simulating masturbation on a bo-stick. A flute, fine, but a non musical devise just crosses a line.

 

Ryan was perfect for the role but Ian wouldn't get out of the way and let him rip.
The alternating vocals on some of the songs showed just how far gone his voice is
and the lack of chemistry on stage makes the rest look like what they are - hired
hands.

I've got a tough choice to make in the next day or two with pre-sales beginning to
happen. I've gone to multiple shows on every North American leg of each tour (Tull
and solo) since February of 1969. I may have to take a pass on this one.......

 

I've got a buddy in town that's gotten me amazing seats to the last two IA NC appearances, but after passing on the reunited Fleetwood Mac show due to $, it'll be hard to justify going to this one.

 

I saw them at the Beacon Theatre in 1992 for the Light and Dark Tour.
That was probably their best post voice tour before they became a Tull Revue band. (I saw them in 1999 and 2002 and it was basically the same show).

 

Too true. In the Tull/Anderson world WTF works quite well.

WTF

 

READ: http://jethrotull.proboards.com/post/56935/thread

 

Now he's remaking the old songs again with his old voice and a string quartet?

 

When did he say he wanted to retire it?

I miss Martin Barre too, but it's not like there was a recognizable Jethro Tull lineup for a long time before he went "solo.". Does anyone even remember the last bass and keyboard players?

 

In all the recent interviews, he's pretty much saying it.
The last bass/keys I remember are Andrew Giddings and Jon Noyce. They sounded like a Tull cover band by then.

 

I didn't care for Giddings/Noyce at all-- Giddings overdid the programmed synth sounds in a big way. But even those two were replaced on the last couple of tours as Tull.

It seems that what IA's been saying is that "Jethro Tull" is him, so he has a right to present that material under his own name. You can argue that it's really him and Martin, and I'd agree-- but Martin wasn't always around in the last days of Tull either.

 

When and why was Barre not playing with Tull? I never knew that

 

There were some European shows toward the end of Tull where Florian Ophale (IA's current guitarist) took Martin's place.

 

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