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Ian Anderson and the Jethro Tull Band have announced an 11-date UK tour which will take place in 2020.
The Prog Years Tour will begin at The Waterside in Aylesbury on September 30 and wrap up at The Forum in Bath on October 13.
The tour will concentrate on Jethro Tull’s earlier material from albums including Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung, Thick As A Brick and A Passion Play.
Anderson says: “Dusting off many older progressive songs amongst my earliest attempts to experiment outside the blues repertoire we began with has proved hugely enjoyable.
“Along the way, over the last 50 years, there have been a good few pieces that still strongly resonate with me today on either a musical or lyrical level. Hopefully both.
“Some are really tricky to play – some might sound that way but fall under the fingers quite naturally, although the overall arrangements require feats of memory! Test my marbles – come to the party!”
Anderson will be joined onstage by bassist David Goodier, keyboardist John O’Hara, guitarist Joe Parrish, who replaces Florian Ophale, and drummer Scott Hammond, while the shows will be enhanced by full scale video projection.
Tickets will go on general sale from 9am on November 6.
Anderson has also announced a separate tour titled Ian Anderson On Jethro Tull, which will see the Tull frontman appear at a number of smaller venues across the country.
The intimate evenings of chat and archive footage will see Anderson talking about his career, the history of Jethro Tull, while Anderson will also answer questions from the audience.
He’ll will be joined onstage by guitarist Parish to play a few Tull songs.
Only three dates have so far been confirmed, with further shows to be added in due course. Tickets will go on sale at the end of November on a date still to be finalised. Find further details below.
Ian Anderson and the Jethro Tull Band: The Prog Years Tour 2020
Sep 30: Aylesbury The Waterside
Oct 01: Leicester De Montfort Hall
Oct 03: Blackburn St George’s Hall
Oct 04: Perth Concert Hall
Oct 05: Glasgow Pavilion Theatre
Oct 06: Stoke-On-Trent Victoria Hall
Oct 08: London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
Oct 09: Brighton Dome
Oct 10: Poole Lighthouse
Oct 12: Reading Hexagon
Oct 13: Bath The Forum
Ian Anderson On Jethro Tull 2020 tour
Apr 20: Yeovil Westlands
Apr 21: Bristol St George’s
Apr 22: Cheltenham Town Hall
Further dates will be revealed in due course
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- Jethro Tull - Benefit - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £45.00, $58.05, €53.55 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jul-2024 15:39)on July 27, 2024 at 1:05 am
JETHRO TULL Benefit (Rare 1970 UK second issue 10-track LP with smooth green Chrysalis labels, matt pinched spine picture sleeve. This was one of only two issues of this album to carry the Island catalogue number and the 'i' on the green label, released before the pink rim Island label press. The sleeve is Excellent with some light ring wear scuffing & the vinyl shows only light signs of play ILPS9123)
- Jethro Tull - A Passion Play - 1st - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jun-2024 09:36)on July 27, 2024 at 1:05 am
JETHRO TULL A Passion Play (1973 UK first issue LP on the green Chrysalis label, Tull's sixth studio album comprising two conceptual suites, gatefold picture sleeve with internal flaps to hold the eight page programme booklet & lyrics on the inner spread. The cover/booklet is Very Good with some mild ageing & a few spots of paper loss yet the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition - a great play copy CHR1040)
- Jethro Tull - 20 Years Of Jethro Tull - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $45.15, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 13-Jun-2024 10:16)on July 27, 2024 at 1:05 am
JETHRO TULL 20 Years Of Jethro Tull (1988 UK 27-track compilation double LP featuring rare recordings, unreleased masters and essential Tull, glossy gatefold picture sleeve with family tree and track credits inside. The sleeve shows some minoredgewear and the vinyl looks barely played CJT7)
- Jethro Tull - A Little Light Music - VG - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £75.00, $96.75, €89.25 (New Item) (arrived 14-Jun-2024 10:44)on July 27, 2024 at 1:05 am
JETHRO TULL A Little Light Music (1992 UK 17-track live double LP, all recorded during a semi acoustic European tour in May 1992, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows obvious creasing/curvature, mainly around the spine [VG-] whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play CHR1954)
- Jethro Tull - M.U. The Best Of - Japanese - CD album - £35.00, $45.15, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 14-Jun-2024 14:15)on July 27, 2024 at 1:05 am
JETHRO TULL M.U. The Best Of (2005 Japanese reissue digitally remastered CD, originally released in 1976, featuring 11 of their biggest hits, housed in a standard jewel case with picture sleeve, fold-out lyric insert & obi-strip TOCP-67671)
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