Jethro Tull are heading out on tour next year, promising a revisit to their classic albums. This tour will draw heavily on material from Jethro Tull’s more prog albums, much of it focussing on the early heavy hitters of the Tull catalogue, classic albums including Stand Up, Benefit, Aqualung, Thick As A Brick, Passion Play and even a touch of Thick As A Brick 2 from the 2012 release.

Main man Ian 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!”

Ian will be accompanied by current Tull band musicians David Goodier (bass), John O’Hara (keyboards), guitarist Joe Parrish and Scott Hammond on drums. The show will apparently be enhanced by full scale video projection.

 The tour dates are:

Wednesday 30 September           Aylesbury                The Waterside

Thursday 1 October                    Leicester                 De Montfort Hall

Saturday 3 October                     Blackburn               St George’s Hall

Sunday 4 October                       Perth                      Concert Hall 

Monday 5 October                      Glasgow                 Pavilion Theatre

Tuesday 6 October                      Stoke-On-Trent       Victoria Hall

Thursday 8 October                     London                   Shepherd’s Bush Empire

Friday 9 October                         Brighton                  Dome

Saturday 10 October                   Poole                      Lighthouse

Monday 12 October                     Reading                  Hexagon

Tuesday 13 October                    Bath                       The Forum

Tickets go on sale at 9am on 6^th November from:  https://www.gigantic.com/jethro-tull-tickets  or from the venues direct.

The ever busy Ian Anderson is also heading out on his own and will be appearing at a number of smaller venues for a more intimate evening of chat and archive video footage about his career and the history of Jethro Tull.

Ian will be accompanied by guitarist Joe Parrish to play a few songs. The audience will be invited to pose interesting and challenging questions.

These are the confirmed dates so far, with more to be added at a later date:

Monday 20 April                          Yeovil                     Westlands

Tuesday 21 April                         Bristol                     St George’s

Wednesday 22 April                    Cheltenham            Town Hall

Tickets to go on sale in late November 2019. Check www.jethrotull.com for more info