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Post by TM on Jan 22, 2011 9:30:33 GMT -5
Official announcement now up on the Tull site. 3 shows just yet, but a few more to follow. JUNE 40th Anniversary Aqualung USA Tour6 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater - tickets 25 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre - tickets 26 Chicago Chicago Theater - tickets www.jethrotull.com/
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2011 13:25:21 GMT -5
Official announcement now up on the Tull site. 3 shows just yet, but a few more to follow. JUNE 40th Anniversary Aqualung USA Tour6 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater - tickets 25 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre - tickets 26 Chicago Chicago Theater - tickets www.jethrotull.com/UPDATE/CORRECTION just in Morrison, CO, is apparently JUNE 8th NOT June 6th as posted on the official board last night.
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Post by tootull on Feb 7, 2011 15:45:05 GMT -5
Aqualung ventures into the (as Ian Anderson has said) "wilds of Canada". www.calgarysun.com/entertainment/music/2011/02/07/17183791.htmlLegendary prog rock group Jethro Tull has announced a local date. The British band, led by vocalist and flute player Ian Anderson, is bringing its Aqualung 40th Anniversary Tour to the Jubilee Auditorium on June 22. Aqualung is Jethro Tull’s best-selling record, having sold more than 7 million copies, and is considered one of the finest rock albums of all time. Tickets are $45.50, $59.50 and $79.50 and go on sale Friday at all Ticketmaster locations, online through www.livenation.com or charge-by-phone at 1-855-985-5000. communities.canada.com/edmontonjournal/blogs/pluggedin/archive/2011/02/07/gigs-jethro-tull-rotting-christ.aspxFour years ago, Jethro Tull celebrated its 40th anniversary with a world tour. Now, the British flute-rockers are gearing up to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their fourth and most popular album, Aqualung, with another trek. Singer, guitarist and flutist Ian Anderson and his prog-rock pals will perform Tuesday, June 21 at the Jubilee Auditorium. Tickets are $45.50, $59.50 and $79.50 plus service charges. On sale: Friday, Feb. 11 at Ticketmaster. Their seventh album, War Child, was released in 1974, so expect Jethro Tull to launch another world tour to celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2014. And a bearded lady said to me if you start your raving and your misbehaving you'll be sorry.
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Post by tootull on Feb 7, 2011 16:21:14 GMT -5
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Post by Nursie Dear on Feb 7, 2011 23:03:04 GMT -5
O.K.! I broke down. Couldn't help myself, lost all control! Booked a Yurt in Lakewood and 4 tickets to the Red Rock show! Colorado here we come! 7 hour drive but what the HELL! IT"S TULL!!!!!
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Post by Warchild Tsunami on Feb 12, 2011 22:14:01 GMT -5
Flying from New England,my best friend lives in Boulder,somehow got pre sale info.(signed up to something drunk!),2nd row center.Saw the 40th show there a few years back with her,great venue.This is not only the 40th Aqualung gig but remember the 40th anniversary of the infamous Red Rock Riots!That and start of the U.S. tour have reasonable hopes for a good show.I actually am also looking forward to Kansas,loved em live in the 70's,not much of original band left(like many bands)but with steve still on keyboards and singing should be good,now,for some decent weather and we are all set!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2011 5:19:06 GMT -5
A bit late in the day but the Tull officla site has just been updated top show the revised US/Canadian Aqualung dates.
JUN 2011 40th Anniversary Aqualung USA Tour
8 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater 10 Phoenix, AZ Comerica Theatre 19 Vancouver, BC The Centre in Vancouver 25 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre 21 Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 22 Calgary, AB Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 23 Regina, SK Casino Regina-Show Lounge 26 Chicago Chicago Theater
When I say revised, I mean they've been updated to add the three Canadian dates which Tootull posted here a week ago.
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Post by TM on Mar 17, 2011 8:16:38 GMT -5
Six days later there's the Press-Telegram:JETHRO TULL CELEBRATES "AQUALUNG'S" 40th Jethro Tull, the English folk-jazz-blues-Progressive-hard rockers that initially formed in Blackpool as The Blades in 1962, will celebrate the 40 th anniversary of its best-selling "Aqualung" album with a tour of the U.S. and Canada in July that includes a stop at the Greek Theatre in L.A. on June 11, according to its website. In addition, the group will hit Australia in April and Europe in July. Group leader Ian Anderson has solo gigs set throughout the year, including in Turkey in March, Russia in April, Mexico and South America in May and England in September. The band also launched Jethro Tull Official Internet Radio that's commercial-free and available around the world on the web, Blackberry, iTunes, and on Facebook. www.presstelegram.com/lifestyle/ci_17627321
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Post by Mix on Mar 17, 2011 17:04:42 GMT -5
Mmm, don't think too much about that. Now a tour to promote a new studio album would be sure to raise a few organs in me!
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Post by Nonfatman on Mar 17, 2011 19:21:47 GMT -5
Mmm, don't think too much about that. Now a tour to promote a new studio album would be sure to raise a few organs in me! Mix, isn't the Tull show in Ireland right around this time? I'm anxious to know what you think of it. Also, I'm pretty sure that Horslips is playing in Ireland right around the same time as Tull. I'm assuming that you are probably a fan of them too, but I don't recall you ever mentioning them in the past. Jeff
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Post by Mix on Mar 17, 2011 20:03:06 GMT -5
Mmm, don't think too much about that. Now a tour to promote a new studio album would be sure to raise a few organs in me! Mix, isn't the Tull show in Ireland right around this time? I'm anxious to know what you think of it. Also, I'm pretty sure that Horslips is playing in Ireland right around the same time as Tull. I'm assuming that you are probably a fan of them too, but I don't recall you ever mentioning them in the past. Jeff Hey Jeff, Tull is this sunday - just under 72 hours to show time! Not heard too much Horslips, like some of the tunes.
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Post by TM on Mar 17, 2011 20:29:02 GMT -5
Mix, isn't the Tull show in Ireland right around this time? I'm anxious to know what you think of it. Also, I'm pretty sure that Horslips is playing in Ireland right around the same time as Tull. I'm assuming that you are probably a fan of them too, but I don't recall you ever mentioning them in the past. Jeff Hey Jeff, Tull is this sunday - just under 72 hours to show time! Not heard too much Horslips, like some of the tunes. Have a great time Mix. Ian (and friends) have been very good the last few times I've seen him.
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Post by Mix on Mar 18, 2011 7:41:26 GMT -5
Cheers TM, I'm sure I'll enjoy the musicianship but I'm not expecting too much from the voice, hope I'm pleasantly surprised. Expect a rare Mix review next week.
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Post by TM on Mar 18, 2011 8:55:06 GMT -5
Cool. Looking forward to it.
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Post by tootull on Mar 18, 2011 8:56:48 GMT -5
23 Jethro Tull concerts listed here to date: www.songkick.com/artists/111953-jethro-tull/calendarAqualung 40th Anniversary tour USA & Canada
Wednesday 08 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Red Rocks Amphitheatre Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO, US
Friday 10 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Comerica Theatre Comerica Theatre Phoenix, AZ, US
Saturday 11 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Greek Theatre Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA, US
Thursday 16 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Cuthbert Amphitheater Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene, OR, US
Friday 17 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Mcmenamin's Historic Edgefield Manor Mcmenamin's Historic Edgefield Manor Troutdale, OR, US
Sunday 19 June 2011 Jethro Tull at The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts Vancouver, BC, Canada
Tuesday 21 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Edmonton, AB, Canada
Wednesday 22 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium Calgary, AB, Canada
Thursday 23 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Casino Regina Casino Regina Regina, SK, Canada
Saturday 25 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Orpheum Theatre Orpheum Theatre Minneapolis, MN, US
Sunday 26 June 2011 Jethro Tull at Chicago Theatre Chicago Theatre Chicago, IL, US
and the flowers bloom like madness in the spring. edit: fixed ;D I hope
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Post by tootull on Mar 22, 2011 7:39:05 GMT -5
www.glidemagazine.com/articles/56997/jethro-tull-celebrates-aqualung-40th-anniv-with-tour.htmlJethro Tull Celebrates 'Aqualung' 40th Anniv With Tour March 22, 2011 Bookmark and Share In celebration of the park bench, dribbly-nosed voyeur's 40th Anniversary, Ian Anderson returns to the USA with his band Jethro Tull, starting June 8 in Denver, CO and ending on the 27 in Chicago, IL. The group features longtime members Ian Anderson (flute, vocals, acoustic guitar) and Martin Barre (guitars), Doane Perry (drums), as well as David Goodier (bass) and pianist John O'Hara. The latter two joined in 2006 after working with Ian on some of his solo projects. The group will be performing the Aqualung album in its entirety plus a range of their other favorites from the lat 42 years. Critics dubbed AQUALUNG “a concept album,” particularly for Ian's critical, skeptical views of organized religion, mostly on side B ("My God," "Hymn 43"). Anderson has disputed - almost resented - the assessment seeing the record as "just a bunch of songs." This led the band to give the critics a full-blown concept album with the following studio release THICK AS A BRICK which topped the Billboard charts in 1972. On AQUALUNG, the group explores the struggles of the less fortunate in our society (e.g., "Aqualung," "Cross-Eyed Mary," "Up to Me"). Teenage angst and formal education difficulties (e.g., "Wind Up") are explored, and Ian returns to his parental themes with "Cheap Day Return," a tune encompassing Anderson's feelings while traveling North on the train to visit his sick father. "Locomotive Breath" touches on the issues of globalization, population expansion and runaway economics. Sound familiar? Formed in 1968, Jethro Tull released its first album THIS WAS late in that year and followed up in 1969 with STAND UP. In the 1970s, the group was one of the most successful live performing acts on the world stage, rivaling Zeppelin, Elton John and even the Rolling Stones. Surprising, really, for a group whose more sophisticated and evolved stylistic extravagance was far from the Pop and Rock norm of that era. With now some 30-odd albums to their credit and sales totaling more than 50 million, the apparently un-commercial Tull continues to perform over a 100 concerts per year with its rich variety and depth of expression, wherever fans, young and old, want to hear Rock, Folk, Jazz and Classical-inspired music. Music for boys in long trousers and girls with brains. In 2011, Tull will tour in Australia, Ireland, and Germany. And Ian will perform solo shows in Germany, Spain, Cyprus, Turkey, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Panama, Mexico, Czech Republic, the UK, Sweden, Denmark and Finland finishing with his customary charity Christmas concerts at three UK cathedrals. In 2006, Ian was awarded a Doctorate in Literature from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement in Music and, in the New Years Honours List 2008, an MBE for services to music. In 2012, he expects to be awarded the Smithsonian Medal of Honor for smelling OK for someone his age and having ears still in proportion to the rest of his head. His bladder remains elastic and his prostate the size of a pinhead. ### June 8: Red Rock Amphitheater, Morrison, CO June 10: Comerica Theatre, Phoenix, AZ June 11: The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA June 12: TBA, Valley Center, CA June 13: The Grove, Anaheim, CA June 14: TBA, Saratoga, CA June 16: Cuthbert Amphitheater, Eugene, OR June 17: McMenamins Edgefield Concerts On The Lawn, Troutdale, OR June 18: TBA, Woodinville, WA June 19: Centre for the Performing Arts, Vancouver, BC June 21: Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Edmonton, AB June 22: Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Calgary, AB June 23: Casino Regina, Regina, SK June 25: Orpheum Theatre, Minneapolis, MN June 26: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL June 27: Rosemont Theatre, Rosemont, IL Knowing a tiger means you must Accept his promise of mutual trust And offer him your throat.
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Post by TM on Mar 23, 2011 22:11:02 GMT -5
In 2006, Ian was awarded a Doctorate in Literature from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, the Ivor Novello Award for International Achievement in Music and, in the New Years Honours List 2008, an MBE for services to music. In 2012, he expects to be awarded the Smithsonian Medal of Honor for smelling OK for someone his age and having ears still in proportion to the rest of his head. His bladder remains elastic and his prostate the size of a pinhead. www.bravewords.com/news/158536
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2011 13:09:57 GMT -5
UPDATE - see official website June 11 for LA and 13 for Anaheim, CA
11 Los Angeles, CA The Greek Theatre - tickets on sale 3/26 13 Anaheim, CA Grove of Anaheim - tickets on sale 3/25
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2011 13:23:57 GMT -5
I didn't get to see them on the US tour before this (or was it Ian solo?) so I really wished they would come around to the east coast, but it doesn't look like it. Hopefully they'll come on over next year--perhaps a revival of the full length Thick as a Brick?
How long has it been since Tull played that album in its whole? Did they ever do it after the '72 tour?
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Post by tootull on Mar 26, 2011 11:08:11 GMT -5
www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2011/03/25/761195.aspxJethro Tull Celebrates ‘Aqualung’ 40th Anniv. Posted on Friday March 25, 2011 at 03:01 PM Has it really been four decades since Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull unleashed “Aqualung” on an unsuspecting world? Released in 1971, Jethro Tull’s fourth studio album has sold over seven million copies in forty years. Featuring such songs as “Cross-eyed Mary,” “Locomotive Breath” and “Hymn 43” as well as the title track, Aqualung not only cemented Jethro Tull’s place in the then-burgeoning progressive rock scene but also showed the world that flautists can be just as cool as guitar gods. Plus, the band raised the global quotient of famous “Jethros” to three as Anderson and his cohorts joined a very exclusive club that consisted of country music duo Homer & Jethro and millionaire oilman nephew Jethro Bodine. This summer you can experience Aqualung in its entirety when Jethro Tull launches a North American tour beginning June 8 at Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Other dates include June 10 in Phoenix at Comerica Theatre; June 13 in So. Calif., at the City National Grove Of Anaheim; June 19 in Vancouver, B.C., at the Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts; June 21 in Edmonton, Alb., at Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium; June 23 in Regina, Sask., at Casino Regina Show Lounge and June 26 in Chicago at the Chicago Theatre. Last stop is also in the Chicago area with Tull playing the Rosemont Theatre June 27.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 26, 2011 17:38:34 GMT -5
Wow, so they are playing the album in its entirety. That seems like it would be really cool, but even cooler if they did something like that last year for Benefit or the year before for Stand Up since many of us have heard the Aqualung Live album. It would be really interesting if they continued to do this over the years with Thick as a Brick, Passion Play (I doubt he'd go for that one, but it would be REALLY cool). I suppose things like Too Old to Rock and Roll and Passion Play aren't as marketable as Aqualung but it would be great to hear Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses, and perhaps even Stormwatch in its entirety. I should not delve us too deep into wishful thinking and far off dreams though I hope some people here at the boards are able to catch one of these shows! It should be great.
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Post by tootull on Apr 5, 2011 8:15:48 GMT -5
In the spirit of the Aqualung tour: A new Canadian review of the album: ;D theconcordian.com/2011/04/05/quick-spins-27/Jethro Tull – Aqualung (Chrysalis/Capitol; 1971) As a band, Jethro Tull has always been somewhat of an enigma for music critics. Are they blues? Progressive? Rock? Folk? Though labeling them is somewhat difficult, their best work — at least in terms of commercial success — is indisputably their fourth release, Aqualung. Songs like “Locomotive Breath,” “My God” and the title track were not only staples of the band’s live shows but are on regular rotation on every classic rock station that’s worth its salt. What makes this a stunning album, however, is not the hits — rather, it is the work as a whole. Songs like “Hymn 43” and “Wind Up” provide both a strong guitar riff and a tongue-in-cheek meditation on religious hypocrisy, a true novelty when the album came out. The shorter gems like “Slipstream” and “Cheap Day Return,” which are peppered between the longer tracks, provide not only pleasant segues, but a cohesion that many of today’s iTunes-friendly albums certainly lack. In short, Aqualung is a well-rounded, well-conceived and well-played album, and it deserves the longevity it has enjoyed through the years. Trial Track: “Locomotive Breath” - Andrew Gulbert Up to me
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Post by janu on Apr 5, 2011 9:17:12 GMT -5
Thanks TT for the interesting review, it says the whole truth. By the way an old cybernetic friend from Venezuela who owns an expert good music blog has just issued a special item about the Aqualung 25th Anniversary album. He is the most proficient musical reviewer I've ever known. Sadly the item is written in spanish language, anyway i had to let it make you know about for your interest, maniac Tull fans and good friends. Regards. aldouxisback.ucoz.com/blog/jethro_tull_aqualung_25th_anniversary_edition_1971/2011-04-05-158Below the site you'll find a player to listen My God, and a box to let anything you wish to say.
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Post by janu on Apr 5, 2011 9:32:54 GMT -5
I've just been in touch with him via facebook to thank you for the great post and has asked me whether it is certain that there'll be a re-recording of Aqualung album by the current line-up of JT. Anderson never declared satisfied with the original release. It's what he says me. Do you know a better info about that? anticipated thanks
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Post by TM on Apr 5, 2011 21:29:46 GMT -5
I've just been in touch with him via facebook to thank you for the great post and has asked me whether it is certain that there'll be a re-recording of Aqualung album by the current line-up of JT. Anderson never declared satisfied with the original release. It's what he says me. Do you know a better info about that? anticipated thanks Janu, You know they re-recorded the album at XM radio in 2004, yes? If you don't have a recording let me know and I'll send you a CD. Paul
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