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Post by Nonfatman on Oct 7, 2009 12:12:21 GMT -5
What's the weirdest place you ever saw Tull? Mine are these:
1) A ballroom at an Atlantic City hotel, where the opening act was a magician.
2) The Erie County Fair in Buffalo (actually Lackawanna) where my brand new wife and I went on rides all day, and then saw a great Tull show at night, with the Young Dubliners as the opening act.
3) The Suffolk County hot air balloon festival in Shirley (or perhaps Yaphank), New York. First there was supposed to be the hot air balloon show, but it was cancelled because it was too windy. Then Tull were preceded by a Billy Joel cover band called Big Shot, which is a very popular band on Long Island because of the zillions of Billy Joel fans out there. Tull then performed with Ian playing flute behind some kind of plastic wind barrier.
Jeff
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Post by TM on Oct 7, 2009 13:27:18 GMT -5
Weirdest for me had to be some warehouse type place in Philly. Standing room only for 3,000 with what seemed like one bathroom and one beer tap. Can't remember the name....and that's a good thing.
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Post by Mothfairy on Oct 7, 2009 23:20:20 GMT -5
Ugh the Young Dubliners have a tour bus that smells like pee.
I think me and Mike Crowe had a convo about that before? haha...seriously though....they need to wash up or something. Ew.
I don't really have any weird venues really. The weirdest for me would be the casinos maybe...not exciting. But! Tull played in my area sometime in the 90's, I wanted to go, but I ended up not going, but it was in a nightclubby kind of place which seemed kinda weird. Couldn't picture them there at all.
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Post by mothermonkey1 on Oct 14, 2009 13:14:48 GMT -5
Tull played a bowling alley in Swindon,UK in March of 92. Concert hall was attached,pretty strange site.Bowlers and Tullys and some of the Tullys were bowling.!
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Post by mothermonkey1 on Oct 14, 2009 13:16:58 GMT -5
The place in Philly was the Eletric Factory,Ian played in the wheel chair the show i went to.
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Post by bobo the monkey on Oct 14, 2009 17:23:38 GMT -5
I've experienced the 'county fair' scenario as well, this one in Orange County,California, near Disneyland, in fact....hokey rides, middle-american consumathon environment-a sorta interesting multi-ethnic local band, Ozmatali, playing free, earlier in the evening and then 'Tull!" trying to maintain dignity in the middle of the ferris wheels and ring toss games....it was one of those 'greatest hit' tours anyway...not a very memorable night...kinda felt sorry for Tull stooping to that level gig (think: Jefferson Starship).
I've been told of a place in germany they have played a few times...a place called Karl may-land- karl may being a guy who writes cowboy stories for pre-teen germans..with enough success to warrant his own theme park, with a stage....YUCK!
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Post by TM on Oct 14, 2009 18:57:57 GMT -5
The place in Philly was the Eletric Factory,Ian played in the wheel chair the show i went to. Yes that's it. Not one seat and what did they have one bathroom and one beer stand for 3,000 people?  |
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Post by DerekSmall on May 14, 2010 1:04:23 GMT -5
The Bronco Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was a complex with a bowling alley, a game room, a lounge and the music auditorium. There were other things too, I think, but I can't remember. The auditorium was actually OK as far as sound went - Very Good. The bowling alley was separate from the auditorium, the capacity was 2,000 - 3,000. I was in row 2 in the section in front of Martin. It was the last US wheelchair show, the last wheelchair show, period. It was on a Sat. night, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday 1996.
I have an audio boot that sounds very good + and a video that I haven't watched for quite a while, it's OK - Good.
I felt bad that 25 years earlier Jethro Tull was one of the biggest acts in the world, now a bowling alley - the description is misleading, but still a bowling alley for the fucks who like to give me shit about JT. At least they were still getting it done and producing albums fairly regularly.
Ian had gotten pretty good in the wheelchair too, he and Martin had some routines worked out, coasting up to Martin on cue on occasion.
I was proud of Ian for 'the show must go on' attitude, the band played great. He was wheeled out by Shona to a standing welcome.
Other than this, the band always played very fitting venues. Comfortable Theatres, relatively new with a 2-3K capacity with great acoustics.
I am a one band man, Ian and JT have pleased me since 72, been my favourite band since 73.
Peace,
Scott
Thanks to the JethroTullBoard for these thought provoking topics to keep the brain active.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2010 4:06:46 GMT -5
For me there's been two gigs where I felt the venue was not so much weird but wrong for Tull at the time.
The firstw as Milton Keynes Bowl an open air grass pit supporting Marillion. It just seemed so odd not having Tull top the bill. I know it was Marillion's gig but little over an an hour of Tull wasn't enough but at least the crowd seemed to enjoy it.
The second was Wembley stadium supporting Fleetwood Mac. I only went for the Tull portion of the show but managed to also catch Debbie Harry and someone else inadvertantly.
Tull played during daylight hours and the show was a little odd in that no-one in the crowd around me seemed that interested and it was probably one of the first gigs were I felt Tull had really fallen from grace.
Since then there's been a catalogue of small [1500 seater]municipal concert halls of the type that either haven't changed much since Tull first started nationwide gigging or resemble concrete boxes on the outside and a soulless 1960's cinema on the inside.
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Post by TM on May 14, 2010 8:25:00 GMT -5
For me there's been two gigs where I felt the venue was not so much weird but wrong for Tull at the time. The firstw as Milton Keynes Bowl an open air grass pit supporting Marillion. It just seemed so odd not having Tull top the bill. I know it was Marillion's gig but little over an an hour of Tull wasn't enough but at least the crowd seemed to enjoy it. The second was Wembley stadium supporting Fleetwood Mac. I only went for the Tull portion of the show but managed to also catch Debbie Harry and someone else inadvertantly. Tull played during daylight hours and the show was a little odd in that no-one in the crowd around me seemed that interested and it was probably one of the first gigs were I felt Tull had really fallen from grace. Since then there's been a catalogue of small [1500 seater]municipal concert halls of the type that either haven't changed much since Tull first started nationwide gigging or resemble concrete boxes on the outside and a soulless 1960's cinema on the inside. Hey Quizz, didn't Tull open for The Who as well in '81 or '82? |
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2010 10:00:40 GMT -5
For me there's been two gigs where I felt the venue was not so much weird but wrong for Tull at the time. The firstw as Milton Keynes Bowl an open air grass pit supporting Marillion. It just seemed so odd not having Tull top the bill. I know it was Marillion's gig but little over an an hour of Tull wasn't enough but at least the crowd seemed to enjoy it. The second was Wembley stadium supporting Fleetwood Mac. I only went for the Tull portion of the show but managed to also catch Debbie Harry and someone else inadvertantly. Tull played during daylight hours and the show was a little odd in that no-one in the crowd around me seemed that interested and it was probably one of the first gigs were I felt Tull had really fallen from grace. Since then there's been a catalogue of small [1500 seater]municipal concert halls of the type that either haven't changed much since Tull first started nationwide gigging or resemble concrete boxes on the outside and a soulless 1960's cinema on the inside. Hey Quizz, didn't Tull open for The Who as well in '81 or '82? TM, I have no recollection of Tull opening for The Who in the UK during that period, and having just consulted my personal Who oracle [little brother] I'm told to check out The Denver Mile High Stadium for June 1982 - The Who & Jethro Tull - were on the same bill. He didn't have his full reference stuff to hand but thinks that was the only possible shared show for the two bands in '81 and '82. If it's different he will get back to me. |
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Post by Nonfatman on May 14, 2010 10:52:24 GMT -5
The Bronco Bowl in Dallas, Texas. It was a complex with a bowling alley, a game room, a lounge and the music auditorium. There were other things too, I think, but I can't remember. The auditorium was actually OK as far as sound went - Very Good. The bowling alley was separate from the auditorium, the capacity was 2,000 - 3,000. I was in row 2 in the section in front of Martin. It was the last US wheelchair show, the last wheelchair show, period. It was on a Sat. night, between Good Friday and Easter Sunday 1996. I have an audio boot that sounds very good + and a video that I haven't watched for quite a while, it's OK - Good. I felt bad that 25 years earlier Jethro Tull was one of the biggest acts in the world, now a bowling alley - the description is misleading, but still a bowling alley for the fucks who like to give me shit about JT. At least they were still getting it done and producing albums fairly regularly. Ian had gotten pretty good in the wheelchair too, he and Martin had some routines worked out, coasting up to Martin on cue on occasion. I was proud of Ian for 'the show must go on' attitude, the band played great. He was wheeled out by Shona to a standing welcome. Other than this, the band always played very fitting venues. Comfortable Theatres, relatively new with a 2-3K capacity with great acoustics. I am a one band man, Ian and JT have pleased me since 72, been my favourite band since 73. Peace, Scott Thanks to the JethroTullBoard for these thought provoking topics to keep the brain active. The funny thing, Scott, is that was not the first time Tull played in a bowling alley. Earlier in this thread, Mothermonkey related that he saw Tull in a very similar bowling alley/auditorium-type place in Swindon, UK, in 1992! I have seen Tull at a county fair and at a hot air balloon festival, but never a bowling alley! Jeff |
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Post by Tullist on May 14, 2010 11:04:44 GMT -5
Kind of a combo of weirdest and lamest, in probably late 90's or 2000, a couple of different years, 2 in Packerland, Sheboygan one year and Green Bay another. Just the idea of seeing this band in both places in what amounted to a circus tent. one on the beach in Sheboygan, very nice town and one outside a casino in GB, even though I had got used to seeing them in smaller nicer halls by this point, somehow these 2 seemed beneath them in a way, but of course not once the show started. Got to watch the Packers practice that afternoon in GB with Brett laughing and throwing bullet strikes and a visit into the adjoining wonder of Packer history in their hall of fame, god we miss that guy even though we got a very good one as i digress.
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Post by pamelasews on May 15, 2010 6:31:16 GMT -5
Not sure, I think it was Guildford, UK in 96 ... says Civic Hall, but it looked like a high school auditorium with bleachers on the side, and folding chairs on a floor that seemed like a basket ball court. I am not sure why I didn't go, but they also played the Pomona State Fair. I think I passed on it, as I knew it was going to be hot, and noisy, people with kids in tow, and maybe general admission, but not sure. Another time of year, I probably would have gone.
And Disney World, not really weird because it was in the HOB ... but I foolishly got sunburned at Epcot center (had to tour the place where they had fish farming and the advance lecture included Aqualungs).
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Post by Bwanabob on Jun 16, 2010 12:46:47 GMT -5
The Balloon Festival on Long Island in 2001. The show was held on the runway of an airport.
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Post by Nonfatman on Jun 16, 2010 14:43:16 GMT -5
The Balloon Festival on Long Island in 2001. The show was held on the runway of an airport. That was on my list of 3 weirdest Tull venues as well. A Balloon Festival where the balloon show was cancelled because of the wind. But I thought balloons need wind to fly! Jeff |
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Post by Bwanabob on Jun 16, 2010 15:04:06 GMT -5
The Balloon Festival on Long Island in 2001. The show was held on the runway of an airport. That was on my list of 3 weirdest Tull venues as well. A Balloon Festivals where the balloon show was cancelled because of the wind. But I though balloons need wind to fly! Jeff Hi Jeff, I totally missed your mentioning the fest in your list. Incidentally, it was Shirley, NY. That was in fact my last Tull show. |
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