Print-friendly Version
Jethro Tull hits North America this fall
Veteran rock band Jethro Tull recently launched a world tour that is currently traveling through Europe and will make its way to North America in September.
A run of Canadian dates begins Sept. 24, followed by a US leg that launches Oct. 2 in Eugene, OR. The band currently has shows booked from coast to coast into December, and more dates are expected to surface in the coming weeks, according to the group's website. Confirmed North American shows are listed below; the overseas itinerary can be found at Tull's website.
Aside from some festival dates, most of Jethro Tull's shows this year will be either all acoustic or a mixture of acoustic and electric material, singer/multi-instrumentalist Ian Anderson said in a statement posted at the band's website. He added that his "old ears have been ringing for most of the 39 years of Tull touring," and that the benefits of quieter shows include no more fuzzy hearing and headaches.
The band will offer up new material and re-worked versions of Tull classics. The set list will pay homage to Mozart, Keith Emerson and King Henry VII, and feature pieces by violinists Anna Phoebe and Ann Marie Calhoun.
The tour's launch last month was accompanied by the release of "Best of Acoustic Jethro Tull," a 24-song compilation of Anderson's favorite tunes from over the years, plus a couple of live bonus tracks. The musician has said the band has no plans to record a new studio album in the near future.
Tull, which formed in Britain in the late '60s, has defied categorization with a sound that over the years has incorporated everything from classical, to folk, jazz and art rock. The group has sold about 60 million albums and played more than 2,500 concerts in 40 countries, according to its bio.
