Jethro Tull concert reviews and tour history

Big disappointment! Advertised as 7 decades of Jethro Tull, but emphasis was heavy on later material. Aqualung was rearranged to the degree that it was barely recognizable. No tunes from classic 70’s albums Thick As A Brick, Passion Play, WarChild, or Minstrel In The Gallery. We did get to hear 2 Christmas songs though! Only Locomotive Breath as the encore resembled classic Tull. No Ian acoustic guitar. The only highlight was Anderson’s flute playing.

Yes, I Jethro Tull is comprised of very talented musicians, and always has been. And yes, Ian Anderson has always been one of my favorite musician since I was a young boy. However, I wish that I hadn’t gone to the concert. Not only was there an over abundance of wheelchairs and walkers, but even a Ian Anderson appears to have lost some of his magical stage presence and theatrics to the point that it actually became depressing.

It was an unforgettable concert with a relatively small crowd of about 6000 - played all his Classic numbers !

I was there, and I believe Terry Reid was the support band.

I saw Jethro Tull 10 years ago for the first time. I was 13 and my father invited me. It was heavy raining but we stayed untill the end. From that day I love this music and Ian Anderson is a big motivation for me in playing flute. It was a perfect concert yesterday again, it was great to see Mr. Anderson is still in good condition, has got more and more energy, his jokes made mi laughing again and also my husband was fascinated by the music. The only negative of the concert was it ended. I wish it lasted 2 days at least. :-)

Superb show, featuring back projections, the new album and classics from the Jethro Tull catalogue, the use of Ryan O'Donnell really helped Ian out vocally, and his use of theatrics was to be applauded .