Simon Rushworth
Legendary folk rockers Jethro Tull today announced a full UK tour for March 2010 – following on from frontman Ian Anderson’s solo tour later this month.
Fans can look forward to a rifle through the band’s extensive back catalogue within a ‘Best Of’ set but Anderson is promising the unearthing of a few lost gems for good measure. “Of all the music recorded by Jethro Tull over the years, there are several songs which have rarely, if ever, been performed in public,” he said.
“We look forward to introducing some of this material to the setlist in 2010 along with some of the tried and trusty favourites. Martin Barre and I, along with long-standing drummer Doane Perry and old friends David Goodier and John O’Hara will bring variety and depth to the concerts with the aid of a few forgotten musical instruments currently being dug out of the rusty skip and dusted down for action (I know I put that Sousaphone somewhere safe….).”
The tour visits the following places:
March
Fri 5th Northampton Royal & Derngate £24.50/£27.50 01604 624811
Sat 6th Oxford New Theatre £25.50/£28.50 0844 847 1585
Sun 7th St Albans Arena £25.50/£28.50 01727 844 488
Tues 9th Torquay Princess Theatre £24.50/£27.50 08702 414120
Wed 10th Brighton Dome £25.50/£28.50 01273 709 709
Thurs 11th Ipswich Regent Theatre £25.50/£28.50 01473 433 100
Fri 12th Reading Hexagon £25.50/£28.50 0118 960 6060
Sat 13th Southampton Guildhall £25.50/£28.50 023 8063 2601
Sun 14th High Wycombe The Swan £25.50/£28.50 01494 512 000
Tues 16th Swindon Wyvern Theatre £25.50/£28.50 01793 524 481
Wed 17th London Union Chapel £26.50/£29.50 020 7226 1686
Thurs 18th Bristol Colston Hall £25.50/£28.50 0117 922 3686
Fri 19th Croydon Fairfield Halls £25.50/£28.50 020 8688 9291
Mon 22nd Derby Assembly Rooms £24.50/£27.50 01332 255800
Tues 23rd Manchester Apollo £24.50/£28.50 0870 401 8000
Wed 24th Birmingham Symphony Hall £25.50/£28.50 0121 780 3333
Thurs 25th York Opera House £25.50/£28.50 0870 606 3595
Sat 27th Newcastle City Hall £25.50/£28.50 0191 261 2606
Sun 28th Aberdeen Music Hall £24.50/£27.50 01224 641 122
Mon 29th Perth Concert Hall £24.50/£27.50 0845 612 6328
Tues 30th Glasgow Pavilion Theatre £24.50/£27.50 0141 332 1846
Wed 31st Liverpool Philharmonic £25.50/£28.50 0151 709 3789
Thurs 1st Sheffield City Hall £24.50/£27.50 0114 278 9789
Tickets go on sale today and are available from venue box offices or online from venue websites and via www.jethrotull.com – all subject to booking fee. All shows start at 7.30pm.