The shows communicate the story of the original Jethro Tull’s life, re-imagined as if in the near future and illustrated with Anderson’s best-known songs from the rock band Jethro Tull repertoire.
The performance will be presented in a quasi-operatic structure with virtual guests on video and some additional newly-written songs to round off the elements of the story.
Songs such as Heavy Horses, Farm On The Freeway, Songs From The Wood will be performed together with Aqualung, Living In The Past, Wind-Up, A New Day Yesterday, The Witch’s Promise, Locomotive Breath and other favorites – often with slightly re-written lyrics to better tell the tale.
The lineup includes David Goodier on bass, John O’Hara on keyboards, Florian Opahle on guitar, Scott Hammond on drums and surprise virtual guests. Ian Anderson will begin the touring schedule in the UK followed by Russian, European and South American dates before the end of the year.
USA dates:
November 1: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
November 3: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
November 5: CITI Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA
November 6: Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
November 7: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
November 8: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
November 10: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
November 11: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ