Sometimes new music hits you by surprise, yesterday there was no indication that there would be new music by Jethro Tull, one of the most celebrated bands in the history of rock and roll. This morning I am suddenly listening too their new track, Shoshana Sleeping.
For fans wishing to get a glimpse of the band live, they will have to be in Europe or Asia in order to see them over the next year as the band’s tour schedule is almost exclusively outside of North America.
British Progressive Rock Luminaries JETHRO TULL have announced details for the group’s first studio album of new material in over 18 years! Originally making headlines in March of this year, the band’s newest offering, titled ‘The Zealot Gene’, will see a January 28th, 2022 release on Inside Out Music. To give Tull fans their first taste of the new record, the group has released the first single from the album, titled “Shoshana Sleeping”, accompanied by a stunning visual created by Thomas Hicks.
A record that began to take shape as early as 2017, ‘The Zealot Gene’, in many ways, seeks to defy convention during a time when the business of being a touring and recording artist has never faced more uncertainties. Tull bandleader Ian Anderson holds no reservations about the role for which the mythos and themes of Biblical storytelling played in the lyrical content of the new album, saying:
“While I have a spot of genuine fondness for the pomp and fairytale story-telling of the Holy Book, I still feel the need to question and draw sometimes unholy parallels from the text. The good, the bad, and the downright ugly rear their heads throughout, but are punctuated with elements of love, respect, and tenderness.”
Read the exclusive interview with Ian Anderson by LMNR from 2019 here.
Looking back on the earth-shaking disruption of the Coronavirus pandemic, which ultimately ended the band’s touring plans and hopes of a 2020 release for ‘The Zealot Gene’, Anderson shares, “It was so sudden. Amidst the concerns and warnings of the scientific community and a few more enlightened politicians, we all retreated in disbelief to our homes to wait out the storm.”
Pre-order now here: https://jethrotullband.lnk.to/TheZealotGene
With more than 30 albums to their credit and sales totaling more than 50 million, Jethro Tull are one of the most successful rock bands of all-time with a catalog that contains classics that still resonate today. Led by Ian Anderson, Tull still continue to tour throughout the world, entertaining audiences of all ages.
The band currently consists of:
Ian Anderson – Flute, acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals
Joe Parrish-James – Guitar
Florian Opahle – Guitar (album only)
Scott Hammond – Drums.
John O’Hara – Piano, keyboards and accordion
David Goodier – Bass guitar
2021 CONCERTS
JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
12th November 2021 Budapest Congress Hall Hungary
Time: 7:30pm.
13th November 2021 Bratislava Refinery Gallery Slovakia
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. This show has been POSTPONED. New date TBA
Tour: Ian Anderson Christmas Shows
2nd December 2021 Lichfield Lichfield Cathedral United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. URL to be added to the reserve list for tickets: SOLD OUT More information
3rd December 2021 Coventry Coventry Cathedral United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm.
4th December 2021 Bury St Edmunds St Edmundsbury Cathedral United Kingdom
Time: 7:30pm. More tickets just released.
Tour: JETHRO TULL
16th December 2021 Seville Cartuja Center Spain
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. POSTPONED to 9th June 2022. This is due to Spanish work visas being required by UK band and crew, making this show impossible on this date.
2022 CONCERTS
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
7th January 2022 Tampere Tampere Concert Hall Finland
Time: 7:30pm.
8th January 2022 Helsinki House of Culture Finland
Time: 7:30pm.
9th January 2022 Turku Logomo Finland
Time: 7:30pm.
21st January 2022 Umea Folkets Hus Sweden
Time: 7:30pm.
23rd January 2022 Gothenburg Konserthuset Sweden
Time: 7:30pm.
24th January 2022 Linköping Crussellhallen Sweden
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
25th January 2022 Stockholm Cirkus Sweden
Time: 7:30pm.
Tour: JETHRO TULL
27th January 2022 Moscow Crocus City Hall Russian Federation
Time: 7:30pm.
28th January 2022 Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin Hall Russian Federation
Time: 7:30pm.
30th January 2022 St Petersburg DK Lensoveta Russian Federation
Time: 7:30pm.
5th February 2022 Varese Teatro Di Varese Italy
Time: 7:30pm.
6th February 2022 Padova Gran Teatro Goex Italy
Time: 7:30pm.
7th February 2022 Legnano Teatro Galleria Italy
Time: 7:30pm.
9th February 2022 Torino Teatro Colosseo Italy
Time: 7:30pm.
11th February 2022 Roma Auditorium Conciliazione Italy
Time: 7:30pm.
18th February 2022 LISBOA COLISEU DOS RECREIOS Portugal
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
19th February 2022 Porto Super Bock Arena Portugal
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
25th March 2022 Bienne Palais des Congrès Switzerland
Time: 7:30pm.
26th March 2022 Lausanne Salle Métropole Switzerland
Time: 7:30pm.
Tour: JETHRO TULL
8th April 2022 Kiev International Centre of Culture and Arts Ukraine
Time: 7:00pm.
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
26th May 2022 Bielsko-Biała Cultural Centre Poland
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
28th May 2022 Poznan Sala Ziemi Poland
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
29th May 2022 Gdańsk Stary Maneż Poland
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
Tour: JETHRO TULL
9th June 2022 Seville Cartuja Center Spain
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. POSTPONED from 16th December 2021
12th June 2022 Barcelona Pedralbes Festival Spain
Time: 7:30pm.
16th July 2022 Eisenach Burg Creuzburg Germany
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
17th July 2022 Dinslaken Burgtheater Dinslaken Germany
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
27th July 2022 Schwerin Freilichtbühne Germany
Time: 7:30pm.
28th July 2022 Dresden Junge Garde Germany
Time: 7:30pm.
29th July 2022 Leipzig Parkbühne Germany
Time: 7:30pm.
5th August 2022 Salzgitter-Salder Schloss Salder Germany
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
1st October 2022 Mannheim Rosengarten Germany
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
2nd October 2022 Ulm Congress Centrum Germany
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
10th October 2022 Essen Lichterburg Germany
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
12th October 2022 Berlin Admiralspalast Germany
Time: 7:30pm.
13th October 2022 Hamburg Laeiszhalle Germany
Time: 7:30pm.
14th October 2022 Bremen Metropol Theater Germany
Time: 7:30pm.
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
8th November 2022 Ludwigsburg Forum Ludwigsburg, Theatersaal Germany
Time: 7:30pm.
9th November 2022 München Circus Krone Germany
Time: 7:30pm.
10th November 2022 Nürnberg Meistersingerhalle Germany
Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.
17th November 2022 Paris Olympia Hall France
Time: 7:30pm.
27th November 2022 Lugano Palazzo Dei Congressi Switzerland
Time: 7:30pm.
28th November 2022 Zurich Volkshaus Switzerland
Time: 7:30pm.
Read the exclusive interview with Ian Anderson by LMNR from 2019 here.
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