modern day chemist who is trying to feed the planet; a very
hungry planet. Other than obvious cosmetic changes and a few
pronoun changes; I’ve done very
little in the way of changing the
material. Those who come to the
show are going to hear approximately 20 songs from the best
of the Jethro Tull repertoire and
they’ll all be relevant to the show
and what I am trying to do; so
obviously there will be no ‘Bungle In the Jungle,’ Anderson said
with a slight laugh.
Also included in this presentation will be some new material
and some “virtual guests” as
well. “I’m using the original lyrics
for the most part and incorporat-
ing them in a theatrical, multimedia event. The virtual guests
will be on a large screen and will
interject at precise moments to
help tell the story.”
This series of eight shows in
November are just the start of
something much bigger to prepare the band for touring in
2016. “We are scheduling more
in 2016 after Easter. In September we will take it to the west
coast of the U.S. and shows in
Europe as well.”
Anderson once said, ”A band to
me is whomever is in the room
at the time.” Well, this tour features a new band, a new show
and a few history lessons as well
and tickets are on sale now.
Jethro Tull with Ian Anderson
Wed, November 11 at 7:30pm
New Jersey Performing Arts Center
1 Center Street, Newark, NJ
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