Jethro Tull Tickets

Another great Tull concert

I have made it to every Jethro Tull in this area since 1972. Their concerts are enjoyable and very fun. Always nice to chat with other fans and check out the various concert shirts the other fans are wearing.

Jethro Tull / fantastic FLUTE fusion w/Rock'N'roll

Absolutely FANtastic. I've been waiting to see this show since 1973. Ian Anderson was excellent. Although time waits for no man, he still has sufficient finger dexterity to play note-perfect, even while standing on only one foot (intentionally). Catch this tour while you can. Add seeing him live, to your "bucket list" like I did. Worth it.

Pack It in Ian!

I've been a Tull/Ian Anderson fan over 40 years (yeah, most of the journey). I get that Tull as a band was pretty much retired after the 40th anniversary shows and that Ian, being the primary songwriter, has wanted to escape the constraints of a product that was out to pasture. However, over the past decade, Anderson has put a pretty good touring band to carry on the legacy and to perform new music and ideas. But when you decide to call this travesty "Jethro Tull," it's pretty much becoming like other acts endless farewell tours. First, Anderson's voice has been shaky for years. It's one of the reasons he brought in Ryan O'Donnell to perform the TAAB shows and the Homo Erraticus tour. Now it's clear that his voice is shot, but instead of having a talented performer do those parts, we have to endure shaky backup singing by the keyboard and bass players, in addition to the recorded vocals done for the "Jethro Tull, the Musical" tour. Add to this lyrics have been mysteriously altered for no good reason. (Heavy Horses, the most blatent example.) Further, I'm all for playing around with arrangements to keep the show interesting, but to alter tracks to accomodate the limitations of your performers? Give it a rest. Drummer Scott Hammond clearly couldn't carry a beat in a paper bag and his ineptitude was spotlighted on Dharma For One. Thankfully, the rest of the band (including Ian's flute and bazouki) were the saving grace for this night in Toronto. Guitarist Florian Opahle continues to amaze. Now in his 30s, Florian has been playing with Anderson since he was a teen and clearly is the second coming of Martin Barre (who? more on that later....) Bassist David Goodier is solid, but doesn't have the presence of any of Tull's prior bass players (Noyce, Pegg, Glascock, and on and on). He's pretty much musical wallpaper. And while David O'Hara certainly looks the part of all the mad scientists who have been behind the keys over the decades, again, no stage presence. And again, because Ian's voice is gone, more instrumentals have been added to the show, Bouree, of course. A solo by Florian on another Bach piece, Toccato en Fugue, where he channelled a heavy metal Al Di Meola. But the biggest surprise was a piece by Heny VIII, he of the many wives, Passed Time In Good Company aka King Henry's Madrigal. But for the most part, songs were speeded up or shortened, it was like Jethro Tull, the Opera was being playing by Green Day. The first set was 9 songs and lasted 45 minutes! For a 50th anniversary show, the only tips of the cap to, ahem, Living In The Past, were video intros to songs by three early Tull members and tributes by Joe Bonamassa and inexplicably, Slash. Additionally, Anderson made absolutely no mention of Martin "I was In the Band for 40 F'ing Years" Barre, but there was an intro by a guy who played ONE song with Tull, Tony Iommi!!! No mention of any of the late 70's players. Nor David Pegg who was with the band nearly 20 years. This is an utter slap in the face to any true Tull fan--No acknowledgement of those musicians who built that legacy. Save your money. Go see Martin Barre's band this fall if you want to see how the Tull legacy is truly being handled. Sorry, Ian, but either retire the voice and bring in a competent singer, or just stick to instrumental records.

Great concert. Ian Anderson was incredible, he can still play the flute!!! MI Lottery Amphitheater is a great place for a concert.

Eh...

The venue was awful. The wait to get in was ridiculous and the concessions outrageously expensive. I would not go there again for a concert. The band was tight as usual and the format of the concert was interesting but Ian just can't sing any longer. Now, I am a huge Tull fan having seen them in their various iterations at least a dozen times but Ian needs his young protege to do the heavy lifting vocally. He can still be the main guy as his instrumentals are still outstanding and maybe do a little singing but this particular concert vocally was very rough.

Jethro Tull put on one hellava show. Would have been better if they were allowed to play longer into the night.

Good but not great outdoors.

Not that good outside with visual effects. The music was good. Ian can't sing all that great any more. But we really enjoyed it. There is no opening act so show time is show time. Have Fun!

Ian Anderson is superb!!

Ian was beyond awesome, as well as his bandmates! It was one spectacular song after another. I loved every minute of the show! This is one concert that is a must-see!

Jethro Tull Concert was phenomenal.

Ian has been going for 50 years, adding the electronics was done very nicely.

Jethro Tull has seen better days

stood in line a long time to get thru the metal detectors, the concert was already half over as they took a break,and I looked around and said who are all these old people? Then I realized I was one of them and left. Sun was going down on a long Sunday, and I had to work early.