Jethro Tull: Rock luminaries with fan-favorite new track.

British progressive rock luminaries Jethro Tull released The Zealot Gen’ earlier in 2022, their first new studio album in over 18 years. Garnering critical acclaim, as well as the band’s first UK top 10 album since the 70’s, it also saw the band entering high in the charts in Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Austria and more. 

With the band now back out on the road in Europe, they recently added the fan-favorite new track Mine Is The Mountain to their live set. To celebrate, a new video for the track has been commissioned, created by Tom Hicks who previously did the clip for ‘Shoshana Sleeping’.

Of the track, Ian Anderson comments: «Mine Is The Mountain is, perhaps, a late-life partner to the Aqualung album song My God. I had, as usual, a strong visual reference at the core of the lyrics. A miserable, committed trudge up Mount Sinai by Moses to face an angry maker before he must deliver the goods to his followers below is a powerful image, best imagined unless you are a wilderness trekker and much younger than I».

Tous Dates:

Here are the scheduled concerts. Please note we only list concert bookings that are completely finalized with paperwork and details in place. Please check with the venue’s own website for accurate show time information. And – PLEASE – be in your seats 5 minutes before the start of the show. Latecomers may not be admitted to their seats until a suitable gap in the performance.

2022 Concerts:

Date      City        Venue  Country

Tour: JETHRO TULL

19th August 2022             Faversham, Kent              A New Day Festival          United Kingdom

Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. Address: Mt Ephraim Gardens.

4th September 2022       Moseley              Moseley Folk Festival     United Kingdom

Time: 8:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

22nd September 2022    Thessaloniki       Moni Lazariston Greece

Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

23rd September 2022     Athens Vrahon Theatre Greece

Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

29th September 2022     Luxembourg      Grand Auditorium, Philharmonie               Luxembourg

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.

21st October 2022            Zaragoza              Auditorio Sala Mozart    Spain

Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

22nd October 2022          Bilbao    Euskalduna         Spain

Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

23rd October 2022           Valladolid            Auditorio Miguel Delibes              Spain

Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. POSTPONED: new date TBC BUY TICKETS

3rd November 2022        Vigo       Auditorio Mar de Vigo    Spain

Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. POSTPONED: new date TBC

4th November 2022        La Coruña            Palacio de la Opera         Spain

Time: 7:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages. POSTPONED: new date TBC

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.

Tour: JETHRO TULL

14th November 2022      Brussels               Cirque Royal       Belgium

Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

15th November 2022      Ostend Kursaal Belgium

Time: 8:00pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years

17th November 2022      Paris      Olympia Hall       France

Time: 7:30pm. BUY TICKETS

27th November 2022      Lugano Palazzo Dei Congressi     Switzerland

Time: 7:30pm. BUY TICKETS

28th November 2022      Zurich    Volkshaus           Switzerland

Time: 7:30pm. BUY TICKETS

Tour: JETHRO TULL

1st December 2022          Utrecht TivoliVredenburg             Netherlands

Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

3rd December 2022         Enschede            Muziekcentrum Netherlands

Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

4th December 2022         Tilburg  013         Netherlands

Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

Tour: Ian Anderson Christmas Shows

12th December 2022      Bath       Bath Abbey        United Kingdom

Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

16th December 2022      Gloucester          Gloucester Cathedral     United Kingdom

Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

20th December 2022      Exeter   Exeter Cathedral              United Kingdom

Time: 7:30pm. Age restrictions: All Ages.

«Ripe with fresh inspiration and resonant of past glories, it belongs high in the Tull canon». – Prog Magazine

«The music is light, bright, tight and recognizably Tull» – Classic Rock Magazine

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».

«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 «».

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.

Tracklist:

1.            Mrs. Tibbets       5:53

2.            Jacob’s Tales      2:12

3.            Mine Is the Mountain     5:40

4.            The Zealot Gene               3:54

5.            Shoshana Sleeping          3:40

6.            Sad City Sisters  3:41

7.            Barren Beth, Wild Desert John   3:38

8.            The Betrayal of Joshua Kynd”      4:05

9.            Where Did Saturday Go?              3:52

10.          Three Loves, Three          3:29

11.          In Brief Visitation              3:01

12.          The Fisherman of Ephesus           3:40

Total length:      46:45

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

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