Ian Anderson Plays Thick as a Brick Newcastle City April 17th 2012 Went along with Will and Norm to see Ian Anderson and his merry band play Thick As A Brick 1 and 2. Thick As A Brick 1 is, of course, the original Jethro Tull album which was released in 1972, and Thick As [...]
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16 Feb
Mick Abrahams Sunderland 1977
Quite a nice looking ticket for this gig, and an intriguing event. This was a guitar demonstration by Mick Abrahams ex-Jethro Tull; billed as “Top London Session Man”. The event was organised by White Sound equipment who were a local guitar shop run by a guy called Bill White. Entry was free, and the idea [...]
18 Sep
Ian Anderson The Sage Gateshead 19 Sep 2011
Ian Anderson The Sage Gateshead 19 Sep 2011 Will, Norm and I went along to see Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull at the Sage last Monday. Ian seems to be touring endlessly, sometimes with Tull, sometimes solo. Although I would much prefer to see a full Tull show, a chance to attend a show by [...]
19 Sep
Jethro Tull South Shields Gypsies Green Stadium 17 Sep 2010
Jethro Tull South Shields Gypsies Green Stadium 17 Sep 2010 This gig had been set up a special one-off appearance tied in with the preparations for and events around this weekend’s Great North Run. Tull Guitarist Martin Barre was running in the race, and the opportunity must thus have come up for the band to [...]
28 Mar
Jethro Tull Newcastle City Hall 27 March 2010
Jethro Tull Newcastle City Hall 27 March 2010 Norm, Will and I went to see Jethro Tull at the City Hall last night. We are all long time fans of the band and must have each seen them 15-20 times. The City Hall was, always packed full of ageing rockers to see Ian Anderson and [...]
