Ian Anderson commemorates the 40th anniversary of Jethro Tull’s groundbreaking album Thick as a Brick next year with a show at Perth Concert Hall.
While busy with a string of highly anticipated UK acoustic shows, Ian has announced he will hit the road again in April for a 19-date UK tour commemorating the 1972 Billboard No. 1 album.
The April 14 concert is one of only two Scottish dates on the tour, with Glasgow’s Theatre Royal hosting Jethro Tull the following night.
The band’s chart-topping record will be played in its entirety as initially recorded for the first time since its original tour in 1972.
Thick as a Brick was a concept album based on a poem written by a fictitious 10-year-old boy in reality Anderson himself, who wrote the music and lyrics.
It only featured one seamless 45-minute track, although it was split to accommodate the album on vinyl and cassette. It reached number five in the UK charts.
Anderson says: “I never thought I would do this music again in its entirety but over the last couple of years I have grown to rather like the idea and the prospect of a prog moment of profound excess.”
During the Thick as a Brick tour, Anderson will be joined by John O’Hara on keyboards, David Goodier on bass, Florian Opahle on guitar and Scott Hammond on drums as well as guest performers.