Jethro Tull concert tour a smashing success

CLASSIC ROCK: Ian Anderson, right, and John O'Hara of Jethro Tull perform in Salt Lake City. / Photo by Shannon Gibbs

By Shannon Gibbs

November 12, 2007 | Bringing music to the masses not to mention the ages, Jethro Tull spun a web of enthrallment unlike any I have seen before.

Jethro Tull performed to a sold-out audience last month at the Abravanel Hall, an appropriate setting for a band with no equal and a sound not easily categorized in one music genre, Abravanel Hall added to the ambiance and decadence these music legends create.

Ian Anderson was poetry in motion, with boundless enthusiasm and an obvious desire to entertain his audience to the best of his ability. Despite signs posted everywhere, saying "No whistling, shouting, yelling or standing so that others can enjoy the performance without distraction," Jethro Tull still elicited such offerings from enthusiastic fans. Mixing together a classic blend of nostalgic tunes and a wave of new songs sure to become favorites, fans couldn't contain themselves throughout and responded with zealous clapping and cheering between each song.

The U.S. tour has far been a smashing success and Jethro Tull is consistently playing to sold-out crowds. The band will wrap up the U.S. leg of its tour at year's end and continue overseas in the United Kingdom and many others locations.

For more information about Jethro Tull please visit www.j-tull.com the band's official website

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