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May-Aug
2008

songs played on tour

There were 80 Jethro Tull concerts in 2008, plus 5 'solo' shows by Ian Anderson and 4 by Martin Barre.
This page lists 21 August-December, whilst January-28 May dates are here and 30 May-17 August dates are here.

We're still unsure of some setlists - can you help?



21/8/08StadthalleBeverungen, Germany
 
Support: Saori Jo, joined by Ian, Doane & David Goodier for one song.
20:00 start; Saori Jo played until 20:30 then Tull from 20:50 to 22:35.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, A Song For Jeffrey, Sossity: You're A Woman/Reasons For Waiting, Rocks On The Road, Bourée, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
22/8/08KurparkBad Brückenau, Germany
 
Support: Saori Jo, joined by Ian, Doane & David Goodier for one song.
20:00 start. Open-air venue; 'Heavy Horses' may have been omitted because of rain towards the end of the concert
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, A Song For Jeffrey, Sossity: You're A Woman/Reasons For Waiting, Rocks On The Road, Bourée, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
23/8/08AmphitheaterHanau, Germany
 
Support: Saori Jo, joined by Ian, Doane & David Goodier for one song.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, A Song For Jeffrey, Sossity: You're A Woman/Reasons For Waiting, Farm On The Freeway, Bourée, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
24/8/08MuseumsmeileBonn, Germany
 
Support: Saori Jo, joined by Ian, Doane & David Goodier for one song.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, A Song For Jeffrey, Sossity: You're A Woman/Reasons For Waiting, Farm On The Freeway, Bourée, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath

6/9/08 Municipal de Santo DomingoAlcorcón (Madrid), Spain
 
Football stadium; capacity: 3,000.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, A Song For Jeffrey, Farm On The Freeway, Bourée, A New Day Yesterday, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
Running order unconfirmed.
7/9/08Plaza MayorSalamanca, Spain
 
'Etnohelmántica' festival.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, A Song For Jeffrey, Farm On The Freeway, Bourée, A New Day Yesterday, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Nothing Is Easy, Dharma For One, Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath

18/10/06Teatro ComunaleAlessandria, Italy
 
Italian Tull ('Itullians') Convention
Guests: Ian Anderson, Dave Pegg, Barrie Barlow, Jeffrey Hammond, Glenn Cornick, Mick Abrahams, Gerry Conway, Jonathan Noyce, David Goodier and cover bands 'O.A.K.', 'Beggar's Farm' & 'Sossity'.

29/10/08IJsselhallenZwolle, Netherlands
 
Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, James Duncan.
Audience: ~2,000.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, Rocks On The Road, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Heavy Horses, A Song For Jeffrey, A New Day Yesterday, Bourée - [Interval] - Nothing Is Easy, Thick As A Brick, Barre instrumental, My God, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
31/10/08SiegerandhalleSiegen, Germany
 
20:00-22:30, with a 30-min interval.
During 'Thick As A Brick', Ian noticed an audience member videoing the show, called Security, then refused to speak to the audience for the rest of the concert.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday, Bourée - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, Steal, My God, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
1/11/08HohenzollernhalleHeilsbronn, Germany
 
Part of the Heilsbronner Kulturfest.
3/11/08Főnix HallDebrecen, Hungary
 
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday, Bourée, Thick As A Brick, Barre Instrumental, My God, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
Italicised track unconfirmed.
4/11/08Népstadion KörcsarnokBudapest, Hungary
 
Moved from Petőfi Csarnok.
Jethro Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, and James Duncan (Anderson) replacing an ill Doane Perry.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Bourée - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, Steal, My God, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
5/11/08Hala PasienkyBratislava, Slovakia
 
Moved to a larger venue from the PKO.
Jethro Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, and James Duncan (Anderson) replacing an ill Doane Perry.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Bourée, Thick As A Brick, My God, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
6/11/08Kongresové CentrumPraha, Czech Republic
 
Jethro Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, and James Duncan (Anderson) replacing an ill Doane Perry.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Heavy Horses, A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Bourée, Thick As A Brick, My God, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
15/11/08Festsaal der MesseBasel, Switzerland
 
Part of the 'AVO Session' festival.
Broadcast live on SF2 TV (21:45 - 23:25).
Support: Hank Shizzoe& The Directors.
20:00 start; Tull ~21.15-22.45.
Jethro Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, Doane Perry.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, So Much Trouble, Nursie (extended version), Rocks On The Road, A New Day Yesterday, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Bourée, Nothing Is Easy, Dharma For One (w. claghorn & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
17/11/08Amager BioKøbenhavn, Denmark
 
Martin's 62nd birthday
Capacity: 600. Tull on stage: 20:00-22:20.
Jethro Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, Doane Perry.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, So Much Trouble, Nursie (extended version), Living In These Hard Times (live premiere), Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Bourée - [20-min Interval] - Happy Birthday (vocals: audience), Nothing Is Easy, We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & reworked Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
18/11/08Amager BioKøbenhavn, Denmark
19/11/08KongrescenterHerning, Denmark
 
Venue seemed nearly full. Tull on stage: 20:05-22:30.
Jethro Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, Doane Perry.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, So Much Trouble, Nursie (normal version), Living In These Hard Times, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., A New Day Yesterday (without Kelpie), Bourée - [25-min Interval] - Nothing Is Easy, We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
20/11/08VærketRanders, Denmark
 
Tickets on sale from mid-April.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, So Much Trouble, Nursie (normal version), Living In These Hard Times, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., A New Day Yesterday (without Kelpie), Bourée - [25-min Interval] - Nothing Is Easy, We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
21/11/08LisebergshallenGöteborg, Sweden
 
Jethro Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, Doane Perry.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, So Much Trouble, Nursie (extended version), Living In These Hard Times, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Bourée - [20-min Interval] - Nothing Is Easy, We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
22/11/08Sentrum SceneOslo, Norway
 
21:30-00:00, with a 20-min interval.
Capacity: 1,000 (seated): sold out by mid-July.
My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, So Much Trouble, Nursie (extended version), Living In These Hard Times, Rocks On The Road, A Song For Jeffrey, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., A New Day Yesterday (incl. Kelpie), Bourée - [20-min Interval] - Nothing Is Easy, We Used To Know/With You There To Help Me, Dharma For One (incl. drum solo & Count The Chickens), Heavy Horses, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath

 
Tull (Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, Doane Perry) touring with Anoushka Shankar, daughter of Ravi Shankar. Featured new Anderson compositions "combining Indian and Celtic motifs".
27/11/08Science City AuditoriumKolkata, India
 
Solo set from Anoushka Shankar and band
Tull set: My Sunday Feeling, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie, Rocks On The Road, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., Thick As A Brick, Aqualung
Tull with Shankar: Mother Goose, Celtic Cradle (new IA/Shankar composition), Tea With Anoushka (new IA/Shankar composition), Little Glass Folk (Shankar composition), Bourée, Locomotive Breath
Encore featured tablas solo (Tanmoy Bose) and flute duets by Ravi Kulur & Ian.
Setlist from a newspaper report.
29/11/08Shanmukhnanda AuditoriumMumbai, India
 
Postponed, due to terrorist attacks in the city.
30/11/08Hamsadhwani AmphitheatreNew Delhi, India
 
Audience: 5,000.
Solo set from Anoushka Shankar and band

Tull set included: My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Heavy Horses, Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., A New Day Yesterday, Thick As A Brick, Aqualung
Tull with Shankar included: Mother Goose, Celtic Cradle (new IA/Shankar composition), Tea With Anoushka (new IA/Shankar composition), Little Glass Folk (Shankar composition)
Encore included: Locomotive Breath
Full setlist and running order unconfirmed.
2/12/08Palace GroundsBengaluru, India
 
Audience: ~10,000.
Solo set from Anoushka Shankar and band: Raag Jog, Raag Panfhamsigar
Tull set: My Sunday Feeling, Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Nursie (extended version), Too Old To Rock'N'Roll..., A New Day Yesterday, Thick As A Brick, Heavy Horses, Aqualung
Tull with Shankar: Tea With Anoushka (new IA/Shankar composition), Celtic Cradle (new IA/Shankar composition), Little Glass Folk (Shankar composition), Mother Goose, Bourée, Locomotive Breath
3/12/08Hi Tech City AuditoriumHyderabad, India
4/12/08Aviation Club Tennis StadiumDubayy, UAE
 
Cancelled, due to a conflict with a religious holiday.
5/12/08Shanmukhnanda AuditoriumMumbai, India
 
'A Billion Hands Concert': benefit concert for local charities, replacing the postponed 29/11 show.

 
Martin Barre touring with Dan Crisp, John O'Hara, Robin Guy & Alan Bray.
10/12/08Ordulph ArmsTavistock, UK
 
Locally-advertised warm-up gig. Benefit concert for 'Help For Heroes'.
All songs from Martin or Dan Crisp's solo albums, apart from three Tull pieces: 'Home', 'To Cry You A Song' and 'Teacher'.
As Told By, Empty Café, Find Yourself, I Could Love Someone, After You After Me, A French Correction, Far From Here, Shine On Me, D.I.Y., A Light That Never Fades, Wasted Time, Murphy's Paw - [Interval] - Can't Find My Way Home, Home, Steal, Hollywood, When You Come Back To Me, Spanish Tears, Morris Minus, Misère, A Lighter Shade Of Grey, Beautiful & Deadly, Poor Man Richer, To Cry You A Song, Teacher
11/12/08The FleeceBristol, UK
 
Postponed.
12/12/08Amber RoomsExeter, UK
 
As Told By, Empty Café, Find Yourself, I Could Love Someone, After You After Me, A French Correction, Far From Here, Shine On Me, D.I.Y., A Light That Never Fades, Wasted Time, Murphy's Paw - [Interval] - Can't Find My Way Home, Home, Steal, Hollywood, When You Come Back To Me, Spanish Tears, Morris Minus, Misère, A Lighter Shade Of Grey, Beautiful & Deadly, Poor Man Richer, To Cry You A Song, Teacher
13/12/08Mama StonesWellington, UK
 
Venue owned by the mother of Joss Stone, who was recording upstairs and made a guest appearence.
As Told By, Empty Café, Find Yourself, I Could Love Someone, After You After Me, A French Correction, Far From Here, Shine On Me, D.I.Y., A Light That Never Fades, Wasted Time, Murphy's Paw - [Interval] - Can't Find My Way Home (w. Joss Stone on vocals), Home, Steal, Hollywood, Spanish Tears, When You Come Back To Me, Morris Minus, Misère, A Lighter Shade Of Grey, Beautiful & Deadly, Poor Man Richer, To Cry You A Song, Teacher
14/12/08Gylly BeachFalmouth, UK
 
Without John O'Hara, who had to fly to Italy early the following morning.
Possible guest vocals by John Carter.

16/12/08Teatro ColosseoTorino, Italy
 
Ian Anderson Band (Ian, Florian Opahle, David Goodier, John O'Hara, James Duncan (Anderson)) with the Sturcz Quartet.
Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Living In These Hard Times, We Five Kings, Weathercock, Sossity: You're a Woman/Reasons for Waiting, Life is a Long Song, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, A Christmas Song, Bourée, , Holly Herald, Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll..., In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff, Heavy Horses, Pastime With Good Company (King Henry's Madrigal), Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
17/12/08PalasportSan Lazzaro di Savena (Bologna), Italy
 
Ian Anderson Band with the Sturcz Quartet.
Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Living In These Hard Times, We Five Kings, Weathercock, Sossity: You're a Woman/Reasons for Waiting, Life is a Long Song, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, A Christmas Song, Bourée, , Holly Herald, Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll..., In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff, Heavy Horses, Pastime With Good Company (King Henry's Madrigal), Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
18/12/08Auditorium San ChiaraTrento, Italy
 
Ian Anderson Band with the Sturcz Quartet.
Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Living In These Hard Times, We Five Kings, Weathercock, Sossity: You're a Woman/Reasons for Waiting, Life is a Long Song, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, A Christmas Song, Bourée, , Holly Herald, Sossity: You're A Woman/Reasons For Waiting, Too Old To Rock 'n' Roll..., In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff, Heavy Horses, Pastime With Good Company (King Henry's Madrigal), Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath

22/12/08St. Bride's Fleet StreetLondon, UK
 
'The Jethro Tull Christmas Carol Service' in aid of the St Mungo's charity for the homeless. Recorded for future release.
Tull: Ian, Martin, David Goodier, John O'Hara, James Duncan (Anderson).
Carol service featuring 7-8 songs by Tull, plus readings and performances by St Bride's Church Choir.
Only 150 tickets available.
Full order of service.

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