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2011

songs played on tour

There were 35 Jethro Tull concerts in 2011, plus 48 'solo' shows by Ian Anderson.
This page lists September-December, whilst February-May dates are here and June and July dates are here.

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



 
Ian Anderson 'solo' tour of the UK.
Tickets on sale from December 2010.
Line-up: Ian (acoustic guitar, plastic flute), Florian (acoustic guitar, electric on 1½ songs, occasional electric bass) and John O'Hara (keyboards/effects, accordion, percussion) – no bassist or drummer.
3/9/11Theatre SevernShrewsbury, UK
4/9/11GuildhallGloucester, UK
 
Boris Dancing, Just Trying To Be, Slipstream, Up To Me, Set-Aside, Overture (previously 'That F***ing Tune'), Wond'ring Again, Andantino, Hare In The Wine Cup, Bach's Prelude In C Major, Bourée - [Interval] - Up The 'Pool, The Hare..., Thick As A Brick ('Poet and Painter' only), Adrift and Dumbfounded (revised lyrics), A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue (w. electric guitar); Budapest (electric guitar for second half), Aqualung (orchestral version), Locomotive Breath (5/4 time acoustic guitar intro)
5/9/11The StablesMilton Keynes, UK
6/9/11St GeorgesBristol, UK
 
Boris Dancing, Mother Goose, Up To Me, Set-Aside, Overture, Wond'ring Again, Andantino, Hare In The Wine Cup, Bach's Prelude In C Major, Bourée - [Interval] - Up The 'Pool, The Hare..., Thick As A Brick ('Poet and Painter' only), Adrift and Dumbfounded, A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue, Budapest, Aqualung (orchestral version), Locomotive Breath (5/4 time acoustic guitar intro)
7/9/11Corn ExchangeExeter, UK
 
Boris Dancing, Mother Goose, Up To Me, Set-Aside, Overture, Wond'ring Again, Andantino, Hare In The Wine Cup, Bach's Prelude In C Major/Bourée - [Interval] - Up The 'Pool, The Hare..., Adrift and Dumbfounded, Thick As A Brick ('Poet and Painter' only), A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue, Budapest, Aqualung (orchestral version), Locomotive Breath (5/4 time acoustic guitar intro)
9/9/11Beck TheatreHayes, UK
 
With guest Natalie Holt, of the string quartet 'Raven', on viola.
Boris Dancing, Mother Goose, Up To Me, Set-Aside, Overture, Wond'ring Again, Andantino, Hare In The Wine Cup, Nightingale* (sung by Natalie Holt), Bach's Prelude In C Major/Bourée* - [Interval] - Up The 'Pool, The Hare..., Adrift and Dumbfounded, Thick As A Brick ('Poet and Painter' only), A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue*, Budapest*, Aqualung (orchestral version)*, Locomotive Breath (5/4 time acoustic guitar intro)*
*: with Natalie Holt.
10/9/11Union ChapelLondon, UK
 
With guest Natalie Holt.
Boris Dancing, Mother Goose, Up To Me, Set-Aside, Overture, Wond'ring Again, Andantino, Hare In The Wine Cup, Nightingale* (sung by Natalie Holt), Bach's Prelude In C Major*, Bourée* - [Interval] - Up The 'Pool, The Hare..., Adrift and Dumbfounded, Thick As A Brick ('Poet and Painter' only), A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue*, Budapest*, Aqualung (orchestral version)*, Locomotive Breath (5/4 time acoustic guitar intro)*
*: with Natalie Holt.
11/9/11Camberley TheatreCamberley, UK
 
With guest Natalie Holt.
Boris Dancing, Mother Goose, Up To Me, Set-Aside, Overture, Wond'ring Again, Andantino, Hare In The Wine Cup, Nightingale* (sung by Natalie Holt), Bach's Prelude In C Major*, Bourée* - [Interval] - Up The 'Pool, The Hare..., Adrift and Dumbfounded, A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue*, Budapest*, Aqualung (orchestral version)*, Locomotive Breath (5/4 time acoustic guitar intro)*
18/9/11Opera HouseBuxton, UK
19/9/11SageGateshead, UK
20/9/11Grand Opera HouseYork, UK
 
Boris Dancing, Mother Goose, Up To Me, Set-Aside, Overture, Wond'ring Again, Andantino, Hare In The Wine Cup, Bach's Prelude In C Major/Bourée - [Interval] - Up The 'Pool, The Hare..., Thick As A Brick, Adrift and Dumbfounded, A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath
21/9/11Central HallGrimsby, UK
22/9/11MechanicsBurnley, UK
 
Boris Dancing, Mother Goose, Up To Me, Set-Aside, Overture, Wond'ring Again, Andantino, Hare In The Wine Cup, Bach's Prelude In C Major/Bourée - [Interval] - Up The 'Pool, The Hare..., Thick As A Brick ('Poet and Painter' only), Adrift and Dumbfounded, A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue, Budapest, Aqualung (orchestral version), Locomotive Breath (5/4 time acoustic guitar intro)

24/9/11FillmoreCortemaggiore (Piacenza), Italy
 
24th Italian Tull ('Itullians') Convention.
To be attended by Ian, Florian & John O'Hara.
Also appearing: 'Beggar's Farm', featuring Clive Bunker.

 
Ian Anderson 'solo' tour of Scandinavia.
1/10/11FiladelfiakyrkanStockholm, Sweden
 
IA Band (Ian, Florian, John O'Hara, David Goodier, Scott Hammond) with the Sturcz Quartet
19:35 start with two sets, of 55 and 65 mins, and a 20 min interval.
Beethoven Intro, Living In The Past, A New Day Yesterday, Overture, Up To Me, Hare In The Wine Cup, Adrift And Dumbfounded, Wond'ring Aloud¹, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff¹, Life Is A Long Song¹, Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses/Songs From The Wood², Bach's Prelude In C Major¹, Bourée¹ - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick (18 min version), Bach's Toccata & Fugue³, A Change Of Horses¹, Budapest (keyboard intro quoting Thick As A Brick)¹, Aquadiddley(?)¹, Locomotive Breath¹
1: Band plus Sturcz Quartet.
2: Sturcz Quartet alone.
3: Opahle solo.
2/10/11KoncerthusetMalmö, Sweden
3/10/11LorensbergsteaternGöteborg, Sweden
5/10/11MusikteatretKøbenhavn, Denmark
6/10/11MusikteaterVejle, Denmark
7/10/11MusikhusetEsjberg, Denmark
 
IA Band with the Sturcz Quartet
20:00 start with two sets, of 55 and 65 mins, and a 15 min interval.
Beethoven Intro, Living In The Past, A New Day Yesterday, Overture, Up To Me, Hare In The Wine Cup, Adrift And Dumbfounded, Wond'ring Aloud¹, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff¹, Life Is A Long Song¹, Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses/Songs From The Wood², Bach's Prelude In C Major¹, Bourée¹ - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick (18 min version), Bach's Toccata & Fugue³, A Change Of Horses¹, Budapest (keyboard intro quoting Thick As A Brick)¹, Aquadiddley(?)¹, Locomotive Breath¹
1: Band plus Sturcz Quartet.
2: Sturcz Quartet alone.
3: Opahle solo.
8/10/11VærketRanders, Denmark
 
IA Band with the Sturcz Quartet
Beethoven Intro, Living In The Past, A New Day Yesterday, Up To Me, Hare In The Wine Cup, Overture, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff¹, Life Is A Long Song¹, Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses/Songs From The Wood², Bach's Prelude In C Major¹, Bourée¹ - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, A Change Of Horses¹, Bach's Toccata & Fugue³, Budapest, Aqualung¹, Locomotive Breath¹
1: Band plus Sturcz Quartet.
2: Sturcz Quartet alone.
3: Opahle solo.
10/10/11LogomoTurku, Finland
 
IA Band with the Sturcz Quartet
20:00-22:20 with an interval 21:00-21:20.
Beethoven Intro, Living In The Past, A New Day Yesterday, Overture, Up To Me, Hare In The Wine Cup, Adrift And Dumbfounded, Wond'ring Aloud¹, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff¹, Life Is A Long Song¹, Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses/Songs From The Wood², Bach's Prelude In C Major¹, Bourée¹ - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, Bach's Toccata & Fugue³, A Change Of Horses¹, Budapest¹, Aqualung¹, Locomotive Breath¹
1: Band plus Sturcz Quartet.
2: Sturcz Quartet alone.
3: Opahle solo.
11/10/11Finlandia-taloHelsinki, Finland
 
IA Band with the Sturcz Quartet
20:05-22:30 with an interval 21:05-21:30 .
Beethoven Intro, Living In The Past, A New Day Yesterday (with technical problem), Overture, Up To Me, Hare In The Wine Cup, Adrift And Dumbfounded, Wond'ring Aloud¹, In The Grip Of Stronger Stuff¹, Life Is A Long Song¹, Songs From The Wood/Heavy Horses/Songs From The Wood², Bach's Prelude In C Major¹, Bourée¹ - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, A Change Of Horses¹, Bach's Toccata & Fugue³, Budapest¹, Aqualung¹, Locomotive Breath¹
1: Band plus Sturcz Quartet.
2: Sturcz Quartet alone.
3: Opahle solo.
12/10/11Nokia KontserdimajaTallinn, Estonia

Mid-Oct-
  Early Dec
Ian recording 'Thick As A Brick 2'.

31/10/11Release of 'Aqualung' 40th Anniversary Collector's Edition.

10/12/11CathedralCanterbury, UK
 
'Canterbury Rocks At christmas' Ian Anderson Band line-up: Ian, Florian, David Goodier, Scott Hammond. John O'Hara hospitalised with a chest infection, so Florian learned all keyboard parts on his guitar within 24 hours.
With guests Bruce Dickinson and Justin Hayward. Intended guest Jon Lord fighting pancreatic cancer, and Anna Phoebe absent due to pregnancy.
19:30 start. Sold-out show.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman¹, Gaudete², Jack-In-The-Green, We Three Kings² / We Five Kings, Reading 1, Holly Herald, Revelations³, Reading 2, Forever Autumn4, Bourée - [Interval] - Pavane (w. short flamenco guitar solo), Hare In The Wine Cup, Reading 3, Jerusalem5, Bach's Toccata & Fugue6, Nights In White Satin4, Prayer7, My God, Aqualung (orchestral version)6, Blessing8, Locomotive Breath9 1: Accompanied by The Camden Choral Collective.
2: Sung by The Camden Choral Collective.
3: Sung by Bruce Dickinson (English hymn by G.K.Chesterton, recorded by Iron Maiden).
4: Sung by Justin Hayward.
5: Sung by Bruce Dickinson (William Blake poem, but version recorded by Dickinson for a solo album).
6: Intro on Cathedral organ.
7: Read by Canon Edward Condry.
8: Read by the Reverend George Pitcher.
9: Accompanied by Justin Hayward and Bruce Dickinson.
Reading 1: 'Christmas' (John Betjeman) – read by actor Andrew Lincoln.
Reading 2: 'God's Grandeur' (Gerard Manley Hopkins) – read by TV presenter Gavin Esler, accompanied by Florian on guitar.
Reading 3: 'Nativity' (Jan Dean) – read by Justin Hayward.
16/12/11CathedralSalisbury, UK
 
Ian Anderson Band line-up: Ian, Florian, John O'Hara, David Goodier, Scott Hammond.
With guest Greg Lake.
19:30 start. Sold-out show.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman¹, Jack-In-The-Green, We Three Kings² / We Five Kings, A Christmas Song, This Is The Truth³, Another Christmas Song, Reading 1, Holly Herald, Lucky Man4, Bourée - [Interval] - Reading 2, A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue, Reading 3, Prayer5, I Believe In Father Christmas4, My God, Aqualung (orchestral version), Locomotive Breath6, Blessing7,Thick As A Brick8
1: Vocal solo by Rob Evans, cathedral chorister.
2: Sung by Rob Evans.
3: Sung by Rob Evans, accompanied by Florian.
4: Sung by Greg Lake.
5: Read by the Reverend Joanna Jepson.
6: With Greg Lake on guitar.
7: Read by the Reverend George Pitcher & the Reverend Joanna Jepson.
8: Ending section, with "... and your wise men don't know..." changed to "... three wise men...".
Reading 1: 'That Christmas Armistice' (Private Frederick W. Heath) – read by TV archaeologist Phil Harding.
Reading 2: From 'Marmion: A Christmas Poem' (Sir Walter Scott) – read by Ian Anderson, accompanied by John O'Hara.
Reading 3: 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' (Clement Clarke Moore) – read by Greg Lake.
19/12/11CathedralManchester, UK
 
Ian Anderson Band, including Florian.
God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman, Gaudete, Jack-In-The-Green, We Five Kings, A Christmas Song, Reading 1, Hare In The Wine Cup, Another Christmas Song, Reading 2, Bourée - [Interval] - Holly Herald, A Change Of Horses, Bach's Toccata & Fugue, Reading 3, My God, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Thick As A Brick
Reading 1: From 'Marmion: A Christmas Poem' (Sir Walter Scott) – read by Ian Anderson, accompanied by John O'Hara.
Other details, including readings, unknown.
21/12/11Chiesa di San SistoPiacenza, Italy
 
'Ian Anderson plays the christmas Jethro Tull for Benefit'
Benefit concerts for the restoration of the Church of San Sisto.
21:30 start.
Line-up: Ian, Florian, John O'Hara
22/12/11Chiesa S. Maria ImmacolataNave, Italy
 
'Ian Anderson plays the christmas Jethro Tull for Benefit'
Benefit concert for foreign 'humanitarian missions' by the Diocese of Nave.
21:30 start.
Line-up: Ian, Florian, John O'Hara

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