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16/1/89 | US release of '20 Years Of Jethro Tull' 1 CD compilation. |
22/2/89 | Shrine Auditorium | LA, Ca. USA |
| Tull won the 'Hard Rock/Heavy Metal' Grammy.
That's often misquoted as solely 'Heavy Metal', but the category was 'Heavy Metal' and 'Hard Rock'; Tull justifiably won for the latter, not 'metal'. |
Spring '89 | Ian's home studio | Strathaird?, UK |
| Recording 'Rock Island'. |
21/8/89 | UK release of 'Rock Island' Highest chart position: 18 |
14/8/89 | Cropredy Festival | Cropredy, UK |
| Rehearsal?
Fairport Convention with Martin Barre: Set Me Up
Martin solo: Requiem/Black Satin Dancer |
16/8/89 | Cropredy Festival | Cropredy, UK |
| Ian & Martin appearing with Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention with Martin Barre: Set Me Up
Martin solo: Requiem/Black Satin Dancer
Martin Barre Band: ?
Fairport with Ian Anderson: John Barleycorn, Matty Groves |
30/8/89 | Broadcasting House | London, UK |
| Ian Interviewed by Judith Chalmers on BBC Radio 2
Interview, incl. Bourée |
9/9/89 | Broadcasting House | London, UK |
| BBC Radio 1 Saturday Rock Show
Interview, Another Christmas Song, Bourée, Locomotive Breath |
12/9/89 | US release of 'Rock Island' Highest chart position: 56 |
18/9/89 | Eden Court Theatre | Inverness, UK |
| For The Benefit Of Inverness
Benefit concert before the tour.
The band joined the audience in the bar after the show.
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff and Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (Inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée), The Swirling Pit, Raffle Draw, Undressed To Kill, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (Inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
20/9/89 | City Hall | Newcastle, UK |
| No support artist. |
21/9/89 | Playhouse | Edinburgh, UK |
23/9/89 | ABC Apollo | Manchester, UK |
| Apollo 1989
Intro, Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, Undressed To Kill, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
24/9/89 | ABC Apollo | Manchester, UK |
| Intro, Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
25/9/89 | National Exhibition Centre (NEC) | Birmingham, UK |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), Undressed To Kill, The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst., incl. Dambusters March) |
27/9/89 | Hammersmith Odeon | London, UK |
| Tales From The Crystal Flute or Skye
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
28/9/89 | Hammersmith Odeon | London, UK |
29/9/89 | Hammersmith Odeon | London, UK |
| No support artist.
Definitely not the source of the 'Skye' boot! |
1/10/89 | Sporthalle | Hamburg, Germany |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst., incl. The Dambusters March) |
2/10/89 | Eilenriedenhalle | Hannover, Germany |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst., incl. The Dambusters March) |
3/10/89 | Festhalle | Frankfurt, Germany |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst., incl. The Dambusters March) |
5/10/89 | Liederhalle | Stuttgart, Germany |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst., incl. The Dambusters March) |
6/10/89 | Olympiahalle | München, Germany |
7/10/89 | Karl Dien Halle | Würtzburg, Germany |
9/10/89 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany |
| Porch Of Gale
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
10/10/89 | Sporthalle | Köln, Germany |
11/10/89 | Frederich-Ebert-Halle | Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Dambusters March |
13/10/89 | Hallenstadion | Zürich, Switzerland |
| The Zürich Tapes
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)
An acoustic session in the dressing room was officially released as The Dressing Room Tapes on the Another Christmas Song CD single.
A Christmas Song, Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose, Locomotive Breath |
14/10/89 | Halle des Fetes | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Seemingly no support artist. |
15/10/89 | Palatrussardi | Milano, Italy |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Dambusters March |
16/10/89 | Palasport | Torino, Italy |
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| North American Tour - support: It Bites. |
23/10/89 | RPI Fieldhouse | Troy, NY. USA |
24/10/89 | War Memorial | Rochester, NY. USA |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick/Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)
Italicised track unconfirmed. |
26/10/89 | Copps Coliseum | Hamilton, Canada |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick/Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
27/10/89 | Forum | Montréal, Canada |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Medley |
28/10/89 | Centrum | Worcester, Ma. USA |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Medley |
29/10/89 | Cumberland County Civic Center | Portland, Me. USA |
31/10/89 | Coliseum | New Haven, Ct. USA |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Medley |
1/11/89 | Civic Center | Providence, RI. USA |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick/Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Medley
Italicised track unconfirmed |
2/11/89 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pa. USA |
| Dave Pegg's birthday
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Medley |
3/11/89 | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale, NY. USA |
4/11/89 | Coliseum | Richmond, Va. USA |
6/11/89 | The Palace | Auburn Hills (Detroit), Ma. USA |
7/11/89 | Public Hall | Cleveland, Oh. USA |
8/11/89 | Palumbo Center | Pittsburgh, Pa. USA |
9/11/89 | Meadowlands Arena | East Rutherford, NJ. USA |
| Support: It Bites; lead singer Francis Dunnery told the audience that the Berlin Wall had come down.
Eddie Jobson joined Tull as a surprise guest. One unconfirmed report says 'Too Old To Rock'N'Roll.../' was also played, another says he played on 'Budapest' and perhaps other songs.
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)/Medley |
11/11/89 | Hill Auditorium | Ann Arbor, Mi. USA |
12/11/89 | Veterans Auditorium | Columbus, Oh. USA |
13/11/89 | ? | ?, USA |
| Rockline
Interview and phone-in, perhaps including live music.
Rockline was usually recorded in LA, Ca. USA, but it's unclear where Ian/Tull recorded their contribution - at an affiliate radio station's studios? By 'phone? |
13/11/89 | Arena | Baltimore, Md. USA |
| Capacity: ~12,000 and ~75% full, despite bad weather (blizzards) and this being the Veterans Day holiday. |
14/11/89 | Chicago Theater | Chicago, Il. USA |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)
Italicised tracks unconfirmed. |
15/11/89 | Chicago Theater | Chicago, Il. USA |
| Intro/Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath |
16/11/89 | Redbird Arena | Normal, Il. USA |
17/11/89 | Forum | St Paul, Mn. USA |
| Martin's birthday.
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, Happy Birthday to Martin, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)
Italicised tracks unconfirmed. |
19/11/89 | Riverfront Coliseum | Cincinnati, Oh. USA |
| Support: Honeymoon Suite.
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick/Rock Island, Instrumental (incl. Requiem - Ian sang the last lines), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée), Instrumental (incl. Kelpie), The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/The Third Hoorah (inst.)
First 'Instrumental' may have been 'Black Satin Dancer', and second may have been 'Drowsy Maggie'. |
20/11/89 | Fox Theater | St Louis, Mo. USA |
| Support: It Bites. |
21/11/89 | Von Braun Civic Center | Huntsville, Al. USA |
22/11/89 | Omni | Atlanta, Ga. USA |
| They Cooked Us Turkey
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
24/11/89 | James L. Knight Center | Miami, Fl. USA |
25/11/89 | Convention Center | Orlando, Fl. USA |
| An extra show, added to the tour at the last minute. may have been 23 Nov., but an audience member recalls it as having been after the Miami concert.
Ian got lost in the middle of 'Mother Goose', stopped the song, and lectured the audience about their screaming, which particularly inappropriate during a quiet song. The concert was cut shorter than usual, presumably because of Ian's annoyance. |
26/11/89 | Sun Dome, USF | Tampa, Fl. USA |
| Florida
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.)
Italicised tracks unconfirmed. |
28/11/89 | Lakefront Arena | New Orleans, La. USA |
29/11/89 | Summit | Houston, Tx. USA |
| Soundcheck included 'Wind Up', but it wasn't in the concert itself.
Support: It Bites. |
30/11/89 | State Fair Coliseum | Dallas, Tx. USA |
1/12/89 | Civic Center | Oklahoma City, Ok. USA |
| Again, soundcheck included 'Wind Up', but it wasn't in the concert itself.
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig (incl. Drowsy Maggie), The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst., incl. The Dambusters March) |
3/12/89 | McNichols Arena | Denver, Co. USA |
| Support: It Bites. |
5/12/89 | Universal Amphitheater | LA, Ca. USA |
6/12/89 | KLOS-FM | Los Angeles, Ca. USA |
| Ian interviewed by Bob Coburn on 'Noontime Nuggets'. |
6/12/89 | Universal Amphitheater | LA, Ca. USA |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
7/12/89 | Compton Terrace | Phoenix, Az. USA |
8/12/89 | Sports Arena | San Diego, Ca. USA |
| Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
10/12/89 | Civic Auditorium | San Francisco, Ca. USA |
| Rockin' San Francisco
Strange Avenues, Steel Monkey, Big Riff And Mando, Thick As A Brick, Rock Island, Requiem/Black Satin Dancer (inst.), Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose/Jack-A-Lynn, Another Christmas Song, My God (incl. Bourée/Soirée), The Pine Marten's Jig/Drowsy Maggie, The Whaler's Dues, Budapest, Farm On The Freeway, SeaLion (inst.), Kissing Willie, Nothing Is Easy, Aqualung, Wind Up, Locomotive Breath, The Third Hoorah (inst.) |
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