Jethro Tull‘s Ian Anderson will celebrate the life and times of English Agricultural inventor Jethro Tull with a short US tour of rock opera.

Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera tells the story of the original Jethro Tull’s life, reimagined as if in the near future and illustrated with songs from the band’s repertoire. It features virtual guests on video and a few newly-written songs to round off the elements of the story.

Accompanied by David Goodier (bass), John O’Hara (keyboards), Florian Opahle (guitar), and Scott Hammond (Drums), the tour schedule kicks off in the UK, with Russian, European and South American dates before the end of this year.  A full list of US dates is below.

November 1: Chicago Theatre, Chicago, IL
November 3: Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI
November 5: CITI Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA
November 6: Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, NY
November 7: Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA
November 8: Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
November 10: Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
November 11: New Jersey Performing Arts Center, Newark, NJ