Prog rock legends Jethro Tull have completed a new album and are preparing for an early 2022 release, the band announced today. The Zealot Gene will be released by the band’s new label, InsideOut Music/Sony Music. “After 54 years in the world of music recording, it is with great pleasure that I now sign Jethro … Continue reading Jethro Tull Prepping New Album for 2022 Release →

Jethro Tull will be celebrating their 50th anniversary with two career-spanning compilations – a comprehensive three-disc album 50 for 50 as well as 50th Anniversary Hits, a single disc overview of the band’s catalogue. Both are due out May 25th on Parlophone. 50 for 50 has been personally curated by the band’s founder, singer and flautist, … Continue reading Ian Anderson Announces Career-Spanning Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Albums →

It was on the 2nd of February 1968 at the world-famous Marquee Club in Wardour Street that Jethro Tull first performed under that name. The group would go on to become one of the most successful and enduring bands of their era, selling over 60 million albums worldwide and entering the cultural collective consciousness along … Continue reading Ian Anderson Announces Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour →

Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson has never been shy about his negative feelings towards the name of his band.  After all, it was just one of the many names the prog-rockers used in order to get repeat club bookings during their early days; a name their agent – also a historian – came up with in … Continue reading Ian Anderson Pays Tribute to the Real Jethro Tull →

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 … Continue reading Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson To Tour US with Rock Opera →

Ian Anderson and the best of Jethro Tull will headline The National Theater in Richmond, VA next month to honor veterans, first responders, and to raise awareness of the global threat from Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). All proceeds from the Helping Heroes concert, taking place Sunday, October 5th, go to support programs helping our heroes … Continue reading Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson Joins Global Campaign Against IEDs →