Jethro Tull to perform in Forest Hills
BY TAMMY SCILEPPI
If you were a teenager in the ‘70s,
you probably listened to those awesome
bands that defined an era:
Queen, Led Zeppelin, Alice Cooper,
Deep Purple and Jethro Tull. Their
music and live productions really
pushed the envelope and stretched
musical boundaries.
Jethro Tull released a slew of
uber-popular albums throughout
the ‘70s and ‘80s, including “Aqualung,”
“Living in the Past,” “Thick
as a Brick,” “A Passion Play,” “Songs
from the Wood,” and “Crest of a
Knave.” The legendary progressive
rock group undoubtedly left an indelible
imprint on pop culture.
Tull’s transition from blues and
folk to a harder edge classic rock
sound was all about that dynamic
electric guitar alongside frontman
Ian Anderson’s magical flute. Nobody
had ever heard flute-playing
during a rock concert before.
The British musician once said,
“I was not a great guitarist, so I
sold my 1960 Fender Stratocaster in
exchange for a Shure Microphone,
made in Chicago, and a flute.”
The rest is musical history.
Jethro Tull became one of the
most successful groups of their time
after their 1968 debut album, “This
Was.” Back in 1989, the band won
the Grammy Award for Best Hard/
Heavy Metal Performance over a
heavily-favored Metallica.
Across five decades, they’ve released
30 studio and live albums,
selling more than 60 million copies
worldwide and performed over 3,000
concerts in more than 50 countries,
playing 100-plus concerts each
year.
In early June, a new compilation
release from Rhino Records titled
“50 for 50,” was released featuring
50 songs drawing from Jethro Tull’s
21 studio albums.
Anderson is still entertaining
crowds and doing his thing. But
these days, he has gone solo. The
famous artist still performs Jethro
Tull’s music, albeit now with his
own band.
In honor of the group’s 50th anniversary,
he and his band members
embarked on a North American
tour this past May. They’re playing
an amazing selection of Tull’s
best-known works, and excited fans
everywhere have been flocking to
their sold-out performances.
In the coming months, you and
your friends will have the opportunity
to hear the band once again
Founder, flautist and frontoman of
Jethro Tull Ian Anderson.
Courtesy of Jethro Tull
and experience a memorable performance
at Forest Hills Stadium — New
York City’s wildly popular sporting
and entertainment venue located in
Forest Hills — on Saturday, Sept. 14,
2019. Tickets are now on sale to the
public. (For more information, visit
ForestHillsStadium.com).
The anniversary concert will feature
a broad mix of material, some
of it focusing on the earlier formative
period through to the “heavy
hitters” of the Tull catalogue from
the their biggest records and even a
touch of 2012’s “TAAB2.”
Ian Anderson is accompanied by
Tull band musicians David Goodier
(bass), John O’Hara (keyboards),
Florian Opahle (guitar), Scott Hammond
(drums) and surprise virtual
guests.
In addition to the tour, look for
“the excellent special edition of the
Steven Wilson remix and remastered
‘STORMWATCH,’ now celebrating
the 40th Anniversary (with
extra material from the sessions
and some live concerts),” according
to organizers. The official Jethro
Tull 50th Anniversary book should
be released in the first few months
of 2019 (watch www.JethroTull.com
for more news).
Forest Hills Stadium’s stacked
2019 season line-up also includes an
evening with one of the most buzzedabout
new rock bands today, Greta
Van Fleet, on Saturday, May 25.
“Weird Al” Yankovic will perform
at the venue with Queens Symphony
Orchestra on Saturday, July
20. And My Morning Jacket is set to
take the stage Saturday, Aug. 10.
Forest Hills Stadium is located
just steps from the E, M, F, R subway
trains at 71st Ave., as well as the
Forest Hills LIRR station.
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