When I interviewed Anderson a couple of months ago about the solo album he hinted that Jethro Tull as a band had run its course. The only horse action in York yesterday was at the Dante Festival on the Knavesmire, whilst at the Grand Opera House “Tullophiles” enjoyed an accomplished evening of music which included a complete rendition of the solo album and a host of Jethro Tull favourites after the interval. In circumstances stranger than fiction, there was a tepee on stage in which the members of the band made costume changes and during the gig Anderson took a phone call – which was a request for the owner of a horse to move it from out of the foyer as it was causing an obstruction! Many people won’t realise that the iconic rock flautist who played to a packed Grand Opera house has sold over 60 million records and was part of a band that in the Seventies was one of the biggest on the planet – sharing the stage with the likes of the Stones and Led Zeppelin.Īnderson first played in York with Jethro Tull on Mawhen they played their brand of bluesy folk rock to a crowd of students in the University Central Hall. Ian Anderson returned to York last night to showcase his latest solo album Homo Erraticus. Venue: Grand Opera House, York, May 15, 2014 Combining new material and classics of old… Ian Anderson and band
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