Anderson
Announces 40th Anniversary Sequel to the
Hugely
Successful, Groundbreaking 1972 Album

In 1972, Ian Anderson wrote and recorded the Jethro Tull Progressive Rock classic album ‘Thick As A Brick.’ The lyrics were credited at the time to the fictitious child character, Gerald Bostock, whose parents supposedly lied about his age. The record instantly became a number one Billboard Chart album and enjoyed considerable success in many countries of the world.
So, forty years on, what would Gerald Bostock – aged fifty in 2012 – be doing today? What might have befallen him? The anniversary “part two” album will examine the possible different paths that the precocious young schoolboy, Gerald Bostock, might have taken later in life through alter-ego characters with song-section identities illustrating the hugely varied potential twists and turns of fate and opportunity. Not just for Gerald but to echo how our own lives develop, change direction and ultimately conclude through chance encounters and interventions, however tiny and insignificant they might seem at the time.
Ian Anderson says of the album, “As we baby-boomers look back on our own lives, we must often feel an occasional ‘what-if’ moment. Might we, like Gerald, have become instead preacher, soldier, down-and-out, shopkeeper or finance tycoon?” Adding, “And those of more tender years - the social media and internet generation - may choose to ponder well the myriad of chance possibilities ahead of them at every turn.....”
To coincide with this groundbreaking release, for the first time since 1972, Anderson and fellow musicians John O’Hara (keyboards), David Goodier (bass), Florian Opahle (guitar) and Scott Hammond (drums) - as well as some guest performers - will take to the road to perform the album in its entirety and, it can now exclusively be revealed that, in addition, there will be a second part to the show where Anderson and the band will also perform the sequel.
Thick As A Brick 2 (‘TAAB2’) tracklist [CD, digital]
1. From A Pebble Thrown
2. Pebbles Instrumental
3. Might-have-beens
4. Upper Sixth Loan Shark
5. Banker Bets, Banker Wins
6. Swing It Far
7. Adrift And Dumfounded
8. Old School Song
9. Wootton Bassett Town
10. Power And Spirit
11. Give Till It Hurts
12. Cosy Corner
13. Shunt And Shuffle
14. A Change Of Horses
15. Confessional
16. Kismet In Suburbia
17. What-ifs, Maybes And Might-have-beens
‘Thick As A Brick 2’ will be released as a standard jewel case CD and digital download, and in a Special Edition 2-disc package with DVD featuring 5.1 stereo mixes, 24-bit stereo mix, video of the making of the album, interviews with the musicians and Ian Anderson reading the lyrics in various locations.
The official Jethro Tull website: www.jethrotull.com
Date
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City
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Venue
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Box Office
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April
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18th
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Liverpool
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Philharmonic
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0151
709 3789
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19th
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Sheffield
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City
Hall
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0114
2 789 789
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20th
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Blackburn
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St
George's Hall
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0844
847 1664
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21th
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Harrogate
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Royal
Hall
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0845
130 8840
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22th
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Manchester
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Opera
House
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0844
847 2484
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24th
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Derby
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Assembly
Rooms
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01332
255 800
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25th
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Ipswich
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Regent
Theatre
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01473
433100
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27th
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London
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Hammersmith
Apollo
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0843
221 0100
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28th
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Bristol
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Colston
Hall
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0117
922 3686
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29th
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High Wycombe
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The
Swan Theatre
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01494
512 000
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30th
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Birmingham
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Symphony
Hall
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0121
780 3333
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May
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2nd
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Oxford
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Apollo
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0844
847 1588
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3rd
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Reading
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Hexagon
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0118
960 6060
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4th
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Guildford
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G
Live
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0844
7701 797
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5th
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Cardiff
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St
David's Hall
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029
2087 8444
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6th
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Southampton
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Guildhall
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023
8063 2601
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Tickets
are available at http://www.gigantic.com
After 44 years of leading Tull to 54 countries worldwide and over 60 million
albums sold, Ian Anderson celebrates a true progressive rock classic with old
and new fans across the UK for a whole three weeks. Anderson is known as the
flute and voice of the legendary Jethro Tull, formed in the North of England in
1968 from the amalgamation of blues-based John Evan Band and McGregor’s Engine.
Since their first performance at London’s famous Marquee Club in 1968, the band
has released 30 studio and live albums and earned a prominent place in rock
history.
Press Release And Pictures Provided By EMI
Music North America
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