Jethro Tull Celebrates ‘Aqualung’ 40th Anniv.

Released in 1971, Jethro Tull’s fourth studio album has sold over seven million copies in forty years. Featuring such songs as “Cross-eyed Mary,” “Locomotive Breath” and “Hymn 43” as well as the title track, Aqualung not only cemented Jethro Tull’s place in the then-burgeoning progressive rock scene but also showed the world that flautists can be just as cool as guitar gods.

Plus, the band raised the global quotient of famous “Jethros” to three as Anderson and his cohorts joined a very exclusive club that consisted of country music duo Homer & Jethro and millionaire oilman nephew Jethro Bodine.

This summer you can experience Aqualung in its entirety when Jethro Tull launches a North American tour beginning June 8 at Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Other dates include June 10 in Phoenix at Comerica Theatre; June 13 in So. Calif., at the City National Grove Of Anaheim; June 19 in Vancouver, B.C., at the Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts; June 21 in Edmonton, Alb., at Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium; June 23 in Regina, Sask., at Casino Regina Show Lounge and June 26 in Chicago at the Chicago Theatre. Last stop is also in the Chicago area with Tull playing the Rosemont Theatre June 27.

Most tickets are already on sale. Visit JethroTull.com for more information.