Monday, March 1, 2010

The Return of Jethro Tull

Veteran Brit rockers Jethro Tull will return to the U.S. this summer amid reports that the group is working on its first new studio album in 11 years.

The trek, which gets underway June 11 in Miami, will descend upon 9 American cities. More dates may be added later.

Jethro Tull's most recent studio album was 1999's J-Tull Dot Com, but the band has been playing new material during recent concerts, and has confirmed to various interviewers that work is progressing toward a new studio release.

Here's the complete schedule for June:

4 - Miami, FL - Bayfront Park Amphitheatre
8 - Vienna, VA - The Filene Center
10 - Ledyard, CT - Foxwoods Resort Casino
11 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Music Theater
12 - Atlantic City, NJ - Caesars Atlantic City
13 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
15 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavillion
17 - Canandaigua, NY - Constellation Brands Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center
20 - Highland Park, IL - Ravinia Pavillon

Wanna hang with Ian Anderson and the boys? Request your passes early for what looks to be a limited engagement.