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2006

songs played on tour

There were 33 Jethro Tull concerts in 2006, plus 54 solo shows by Ian Anderson.
This page lists April-15 July, whilst Jan-March dates are here, 19 July-25 Sept dates are here and 28 Sept-December dates are here.

We're still unsure of several setlists - can you help?



7/4/06StevneplassenSkien, Norway
 
Winter Rock Festival
Also appearing: Ralph Meyerz & Jack Herren Band, Thin Lizzy.
My Sunday Feeling, Cross-Eyed Mary, Beggars Farm, Boris Dancing, Thick As A Brick, Up To Me, Farm On The Freeway, Bourée, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, A New Day Yesterday, Hymn 43, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive/Cheerio
8/4/06VardhallenHaugesund, Norway
 
Winter Rock Festival
Also appearing: Ralph Meyerz & Jack Herren Band, Thin Lizzy.
My Sunday Feeling, Cross-Eyed Mary, Boris Dancing, Thick As A Brick, Up To Me, Bourée, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, A New Day Yesterday, Hymn 43, Budapest, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive/Cheerio

29/4/06Congress CenterBudapest, Hungary
 
Ian Anderson Band with the Blue Danube Chamber Orchestra. Guest soloist: Lucia Micarelli.
30/4/06KonzerthausWien, Austria
 
Ian Anderson Band with the Blue Danube Chamber Orchestra and the Sturcz Quartet. Guest soloist: Lucia Micarelli.
19:30 start. Eurology¹, Living In The Past¹, Griminelli's Lament, Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto², Wond'ring Aloud, Love Theme From 'The Godfather', Life Is A Long Song, Mo'z Art, Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, She Is Like The Swallow, Bourée - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, Kashmir, Pavane, Aqualung, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath
¹: Ian, band & Lucia Micarelli.
²: Lucia Micarelli, accompanied by orchestra.
All others: Ian, band, Lucia & orchestra.

5/5/06ArenaBern, Switzerland
 
BEA Night.
Line-up: The Alan Parsons Project, then Tull, then Barclay James Harvest headlining.
Sold-out (~7,000).
Tull played for 85 mins, overrunning the scheduled 75 min slot.
Nothing Is Easy, Cross-Eyed Mary, Living In The Past, Bourée (w. new bass solo), Beggar's Farm, Up To Me, Mo'z Art, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, Hymn 43, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive/Cheerio.
6/5/06Zirkuszelt, MarketplatzRankweil, Austria
 
20:00 start.
Also appearing: The Alan Parsons Project.
Aqua-Intro, Nothing Is Easy, Living In The Past, Beggar's Farm, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Thick As A Brick , Up To Me, Mo'z Art, Mother Goose, Morris Minus, Hymn 43, Budapest, Aqualung, Bourée (w. new bass solo), Locomotive Breath/Protect And Survive/Cheerio
8/5/06SaschallFirenze, Italy
 
21:00 start.
Life Is A Long Song, Skating Away..., Living In The Past, Eurology, Beggar's Farm, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Wond'ring Aloud, Mo'z Art, Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose, Bourée, My Sunday Feeling, Cross-Eyed Mary, Hymn 43, Murphy's Paw, My God, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Protect And Survive, Cheerio
9/5/06Teatro TendastriscieRoma, Italy
 
Sold out (via the venue). 21:00 start.
Life Is A Long Song, Skating Away..., Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Beggar's Farm, Thick As A Brick, Mo'z Art, Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose, Bourée, My Sunday Feeling, Cross-Eyed Mary, Murphy's Paw, Hymn 43, Pavane, A New Day Yesterday, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Protect And Survive, Cheerio
10/5/06Teatro NazionaleMilano, Italy
 
Sold out (via the venue). 21:00 start.
Life Is A Long Song, Skating Away..., Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Beggar's Farm, Thick As A Brick, Mo'z Art, Mother Goose, Bourée, My Sunday Feeling, Morris Minus, Hymn 43, A New Day Yesterday, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Protect And Survive, Cheerio
11/5/06Palau Sant Jordi AnnexBarcelona, Spain
 
Life Is A Long Song, Skating Away..., Living In The Past, Serenade To A Cuckoo, Beggar's Farm, Thick As A Brick, Mo'z Art, Mother Goose, Bourée, My Sunday Feeling, Cross-Eyed Mary, Barre Instrumental, Hymn 43, Pavane, My God, Budapest, Aqualung, Locomotive Breath, Protect And Survive, Cheerio
From the band's own cuesheet, which mentions 'Cheap Day Return/Mother Goose', though the former was omitted.

23/5/06LaugardalshöllinReykjavík, Iceland
 
Ian Anderson and the Reykjavík Sessions Chamber Orchestra (~20 members, plus Lucia Micarelli).
Video screens beside the stage provided better views for people at the back.
Eurology¹, Living In The Past¹, Griminelli's Lament, Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto², Wond'ring Aloud, Love Theme From 'The Godfather', Life Is A Long Song, Mo'z Art, Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, She Is Like The Swallow, Bourée - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, Kashmir, Aqualung, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath
¹: Ian, band & Lucia Micarelli.
²: Lucia Micarelli, accompanied by orchestra.
All others: Ian, band, Lucia & orchestra.

25/5/06Grosvenor House HotelLondon, UK
 
Ian receiving the 2006 Ivor Novello Award for 'International Achievement' (based on his career, not recent activity).

21/6/06TV8 StudiosAnkara, Turkey
 
Ian, Florian Opahle and Sefika Kutluer on 'Live Performance', at 09:00.
Bourée (Ian solo), The Carnival In Venice (Sefika), Sefika's Tango (all three).
22/6/06Bilkent OdeonAnkara, Turkey
 
Ian Anderson and the Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra, w. Sefika Kutluer (flautist) and Lucia Micarelli.
Capacity: 1,100. Crowded, but not sold out. 20:30 start (delayed until 21:00).
With a new Anderson piece, composed for Sefika Kutluer (one of three). The local press had said it would be 'Sefika's Blues' but Ian chose to play 'Sefika's Tango' instead.
Eurology¹, Living In The Past¹, Life Is A Long Song², Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto5, Mo'z Art, Wond'ring Aloud, Griminelli's Lament³, Pavane³, Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Sefika's Tango6, The Carnival In Venice6, Bourée4 - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick², She Is Like The Swallow, Kashmir, Aqualung², God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen², My God², Budapest, Locomotive Breath
¹: Ian & band (Ian, Florian Opahle, John O'Hara, David Goodier, James Anderson, Lucia Micarelli).
²: Ian, band & orchestra.
³: Ian, band, orchestra & Sefika Kutluer.
4: Ian, band, orchestra, Lucia Micarelli & Sefika Kutluer.
5: Lucia Micarelli, accompanied by orchestra.
6: Sefika Kutluer, accompanied by orchestra.
All others: Ian, band, orchestra & Lucia Micarelli.
23/6/06Culture CenterIzmir, Turkey
 
Ian Anderson and the Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra, w. Lucia Micarelli (and Sefika Kutluer (flautist)?).
20:30 start.
Eurology¹, Living In The Past¹, Life Is A Long Song², Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto5, Mo'z Art, Wond'ring Aloud, Griminelli's Lament³, Pavane³, Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Sefika's Tango6, The Carnival In Venice6, Bourée4 - [Interval (20 mins)] - Thick As A Brick², She Is Like The Swallow, Kashmir, Aqualung², God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen², My God², Budapest, Locomotive Breath
See 22/6/06 for key.
24/6/06Castle AmphitheatreBodrum, Turkey
 
Ian Anderson and the Bilkent Youth Symphony Orchestra, w. Sefika Kutluer (flautist).
20:30 start. Part of the Bodrum Festival.
First two breaks were for The Ezan, the Muslim call to prayer.
Eurology¹, Living In The Past¹, Life Is A Long Song², Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto5, Wond'ring Aloud, Griminelli's Lament³, Pavane³, Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose - [Interval (12 mins)] - Micarelli Solo5 - [Interval (4 mins)] - Sefika's Tango6, The Carnival In Venice6, Bourée4 - [Interval (20 mins)] - Mo'z Art, Thick As A Brick², She Is Like The Swallow, Kashmir, Aqualung², God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen², My God², Budapest, Locomotive Breath
See 22/6/06 for key.
29/6/06Lensovet TheatreSt. Petersburg, Russia
 
Officially 'Ian Anderson Plays Jethro Tull' but promoted locally as 'Jethro Tull' on tickets, posters, press releases.
Line-up: Ian, Florian Opahle, John O'Hara, Jon Noyce, James Anderson, Lucia Micarelli.
1/7/06The Hermitage GardenMoskva, Russia
 
Officially 'Ian Anderson Plays Jethro Tull' but promoted locally as 'Jethro Tull' on tickets, posters, press releases.
Support: Omar Torrez, Bely Ostrog ('Two Siberians', a violin duo), accompanied by a saxophonist.
Line-up: Ian, Florian Opahle, John O'Hara, Jon Noyce, James Anderson, Lucia Micarelli.
Living In The Past, Eurology, Skating Away..., Serenade To A Cuckoo (w. Lucia), Life Is A Long Song, Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto, Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, Love Theme From 'The Godfather', Mo'z Art, Thick As A Brick, Kashmir, Aqualung, My God, Budapest, Locomotive Breath, Cheerio (tape?)
4/7/06Saturn Musik ArenaMünchen, Germany
 
Tollwood Festival
'Ian Anderson plays The Orchestral Jethro Tull & Other Music'
The Ian Anderson Band with the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt (w. Lucia Micarelli).
Not sold out.
'Eurology' & 'Budapest' on cue sheet but omitted. Technical problems during 'Thick As a Brick'.
Living In The Past¹, Griminelli's Lament, Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto³, Wond'ring Aloud, Sefika's Tango, Life Is A Long Song², Mo'z Art, Cheap Day Return, Mother Goose, She Is Like The Swallow, Bourée - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick², Kashmir, Pavane, Aqualung², God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen², My God², Locomotive Breath
¹: Ian & band
²: Ian, band & orchestra.
³: Lucia Micarelli, accompanied by orchestra.
All others: Ian, band, Lucia & orchestra.
7/7/06Ancient OdeonPatras, Greece
 
The Ian Anderson Band with the Patras Orchestra (w. Lucia Micarelli).

11/7/06Festival TheatreEdinburgh, UK
 
Ian receiving an honorary doctorate of Literature from Heriot-Watt University.

14/7/06RathausplatzHerford, Germany
 
'Ian Anderson plays The Orchestral Jethro Tull & Other Music'
The Ian Anderson Band (Ian, Kit Morgan, John O'Hara, David Goodier, James Duncan (Anderson)) with the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt (w. Lucia Micarelli).
Eurology¹, Living In The Past¹, Griminelli's Lament, Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto³, Wond'ring Aloud, Sefika's Tango, Life Is A Long Song, Mo'z Art, Cheap Day Return4, Mother Goose4, She Is Like The Swallow, Bourée - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, Kashmir (incl. Whole Lotta Love), Pavane, Aqualung², God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen², My God², Budapest, Locomotive Breath
¹: Ian & band
²: Ian, band & orchestra.
³: Lucia Micarelli, accompanied by orchestra.
4: Ian, band, Lucia Micarelli, oboe & bassoon.
All others: Ian, band, Lucia & orchestra.
15/7/06LandesmuseumZürich, Switzerland
 
Sunset Festival
The Ian Anderson Band with the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt (w. Lucia Micarelli).
Eurology¹, Living In The Past¹, Griminelli's Lament, Aurora/Sibelius Violin Concerto³, Wond'ring Aloud, Sefika's Tango, Life Is A Long Song, Mo'z Art, Cheap Day Return4, Mother Goose4, She Is Like The Swallow, Bourée - [Interval] - Thick As A Brick, Kashmir (incl. Whole Lotta Love), Pavane, Aqualung², God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen², My God², Budapest, Locomotive Breath
¹: Ian & band
²: Ian, band & orchestra.
³: Lucia Micarelli, accompanied by orchestra.
4: Ian, band, Lucia Micarelli, oboe & bassoon.
All others: Ian, band, Lucia & orchestra.
One source claims 'Eurology' was played later in the concert, and that 'Sefika's Tango' was 'Love Theme From 'The Godfather''. Unconfirmed.

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