There were 161 scheduled Jethro Tull concerts in 1972. |
We're still unsure of several setlists - can you help? | ||
| 2/6/72 | Coliseum | Quebec, Canada |
Support: Claire Hamill. Thick As A Brick (w. flute, organ and drum solos, plus spoken interludes), Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 3/6/72 | Civic Center | Ottawa, Canada |
Support: probably Claire Hamill. | ||
| 4/6/72 | Maple Leaf Gardens | Toronto, Canada |
| Flute-topia or The First Half
Support: Claire Hamill. Thick As A Brick Pt.1/ Flute Solo (incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée (fragment))/ Thick As A Brick Pt.1 contd./ News & Weather/ Thick As A Brick Pt.2/ Drum Solo/ '218 Babies'/ Thick As A Brick Pt.2 contd., Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up/Guitar Solo/Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 6/6/72 | Arena | Milwaukee, Wi. USA |
Thick As A Brick, Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath/Hard-headed English General/Wind Up (reprise) Italicised tracks unconfirmed. | ||
| 7/6/72 | Entertainment Convention Center | Duluth, Mn. USA |
Venue unconfirmed. | ||
| 8/6/72 | Gardens | Edmonton, Canada |
| 9/6/72 | Stampede Corral | Calgary, Canada |
| 10/6/72 | Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum | Vancouver, Canada |
| 11/6/72 | Seattle Center Coliseum | Seattle, Wa. USA |
Support: The Eagles Recorded for broadcast by KTAC FM, Tacoma Sold-out show Thick As A Brick (w. flute, organ and drum solos, plus spoken interludes), Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 12/6/72 | Memorial Coliseum | Portland, Or. USA |
Broadcast by KTAC-FM. | ||
| 13/6/72 | Coliseum | Spokane, Wa. USA |
Support: The Eagles. An audience member recalls this show as being some time in June; this is the only date not otherwise accounted for. | ||
| 14/6/72 | State Fairgrounds | Oklahoma City, Ok. USA |
Thick As A Brick 1-3 (incl. flute solo, w. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée), News & Weather, Thick As A Brick 4/Drum Solo, Thick As A Brick 5, Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind Up/Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 15/6/72 | Municipal Auditorium | Kansas City, Mo. USA |
Support: The Eagles. Thick As A Brick, Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath/Hard-headed English General/Wind Up (reprise) | ||
| 16/6/72 | Coliseum | Oakland, Ca. USA |
Support: The Eagles. | ||
| 17/6/72 | Convention Center | Las Vegas, Nv. USA |
| 18/6/72 | Memorial Coliseum | Dallas, Tx. USA |
| 19/6/72 | Sam Houston Coliseum | Houston, Tx. USA |
Support: The Eagles. Tour schedules list this as having been at the Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, but an audience member with a ticket stub proves otherwise. | ||
| 20/6/72 | Convention Center Arena, Hemisfair | San Antonio, Tx. USA |
Support: The Eagles. | ||
| 21/6/72 | Civic Center | El Paso, Tx. USA |
| 22/6/72 | U. of New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM. USA |
| 23/6/72 | UK release of 'Living In The Past' Highest chart position: 13 | |
| 23/6/72 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
Support: Head, Hands & Feet, whose 'folky' set seemed out-of-place. Guitar intro ('Only Solitaire' fragment)/Thick As A Brick 1-3, News & Weather, Thick As A Brick 4/Drum Solo, Thick As A Brick 5, Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind Up/Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 24/6/72 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
Support: Head, Hands & Feet. | ||
| 25/6/72 | Sports Arena | San Diego, Ca. USA |
| 26/6/72 | Coliseum | Tucson, Az. USA |
| 27/6/72 | Veterans Coliseum | Phoenix, Az. USA |
| 28/6/72 | Salt Palace | Salt Lake City, Ut. USA |
| 29/6/72 | Coliseum | Denver, Co. USA |
According to a journalist, Ian walked on stage wearing a gas mask, as a reference to Tull's previous concert in Denver. | ||
| 30/6/72 | Coliseum | Denver, Co. USA |
| 1/7/72 | HIC Arena | Honolulu, Hi. USA |
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Surfin' With Don Ho
Boot claims the date of the show was 29/6/72, but that's incorrect. Reported that the show began at 22:00 or 22:30, due to the State Fair at the same venue earlier in the day, but an audience member recalls a more usual start time of 20-21:00 Thick As A Brick (w. flute, organ and drum solos, plus spoken interludes), Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
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| 5/7/72 | Town Hall | Auckland, New Zealand |
No support. | ||
| 7/7/72 | Festival Hall | Melbourne, Australia |
Thick As A Brick 1-3, Non Rabbits, Weather Forecast, Thick As A Brick 4/Drum Solo, Thick As A Brick 5, Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday (w. 'Sloane Rangers' (taped 'upper-class' female voices) intro.), Aqualung, Wind Up/Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 8/7/72 | Apollo Stadium | Adelaide, Australia |
| 9/7/72 | Festival Hall | Melbourne, Australia |
| 11/7/72 | Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, Australia |
| 12/7/72 | Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, Australia |
| 13/7/72 | Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, Australia |
Show added by popular demand. | ||
| 14/7/72 | Festival Hall | Brisbane, Australia |
| 15/7/72 | Koseinenkin-Kaikan (Shinjuku) | Tokyo, Japan |
| Complete Performance 1972 or Thick As A Stage or Thicker Than A Thousand Bricks or Thick As A Brick Tour Japan '72 or SLuRP 002 or Roll Over Japan Pile of Bricks (aka Whole Lotta Brick) may also have been from this show. These recordings and the 16/7/72 one may really be from the same concert; it's not known which it is. Guitar intro ('Only Solitaire' fragment)/Thick As A Brick (w. flute, organ and drum solos, plus spoken interludes), Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 16/7/72 | Budokan | Tokyo, Japan |
Recordings identified as from this and the 15/7/72 show may really be from the same concert; it's not known which. Thick As A Brick (w. flute, organ and drum solos, plus spoken interludes), Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 17/7/72 | Kousei Nenkin Kaikan Dai Hall | Osaka, Japan |
The tour schedule claimed this show was another at Budokan, Tokyo, but an audience member suggests otherwise. Thick As A Brick (w. flute, organ and drum solos, plus spoken interludes), Cross-Eyed Mary, A New Day Yesterday, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) Intro tape was apparently 'Only Solitaire'. | ||
| Later/7/72 | - | Montreux, Switzerland |
A brief break (including 36 hours in Bombay) to recover from the tour and 'unresponsive' Japanese audiences. | ||
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| Aug/Sept '72 | Chateau D'Herouville | Paris, France |
The infamous 'Chateau D'Isaster' sessions, recording three sides of a double album, subsequently abandoned and reworked into 'A Passion Play'. | ||
Tour support 13/10-13/11: Gentle Giant. However, John Weathers of Gentle Giant recalls that when Tull played two consecutive dates in the same city on this tour, Giant only supported one of them, Wild Turkey doing the other. | ||
| 13/10/72 | Memorial Auditorium | Buffalo, NY. USA |
| 14/10/72 | War Memorial | Rochester, NY. USA |
Thick As A Brick (incl. By Kind Permission Of, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée, Soirée), Cross-Eyed Mary, Left Right, Only Solitaire, Aqualung, Wind-Up, No Rehearsal, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General Sole known live performance of 'Only Solitaire'. | ||
| 15/10/72 | Auditorium | Bangor, Me. USA |
| 16/10/72 | Civic Center | Springfield, Ma. USA |
Supported by Gentle Giant, but Captain Beefheart may also have appeared. | ||
| 17/10/72 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pa. USA |
Supported by Gentle Giant, but Captain Beefheart may also have appeared. | ||
| 18/10/72 | Civic Center | Charleston, WV. USA |
| 19/10/72 | Carolina Coliseum | Columbia, SC. USA |
| 21/10/72 | Public Hall | Cleveland, Oh. USA |
Support: definitely Gentle Giant. Thick As A Brick, Cross-Eyed Mary, Audition, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Instrumental, No Rehearsal, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 22/10/72 | Mid-South Coliseum | Memphis, Tn. USA |
Support: definitely Gentle Giant. | ||
| 23/10/72 | Barton Coliseum | Little Rock, Ar. USA |
Thick As A Brick (incl. By Kind Permission Of, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée, Soirée), Cross-Eyed Mary, Left Right, Audition, Aqualung, Wind-Up, Instrumental, No Rehearsal, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) Italicised tracks unconfirmed. | ||
| 24/10/72 | Municipal Auditorium | Nashville, Tn. USA |
Support: Tull and Gentle Giant sources report that Gentle Giant were definitely not on the bill, and Tull were possibly supported by Brewer and Shipley. However, two audience members recall that Gentle Giant did appear, and it was the 21/5/73 concert at this venue which was supported by Brewer and Shipley. | ||
| 25/10/72 | Convention Center | Louisville, Ky. USA |
Support: definitely Gentle Giant. | ||
| 26/10/72 | Diddle Arena, W. Ky. U. | Bowling Green, Ky. USA |
| 27/10/72 | Mississippi Coliseum | Jackson, Ms. USA |
Support: Dr John. | ||
| 28/10/72 | State University | Baton Rouge, La. USA |
Support: Gentle Giant. | ||
| 29/10/72 | Coliseum | Macon, Ga. USA |
| 30/10/72 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pa. USA |
Without Gentle Giant; support was Captain Beefheart. | ||
| 31/10/72 | US release of 'Living In The Past' Highest chart position: 3 | |
| 31/10/72 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pa. USA |
Without Gentle Giant. | ||
| 1/11/72 | Garden | Boston, Ma. USA |
Only Solitaire (intro tape), Thick As A Brick, Cross-Eyed Mary, Left Right (without Audition), Aqualung Encore unknown. | ||
| 2/11/72 | Garden | Boston, Ma. USA |
Support: Gentle Giant. | ||
| 3/11/72 | Bayfront Center | St Petersburg, Fl. USA |
Thick As A Brick (incl. flute solo, news & weather reports, drum solo), Cross-Eyed Mary, Left Right/Audition, Aqualung, Wind-Up, No Rehearsal, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 4/11/72 | Convention Hall | Miami Beach, Fl. USA |
| 5/11/72 | Jacksonville Veterans' Memorial Coliseum | Jacksonville, Fl. USA |
| 6/11/72 | Civic Center | Savannah, Ga. USA |
| 7/11/72 | Allen County Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, In. USA |
| 8/11/72 | Cobo Hall | Detroit, Mi. USA |
Sold out, in a near-riot, within three hours of the box office opening. 19:30 start. Support: Gentle Giant. | ||
| 9/11/72 | Cobo Hall | Detroit, Mi. USA |
Sold out, the day after the box office opened. | ||
| 10/11/72 | Chicago Stadium | Chicago, Il. USA |
Support: Wild Turkey. Thick As A Brick (incl. flute solo, news & weather reports, drum solo), Cross-Eyed Mary, Left Right/Audition, Aqualung, Wind-Up, No Rehearsal, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) | ||
| 11/11/72 | Chicago Stadium | Chicago, Il. USA |
Support: Gentle Giant (now confirmed). | ||
| 12/11/72 | Civic Center | Baltimore, Md. USA |
Thick As A Brick (incl. flute solo, news & weather reports, drum solo), Cross-Eyed Mary, Left Right/Audition, Aqualung, Wind-Up, No Rehearsal, Guitar Solo, Locomotive Breath, Hard-Headed English General, Wind-Up (reprise) Italicised tracks and precise running order unconfirmed, but near-certain. | ||
| 13/11/72 | Madison Square Garden | NYC, NY. USA |
| 7/12/72 | Convocation Center, Ohio U. | Athens, Oh. USA |
Support: Roxy Music. | ||
| 8/12/72 | Madison Square Garden | NYC, NY. USA |
Additional show, not originally scheduled. Support: Roxy Music, who for their New York debut played an abbreviated 25-min set; Tull played for 130 mins. | ||
