There were 129 scheduled Jethro Tull concerts in 1975. |
We're still unsure of several setlists - can you help? | ||
| 12/12/74 - 12/1/75 | ||
Ian rented a house 'abroad' (Montreux, Switzerland?), to be alone whilst writing the material which became the 'Minstrel In The Gallery' album. | ||
| 17/1/75 | Civic Center | Asheville, NC. USA |
Tull had rented the Asheville Coliseum for the full week prior to this show, for rehearsal. | ||
| 19/1/75 | Memorial Coliseum | Tuscaloosa, Al. USA |
Support: Carmen. | ||
| 20/1/75 | Omni | Atlanta, Ga. USA |
| 21/1/75 | Mid South Coliseum | Memphis, Tn. USA |
| 22/1/75 | City State Fairgrounds | Oklahoma City, Ok. USA |
Included 'The Third Hurrah' | ||
| 23/1/75 | Tarrant County Convention Center Arena | Fort Worth, Tx. USA |
A power failure meant some instruments were inaudible during 'Queen And Country'. Ian stopped the show, then added an extra piece to the show, to make up for the interruption (an extended guitar instrumental during 'Back-Door Angels'). | ||
| 24/1/75 | Convention Center Arena, Hemisfair | San Antonio, Tx. USA |
| 26/1/75 | Assembly Center | Tulsa, Ok. USA |
Classical Intro (tape), Minstrel/Wind-Up, Passion Play (excerpt), Thick As A Brick (excerpt), Wond'ring Aloud/Again, My God (incl. Bourée & Living In The Past), SeaLion, Queen And Country, Skating Away..., Ladies (w. Drum Solo), WarChild, 'WarChild Suite' (piano & strings), Cross-Eyed Mary, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Instrumental, Back-Door Angels, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Instrumental/Back-Door Angels (reprise) | ||
| 27/1/75 | Pershing Auditorium | Lincoln, Ne. USA |
| 28/1/75 | Kemper Arena | Kansas City, Mo. USA |
| 29/1/75 | Arena | St Louis, Mo. USA |
Support: Carmen. Classical Intro (tape), Minstrel/Wind-Up, Passion Play (excerpt), Thick As A Brick (excerpt), My God (incl. Bourée & Living In The Past), SeaLion, Skating Away..., Ladies (w. Drum Solo), WarChild, 'WarChild Suite' (piano & strings)/Reasons For Waiting, Cross-Eyed Mary, Wond'ring Aloud/Again, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Instrumental, Back-Door Angels, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Instrumental/Back-Door Angels (reprise) Closing tracks unconfirmed. | ||
| 31/1/75 | Sports Arena | San Diego, Ca. USA |
| 1/2/75 | Sports Arena | San Diego, Ca. USA |
| 2/2/75 | Selland Arena | Fresno, Ca. USA |
| 3/2/75 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
Support: Carmen. Sold out (audience: 20,000) | ||
| 4/2/75 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
Support: Carmen. Sold out (audience: 20,000) | ||
| 5/2/75 | Community Center Arena | Tucson, Az. USA |
| 6/2/75 | Grand Hall Of El Paso Civic Center | El Paso, Tx. USA |
| 8/2/75 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
Support: Carmen. Extra show, added due to demand. | ||
| 9/2/75 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
Support: Carmen. Another extra show, added due to demand. | ||
| 10/2/75 | LA Forum | Inglewood, Ca. USA |
| Supercharged Through LA
Support: Carmen. Yet another extra show, added due to demand. Included: Wond'ring Aloud, My God (incl. Bourée, Living In The Past & Pop Goes The Weasel), SeaLion, Skating Away..., WarChild, Bungle In The Jungle | ||
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| 16/2/75 | Dane County Coliseum | Madison, Wi. USA |
| 17/2/75 | Metropolitan Sports Center | Minneapolis, Mn. USA |
| 18/2/75 | University of Illinois Assembly Hall | Champaign, Il. USA |
| 19/2/75 | Chicago Stadium | Chicago, Il. USA |
| 20/2/75 | Chicago Stadium | Chicago, Il. USA |
| 21/2/75 | Richfield Coliseum | Cleveland, Oh. USA |
Support: Carmen. | ||
| 23/2/75 | Convention Center | Niagara Falls, NY. USA |
The show was delayed because, when making his 'big' entrance, Martin tripped on a cable, damaging the stage rig. Lights and sound were restored within 15-20 mins. | ||
| 24/2/75 | War Memorial | Syracuse, NY. USA |
| 25/2/75 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pa. USA |
Support: Carmen. | ||
| 26/2/75 | Spectrum | Philadelphia, Pa. USA |
| 27/2/75 | Hershey Park Arena | Hershey, Pa. USA |
| 28/2/75 | Coliseum | Hampton, Va. USA |
| 2/3/75 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | New Haven, Ct. USA |
| 3/3/75 | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale, NY. USA |
| 4/3/75 | Nassau Coliseum | Uniondale, NY. USA |
| 5/3/75 | Civic Arena | Pittsburgh, Pa. USA |
| 7/3/75 | Madison Square Garden | NYC, NY. USA |
Support: Carmen. Classical Intro (tape), Minstrel (fragment)/Wind-Up, Passion Play (excerpt - Edit no.9?), Thick As A Brick (excerpt - Edit no.1?), Wond'ring Aloud/Again, My God (incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée, Living In The Past (inst.), Thick As A Brick (reprise), Pop Goes The Weasel), SeaLion, Skating Away..., Ladies (w. drum solo), WarChild, 'WarChild Suite' (piano & strings), Queen And Country, Reasons For Waiting, Cross-Eyed Mary, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Guitar Solo, Back-Door Angels, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Instrumental/Back-Door Angels (reprise) Italicised tracks unconfirmed. | ||
| 8/3/75 | Civic Center | Providence, RI. USA |
This concert was thought to have been on 6 March, with Tull at the Spectrum in Philadelphia on 8 March. However, a ticket stub is available for the Providence show, on 8 March, and the Philadelphia 3-8-1975 recording is identical to that known to have been made in Providence, available as Another Cup Of Tea Dear? or Live In Providence. Classical Intro (tape), Minstrel/Wind-Up, Passion Play (excerpt), Thick As A Brick (excerpt), Wond'ring Aloud/Again, My God (incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée, Living In The Past (inst.), Thick As A Brick (reprise), Pop Goes The Weasel), SeaLion, Skating Away..., Ladies (w. drum solo), WarChild, 'WarChild Suite' (piano & strings), Queen And Country, Cross-Eyed Mary, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Guitar Solo, Back-Door Angels/Minstrel In The Gallery (inst.), Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Instrumental/Back-Door Angels (reprise) | ||
| 9/3/75 | Civic Center | Baltimore, Md. USA |
Classical Intro (tape), Minstrel/Wind-Up, Passion Play (excerpt), Thick As A Brick (excerpt), Wond'ring Aloud/Again, My God (incl. Bourée)/Living In The Past, SeaLion, Skating Away..., Ladies (w. Drum Solo), WarChild, 'WarChild Suite' (piano & strings), Reasons For Waiting, Cross-Eyed Mary, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Guitar Solo, Back-Door Angels, Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Instrumental/Back-Door Angels (reprise) Italicised tracks unconfirmed | ||
| 10/3/75 | Madison Square Garden | NYC, NY. USA |
Support: Carmen. | ||
| 11/3/75 | Civic Center | Springfield, Ma. USA |
Support: Carmen. | ||
| 12/3/75 | Garden | Boston, Ma. USA |
Support: Carmen. | ||
| 13/3/75 | Garden | Boston, Ma. USA |
Support: Carmen. | ||
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| 30/3/75 | Deutschlandhalle | Berlin, Germany |
| 1/4/75 | Ostseehalle | Kiel, Germany |
According to press reports, Ian suffered a severe ankle injury and had to be carried off stage. His ankle in plaster, he was confined to a wheelchair, and 'at least five gigs' were cancelled (Ian later said one show was cancelled). This event was also cited as the reason for a delay in releasing 'M.U.'. | ||
| 4/4/75 | Münsterlandhalle | Münster, Germany |
A ticket for this date exists, but it's not certain whether the concert was cancelled (and the ticket honoured at a replacement show) – Tull definitely played here on 30/6 & 1/7. Scheduled start: 20:00. | ||
| 6/4/75 | Festhalle | Frankfurt, Germany |
Support: Message. | ||
| 7/4/75 | Sporthalle | Köln, Germany |
| 8/4/75 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany |
| 9/4/75 | Schwarzwaldhalle | Karlsruhe, Germany |
Intro (incl. Minstrel In The Gallery), Wind-Up (excerpt), Passion Play (excerpt), Thick As A Brick (excerpt), Wond'ring Aloud/Again, My God/Bourée)/Living In The Past/Pop Goes The Weasel/My God (reprise), SeaLion, Skating Away..., Ladies (w. Drum Solo), WarChild, 'WarChild Suite' (piano & strings)/Reasons For Waiting, Cross-Eyed Mary, Bungle In The Jungle, The Story Of The Hare..., Aqualung, Guitar Solo, Back-Door Angels, Minstrel In The Gallery (Intro), Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Back-Door Angels (reprise), Wind-Up (complete), Queen and Country, Aqualung (reprise). Italicised tracks unconfirmed. | ||
| 10/4/75 | Frederich-Ebert-Halle | Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 11/4/75 | Festhalle | Frankfurt, Germany |
| 14/4/75 | Pionir Hall | Beograd, Yugoslavia |
| 15/4/75 | Hala Sportova | Zagreb, Yugoslavia |
| 16/4/75 | Hala Tivoli | Ljubliana, Yugoslavia |
Scheduled to be played in Linz, Austria, but that show was cancelled before the tour. | ||
| 17/4/75 | Wienstadthalle | Wien, Austria |
| Wien or Live In Wien, 4-17-1975 or Flute Cake in Vienna 1975
Wind-Up (excerpt), Passion Play (excerpt), Thick As A Brick (excerpt), Wond'ring Aloud/Again, My God (w. flute solo incl. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Bourée), Living In The Past, SeaLion, Skating Away..., Ladies (w. Drum Solo), WarChild, 'WarChild Suite' (piano & strings), Reasons for Waiting, Cross-Eyed Mary, Bungle In The Jungle, Aqualung, Guitar Solo, Back-Door Angels, Minstrel In The Gallery (Intro), Locomotive Breath/Hard-Headed English General/Back-Door Angels (reprise), Wind-UP (complete), Queen and Country, Aqualung (reprise). | ||
| 18/4/75 | Olympiahalle | München, Germany |
| 20/4/75 | Hallenstadion | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 24/4/75 | RTV Studio | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| -14/6/75 | Working on the 'Minstrel In The Gallery' album, using the Maison Rouge Mobile Studio. 24/4-15/5: rehearsal; 16/5-6/6: recording; 7-14/6: mixing. Dates very approximate. | |
| ?/5/75 | RTV Studio | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Recorded (by veteran BBC producer Jeff Griffin) for the BBC during the making of 'Minstrel'. Broadcast on 'Sounds On Sunday', 5/10/75. Also contributed tracks to the '20 Years' box set. Minstrel in the Gallery, Requiem, Aqualung, Cold Wind To Valhalla | ||
