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JETHRO TULL

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Issue 171

In their seventh decade, Jethro Tull are as busy as ever.

- DAN PEEKE

Time has inevitably reshaped the band, but they’re still just as important to fans of a genre they were at the very forefront of.

Taking charge of a sold-out London Palladium tonight with two sets and no support, the quintet begin the show with minimal fanfare beyond a few playful projections, and a trio of tracks from their bluesy 1968 debut, This Was.

For opener Some Day The Sun Won't Shine For You, Ian Anderson, who is nearly 60 years older than when his band’s first album was released, stands harmonica in hand alongside guitarist Jack Clark, who was born a year after the album had celebrated its quarter-century. It’s a poignant choice, setting the tone for an evening celebrating a lasting legacy, but, truthfully, this isn’t quite the Tull this packed room of devotees is looking for.

They soon transition into a medley of excerpts from

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