Ian Anderson To Perform Jethro Tull Australian Tour Dates - Noise11.com
Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull at The Palais, Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ian Anderson To Perform Jethro Tull Australian Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere on October 13, 2016

in News

Live Nation has announced Australian dates for Ian Anderson in April but with a more carefully worded announcement than Bluesfest.

While Bluesfest lists Jethro Tull as performing for the 2017 event, Live Nation has announced the show as ‘Jethro Tull by Ian Anderson’.

The Live Nation announcement reads, “returning to Byron Bay for next year’s Bluesfest, IAN ANDERSON will perform the music of JETHRO TULL at headline shows in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney”.

Jethro Tull as a band is no more and Ian Anderson was very clear. “My use of the name is something I have been careful about as I get older,” Ian told Noise11.com in 2014. “I had been recording under the name Jethro Tull since 1968. It is something that I am very proud of. It is a huge body of repertoire that I am very proud of and I have absolutely no intention of giving up playing. It is stuff I wrote. I am indelibly entwined with the past of Jethro Tull but I just feel that in my twilight years, forgive the vanity but, I would just like to stick my bald head above and say “my name is Ian Anderson. That is my preference in my final years to keep my own name in the frame. You can call me Mr Tull. I don’t get upset by it. People call me Jethro or Mr Tull, they call me a lot worse things than that”.

Ian Anderson Australia dates

April 11, Perth, Concert Hall
April 13, Melbourne, Hamer Hall
April 15, Sydney, State Theatre

Noise11.com

Related Posts

Bernie Leadon To Late To Be Cool
Ex-Eagles Bernie Leadon to Release First Album in 22 Years Too Late to Be Cool

Bernie Leadon, the multi-instrumentalist best known as a founding member of the Eagles, is set to release his first solo album in 22 years. Titled Too Late To Be Cool, the record arrives on October 10, 2025, via Straight Wire Records. It marks the third solo effort in Leadon’s career and his first since 2004’s Mirror.

4 hours ago
Devo on Netflix
DEVO Documentary Lands on Netflix as Band Prepares Farewell With The B-52’s

DEVO, the radical New Wave pioneers who turned art-school satire into international pop stardom, are back in the cultural conversation with the release of DEVO, a feature-length Netflix Original documentary. Directed by Chris Smith (Wham!, Fyre, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond), the film premiered to acclaim at Sundance 2024 and is now streaming globally, giving audiences a definitive portrait of one of music’s most original and eccentric bands.

5 hours ago
The Saints Chris Bailey photo supplied
The Saints To Release Chris Bailey’s Final Recordings ‘Long March Through the Jazz Age’

Fire Records will release Long March Through the Jazz Age, the last recordings of Chris Bailey and The Saints, on 28 November 2025. The release will arrive just days after what would have been Bailey’s 69th birthday, serving as a poignant final chapter in the story of one of Australia’s most important and influential bands.

1 day ago
Uli Jon Roth photo supplied by Hardline Media
Uli Jon Roth Reveals His Three Aussie Supports

In September, Australian audiences will finally experience the artistry of one of rock’s most visionary guitarists, Uli Jon Roth, as he embarks on his long-awaited debut tour of the country.

2 days ago
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
Ronnie Rondell Jr. (1937–2025): An Exuberant Flame in Hollywood

Ronald Reid “Ronnie” Rondell Jr., the fearless Hollywood stuntman whose fiery handshake graced the cover of Pink Floyd’s legendary 1975 album Wish You Were Here has died at age 88.

2 days ago
Olivia Grace and Gratitude
Miranda Young Updates Olivia: Grace and Gratitude

Miranda Young’s Olivia: Grace and Gratitude has been updated for 2025. The new edition—published by Melbourne’s Wilkinson Publishing, adds fresh perspective to a story that continues to expand long after Olivia Newton-John’s passing. It also includes a brand-new chapter that reframes Olivia’s legacy through today’s lens, deepening the book’s tribute to one of the city’s most adored cultural figures.

2 days ago
Neil Young photo by Ros O'Gorman
Neil Young Withdraws from Facebook

On August 15, 2025, Neil Young officially severed his official Facebook presence. The move was a direct response to revelations that Meta’s AI chatbots were permitted to engage in “romantic or sensual” conversations with minors.

3 days ago