Highlights
Patrons can enjoy the band's iconic progressive rock sound, with Martin Barre and band's masterful guitar work and musical prowess
About This Deal
- Seating: BALCR, BALCL, BALCC
- To make sure group purchases are seated together, you must purchase your group's G-Passes in the same transaction and redeem your vouchers together at the venue.
- G-Pass can only be redeemed on mobile app
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How G-Pass Works: Within an hour of purchase, your G-Pass will be in your account. Pull up the G-Pass on your mobile app. You may redeem your G-Pass via the mobile app and use it to enter the venue directly; you won’t need to redeem at will call. You will not be able to print a paper voucher for this event. Discount reflects the merchant’s current ticket prices - price may differ on day of event.
Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera Performed by Ian Anderson
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Jethro Tull is: the eccentric British prog-rock band led by singer/songwriter/flautist Ian Anderson. It rose to multi-platinum stardom in the 1970s with concept albums such as Aqualung, Thick as a Brick, and A Passion Play. In 1988, the band also won the Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance (beating out Metallica), despite being neither metal nor particularly hard. In response, Anderson reportedly quipped, "Well, we do sometimes play our mandolins very loudly."
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But the real Jethro Tull was: neither a Grammy-winner nor a flautist, but an 18th century agricultural pioneer who invented farming tools such as a horse-drawn seed drill and hoe—both of which made the British Agricultural Revolution possible and helped provide the foundation for modern farming techniques.
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The Jethro Tull rock opera is: Ian Anderson's high-concept musical, which uses clever visuals and greatest hits from the Tull repertoire (plus a slew of new songs) to tell the story of the real Jethro Tull.
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The operatic embellishments: The story is transplanted from the late 1600s to the near future (because nobody had "Locomotive Breath" in the 17th century), where Mr. Tull is a biochemist working to feed a starving planet. The narrative drive is also aided by projection screens featuring the events of Tull's life.
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The hits: Expect favorites such as "Heavy Horses," "Aqualung," and "A New Day Yesterday" delivered with power, flute solos, and a few lyrical changes to aid the story.
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Martin Barre: For over 43 years, Martin Barre has been strumming the guitar for eccentric British prog-rock band Jethro Tull, but that's not all. The famed guitarist has also worked with legends such as Paul McCartney and Phil Collins and shared a stage with Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, and many more.