The band that became Jethro Tull had different band names before choosing Jethro Tull as their permanent name. They started gigging under the name in January 1968.
Lineup :
Mick Abrahams (Guitar)
Ian Anderson (Flute)
Clive Bunker (Drums)
Glenn Cornick (Bass)
Date : January 15, 1968
City : Sunderland, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Bay Hotel
Date : January 16, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Black Cat Jones
Note : Jethro Tull was booked and billed as Navy Blue.
Date : January 26, 1968
City : Grimsby, England, United Kingdom
Venue : The South Bank
Date : February 2, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Date : February 5, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Speakeasy
Date : February 9, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Date : February 16, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : The Spirit of John Morgan
Note : This show took place on the same day the "Sunshine of the Day" single was released.
Date : February 26, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Cromwellian
Date : March 7, 1968
City : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Metro Club
Date : March 8, 1968
City : Peterlee, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Jazz and Folk Club
Date : March 15, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation
Date : March 18, 1968
City : Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Star Hotel
Date : March 29, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Fleetwood Mac
Date : April 6, 1968
City : Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Magic Village
Date : April 11, 1968
City : Bishops Stortford, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Railway Hotel
Date : April 12, 1968
City : Scarborough, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Candlelight Club
Date : April 14, 1968
City : Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Britannia Rowing Club
Date : April 15, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Note : Jethro Tull didn't play at this concert.
Date : April 16, 1968
City : Woodgreen, London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Fishmongers Arms
Date : April 18, 1968
City : Bishops Stortford, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Ramling Jack's Blues Club
Date : April 20, 1968
City : Grantham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Cat Balou Club
Date : April 22, 1968
City : Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Star Hotel
Setlist :
Serenade to a Cockoo
Cat's Squirrel
Rock Me Baby
So Much Trouble
Beggar's Farm
Dharma For One
My Sunday Feeling
It's Breaking Me Up
A Song For Jeffrey
Fat Man
Someday The Sun Won't Shine For You
Sunshine Day
Date : April 23, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : The Who
Note : Glenn Cornick's 21st birthday.
Date : May 3, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : The New Nadir
Event : Marquee's Blues Night
Date : May 5, 1968
City : Ascot, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Queens Stagg Hounds
Date : May 17, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : The Taste
Date : May 20, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Nags Head
Date : May 24, 1968
City : High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Blues Loft
Date : May 25, 1968
City : Thornbury, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Farmers Inn
Date : May 26, 1968
City : Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Unknown
Note : Jeff Beck cancelled and was replaced by Jethro Tull.
Date : May 29, 1968
City : Marlow, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Hub Club
Date : May 30, 1968
City : Hull, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Mecca Ballroom
Date : May 31, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : The Spirit of John Morgan
Date : June 14, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Duster Bennett
Date : June 15, 1968
City : West Hampstead
Venue : Klooks Kleek
Date : June 18, 1968
City : West Hampstead
Venue : Klooks Kleek
Date : June 21, 1968
City : Scarborough, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Candlelight Club
Date : June 26, 1968
City : Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Venue : The Swan
With : Pink Floyd
Date : June 28, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Tramline
Date : June 29, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Hyde Park
With :
Pink Floyd
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Roy Harper
Date : July 5, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Thackery
Date : July 11, 1968
City : Wealdstone, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Railway Hotel
Date : July 17, 1968
City : Tolworth, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Toby Jug
Date : July 19, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Dynaflow Blues Band
Date : July 20, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Piccadilly Studio 1
Show : Top Gear
Aired : August 4, 1968
Setlist :
A Song For Jeffrey
Serenade To A Cuckoo
My Sunday Feeling
So Much Trouble
Cat's Squirrel
Note : Released on the 40th anniversary edition of This Was.
Date : July 20, 1968
City : Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Magic Village
Date : July 26, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Date : August 2, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Hornsey Wood Tavern Manor House
Date : August 4, 1968
City : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Mothers
Date : August 9, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Black Cat Jones
Date : August 11, 1968
City : Kempton Park, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Sunbury Race Course
Event : Eighth National Jazz and Blues Festival
With :
The Incredible String Band
Tramline
Dynaflow Blues Band
Chicken Shack
Fairport Convention
John Mayall
Spencer Davis
Traffic
Date : August 16, 1968
City : Scarborough, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Candlelight Club
Date : August 21, 1968
City : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Mothers
Date : August 23, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : Duster Bennett
Note : This gig occurred on the same day the recording sessions for This Was ended.
Date : August 24, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Date : August 27, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Blaises
Date : August 28, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Country Club
Date : August 29, 1968
City : Wealdstone, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Railway Hotel
Date : September 3, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Event : Marquee's Star Night
With : East of Eden
Date : September 4, 1968
City : Bishops Stortford, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Rambling Jack's Blues Club
Date : September 5, 1968
City : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : La Metro Club
Date : September 6, 1968
City : Felixstowe, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Grand Hotel
Date : September 7, 1968
City : Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Magic Village
Date : September 9, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Nags Head
Date : September 20, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Event : Marquee's Blues Night
With : The Love Sculpture
Date : September 21, 1968
City : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Mothers
Date : September 23, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Edmonton Cooks Ferry Inn
Date : September 23, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Resurrection Blues Club
Date : September 29, 1968
City : Croydon, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Fairfield Hall
Event : Croydon Gala
TV Show : Colour Me Pop
With :
The Eclection
David Ackles
The Alan Price Set
Spooky Tooth
The Nice
Julie Driscoll
The Brian Auger Trinity
Date : October 5, 1968
City : Brondby, Kobenhavn, Denmark
Venue : Pop Club
Date : October 6, 1968
City : Kobenhavn, Denmark
Venue : star Club
Date : October 11, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : John Morgan
Date : October 13, 1968
City : Coventry, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Hotel Leofric
Date : October 15, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Royal Albert Hall
With : Other blues bands
Date : October 16, 1968
City : Tolworth, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Toby Jug
Date : October 19, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Lyceum Ballroom
Event : Midnite Rave
With :
Arthur Brown
Alan Brown
Elmer Gantry
The Who
Date : October 22, 1968
City : Wood Green, London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Fishmongers Arms
Date : October 24, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
TV Show : Time For Blackburn's
Date : October 24, 1968
City : Leytonstone, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Red Lion Hotel
Date : October 26, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : London College of Printing
Date : October 29, 1968
City : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Crown Hotel
Date : October 31, 1968
City : Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Blues Scene
Date : November 1, 1968
City : Dunstable, England, United Kingdom
Venue : California Ballroom
Venue : Killing Floor
Date : November 2, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : University College
Date : November 2, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Chalk Farm Roundhouse
Date : November 5, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Piccadillo Studio 1
Radio Show : Top Gear
Aired : December 15, 1968
Setlist :
Love Story
Dharma For One
Stormy Monday
Beggar's Farm
Note : This was released on the 40th anniversary edition of This Was.
Date : November 5, 1968
City : West Hampstead, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Klooks Kleek
Date : November 8, 1968
City : Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Venue : New Marquee Club
With : The Amazing Friendly Apple
Date : November 9, 1968
City : Glastonbury, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Town Hall
Date : November 13, 1968
City : Chesterfield, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Victoria Restaurant
Date : November 15, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Hornsey Wood Tavern
With : Gethsmane
Note : Martin Barre was invited to audition for Jethro Tull.
Date : November 16, 1968
City : Somewhere in England, United Kingdom
Venue : A college or university
Date : November 23, 1968
City : Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Magic Village
Date : November 24, 1968
City : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Mothers
With : Earth
Note : Earth would later become Black Sabbath. The lead guitarist, Tony Iommi, was asked to audition for Jethro Tull. After the gig, Mick was told he was leaving.
Date : November 26, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Event : Marquee's Blues Night
With : Bakerloo Blues Line
Note : Jethro Tull's last Marquee appearance.
Date : November 29, 1968
City : Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Van Dike Club
Note : Martin Barre recalls this gig as the one where he was asked to audition.
Date : November 30, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : London School of Economics
Note : Mick Abrahams' last gig with Jethro Tull.
Lineup :
Ian Anderson (Flute)
Clive Bunker (Drums)
Glenn Cornick (Bass)
Tony Iommi (Guitar)
Date : December 12, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Rediffusion Studios
Event : The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Setlist : Fat Man
With :
The Rolling Stones
Eric Clapton
The Who
Taj Mahal
Marianne Faithful
The Dirty Mac
Note : Since this show was mimed, Tony Iommi has never really played a live show with Jethro Tull. They planned to play "A Song For Jeffrey", but it was dropped.
Date : December 14, 1968
City : Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Union Ballroom
With : West Side Story
Note : Cancelled due to lack of guitarist.
Date : December 20, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Note : Cancelled due to lack of guitarist.
Martin Barre auditioned for Jethro Tull again without an amplifier and joined the band. He called his parents and told them he wouldn't be home for Christmas because the band was rehearsing straight through the holidays.
Lineup :
Ian Anderson (Flute)
Martin Barre (Guitar)
Clive Bunker (Drums)
Glenn Cornick (Bass)
Date : December 30, 1968
City : Penzance, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Winter Gardens
Note : Martin Barre's first Jethro Tull concert and Clive Bunker's 22nd birthday.
Date : December 31, 1968
City : Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Mothers
With :
Savoy Brown
Bakerloo Blues Band
Date : January 2, 1969
City : Penzance, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Winter Gardens
Date : January 3, 1969
City : Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Ritz
Date : January 4, 1969
City : Plymouth, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Van Dike Club
Date : January 5, 1969
City : Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Boat Club
Date : January 7, 1969
City : Bath, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Pavillion
Date : January 8, 1969
City : Tolworth, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Toby Jug
Date : January 9, 1969
City : Stockholm, Sweden
Venue : Konserthuset
First Show Setlist :
"Nothing Is Easy" or "Back To The Family" or "Dharma For One" or "Tunnel of Love" or "Live"
My Sunday Feeling
Martin's Tune
To Be Sad Is A Mad Way To Be
Back To The Family
Dharma For One
Nothing Is Easy
A Song For Jeffrey
Second Show Setlist : "Flute Cake" or "The Late Show"
My Sunday Feeling
Martin's Tune
To Be Sad Is A Mad Way To Be
Back To The Familt
Nothing Is Easy
Dharma For One
A Song For Jeffrey
With : Jimi Hendrix
Date : January 10, 1969
City : Kobenhavn, Denmark
Venue : Falkoner Teatret
With : Jimi Hendrix
Note : Two shows.
Date : January 11, 1969
City : Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Norwich Gala
Date : January 12, 1969
City : Redcar, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Jazz Club
Date : January 14, 1969
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Speakeasy Club
Date : January 15, 1969
City : Keele, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Keele University
Date : January 16, 1969
City : Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Lafayette Club
Note : The band were delayed by fog until 11:30 P.M.
Date : January 18, 1969
City : Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Manchester University
With : Manfred Mann
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