T U L L
THE ZEALOT GENE
THEIR FIRST STUDIO ALBUM
IN OVER 18 YEARS
NOW AVAILABLE
EXCLUSIVE ZOOM TV INTERVIEW
WITH T U L L
LEGENDRY BANDLEADER
I A N
A N D E R S O N
Jethro Tull premiered the music video for their new single “The Zealot Gene,” which also serves as the title track for the group’s upcoming album. The song is the third single released in advance of Jethro Tull’s first studio album of new material in over 18 years.
The animated music video was directed by Iranian filmmaker Sam Chegini, who previously directed the video for the album’s second single, “Sad City Sisters.” The imagery in “The Zealot Gene” video reflects the song’s message of boldly rejecting the status quo in a society that values conformity. The lyrics emphasize that carrying the zealot gene, while dangerous and explosive, is a strength in a polarized world.
“The title track offers many allusions to the radical, politically-charged world of populism in leadership. As a song lyric, it sums up, for me, the divisive nature of societal relationships and the extreme views which fuel the fires of hate and prejudice, more so today perhaps, than at any time in history,” Ian Anderson said. “Perhaps you think you know who I might have been thinking about here but, in reality, there are probably right now at least five prominent, dictatorial national figures who could fit the bill.”
With more than 30 albums to their credit and sales totaling
more than 50 million, Jethro Tull are one of the most successful rock bands of
all-time with a catalog that contains classics that still resonate today. Led
by Ian Anderson, Tull still continues to tour throughout the world,
entertaining audiences of all ages.
THE
ZEALOT GENE
BY
JETHRO
TULL
OUT
NOW
The
first new studio album by
JETHRO
TULL
In
two decades
The
Zealot Gene will be offered in the following formats:
- Special Edition Digipak CD
- Gatefold 2LP+CD+LP-booklet
- Limited 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook
- Limited Deluxe 3LP+2CD+Blu-ray
Artbook
The
Deluxe 3LP+2CD+Blu-ray Artbook comes on white vinyl and includes a 3rd LP with
the rough demos. It also includes a slipmat and a numbered art print. The
blu-ray includes a 5.1 surround sound mix by Jakko Jakszyk (King Crimson).
For
more information
about
IAN
ANDERSON
and
JETHRO TULL
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JETHRO TULL
2022 CONCERTS
Date City Venue Country
Tour: JETHRO TULL
18th February 2022 LISBOA
COLISEU DOS RECREIOS Portugal
19th February 2022 Porto
Super Bock Arena Portugal
16th March 2022 Madrid
Circo Price Spain
18th March 2022 Cartagena
El Batel Spain
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
25th March 2022 Bienne
Palais des Congrès Switzerland
26th March 2022 Lausanne
Salle Métropole Switzerland
Tour: JETHRO TULL
8th April 2022 Kiev International Centre of Culture and Arts Ukraine
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
24th April 2022 Tampere Tampere Concert Hall Finland
POSTPONED from 7th of January
25th April 2022 Helsinki
House of Culture Finland
26th April 2022 Turku Turun Konserttitalo Finland
Tour: JETHRO TULL
2nd May 2022 Umea Folkets Hus Sweden
4th May 2022 Karlstad
CCC Sweden
5th May 2022 Västerås
Västerås Konserthus Sweden
16th May 2022 Linköping
Crussellhallen Sweden
POSTPONED from the 24th of January
17th May 2022 Stockholm
Cirkus Sweden
POSTPONED from the 25th of January
22nd May 2022 Gothenburg
Konserthuset Sweden
POSTPONED from the 23rd of January
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
26th May 2022 Bielsko-Biała
Cultural Centre Poland
28th May 2022 Poznan Sala Ziemi Poland
29th May 2022 Gdańsk Stary Maneż Poland
Tour: JETHRO TULL
9th June 2022 Seville
Cartuja Center Spain
POSTPONED from 16th December 2021
12th June 2022 Barcelona
Pedralbes Festival Spain
2nd July 2022 Mikulov
Amphitheatre Czech Republic
4th July 2022 Loket Amphitheatre Loket Czech Republic
16th July 2022 Eisenach
Burg Creuzburg Germany
17th July 2022 Dinslaken
Burgtheater Dinslaken Germany
27th July 2022 Schwerin
Freilichtbühne Germany
28th July 2022 Dresden
Junge Garde Germany
29th July 2022 Leipzig
Parkbühne Germany
5th August 2022 Salzgitter-Salder
Schloss Salder Germany
13th August 2022 Trnava
Mestský amfiteáter Slovakia
19th August 2022 Faversham,
Kent A New Day Festival United Kingdom
10th September 2022 St
Petersburg DK Lensoveta Russian Federation
11th September 2022 Moscow
Crocus City Hall Russian Federation
13th September 2022 Nizhny
Novgorod Kremlin Hall Russian Federation
1st October 2022 Mannheim
Rosengarten Germany
2nd October 2022 Ulm
Congress Centrum Germany
10th October 2022 Essen
Lichterburg Germany
12th October 2022 Berlin
Admiralspalast Germany
13th October 2022 Hamburg
Laeiszhalle Germany
14th October 2022 Bremen
Metropol Theater Germany
Tour: JETHRO TULL The Prog Years
8th November 2022 Ludwigsburg
Forum Ludwigsburg, Theatersaal Germany
9th November 2022 München
Circus Krone Germany
10th November 2022 Nürnberg
Meistersingerhalle Germany
17th November 2022 Paris
Olympia Hall France
27th November 2022 Lugano
Palazzo Dei Congressi Switzerland
28th November 2022 Zurich
Volkshaus Switzerland
JETHRO TULL Discography
Studio albums
This Was (1968)
Stand Up (1969)
Benefit (1970)
Aqualung (1971)
Thick as a Brick (1972)
A Passion Play (1973)
War Child (1974)
Minstrel in the Gallery (1975)
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (1976)
Songs from the Wood (1977)
Heavy Horses (1978)
Stormwatch (1979)
A (1980)
The Broadsword and the Beast (1982)
Under Wraps (1984)
Crest of a Knave (1987)
Rock Island (1989)
Catfish Rising (1991)
Roots to Branches (1995)
J-Tull Dot Com (1999)
The Jethro Tull Christmas Album (2003)
The Zealot Gene (2022)
Solo Studio albums
(1983) Walk into Light
(1995) Divinities: Twelve Dances with God
(2000) The Secret Language of Birds
(2003) Rupi's Dance
(2012) Thick as a Brick 2
(2014) Homo Erraticus
Live albums
Year Name
(2005) Ian Anderson Plays the Orchestral Jethro Tull
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