Just three years after their founding, Jethro Tull played the final day of the legendary Isle of Wight festival in 1970. With the crowd estimated at close to 600,000 people, the band was one of many impressive acts on this day, including The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Moody Blues, Free, and many more. The set mostly contains material from their first three albums, with the exception of “My God”, which would appear several months later on their legendary “Aqualung” album.
In this stunning snapshot of the last hurrah of the hippie movement, Award Winning Director Murray Lerner captures the tension between the crowd and organizers for the final day of the festival. Ian Anderson provides his thoughts throughout the program as well, to give the viewer a unique perspective on what Jethro Tull was about at this moment in time. They were still a relatively new band, yet superstardom was in the near future.
The band lineup for this show consists of: Ian Anderson (vocals, flute, acoustic guitar), Martin Barre (electric guitar), Clive Bunker (drums), Glen Cornick (bass), and John Evan (keyboards).
Jethro Tull has earned 11 gold and 5 platinum albums over the course of their 37-year history.
1. My Sunday Feeling
2. My God
3. With You There to Help Me
4. Cry You A Song
5. Beret
6. Dharma for One
7. Nothing is Easy
8. Medley (We Used To Know / For A Thousand Mothers)
