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1970

JAN 16
​Witches Promise/Teacher single released Island Records WIP-6077

JAN 22 - Top of the Pops London, UK. 'Witches Promise' released on the 25th Anniversary video in 1994





JAN 31 - NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS UK
FEB 2 - Ian Anderson marries Jennie Franks.



FEB 13-15 Filming 'The Switched-On Symphony’ Burbank, Ca. USA ​NBC TV Broadcast in the USA on 14/3/70.
FEB 19 - Bremen, Germany Beat Club TV The 'Witches Promise' and 'Teacher'
FEB 21 - Frankfurt, Germany
2 shows Tull's first in Germany. both were sold out with riots and fans hospitalized

FEB 25 - ​Morgan Studios London, UK
Recording tracks for 'Benefit'
MAR 3
Glenn marries Judy Wong. The reception was held at Glenn's parents' pub, The Crown & Sceptre, London. Guests included members of the Fleetwood Mac & Ronnie Wood from the Faces. (35mm raw slides kindly provided by Dan Schettine)




Performance on Dick Clark produced show “Get it Together” performing Teacher.
A bit of this performance turned up on the 20th anniversary VHS but the entire clip is still unsurfaced.
APRIL 2- 3- 4 San Francisco CA, Filmore West
3 shows booked at the Filmore West to start the 1970 USA TOUR The first show on April 2nd was cancelled as the band needed more rehearsal time with the arrival of John Evan.
APR 19 - Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, Ca. USA
(First show with John Evans)

​APR 20 - USA release of 'Benefit'


APRIL 22
Santa Barbara Bowl , Santa Barbara, Ca. USA

​​​APRIL 30 - MAY 3
Fillmore West, San Francisco, Ca. USA with Dave Pegg and Fairport Convention.

MAY 1 - UK release of 'Benefit'


MAY 3 - San Fernando College, Devonshire Downs
(Northridge), Ca. USA

MAY 8
College Gym, Phoenix, Az. USA Keith Russel Photo


MAY 10 - Washington University Field House St Louis, Mo. USA
MAY 22 - Fillmore East NYC, NY. USA
JUNE 5 - Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Il. USA

JUNE 13 - RECORD MIRROR John Evans Joining (Robert Partridge)

JUNE 23 - Bremen, Germany - Beat Club
JUNE 27 - 'Samedi et compagnie' FrenchTV 'Teacher' and 'Witches Promise'. 'Teacher' released on the 25th anniversary VHS in 1993 while 'Witches Promise' turned up as a bonus Easter egg on the DVD in 2003.
JULY 7 - Tanglewood Festival Lenox, Ma. USA
JULY 11 - New Musical Express UK

JULY 15 - Chicago IL, Aragon Ballroom

JULY 18 -Warehouse New Orleans, La. USA
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JULY 22 - ZYGOTE Magazine cover w interview.

JULY 27 - Westbury Music Fair - Westbury NY USA

JULY 28 - Port Chester, NY. USA Capitol Theater
AUG 7-9 Goose Lake Park Music Festival, Jackson, Mi. USA with Leslie West & 'Mountain'


AUG 11
Pacific National Exhibition Coliseum Vancouver, Canada

Jethro Tull - 'Nothing Is Easy' Live at the Isle of Wight1970 - DVD Released in 2005
AUG 30 - East Afton Farm, Godshill Isle Of Wight Festival, UK
SEPT 25 - Town Hall Birmingham, UK

SEPT 27 - City Hall - Newcastle, UK photo by Ian Jack
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OCT 3 - NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

OCT 10 - Olympia, Paris, France Shown on french TV with Interview. Our colorized clip.
OCT 24 - Seattle Center Arena Seattle, Wa.

​​​​​OCT 31 - NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS

​​​​​NOV 3 - Comerford Theater Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

NOV 4 - Carnegie Hall NYC, NY. USA
Charity concert in aid of the Phoenix House drug rehabilitation centre. Officially released as Disc 2 of the '25th Anniversary' box set
NOV 8 - KIEL OPERA HOUSE - ST. LOUIS
NOV 10 - Baldwin-Wallace College Gymnasium Berea (Cleveland), Oh. USA (PHOTO Don Ho;mes - Temporary power failure during 'MY GOD'

NOV 12 - Buffalo NY, War Memorial

NOV 14 - ​Rochester NY, Rochester Memorial
NOV 15 - State University Of New York Plattsburgh, NY. USA
Last show with Glenn Cornick

DEC 1970 - Island Studios London, UK
Recording 'Aqualung', with new bassist Jeffrey Hammond-Hammond

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