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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
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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