Jethro Tull- Providence, RI (US)

Awesome show!  Ian's voice is unfortunately gone but they work around it beautifully.  They played more instrumentals and altered many of their songs, which I thought was brilliant.  They gave new interpretations of great songs.  Some people were being extrmely obnoxious about it though, actually screaming at them to "cut the sh*t, play rock and roll" which angered me greatly.  Rightfully, that particular guy was escorted off the premises.  I don't know why people would go to a live show in order to hear songs the exact same way as on the album.  Anyway, the set list was delicious.  They played some new stuff which is to be on their upcoming album and they played a lot of REALLY older stuff, which is great too.  Of course, they hit all their big ones, including Thick as a Brick (not the whole thing), which is the only song beforehand I was was specifically hoping they'd play.  They also brought a string quartet in to play along on many songs, which added a very interesting element.  Overall, it was amazing.  Despite his voice, Ian's energy had not dropped at all.  The highlights for me were "King Henry's Madrigal", "Bouree", "The Donkey and the Drum" (a new song), Keith Emerson's arrangement of Bernstein's "America"(this including a funny introduction in which Ian dedicated it to Keith because "well, he's not dead yet but he hasn't been feeling so well these past years"), and "My God".  Everything was great though, an experience I'll never likey forget.