In concert at Arrowhead Stadium
Robert Bowlin, Kansas City Star, 8/9/76
...Jethro Tull, one of the most elaborate stage acts in the multi-million-dollar rock music business, introduced “Tull-A-Vision,” a large mural of a TV set across the back of the main stage area.
Huge closeups of members of the band were projected on to a screen behind the stage.
Thus it was possible even from the upper decks of Arrowhead to see exactly how Ian Anderson handles his flute.
Tull, with the demonic Anderson as focal point, dazzled the crowd with the classic “Thick As A Brick” and many others before showcasing their most recent “Too Old To Rock ’n’ Roll, Too Young To Die”--a sad tale indeed.
“Minstrel In The Gallery,” with crashing rhythm guitar, was good, but “Aqualung,” a vivid description of the seedier things in life, positively stupefied those uninitiated to the Tull sound.
Highlighting the encore, “Locomotive Breath,” from the Aqualung LP, built up gradually to a smashing finale that left an indelible memory for those who stayed until 1:30 this morning to see the end and brave the traffic jams outside.
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