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The venue at thunder valley casino resort in lincoln, us on fri, 29 sep 2023.

Big disappointment! Advertised as 7 decades of Jethro Tull, but emphasis was heavy on later material. Aqualung was rearranged to the degree that it was barely recognizable. No tunes from classic 70’s albums Thick As A Brick, Passion Play, WarChild, or Minstrel In The Gallery. We did get to hear 2 Christmas songs though! Only Locomotive Breath as the encore resembled classic Tull. No Ian acoustic guitar. The only highlight was Anderson’s flute playing.

Wolf Trap in Vienna, US on Thu, 24 Aug 2023

Yes, I Jethro Tull is comprised of very talented musicians, and always has been. And yes, Ian Anderson has always been one of my favorite musician since I was a young boy. However, I wish that I hadn’t gone to the concert. Not only was there an over abundance of wheelchairs and walkers, but even a Ian Anderson appears to have lost some of his magical stage presence and theatrics to the point that it actually became depressing.

Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thu, 06 Oct 1994

It was an unforgettable concert with a relatively small crowd of about 6000 - played all his Classic numbers !

St Andrew's Hall in Norwich, UK on Wed, 29 Oct 1969

I was there, and I believe Terry Reid was the support band.

Unknown venue in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic on Fri, 13 Jun 2014

I saw Jethro Tull 10 years ago for the first time. I was 13 and my father invited me. It was heavy raining but we stayed untill the end. From that day I love this music and Ian Anderson is a big motivation for me in playing flute. It was a perfect concert yesterday again, it was great to see Mr. Anderson is still in good condition, has got more and more energy, his jokes made mi laughing again and also my husband was fascinated by the music. The only negative of the concert was it ended. I wish it lasted 2 days at least. :-)

O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in London, UK on Sun, 25 May 2014

Superb show, featuring back projections, the new album and classics from the Jethro Tull catalogue, the use of Ryan O'Donnell really helped Ian out vocally, and his use of theatrics was to be applauded .

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• O2 Shepherds Bush Empire in London, UK Sun, 25 May 2014 100% from 1 rating
• Unknown venue in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Fri, 13 Jun 2014 100% from 1 rating
• St Andrew's Hall in Norwich, UK Wed, 29 Oct 1969 100% from 1 rating
• Madison Square Garden in New York (NYC), US Sun, 08 Oct 1978 100% from 1 rating
• Standard Bank Arena in Johannesburg, South Africa Thu, 06 Oct 1994 100% from 1 rating
• Wolf Trap in Vienna, US Thu, 24 Aug 2023 0% from 1 rating
• The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln, US Fri, 29 Sep 2023 0% from 1 rating

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Jethro Tull is a group founded 56 years ago on Friday, 1 December 1967.

Based on our research data, it appears, that the first Jethro Tull concert happened 58 years ago on Sun, 18 Sep 1966 in Nottingham Boat Club - Nottingham, UK and that the last Jethro Tull concert was 3 days ago on Tue, 23 Apr 2024 in Cambridge Corn Exchange - Cambridge, UK.

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Jethro Tull is currently touring across 4 countries and has 17 upcoming concerts.

Their next tour date is at Aberdeen Music Hall in Aberdeen, after that they'll be at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall in Glasgow.

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I was lucky enough to 'come of age' during the mid to late 1970's and it DEFINATLY was a GREAT DECADE for concerts in NYC and elsewhere!!! I saw Jethro Tull several times, primarily at Madison Square Garden, NYC. At that time, 'Tull' was usually magical to see and hear 'Live". Ian Anderson was at the top of his game and listening to him turn his flute into a 'soaring bird' taking flight was simply AMAZING!!!! I haven't seen them since, but I can only imagine that Anderson has continued to mold into an even better performer.

Sometimes ya just gotta live with the special memories. Concerts today are generally SO OUTRAGOUSLY EXPENSIVE that one has to be picky about which bands are worth dumping $500 to $1000 on, just for a mediocre show.

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We thoroughly enjoyed Jethro Tull in such a wonderful setting Ripon Cathedral.

His Christmas mix of songs with his past classics was just fabulous ( not really knowing what to expect !) & Ian could still perform on one leg !

The lighting was atmospheric moody & crisp.

The only slight negative was why on earth did He need Lloyd Grossman singing tame bland punk songs WHICH added absolutely nothing to the overall performance ?? ...if anything it cheapened the whole experience for us being alongside a true global Rock Legend ...…...but never mind We look forward to Jethro Tull live at Ripon again...WE'LL BE THERE !

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Roger Fawcett & Gail Hague ( Harrogate )

Jethro Tull still shine musically, and keep in mind: this is their 50th anniversary tour!

They had great sound, and played their instruments almost flawlessly.

All of them are high-level musicians, but a particular mention goes to Florian Opahle at the electric guitar, who performed beautifully and injected new life in many classic pieces with his own playing style and ideas (maybe a hint more of blues and heavy metal than previous guitarists, but very welcome by the crowd!).

Ian Anderson himself still is a great live performer, both physically moving around the stage and when playing the flute. This despite his age (72 years old). That said, even if it saddens me as a Jethro Tull fan, his voice really doesn't hit the right notes anymore.

He was often losing power to the point of inaudibility while singing even short phrases, and was also often off-key, to the point of being embarrassing.

I believe he recognizes the problem, as he had some videos of younger performers "helping him" sing some of the classic pieces, like "Aqualung".

However, for me his singing kinda hampered the whole concert. Combined to it, was the fact that this was a sitting rather than standing experience.

There was a standing ovation on the last two pieces, and as the last song, "Locomotive Breath" everybody rose to their feet. That was an intensely emotional moment.

tl;dr: recommended only to hardcore Jethro Tull fans. The occasional listener better be beware.

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Jethro Tull Announces ‘The Seven Decades’ US Tour

Jethro Tull has announced a 2023 U.S. tour stretching from summer into fall.

Dubbed the Seven Decades tour, the trek will be in support of the prog-rock group’s new album, RokFlote . Performances begin Aug. 18th in Highland Park, Ill. From there, Jethro Tull will wind their way through various parts of the U.S. before wrapping things up on Nov. 4th in Albany, N.Y.

A full list of tour dates can be found below.

RokFlote , Jethro Tull’s 23rd album, arrives Friday. Frontman Ian Anderson previously revealed how he drew on Norse mythology for the album’s title.

“I started with the idea of a predominantly instrumental album for rock flute – as in rock music,” he explained. “When the subject material of the album presented itself, I was drawn to the term Ragnarok from Norse mythology – their version of apocalyptic end times or Biblical Armageddon. The ‘final showdown’ scenario is ubiquitous and inherent in Hinduism, Christianity and Islam, for example.

“Ragnarok translates as ‘destiny of the Gods,’ the ‘rok’ part meaning destiny, course, direction,” he continued. “With umlaut firmly in place, courtesy of the Germanic origins of Old Norse, Flute became ‘flote’ in keeping with the spelling. With me so far? I just can’t miss the glorious opportunity for a good and legitimate umlaut.”

Jethro Tull, The Seven Decades 2023 U.S. Tour Aug. 18 – Highland Park, Ill. @ Ravina Festival Aug. 19 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park Aug. 20 – Huber Heights, Ohio @ Rose Music Center at The Heights Aug. 22 – Cincinnati, Ohio @ PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Aug. 24 – Vienna, Va. @ Wolf Trap Sept. 26 – San Diego, Calif. @ The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park Sept. 27 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Greek Theatre Sept. 29 – Lincoln, Calif. @ Thunder Valley Casino Resort Sept. 30 – Saratoga, Calif. @ The Mountain Winery Oct. 1 – Santa Rosa, Calif. @ Luther Burbank Center for the Arts – Ruth Finley Person Theater Oct. 27 – Hampton, N.H. @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom Oct. 28 – Boston, Mass. @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway Oct. 29 – Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun Arena Nov. 1 – New York, N.Y. @ Beacon Theatre Nov. 2 – Port Chester, N.Y. @ The Capitol Theatre Nov. 4 – Albany, N.Y. @ Palace Theatre

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In 1969, a band of four English musicians arrived in New York and literally took America by storm.  Over the next 50 years, this legendary band accumulated over 65 million record sales and a following of loyal fans that are the envy of rock bands worldwide!  This band was Jethro Tull.

At the center of Tull’s unique sound is guitarist Martin Barre, renowned for his formidable mastery of historic riffs, power chords and soaring melodic solos.

Martin Barre celebrates the musical journey of Jethro Tull throughout the decades at his new show A Brief History of Tull. The show will feature a special visual presentation that, together with the music, highlights the 50 years of Jethro Tull musical career.

Classic Tull hits played throughout the interactive performance include songs from legendary albums such as Thick As A Brick, Aqualung, Stand Up, Songs From The Wood, A Passion Play, Heavy Horses and many more…

He will be bringing a spectacular show with his touring band, featuring the iconic voice of Dan Crisp on lead vocals, Alan Thomson on bass and Terl Bryant on drums.

Join us as Martin takes you back on the formidable journey of Jethro Tull – it will be a show you will not want to miss! 

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As well as numerous Jethro Tull albums, Martin has worked with many other artists including Paul McCartney, Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Joe Bonamassa and Chris Thompson and has shared the stage with such legends as Jimi Hendrix, Fleetwood Mac, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin.

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“It marked Jethro Tull as being quite different to most bands… Led Zeppelin didn’t do comedy. Well, not intentionally”: Ian Anderson kept up the silly and sarcastic on solo album Homo Erraticus

In 2014, Ian Anderson brought back Thick As A Brick ’s Gerald Bostock on his sixth solo album Homo Erraticus , complete with the silliness and sarcasm naturally attached to the character. Ahead of its release the Jethro Tull leader told Prog about the importance of giving other musicians their space, the difference between solo and Tull work, and his pleasure at remaining an “amateur flute player” throughout his career.

For a product of Ian Anderson’s fertile imagination, Gerald Bostock has come a long way. At the age of eight he was the lyrical wellspring for the whimsical milestone of early 70s prog that was Jethro Tull’s Thick As A Brick . Forty years on, we learned of the five multifarious fates that may have befallen the child prodigy on Thick As A Brick 2 . Two more years later, Bostock is back, and this time it’s for real. Sort of.

“I suppose TAAB 2 examined all of our lives,” says Anderson, as he sets the scene to his new opus, Homo Erraticus . “How did we get to be where we are now? Did we end up where we imagined we might have done? Or were there twists and turns and interventions of fate along the way? That was the subject there, but I decided that Gerald should come back, not just as a subject, a couple of years further down the line, but as the writer of the lyrics for the new album.

“So we have a back story about how Gerald, in his retirement years as an ex-Labour politician, took up writing, and discovered some wordy tome written by a country gentleman [one Ernest T Parritt] who, in his rambling state of delirium following contracting malaria back in the 1920s, wrote all this stuff down. Gerald pored over it and decided it would be the basis of some suitably absurd and actually very factual lyrics.” That old plotline.

Anderson’s inventiveness as a creator of expansive and imposing musical landscapes is as fecund as ever on Homo Erraticus . The album sets out to address the complex “hot topic,” as he describes it, of the time-honoured (and sometimes dishonoured) subject of the human diaspora. But, fear not, it does it with intricately Andersonesque tunes, expressive flutes and the other tools of his unique trade.

“It’s all based on history,” he declares. “It starts in 8000 BC — or BCE [Before Common Era] as we have to call it these days — just after the last Ice Age, and it ends up some 40-odd years into the future from now. So it’s a potted history, primarily about the UK and Europe. It is, essentially, the story of migration, the movement of people, in each and every direction; and as Gerald says, ‘We’re all from somewhere. Somewhere else. Get over it.’”

At the same time, the flipside of the modern argument is also represented. “I wanted to make it a little crazy, a little fantastic, while delivering something of a message that I think we all need to take to heart,” says Anderson. “It’s not to say that I’m one of those people, or Mr Bostock is, that necessarily think ‘Everybody come on in here, let’s have absolutely free access.’ There comes a point where our children, or our grandchildren, will be facing the awful dilemma of having to put up that sign saying ‘No room at the inn, no vacancies.’ 

“I’m not the guy that has to face that awful moral dilemma; I can merely talk about it and postulate the frightening reality of years to come, which is that we’re going to become very selfish people. [But] perhaps no more selfish than those who came here in the first place, to cross the landbridge from Europe after the last Ice Age and got here first. Those who came second had a fight on their hands.”

Musically as well as historically, Homo Erraticus charts an epic path, with plenty of ingredients familiar from Anderson’s 46-year recording catalogue in Tull’s name and his own, but perhaps never quite in this iteration. The artist himself smiles at all of its stylistic subdivisions.

“It’s folk-prog-metal, which wraps it up apart from the church music influences, the classical music influences and a certain amount of Latin, which you’ve got to get your tongue around in terms of some of the titles [which include Puer Ferox Adventus and Tripudium Ad Bellum ]. But yes, prog excess, in the extreme.”

We all get in the studio at the same time. It’s done really as live as it can be. Even guitar solos which is terribly exciting and nerve-racking for the guitar player

TAAB 2 had Anderson postulating on whatever might have happened to Bostock in adult years, in a range of possible outcomes from evangelist preacher to fat-cat banker. But Gerald, it turns out, answered some very different callings. In semi-retirement after his political career, it turns out that he then spent an incongruous and ultimately ill-starred sabbatical on Ian’s payroll.

“That’s right,” he confirms. “Gerald was a tour manager [for Anderson’s solo tour] for much of 2012, before I had to fire him. You know,” he adds darkly, “once a Labour politician, always a Labour politician.” The ever-eloquent frontman proceeds to expound his political ideology which, while “a bit left of centre,” disapproves of dyed-in-the-wool Tory-hating for its own sake.

“A good Tory is a pragmatic socialist,” he says. “I did think of asking Tony Blair if he’d like to become tour manager,” adds Anderson mischievously. “There are lots of Labour party folks that have actually been fans.” He recalls former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon as one that fell at his feet. “The great thing about being a rock musician, especially after all these years, is that you’ve touched the hearts of lots of people.

“But you’ve got to remember that you’re not the only girl in town. If they’re a Jethro Tull fan, the chances are they’re probably a fan of at least 10 other or 20 other bands of that era that they grew up with, that they take possession of, and that’s what fans do.” 

Back with the Homo Erraticus plot, Bostock — once again semi-retired in St Cleve, in the west country with his wife, warmly referred to as The Old Bag — revisits the authorial muse first hinted at in the poetry of his pre-puberty. This time, the addled historian Parritt is his source. If it all sounds Pythonesque, that was very much in Anderson’s mind, just as was the case when Tull pricked the prog bubble with the original Thick As A Brick .

“It’s quite important to me that you come up with some lyrical content that’s never been done before, not in the context of rock music. So I’ve got a few things in there that we touch upon that are words that make me smile a lot, because I know that some fan in some far-off land will be immediately turning to Mr Google to find out, ‘Watney’s Red Barrel, what’s that?’

“That’s one of many, and of course one that’s harkening back to the Monty Python sketch of some time ago.” (“There’s an excursion to the local Roman ruins where you can buy cherryade and melted ice cream and bleedin’ Watney’s Red Barrel.”)

The extensive Homo Erraticus tour that will start winding its way across the UK at the end of April promises to be an audio-visual adventure, and another link to Tull’s oft-misunderstood satirical edge. “It’s something we did quite a bit back in the 1972-73-74 period,” says Anderson. “But this was long before high-tech production; it was very low-tech, am-dram kind of silliness. A bit Pythonesque, in its schoolboyish humour, and the colourful nature of the presentation.

“But it’s something that, back then, marked Jethro Tull as being really quite different to most of the other bands, particularly our British peers. I mean, Zeppelin didn’t do comedy. Well, not intentionally. And sometimes ours wasn’t intentional either, in the sense that, as always, you can’t get it right in every country.”

But the shows will have some familiar friends in the setlist. “The second half of the show is the best of Jethro Tull – it’s repertoire that’s mostly fairly familiar to most fans, and one or two things we’ll slip in that they may remember, but probably haven’t seen us play live on stage before. On this occasion, we will decorate it with a bit more video content and theatricality.

“But the first half of the show is indeed the new album. That’s the bit that I suppose is the bigger challenge, certainly musically and delivery-wise, because you’ve got to conceive of the way to make it work live on stage. And it shouldn’t be rocket science, or an almighty leap, because we did rehearse and record the album as much in a live performance way as we could.

You have a box that says Ian Anderson, and another box that says Jethro Tull, but inside both boxes it’s the same old cornflakes

“It’s done in the traditional way – we all get in the studio at the same time and we learn all of the lines and we move and change things around, and then once we’ve got it right, we record it. It’s done really as live as it can be. Even guitar solos, played live in the studio, which is terribly exciting and quite nerve-racking for the guitar player.”

This leads to a question that’s not exactly the elephant in the room, maybe more of a modest zebra, because Anderson has acknowledged it before. But, as he knows, it will seem strange to some devotees that he’s doing the entire Homo Erraticus project under his own umbrella, not Tull’s. “Primarily, it’s about repertoire,” he explains. “I think if it’s going to be a ‘Best of Jethro Tull’ tour, and it’s all repertoire that people are familiar with, then that might reasonably be called a Jethro Tull concert.

“If, on the other hand, it’s more of a project thing, a tour or a concert with a symphony orchestra or a string quartet, or an acoustic show, or a concept production tour like this one coming, then I think I’d rather use my own name, only in as much as it’s a point of difference.

“We’re sort of branded on the supermarket shelf under different titles, and I think that’s probably quite a good idea. You have a box that says Ian Anderson, and another box that says Jethro Tull, but inside both boxes it’s the same old cornflakes.

“We have to remember that concerts that have been just Jethro Tull shows have included a total of 28 different band members. So it’s a huge extended family of musicians who’ve been in and out, sometimes back in then out again, over the years. The only common factor is me. I’m the guy that writes the music and stands at the front and dodges the bullets.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s Jethro Tull concerts and tours in the past. I just sometimes have to look up at the theatre when I arrive and say ‘What am I called tonight?’ and hope it’s only one of the two possibilities.”

Homo Erraticus features ample helpings of Anderson’s flute trademark, but not to the point of repeated scene-stealing. “There was supposed to be a lot of me playing the flute, but I have to say that as always, once I start working on arrangements, I’m thinking very much of trying to feature different musicians in different places, and give them the opportunity to come up with some of their own thoughts about their parts.

“I don’t want to overly direct them, and I don’t want to take away all the moments that could be given over to somebody else. There’s an awful lot of words, and melodically it’s quite tricky music. There’s a lot of intervals and constructions that make it quite a challenge to get all the words together without tripping over yourself.”

Does such a word-packed challenge ever result in drying on stage? “I’ve occasionally not exactly dried, but gone into gobbledegook,” he says. “I suppose if suddenly in that flash of a second, you think ‘I don’t know what’s coming next,’ you just become Stanley Unwin with attitude.

“The times this most often happens to me, because it will happen a couple of times a year, it’s because I’m watching somebody in the front row who’s mouthing all the lyrics, who knows every word, along with me. I become transfixed, and of course if they suddenly stop or do the wrong thing, I’m thrown. So absolutely don’t watch the person who thinks they know all the lyrics.”

Thus, a few years shy of half a century since he started along a very individual road, Ian Anderson continues to hoover up new information and influences as greedily as ever. “My whole belief is that as a musician, there’s always something you can learn, every time you pick up your instrument. I’ve really got to feel that today I did something I couldn’t have done yesterday, and I’m positive that that is the case.

“It’s why I do it for me. I don’t necessarily think all of this translates into pleasing all of the people all of the time, which it certainly can’t. I’m very happy to have an audience there and people to smile at me or applaud, but that’s not the main reason for doing what I do. 

There was supposed to be a lot of me playing the flute, but once I start working on arrangements, I try to feature different musicians in different places

“My profession in life, if it’s not too much of an irony, is to be an amateur. I have a passion about musical expression, and so that’s got to be the main reason for anybody to do it, whether they’re getting paid for it or not.

“If you’re a lowly flute student learning to play your first little bits of grade one flute or whatever, you may go onto become a professional musician, but the chances are almost overwhelmingly large that you’re not going to. But that’s no reason not to start, and it’s no reason not to carry on and push yourself to the limit. Do it because you love it.

“For roughly 150 days of the year, I am an unpaid amateur flute player, and I have a lot of fun doing it, because I can go and make lots of mistakes and play wrong notes in my learning about something new to play. That’s terribly important, I think.”

LIVING IN THE PAST

JETHRO TULL, COMPLIATION ALBUMS, 1972

Living in the Past is a double album quasi-compilation collection by Jethro Tull, which contains album tracks, out-takes, the "Life Is a Long Song" EP, and all of the non-LP singles except for "Sunshine Day"/"Aeroplane" (1968), "One for John Gee" (b-side of "A Song for Jeffrey", 1968), "17" (b-side of "Sweet Dream", 1969) and the original version of "Teacher" that appeared in the UK as the b-side of "Witch's Promise" in 1969 (the re-recorded 1970 one that was released on the American version of "Benefit" was included instead).

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The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 charts and went gold not long after its release. The title track from the album became Tull's first top-40 hit in the United States, reaching No. 11, a full three years after it performed well in Britain. In UK, the album reached No. 13. In Norwegian charts, the album hit No. 5.

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'Living In The Past' was named after the single released in May 1969 and was released in an elaborate gate-fold packaging that contained a large colour photo booklet with over 50 photos of the band.

Two songs, "By Kind Permission Of" and "Dharma for One", were recorded live at Carnegie Hall. "Love Story", "Christmas Song", "Living in the Past", "Driving Song", "Sweet Dream" and "Witch's Promise", some of which had only appeared on mono versions before, were given new stereo remixes for inclusion on the album. Additionally, "A Song for Jeffrey" and "Teacher" were also remixed. Many of the tracks only appeared as British releases before being compiled on Living in the Past for the first time in the American market.

In the United States, Living in the Past was the first Jethro Tull album to appear on the Chrysalis Records label; while each of the band's previous albums were marked as "a Chrysalis Production", the albums were released by Warner Bros. Records' Reprise Records subsidiary. Early U.S. editions of Living in the Past bore both a Chrysalis catalogue number (2CH 1035) and a Reprise catalogue number (2TS 2106), suggesting that the album was scheduled to appear on Reprise Records but that Chrysalis gained control of the band's USA releases in late 1972.

All of the tracks that were not on the original This Was, Stand Up and Benefit albums have appeared as bonus tracks on their 2001 Digital Remasters.

AllMusic reviewed the collection positively, stating that: "Not only was Ian Anderson writing solid songs every time out, but the group's rhythm section was about the best in progressive rock's pop division. Along with any of the group's first five albums, this collection is seminal and essential to any Tull collection, and the only compilation by the group that is a must-own disc."

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My free tours Moscow city starts on Slavonic Square (Kitay-Gorod Metro Station), passes the world-famous St. Basil’s Cathedral, which was built by Ivan the Terrible on the south side of Red Square in the 16th century and where the tsars were once crowned. Then it goes across the Red Square at the Lenin Mausoleum, the luxury department store GUM and with a view of the Kremlin towards the historical museum. Of course, you will also learn more about the stories that once happened behind the thick walls of the Kremlin – from the Tsars and Napoleon to Stalin. Then we continue through the idyllic Alexander Garden.

An advance booking is required!

Practical information:

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price: Free Language: English

«First acquaintance with Moscow» – a 2.5-hour city tour in the center of Moscow

This Moscow city tour starts on the Theater Square, past Lubyanka Square and the KGB-building, then through Kitay Gorod district and Varvarka Street, past the world-famous St. Basil’s Cathedral. Then it goes across Zarjadje Park, over Red Square at the Lenin Mausoleum, the GUM-department store and towards the Historical Museum. We walk through the Alexander Garden.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2.5 hours Price: 17 $ Students and children: 6 $ Language: English

A 3.5-hour car/bus tour of Moscow.

This is the best tour of Moscow city as all the important sights are visited. I am your Moscow city guide who will walk you through the city explaining the charming history of the city. This tour begins with picking you up from the hotel. 3 breaks are offered for photographing.

First, we will visit the most famous riverside streets and bridges in the center of the city with the most beautiful views of the Kremlin and the Moskva River (e.g. the Kremlin embankment and the Great Stone Bridge).

The first photo break is made at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. We then pass by the district with numerous museums, Prechistinka Street and the district with numerous medical areas.

We again stop at the Novodevichy Convent, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the other bank of the Moskva River to click pictures.

Then we visit “Sparrow Hills” where you can enjoy a bird’s eye view of the city of Moscow from the observation deck. Then there are the skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Kutuzov avenue, the New Arbat, Tverskaya Street, the world-famous Bolshoi Theater, the KGB building and Varvarka Street. Here there are ample spots to click pictures.

We then drive past the Kremlin again and finally reach Red Square. We take a short tour of Red Square and say goodbye in the Alexander Garden.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 3.5 hours Price for a group: 170-200 $ (depending on the number of travelers) Language: English

Metro tour – daily

Palaces for ordinary people – that was what Stalin promised to the people when the construction of the Moscow Metro began between the World Wars. The communist dictator hadn’t promised too much. No other underground system in the world can boast such spectacular architecture – chandeliers, decorations, stucco, paintings on the walls – each station is individually designed. No wonder that Moscow residents love their metro. I will guide you through the bustle of one of the busiest subways in the world and show you the most beautiful stations Moscow city has.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: Metro tickets / the guided tour

Tour of Communist Moscow – every day

After the Communist October Revolution in 1918, Moscow became the capital of the Soviet Empire and was the center of socialist orbit for more than 70 years. This left its mark on Moscow, even if the USSR disintegrated more than a quarter of a century ago. The city streets are full of remnants of the communist regime and the Cold War. This is a walking tour where I will show you the most exciting places in Soviet Moscow: from the notorious KGB headquarters, also known as Lubyanka to the Karl Marx Monument to small hidden remains from the time of hammer and sickle. You will also learn about Stalin’s Great Terror political campaign and the system of the GULAG and how the USSR, the communist Russian republic, became modern Russia.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour

Alternative Moscow Tour – daily

Explore the unseen Moscow with your Moscow private guide and discover a range of sights during this alternative walking tour.  Away from the main tourist spots (in the central district of Kitay-Gorod), just a short walk from Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral, you suddenly find yourself in one of the trendiest districts of Moscow. This place not only has trendy cafes and green squares, but here you can see the most beautiful spray works (according to Albrecht Dürer), hangout-places of the youth and hipsters, as well as learn what Moscow looked like in the 19th century. Here you will also learn exciting and even bloody stories about famous gangsters, eccentric business people and legends like the wandering preacher Rasputin, who is known in Russia either as the “holy devil” or the mad monk. To learn a little more about Moscow’s culture, this is the tour for you. On my alternative tour, you will get to know Moscow away from the tourist hotspots. This tour is of 2 hours duration and you will experience the following on the tour:

• St. John’s Hill, a quiet oasis right in the center, where time has stopped as it did in pre-Communist times
• Khokhlovka Art Center, where Russian hipsters and street artists hang out
• Samoskvorechye District where you can see beautiful streets and hear stories from old Moscow

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour / tram ticket

Kremlin tour – daily (closed on Thursday)

With its 20 towers and high walls, the Kremlin rises imposingly over Red Square. This world-famous fortress with its area of ​​28 hectares is home to over 800 years of Russian history. Described as the eighth wonder of the world, this historic fortress complex is the principal symbol of Russia that sits on the banks of the Moscow River. Today the Kremlin still harbors numerous secrets and has palaces and cathedrals, surrounded by Kremlin Wall. The current wall was constructed between the 15 th  and 16 th  centuries, but the original wall was made of wood around the year 1147. The Kremlin Wall became an important symbol of Moscow’s importance in the Russian Empire. This top tourist destination attracts millions of people every year and there are various sights to see. With my Kremlin tour, you will see the oldest square in the city in the heart of the Kremlin, the once largest cannon in the world and the scene of numerous dramas – from Ivan the Terrible and Napoleon to Stalin. You cannot miss this unique experience.

An advance booking and prepayment for tickets are required.

Time: by arrangement, daily (closed on Thursday) Duration: 2 hours Price on request Students and children: on request Language: English Included in the price: Kremlin tickets / the guided tour

Moscow pub crawl – Friday / Saturday

Experience the real nightlife of Moscow with my Moscow Pub Crawl and enjoy 4 pubs/bars plus 4 welcome shot drinks. Move from one bar to another and get to know travelers from around the world as well as the locals. Play fun adventure games and contests in addition to getting perks in the bars. Between the bars, move from one place to another on foot. The routes are organized as such that you will walk no more than 10 minutes between the bars. Visit the most exciting events, parties, concerts, and dance in the bars. Moscow Pub Crawl is a tour that you will never forget.

This tour runs every Friday and Saturday evening at 8 PM and you need to bring along your passport or an ID card, comfortable shoes, and wear smart casual clothes.

An advance booking and a small prepayment are required!

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 4 hours Price on request Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour, 4 shot drinks

1.5-hour boat trip on the Moskva River.

Taking a boat tour in Moscow on the Moskva River is a very pleasant experience. It allows you to know the city from a totally different perspective and admire the beautiful bridges. In this 1.5-hour river trip, you will sail past many beautiful sites in Moscow, so you can take the best photos to commemorate this day. The ship makes several stops on the way. The trip starts from the Ustinskiy Bridge near Sarjadje Park and ends at the Kiev train station.

On this Boat Trip, you can see sights such as: the former Imperial Education House, Sarjadje Park, the “flowing”, “floating” bridge, the most beautiful view of the Kremlin, the Great Stone Bridge, the legendary House on the Quay, the Christ the Savior Cathedral , the monument to Peter the Great on the ship, the central sports arena Luzhniki, the Sparrow Hills, 240 meters high Lomonosov University, the numerous architecturally spectacular skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Novodevichy Convent, the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price on request Language: English

A military tour – riding on tanks in Stupino (Moscow region)

Russian Military is one of the largest military forces in the world formed in 1992. With my Military Tour experience what it likes to be in the Russian military, shooting guns, ride the Tank T-34 and various models of German tanks from the Second World War, as well as armored personnel carriers and vehicles. You will also shoot from the AK-47 and another combat weapon.

The tour will begin with your private tour guide Moscow in a Soviet army van accompanied with some tasty snacks and tea for a tasty start. Upon arriving, you will have to put on the army safety clothing and climb the Russian armored vehicles. The tour will take you on the noisy, smoky tank, driving through mud roads. All participants will get the chance to drive the tank which is coordinated by the Russian military.

Time: by arrangement, daily Price on request Language: English

Alexander Popov

Welcome to Russia! My name is Alexander, I was born in Moscow and I'm a passionate tour guide. I want to share my passion for Russia and my hometown with you. On my website you will find useful information to make your individual trip to Russia as interesting as possible.

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