Editing Jethro Tull (band) (section)

=== Re-formation, 50th anniversary tour, ''The Zealot Gene'', ''RökFlöte'', and ''Curious Ruminant'' (2017–present) ===
[[File:Jethro Tull in Zagreb 2018.jpg|thumb|right|Jethro Tull performing in [[Zagreb]], [[Croatia]], on 13 October 2018]]
In September 2017, Anderson announced plans for a tour to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Tull's first album, ''This Was''; and for a new studio album in 2018, for which the band line-up comprised Anderson, Hammond, Opahle, O'Hara, and Goodier, all members of Anderson's solo band since 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gigantic.com/jethro-tull-tickets | title=Jethro Tull Tickets |website=Gigantic.com |access-date=29 August 2017}}</ref> Martin Barre was absent from the line-up. On 2 January 2018, Anderson published on jethrotull.com a picture with the caption "IA in the studio working on a new album for release March 2019. Shhhh; keep it a secret..."<ref name="happynewyear">{{Cite web |url=http://jethrotull.com/happy-new-year-from-ian-anderson/ |title=Happy New Year from Ian Anderson |website=JethroTull.com |access-date=17 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411181824/http://jethrotull.com/happy-new-year-from-ian-anderson/ |archive-date=11 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On 1 June 2018, Parlophone Records released a 50-track collection featuring all 21 Tull albums, named ''[[50 for 50]]'', to celebrate the band's 50th anniversary. The notes for the ''50 for 50'' booklet stated that a new album scheduled for 2019 would be a solo record by [[Ian Anderson]], and not a new album by Jethro Tull.

In November 2019, "Ian Anderson and the Jethro Tull band" announced<ref>{{cite news |title=The Prog Years UK Tour |url=http://jethrotull.com/the-prog-years-uk-tour-2020/ |newspaper=Jethro Tull |date=November 2019 |access-date=24 July 2020|author1=Admin }}</ref> The Prog Years Tour, with eleven dates across the UK scheduled for September and October 2020. The tour was subsequently postponed<ref>{{cite web |title=Postponements & Cancellations |url=http://jethrotull.com/postponements-and-cancellations/ |website=JethroTull.com |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref> because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]]. Guitar duties were to have been handled by new member Joe Parrish, Opahle having left the band at the end of 2019 to focus on production work and family.<ref>{{cite web |title=Florian Opahle leaving Jethro Tull at the end of 2019 |url=http://jethrotull.com/florian-opahle-leave-jethro-tull-end-of-2019/ |website=JethroTull.com |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=2 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202121858/http://jethrotull.com/florian-opahle-leave-jethro-tull-end-of-2019/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In March 2021, Anderson announced a new Jethro Tull studio album, ''[[The Zealot Gene]]'', the first album under the Jethro Tull name since ''[[The Jethro Tull Christmas Album]]'' (2003), the first with all original material since ''[[J-Tull Dot Com]]'' (1999),<ref>{{Cite web|title=JETHRO TULL To Release First New Album In Nearly 20 Years, The Zealot Gene; Silent Singing Lyric Book Available In June|url=https://bravewords.com/news/jethro-tull-to-release-first-new-album-in-nearly-20-years-the-zealot-gene-silent-singing-lyric-book-available-in-june|access-date=12 April 2021|website=Bravewords.com|language=en}}</ref> and the first without Barre's involvement since ''[[This Was]]'' (1968).

In April 2021, on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of 1971's ''Aqualung'', the official music video for the song, an animation  directed by Iranian animator/director [[Sam Chegini]], was premiered on ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. Anderson said Chegini had created "a unique rendition of the 'Aqualung' song with abstract and documentary-type footage."<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Blistein|first=Jon|date=1 April 2021|title=Jethro Tull Release New Animated Music Video for 'Aqualung'|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jethro-tull-aqualung-animated-music-video-1149836/|access-date=8 June 2021|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> On 13 July 2021 it was announced that Jethro Tull had signed with [[Inside Out Music]] for the release of ''[[The Zealot Gene]]'' in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jethro-tull-new-album-lyric-book/|title = Ian Anderson Announces New Jethro Tull LP and Lyric Book |website=Ultimateclassicrock.com|date = 18 March 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/jethro-tull-to-release-new-album-the-zealot-gene-in-early-2022 |title=Jethro Tull to release new album The Zealot Gene 2022 |website=Loudersound.com |date=13 July 2021 |access-date=26 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Jerry |last=Ewing |date=13 July 2021 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/jethro-tull-to-release-new-album-the-zealot-gene-in-early-2022 |title=Jethro Tull to Release New Album The Zealot Gene in Early 2022 |website=Loudersound.com |access-date=13 July 2021}}</ref> On 17 November 2022, the band announced that they had finished recording their 23rd studio album, which was expected to be released in spring 2023.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/100044495736930/posts/the-band-have-finished-work-on-the-23rd-jethro-tull-album-bruce-soord-of-the-pin/663313398495179/|title=Jethro Tull - The band have finished work on the 23rd...|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> In January 2023 the title of the album was revealed to be ''[[RökFlöte]]'', with a release date of 21 April 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|title=New Jethro Tull album RökFlöte coming 21st April 2023|url=https://jethrotull.com/new-jethro-tull-album-rokflote/|date=20 January 2023|accessdate=13 February 2023|website=jethrotull.com}}</ref>

The band's twenty-fourth album, ''[[Curious Ruminant]]'', was released on 7 March 2025. It was announced with the release of the lead single and title track on 10 January 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hear Title Track From Jethro Tull's New Album 'Curious Ruminant'|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/jethro-tull-curious-ruminant-album-2025/|date=10 January 2025|accessdate=10 January 2025|website=[[Ultimate Classic Rock]]}}</ref>