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The touring line-up has been announced!

Certainly, the most exciting news for long-time YES fans was the recent announcement that three of the group’s best known past members, singer Jon Anderson, guitarist Trevor Rabin, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman – ARW – have united and will be embarking on a world tour starting in early October (October 4th in Orlando, Florida at Hard Rock Live) running through the spring of 2017. And now, it is time to announce who will be joining the trio for the 2016 tour:

Lee Pomeroy - bass guitar
Lee is an award winning composer and producer, as well as being an in demand session musician. As a professional bass player, Lee has recorded, toured, and performed with a diverse roster of high profile artistes, including Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Take That, Steve Hackett and Rick Wakeman. “I have played with arguably the 3 greatest bass players ever, Chris Squire, John Entwistle, and Lee Pomeroy!” says Rick Wakeman.” And I can’t wait to play with him again!”

Lee did great on the Genesis material on Steve Hackett's Genesis Revisited tour. It'll be great to hear him play Yes music!

Louis Molino III - drums
Louis is originally from Philadelphia, and is a Los Angeles-based studio and touring drummer. Lou was an original member of Cock Robin, who released their debut album on Columbia Records. He has worked with producers Bob Ezrin, Eddie Offord, Paul De Villiers, Trevor Horn, Steve Hillage and Ken Scott. He has recorded and/or toured with Trevor Rabin, Julian Lennon, Kim Mitchell, Kenny Loggins, Roger Hodgson, and The Tubes. Lou’s work can be heard on such films as Con Air, Tarzan, Armageddon, Training Day, Jack Frost, Glory Road, Bad Boys II, Gone in Sixty Seconds, G-Force and Max. His television credits include Zero Hour, Agent X and 12 Monkeys.

Gary Cambra - Guitar & Keyboards
For 20 years, Gary has been the keyboardist, guitarist, and producer for one of rock music’s most notorious acts, The Tubes. He has also toured and been a session musician for notable acts, such as Stephen Bishop and Jefferson Starship, and produced and helped in the development of many acts in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. Gary has composed for film and TV on projects such as, Roseanne Barr’ Saturday Night Special on the FOX Network, The Playboy Channel, and films such as, The Blob (Paramount), Under The Gun, and The Peace Effort (PBS).

U.S. Tour Dates 2016

Tue/Oct-04 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Thu/Oct-06 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Casino
Fri/Oct-07 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sun/Oct-09 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
Mon/Oct-10 Atlanta, GA Fox Theatre
Wed/Oct-12 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
Sat/Oct-15 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
Sun/Oct-16 Glenside, PA Keswick Theatre
Wed/Oct-19 Boston, MA Wang Theatre
Fri/Oct-21 Wallingford, CT Toyota Oakdale Theatre
Sat/Oct-22 Huntington, NY The Paramount
Mon/Oct-24 Montclair, NJ Wellmont Theater
Wed/Oct-26 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
Fri/Oct-28 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Event Center
Sat/Oct-29 Akron, OH Goodyear Theater at East End
Tue/Nov-01 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Wed/Nov-02 Buffalo, NY UB Center For The Arts
Fri/Nov-04 New Buffalo, MI Four Winds Casino
Sat/Nov-05 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
Mon/Nov-07 Nashville, TN Schermerhorn Symphony Center
Wed/Nov-09 St Louis, MO Fox Theatre
Fri/Nov-11 New Orleans, LA Saenger Theatre
Sat/Nov-12 San Antonio, TX Majestic Theatre
Mon/Nov-14 Austin, TX ACL at the Moody Theater
Wed/Nov-16 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
Thu/Nov-17 Salt Lake City, UT Capitol Theater
Sat/Nov-19 Las Vegas, NV The Pearl
Sun/Nov-20 Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
Tue/Nov-22 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum
Fri/Nov-25 San Francisco, CA Masonic
Sun/Nov-27 San Jose, CA City National Civic Center
Tue/Nov-29 Portland, OR Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

European Tour Dates 2017

Sun/Mar-12 Cardiff, UK Cardiff Arena
Mon/Mar-13 Birmingham, UK Birmingham Symphony Hall
Wed/Mar-15 Brighton, UK Brighton Dome
Thu/Mar-16 Bournemouth, UK Bournemouth International Centre
Sun/Mar-19 London, UK London Hammersmith Apollo
Tue/Mar-21 Nottingham, UK Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Wed/Mar-22 Edinburgh, UK Edinburgh Usher Hall
Fri /Mar-24 Glasgow, UK Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
Sat/Mar-25 Manchester, UK Manchester Apollo
Mon/Mar-27 Brussels, Belgium Cirque Royal
Tues/Mar-28 Utrecht, Netherlands TivoliVredenburg

I'll be at the LA show.

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^you'll be old too, someday. Then what?

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I've decided I'm never getting old.

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I'm goin' to the love-in to sit & play
my bongos in the dirt.
Yes, I'm goin' to the love-in to sit & play
my bongos in the dirt.

In spirit...

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The Portland date at the bottom wasn't there when they initially announced the tour last month. Hopefully, there'll be a Seattle and/or Vancouver date added for a day or two later, especially since these two are larger markets than Portland for Yes and most artists...

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"...I'm absolutely a Libertarian on MANY issues..." ~ Frank Zappa, Rochester, NY, March 11, 1988

Ha ha. You are sooo funny jayp. It is to laugh.

Thanks for your input.

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ARW is in LA rehearsing.

Jon Anderson vocalizing - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1byhzpgu4xcgg ... 1.mp3?dl=0

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The last time JA was going to tour with Yes, he wanted to call the tour "Close To The End"

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"Why do people say "Grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive! If you really wanna get tough, grow a vagina! Those things take a pounding"! -- Sheng Wang

... And Back!


I had some great tickets when they had to cancel because of Jon's respiratory failure. I remember RW not being able to travel, so YES hired Oliver Wakeman.

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I had tickets too, a small venue, I was totally stoked. I got a little bummed out though when the reality about pre-sales set in. I did not have the sale option. I bought tix as soon as I could. Later, for some reason I went and and checked. Some of the tix that were set aside for pre-sale had not sold, and were now on sale.....so I could have gotten better seats by waiting.....WTF......of course, the real bummer came after that.

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"Why do people say "Grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive! If you really wanna get tough, grow a vagina! Those things take a pounding"! -- Sheng Wang

The stats for my last Yes concert:

Date:

Sunday, September 19, 2004 (11 years, 10 months and 30 days ago)
Location:

Universal City, California, United States Of America
Venue:

Universal Ampitheater (6,251 capacity)
Lineup:

Jon Anderson (Vocals)
Steve Howe (Guitars)
Chris Squire (Bass)
Rick Wakeman (Keyboards)
Alan White (Drums)
Setlist:

Firebird Suite
Going For The One (Going For The One)
Sweet Dreams (Time And A Word)
I've Seen All Good People (The Yes Album)
America (Yesterdays)
South Side Of The Sky (Fragile)
Yours Is No Disgrace (The Yes Album)
Clap (The Yes Album)
Singin' In The Rain
Long Distance Runaround (Fragile)
Wonderous Stories (Going For The One)
Roundabout (Fragile)
Owner Of A Lonely Heart (90125)
And You And I (Close To The Edge)
Awaken (Going For The One)
Starship Trooper (The Yes Album)
With:

Dream Theater


Looking for photos....

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http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=826387

All About Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman

05:01 PM Thursday 8/18/16

Excerpt from the very lengthy article above in the link...


Do you see this as a one album/one tour project or will Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman continue?

Rabin: I think the intention is to keep going. Personally speaking … when I got into film I didn’t want to play another Yes song for a little while after, I dunno, 1,000 shows. So I just, I guess, naively got into film and was lucky enough to have a great client very early on in Jerry Bruckheimer. … I thought I’d do a film or two and then get back on the road. 15 movies later, I’m now getting back on the road. So who knows what the future will bring? There are so many things we want to explore. I think it’s going to be longer than six months.


That's what I needed to hear!

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"...I'm absolutely a Libertarian on MANY issues..." ~ Frank Zappa, Rochester, NY, March 11, 1988

My home town is stop #1 on the tour, certainly my intention to check it out.

I saw my first Yes show in '77

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"Why do people say "Grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive! If you really wanna get tough, grow a vagina! Those things take a pounding"! -- Sheng Wang

30 October 1972, for me.



Before I could afford a telephoto!

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You're probably wondering why I'm here
(not that it makes a heck of a lot of a difference to ya)

1995 (travelled 500 km and could not get in - genius) Rio - Talk tour
1998 - Rio Open your eyes tour
1999 - Rio opening the Ladder tour, one of the most enjoyable gigs I ever been to...
2013 -Rio Three albums tour

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My complete list:


LA Forum 1978
Long Beach Arena 1979
PacAmp 1988
San Diego Sports Arena 1988
PacAmp 1989(ABWH)
LA Forum 1991
PacAmp 1991
Universal Amp 1998
Universal Amp 2002
Honda Center 2004
Universal Amp 2004

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Were you looking for Photos? Have you ever checked out

http://forgotten-yesterdays.com/index.asp

?


My list is a wee bit shorter

8/8/77 - New Haven, CT
9/23/78 - New Haven, CT
6/16/79 - New Haven, CT
6/17/79 - New Haven, CT
6/12/97 - Hartford, CT
7/1/98 - Wallingford, CT
2/27/10 - Orlando, FL

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"Why do people say "Grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive! If you really wanna get tough, grow a vagina! Those things take a pounding"! -- Sheng Wang

Still, you got to see them in the seventies! Nice list. My older brother saw the Yes/Frampton tour and 77.

That FY website is great and has been around for as long as I can remember.

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78 & 79 were In The Round. For one of the two shows in 79 I had 4th row. I was into photography at the time and got some great pics. B&W, because I developed them myself. I'll see if I can get them up here.

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"Why do people say "Grow some balls"? Balls are weak and sensitive! If you really wanna get tough, grow a vagina! Those things take a pounding"! -- Sheng Wang

Nineteen hundred and never.

Okay, since we're having a dick measuring contest:

7/5/75 - Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ (Relayer Tour w/Moraz)
6/12/76 - JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA (the one with 105,000 people) (Solo Album Tour w/Moraz)
9/7/78 - Madison Square Garden, NYC (Tormato)
9/9/78 - Madison Square Garden, NYC (Tormato)
9/11/78 - Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (Tormato)
6/14/79 - MSG, NYC (Ten True Summers Tour)
6/21/79 - Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA (Ten True Summers)
4/30/84 - Spectrum, Phila, PA (90125)
5/7/84 - Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ (90125)
5/14/84 - MSG, NYC (90125)
9/4/84 - Garden State Arts Center, NJ (90125)
12/19/87 - Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ (Big Generator)
8/13/89 - Garden State Arts Center, NJ (ABWH w/Tony Levin)*
4/14/91 - Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, NJ (Union)**
7/15/91 - MSG, NYC (Union)
11/26/99 - State Theater, New Brunswick, NJ (The Ladder w/Igor Khoroshev)
8/6/02 - PNC Bank Arts Center, NJ (Classic Tour)

*My favorite performance of Close To The Edge
**Quite possibly my favorite show, my absolute favorite performance of Awaken.

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I can't tell when you're telling the truth.
>I'm not.
How do I know anything you've said to me is...
>You don't.

Nice, guys.

Doug, was the 72 gig already with White? Anyone seen Yes with Bruford?

Of course the Talk tour gig fiasco in Rio was 1994, not 1995 as I stated above...

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I post that I've never seen them and then you go and list the plethora of performances you've seen. It's like you don't think I have feelings.

...and I meant pre-72 Bruford...

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