Geriatric they may be now, but Yes is gearing up for their 40th anniversary tour. The line up consists of original members Jon Anderson and Chris Squire, long-time members Steve Howe and Alan White, and newcomer Oliver Wakemen to the keys, son of none other than Rick Wakemen himself. (By the way, this change in the keyboardist is something like the 11th or 12th such keyboarding change the ban...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British progressive-rock band Yes said on Wednesday it canceled its upcoming 40th anniversary tour of North America because singer Jon Anderson has been diagnosed with acute respiratory failure.Anderson, 63, was hospitalized last month after a severe asthma attack, and doctors have told him that he will jeopardize his health unless he rests for at least six months, accor...
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Although I consider myself to be a relatively tolerant and optimistic person, I have become somewhat disillusioned with the human race. It seems like all we ever hear about is greed, violence, and superficial nonsense. Despite my recent bout of cynicism, I still believe that there are enough good people in this world to outweigh the bad. I received this e-mail earlier, and it kinda revived m...
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RockRadio is reporting that Jon Anderson says it's "inappropriate and not respectful to the fans" for Yes to tour without him. And despite recent health problems he was fit and able to rejoin the band for their current tour - but they'd made other plans.The prog giants are on the road with former Yes tribute singer Benoit David in Anderson's place. The lineup also features Chris Squire, Steve H...
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--- - |- Prog rockers Yes (in the wake of Jon Anderson's illness and the subsequent cancellation of this summer's planned U.S. tour) have gone the Journey route and selected a tribute band singer to replace its iconic frontman. He's Benoit David from the Canadian Yes tribute band Close to the Edge. (www.ctte.net ). Chris Squire, Steve Howe and Alan White are arranging a new line-up of ...
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Yes has canceled all remaining dates on its In the Present Tour.In a statement on yesworld.com, the band said:The “In The Present Tour,” featuring Yes’ Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White, is cancelling the remaining scheduled shows. Chris underwent surgery on his leg on February 11, 2009. The operation was successful and Chris is on his way to a full recovery. However, Chri
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Yes announced the cancellation of all performances over the next two weeks on their website on Thursday:February 12, 2009 - In the Present Tour UpdateDue to unforeseen medical reasons, the "In The Present Tour," featuring Yes' Steve Howe, Chris Squire, and Alan White is cancelling shows through February 24 (San Diego).The band wishes to apologize for any inconvenience that this might have...
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MUSIC NEWS - After nearly a year long recovery due to health problems, YES lead singer and original member, Jon Anderson has announced his return to the performance stage on his FACEBOOK page. Jon recently said;"zoooooooom, 6th of June, I will be doing a solo show here at Mongo's in Grover Beach (CA) to celebrate my 'Honey' Janee's birthday, weeeeeee...then I will be doing some shows t
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Yes frontman Jon Anderson says he is both "disappointed and very disrespected" that his band is going on tour with a replacement singer.In a statement at his official website, Anderson has slammed the forthcoming Yes reunion (minus himself and Rick Wakeman).He says he is "Disappointed that, with the exception of one phone call from Alan, none of the guys have been in touch since my illness, jus...
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In an update to what we reported earlier, after several canceled dates due to an ailing Chris Squire, Yes has called off the remaining portion of the band’s 2009 tour dates.The following message was posted on the band’s Web site:Chris [Squire] underwent surgery on his leg on February 11, 2009. The operation was successful and Chris is on his way to a full recovery. However, Chris has been advi
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Progressive rock supergroups Yes and Asia are teaming up to tour North America this summer. Steve Howe, who plays guitar in both groups, will double up during the shows and Yes will feature on/off bandmate Rick Wakeman's son Adam and Benoit David, a Canadian singer, who will replace ailing frontman Jon Anderson.The new dates, which begin in Indio, California in June, come two months after Yes s...
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Layla over at Layla's Classic Rock Faves posted an interesting question of whether or not people would go and see Zeppelin without Plant. What makes the question that much more dificult, is it's regarding an iconic singer, with a distinct vocal talent. Granted, his voice has certainly deteriated over the years, but he is still a focal point of the band.In a similar situation, I am forced with ...
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