An Evening of Yes Music and More

An Evening of Yes Music and More
Tour by Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman
Associated album none
Start date 4 October 2016 (2016-10-04)
End date 28 March 2017 (2017-03-28)
Legs 2
No. of shows 36 in North America
12 in Europe
1 in Asia
49 total

An Evening of Yes Music and More is an on-going concert tour of the United States and Europe by the supergroup Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman, formed by lead vocalist Jon Anderson, guitarist Trevor Rabin, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman, three former key members of the progressive rock band Yes.

Overview

The tour began on 4 October 2016[1] and should last until the end of summer 2017.[2] Additional touring musicians are bassist Lee Pomeroy and drummer Lou Molino III. The tour marks the first time the three former Yes members have performed together since Yes' Union Tour of 1991–92. The tour saw two songs dropped from the set after only one show: "Leaves of Green" and "Starship Trooper". Other songs have been steadily added to the set as Rabin's confidence in his voice improves; the song "Lift Me Up" was added for the second show on 7 October 2016 and a fan-favourite, "Changes" was added to the show on 22 October 2016.[3]

Personnel

Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman
Additional musicians

Setlist

Pre-tour speculation

In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Anderson stated that the band would perform classic Yes songs like "Awaken" and "And You and I" as well as some songs from Talk (1994), 90125 (1983) and Big Generator (1987). Anderson also hinted at "Perpetual Change" and "Starship Trooper" due to be played. He also assured that the setlist shouldn't fluctuate from night to night, stating: «It's like a movie to me, a play. Once you've got [the setlist] right, you stick to it since it'll only get better. If you start changing it you finish up a little bit confused.»[4]

In a separate interview with The Prog Report Rabin stated that "Shoot High, Aim Low" was due to be performed on the tour as well as "a lot from 90125".[5]

Setlist

The currently known setlist[6][7] (all songs are by Yes unless otherwise noted):

Current setlist
  1. Intro: Classical arrangement of the "Perpetual Change" theme
  2. "Cinema"
  3. "Perpetual Change"
  4. "Hold On"
  5. "I've Seen All Good People"
  6. Drum solo / "Lift Me Up"
    (added on 7 October 2016; not played on 27 November 2016 due to Rabin being too unwell to sing.)
  7. "And You and I"
  8. "Rhythm of Love"
  9. "Heart of the Sunrise"
    (originally played between "The Meeting" and "Awaken"; moved to this position from 22 October 2016 onwards)
  10. "Changes"
    (added on 22 October 2016; not played on 27 November 2016 due to Rabin being too unwell to sing.)
  11. "Long Distance Runaround"
  12. "The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)" (tribute to Chris Squire)
  13. "The Meeting" (ABWH song)
  14. "Awaken"
    (originally played before "Long Distance Runaround"; moved to this position from 7 October 2016 onwards.)
  15. "Make It Easy" / "Owner of a Lonely Heart"

Encore:

  1. "Roundabout"
    (originally played after "The Fish"; moved to this position from 7 October 2016 onwards, replacing "Starship Trooper" as the encore.)
Dropped songs
  • "Leaves of Green" (excerpt from "The Ancient")
    (originally played after "Rhythm of Love")
  • "Starship Trooper"
    (originally played as the unique encore)
    (both of the above songs were permanently dropped after the first show on 4 October 2016).

Tour dates

Tour dates are taken from the official website.[1]

On 5 October 2016, the band announced, via their official Facebook page, that the original shows scheduled for 6 October and 12 October were to be cancelled. The show on 6 October at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino was cancelled due to a hurricane warning and has been rescheduled for the same venue on 12 October. The original 12 October show at the Heinz Hall in Pittsburg has been cancelled due to an orchestra strike in the city and has been rescheduled for 30 October 2016 at the Byham Theatre. On 12 October 2016, ARW announced a second London show.[8][9]

On 19 October 2016 Wakeman announced, via his personal blog, that an Israel show has been booked for 7 March 2017 and Japan dates for April 2017 before returning to North America in the summer of 2017.[2]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.
Date City Country Venue
North America
4 October 2016 Orlando, Florida United States Hard Rock Live
6 October 2016 Hollywood, Florida Seminole Hard Rock Casino – Postponed due to Hurricane Matthew then rescheduled for 12 October 2016
7 October 2016 Clearwater, Florida Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 October 2016 Durham, North Carolina Durham Performing Arts Center
10 October 2016 Atlanta, Georgia Fox Theatre
12 October 2016 Hollywood, Florida Seminole Hard Rock Casino – rescheduled show
12 October 2016 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Heinz Hall – Postponed due to an orchestra strike then rescheduled (at Byham Theatre) for 30 October 2016
14 October 2016 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Sands Bethlehem Event Center
15 October 2016 Glenside, Pennsylvania Keswick Theatre
16 October 2016
19 October 2016 Boston, Massachusetts Wang Theatre
21 October 2016 Wallingford, Connecticut Oakdale Theatre
22 October 2016 Huntington, New York The Paramount
24 October 2016 Montclair, New Jersey Wellmont Theatre
26 October 2016 Red Bank, New Jersey Count Basie Theatre
28 October 2016 Atlantic City, New Jersey Borgata Event Center
29 October 2016 Akron, Ohio Goodyear Theater at East End
30 October 2016 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Byham Theatre – rescheduled show
1 November 2016 New York City, New York Beacon Theatre
2 November 2016 Buffalo, New York UB Center for the Arts
4 November 2016 New Buffalo, Michigan Four Winds Casino
5 November 2016 Chicago, Illinois Chicago Theatre
7 November 2016 Nashville, Tennessee Schermerhorn Symphony Center
9 November 2016 St. Louis, Missouri Fox Theatre
11 November 2016 New Orleans, Louisiana Saenger Theatre
12 November 2016 San Antonio, Texas Majestic Theatre
14 November 2016 Austin, Texas ACL at the Moody Theater
16 November 2016 Denver, Colorado Paramount Theatre
17 November 2016 Salt Lake City, Utah Capitol Theater
19 November 2016 Las Vegas, Nevada The Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort
20 November 2016 Phoenix, Arizona Celebrity Theatre
22 November 2016 Los Angeles, California Orpheum Theatre
25 November 2016 San Francisco, California Masonic Auditorium Rescheduled due to Rabin illness
27 November 2016 San Jose, California City National Civic Auditorium
29 November 2016 Portland, Oregon Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
30 November 2016 Seattle, Washington Moore Theatre
2 December 2016 Anaheim, California City National Grove of Anaheim
3 December 2016 Indio, California Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
4 December 2016 San Francisco, California Masonic Auditorium - rescheduled show
Asia
7 March 2017 Tel Aviv Israel Nokia Arena
Europe
12 March 2017 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
13 March 2017 Birmingham England Symphony Hall
15 March 2017 Brighton Brighton Dome
16 March 2017 Bournemouth Bournemouth International Centre
18 March 2017 London Eventim Apollo
19 March 2017
21 March 2017 Nottingham Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
22 March 2017 Edinburgh Scotland Usher Hall
24 March 2017 Glasgow Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
25 March 2017 Manchester England O2 Apollo Manchester
27 March 2017 Brussels Belgium Koninklijk Circus
28 March 2017 Utrecht Netherlands Tivolivredenburg

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