An Evening of Yes Music and More

An Evening of Yes Music and More was a worldwide concert tour by the rock band Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman, formed by lead vocalist Jon Anderson, guitarist Trevor Rabin and keyboardist Rick Wakeman, all former members of the English rock band Yes. Launched ten months after the group officially announced their formation, the tour visited theatres, halls, and arenas across North America, Europe and Asia.

An Evening of Yes Music and More
World tour by Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
Logo for the tour
LocationNorth America, Europe, Asia
Start date4 October 2016 (2016-10-04)
End date14 October 2017 (2017-10-14)
Legs5
No. of shows91 total
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman concert chronology

The name of the tour is a reference to An Evening of Yes Music Plus, a 1989-90 concert tour by ABWH, an older band which also consisted of former Yes members, and of which Anderson and Wakeman were members.

The tour is documented on a live album and DVD.[1]

Overview

The tour began on 4 October 2016 under the name Anderson, Rabin and Wakeman[2] and ran until the end of summer 2017.[3] The band started using the new name of Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman on the early 2017 tour leg, and then launched the new name in April to promote the North American summer tour.

Additional touring musicians were bassist Lee Pomeroy and drummer Lou Molino III. The tour marked the first time the three former Yes members performed together since Yes' Union Tour of 1991–1992. The tour saw two songs dropped from the set after only one show: "Leaves of Green" and "Starship Trooper". Other songs were steadily added to the set as Rabin's confidence in his voice improved; 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.[4]

Personnel

Setlists

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 the songs "Perpetual Change" and "Starship Trooper" 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."[8]

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".[9]

Setlists

Setlist 1 (4 October 2016 – 22 July 2017)
The currently known setlist[10][11] (all songs are by Yes unless otherwise noted):

Setlist 2 (26 August 2017 onwards)
On 26 August 2017 the band changed their set list. The new set list was as follows:

  1. "Cinema"
  2. "Perpetual Change"
  3. "Hold On"
  4. "South Side of the Sky"
  5. "Lift Me Up"
    (Until 9 September 2017)
  6. "And You and I"
  7. "Changes"
    (From 9 September 2017 onwards)
  8. "Rhythm of Love"
  9. "I am Waiting"
  10. "Heart of the Sunrise"
  11. "Awaken"
  12. "Make It Easy" / "Owner of a Lonely Heart"

Encore:

  1. "Roundabout"

Tour dates

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.[12][13]

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.[3]

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue.
Date City Country Venue
North America
4 October 2016OrlandoUnited StatesHard Rock Live
6 October 2016HollywoodSeminole Hard Rock Casino – Postponed due to Hurricane Matthew then rescheduled for 12 October 2016
7 October 2016ClearwaterRuth Eckerd Hall
9 October 2016DurhamDurham Performing Arts Center
10 October 2016AtlantaFox Theatre
12 October 2016HollywoodSeminole Hard Rock Casino – rescheduled show
12 October 2016PittsburghHeinz Hall – Postponed due to an orchestra strike then rescheduled (at Byham Theatre) for 30 October 2016
14 October 2016BethlehemSands Bethlehem Event Center
15 October 2016GlensideKeswick Theatre
16 October 2016
19 October 2016BostonWang Theatre
21 October 2016WallingfordOakdale Theatre
22 October 2016HuntingtonThe Paramount
24 October 2016MontclairWellmont Theatre
26 October 2016Red BankCount Basie Theatre
28 October 2016Atlantic CityBorgata Event Center
29 October 2016AkronGoodyear Theater at East End
30 October 2016PittsburghByham Theatre – rescheduled show
1 November 2016New York CityBeacon Theatre
2 November 2016BuffaloUB Center for the Arts
4 November 2016New BuffaloFour Winds Casino
5 November 2016ChicagoChicago Theatre
7 November 2016NashvilleSchermerhorn Symphony Center
9 November 2016St. LouisFox Theatre
11 November 2016New OrleansSaenger Theatre
12 November 2016San AntonioMajestic Theatre
14 November 2016AustinACL at the Moody Theater
16 November 2016DenverParamount Theatre
17 November 2016Salt Lake CityCapitol Theater
19 November 2016Las VegasThe Pearl Theater at Palms Casino Resort
20 November 2016PhoenixCelebrity Theatre
22 November 2016Los AngelesOrpheum Theatre
25 November 2016San FranciscoMasonic Auditorium Rescheduled due to Rabin illness
27 November 2016San JoseCity National Civic Auditorium
29 November 2016PortlandArlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
30 November 2016SeattleMoore Theatre
2 December 2016AnaheimCity National Grove of Anaheim
3 December 2016IndioFantasy Springs Resort Casino
4 December 2016San FranciscoMasonic Auditorium - rescheduled show
Eurasia
7 March 2017Tel AvivIsraelMenora Mivtachim Arena
12 March 2017CardiffWalesMotorpoint Arena Cardiff
13 March 2017BirminghamEnglandSymphony Hall
15 March 2017BrightonBrighton Dome
16 March 2017BournemouthBournemouth International Centre
18 March 2017LondonEventim Apollo
19 March 2017
21 March 2017NottinghamNottingham Royal Concert Hall
22 March 2017EdinburghScotlandUsher Hall
24 March 2017GlasgowGlasgow Royal Concert Hall
25 March 2017ManchesterEnglandO2 Apollo Manchester
27 March 2017BrusselsBelgiumKoninklijk Circus
28 March 2017UtrechtNetherlandsTivolivredenburg
Japan
17 April 2017TokyoJapanTokyo Orchard Hall
18 April 2017
19 April 2017
21 April 2017OsakaOsaka Archaic Hall
22 April 2017HiroshimaHiroshima Club Quattro
24 April 2017NagoyaShimin Kaikan Chu Hall
Europe
13 July 2017CharlottaPolandOpen Theatre
15 July 2017Sankt GoarshausenGermanyNight of the Prog Festival at Freilichtbühne Loreley
17 July 2017RomeItalyCavea dell'Auditorium Parco della Musica
19 July 2017SchioArena Campagnola
20 July 2017Saint-Julien-en-GenevoisFranceStade des Burgondes
22 July 2017ÀrbataxItalyPiazzale degli Scogli Rossi
North America
26 August 2017StocktonUnited StatesBob Hope Theatre
28 August 2017SaratogaMountain Winery
29 August 2017FriantTable Mountain Casino
31 August 2017Las VegasSmith Center
2 September 2017LaytonThe Kenley Amphitheater
3 September 2017LittletonHudson Gardens
5 September 2017Kansas CityKauffman Center
7 September 2017MilwaukeeRiverside Theater
(cancelled show – rescheduled on 9 September 2017)
8 September 2017WelchTreasure Island Resort & Casino
9 September 2017HammondThe Venue at Horseshoe Casino
(cancelled show)
9 September 2017MilwaukeeRiverside Theater
(rescheduled show)
12 September 2017KetteringFraze Pavilion
13 September 2017ViennaWolf Trap
15 September 2017AkronGoodyear Theater at East End
16 September 2017TorontoCanadaMassey Hall
18 September 2017Quebec CityGrand Theatre du Quebec City
19 September 2017MontrealThéâtre St-Denis
21 September 2017Port ChesterUnited StatesCapitol Theatre
23 September 2017WallingfordToyota Oakdale Theatre
24 September 2017BrookvilleTilles Center
27 September 2017NewarkNew Jersey Performing Arts Center
29 September 2017ReadingSantander Performing Arts Center
30 September 2017TrentonPatriots Theater at the War Memorial
1 October 2017PhiladelphiaVerizon Hall at the Kimmel Center
4 October 2017BostonOrpheum Theater
5 October 2017AlbanyPalace Theatre
7 October 2017Niagara FallsSeneca Niagara Resort & Casino
8 October 2017Red BankCount Basie Theatre
10 October 2017MebourneKing Center for the Performing Arts
11 October 2017ClearwaterRuth Eckerd Hall
13 October 2017West Palm BeachKravis Center for the Performing Arts
14 October 2017MiamiAdrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

References
  1. "LIVE CD & DVD". Retrieved 13 April 2018. There will [...] be released in August/September by Eagle Rock a Live CD and DVD of the band’s show from March 2017 recorded live in Manchester, UK, featuring special mixed in OE Audio by Paul Linford and Trevor Rabin.
  2. "ARW – Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, and Rick Wakeman".
  3. "RWCC > Grumpy Old Rick's Ramblings October 2016". Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. mrputerz (22 October 2016). "Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman (ARW) Changes - Live @ the Paramount 10-22-16" – via YouTube.
  5. Iain Hornal [@HornalMusic] (19 April 2017). "Last Tokyo show today on the @ARWTour with Yes ft Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman - I'm loving playing those classic Squi…" (Tweet). Retrieved 20 May 2017 – via Twitter.
  6. "ARW- Anderson, Rabin, Wakeman- Owner Of A Lonely Heart- 11-22-2016 Orpheum Los Angeles". Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  7. McAfee, Patrick. "Anderson Rabin Wakeman, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016, The Orpheum Theater, Los Angeles". Retrieved 25 December 2016. At this show in Los Angeles, ARW was accompanied on Owner of a Lonely Heart, by Rabin's son Ryan on the drums.
  8. Greene, Andy (19 September 2016). "Jon Anderson on New Yes Spinoff Band, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Chances (Eight years after Yes hit the road without him, singer will revive band's catalog with Rick Wakeman, Trevor Rabin)". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  9. The Prog Report (29 July 2016). "Trevor Rabin Interview - The Prog Report" – via YouTube.
  10. "Yes, These Guys Still Have It: ARW takes to Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater – 10.07.16".
  11. "ARW Mix and Match Yes Music in U.S. Tour Opener: Videos and Set List".
  12. "Anderson Rabin Wakeman announce extra 2017 London date". 12 October 2016.
  13. YES featuring ARW [@YESfeaturingARW] (14 October 2016). "#ARW have announced a 2nd London date in March due to overwhelming demand. Tour Tickets -" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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