Today the Yes organization officially announced that founding member and bassist Chris Squire will be unable to join the band's upcoming summer tour due to illness, thus former member Billy Sherwood will be filling in at Chris' personal request. My best wishes follow with those of the Yesfans community for a stable and enduring recovery for Chris, and strength to his family during this difficult time.
Chris' message to the fans is as follows:
This will be the first time since the band formed in 1968 that YES will have performed live without me. But the other guys and myself have agreed that Billy Sherwood will do an excellent job of covering my parts and the show as a whole will deliver the same YES experience that our fans have come to expect over the years.
