Industry publication Pollstar posted a new article yesterday combining interviews with Trevor and promoter Larry Magid.
http://www.pollstar.com/news_article.aspx?ID=826387&
Interestingly Trevor does note that the original plan was for ARW to release new music, which was then superseded by the decision to tour.
It actually started purely just to do new music. We started working on that. Then the touring aspect came up. That seems to have taken over and we’ll end up releasing new music. It started one way and ended up the other.He also states, when asked about the future potential of the ensemble, that their intention is "to keep going," which fits in with Rick's comment regarding the (three or) five-year plan.
When asked about the staging, Magid named British lighting designer Jonathan Smeeton as designing the production, and a recent post on Smeeton's official website confirms his involvement:
Next Starting in Orlando Florida and finishing in Seattle, Washington a nice little outing with ARW. Which is Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman. This will be my fourth outing with these players from YES. Ten weeks in all, right through the autumn. Next year in Britain, Europe and beyond.
