another tour tidbit

Following along in the spirit of my previous entry comes this bit of good news from Yesfans member John Kuehne (whom I had the pleasure to meet at Trevor's in-store appearance in 2012); he had an encounter with Rick this week while in London to attend the #YES50 fan convention and performances.

I ran into Grumpy Rick while walking around Soho. We spoke for a few minutes. He mentioned that ARW has a 10-week tour planned to start in August which will include both North and South America. It sounds like a pretty extensive tour for the 50th.

So it appears to be another Summer-Fall tour for ARW this year, and I hope the official announcement will come next month.  Massive thanks to John for sharing this info with the fanbase!

a safe bet

Spotted on Twitter: with the news of Yes Official announcing their US summer tour dates yesterday we now see a seeming update courtesy of a Alabama-based DJ.  Of course one could assume this is true without knowing any particulars.  I would think someone in radio would be more in the know but I'm treating this tidbit as merely stating the obvious.

Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman will soon announce their own U.S. tour for this year. https://t.co/NrQQXsnBRw

— 96.1 The Rocket (@961TheRocket) March 26, 2018

Media Watch: (more) talking about Talk

Courtesy of our essential fandom archivist Yes Source, this week sees more uploads of YesWest-related material on his YouTube channel, including the Talk release party broadcast in its' entirety as well as just the interview excerpts, but also this interview with Trevor and Jon conducted by beloved Philadelphia radio personality (and long-time Yes superfan) Ed Sciacky for the Talk promotional cycle.

pre-Yesstory

I was happy to see this particular post on tumblr yesterday...

http://fuckyeahyesband.tumblr.com/post/171907535566/trevor-rabin-performing-with-an-unknown-group-in

  ...but I wanted to provide some further detail as regards the photo.  It was actually taken when Trevor opened for Steve Hillage in 1979 and then used as the sleeve image for the 1981 single release of "Take Me To A Party" from Wolf.

I believe the photographer was Ross Halfin, based on similar images I have seen published elsewhere over the years which led me to surmise they are from the same performance, such as this one:

And in fact the single version of "Party" has a different mix to the one on the album, which was typical of the time.  That mix was then used for the CD version of Wolf which was first released in 2002.  This is the original album version of the song.

As noted, there are a few other photos in circulation of Trevor performing during the tour, but what is especially interesting about that particular photo is the guitar.  The type of finish on the Strat he is playing is usually referred to as a "natural."

Media Watch: upcoming video release from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

As reported by Billboard on Tuesday, the hallowed Hall will be releasing much of their archival video of performances from induction ceremonies of the past decade in a set entitled Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: In Concert on April 24th and the set will include the footage of Yes' induction from last year.  There will also be a series of IC-related albums released to digital distribution the same day.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8241048/rock-roll-hall-of-fame-in-concert

new US festival date

With thanks to Yesfans member Paul Vaughan for the heads-up, today this information was released regarding ARW taking part in the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL on September 7th.  Ravinia is more like a concert series than what is considered to be a traditional festival, so I would assume the performance will be much like normal, with a roughly 1 hour and 45-minute setlist and no other band(s) on the bill.

https://www.ravinia.org/ShowDetails/Index?id=1522

Norway show

I have located official confirmation of this show through the venue, which is scheduled for June 7th at Sentrum Scene in Oslo.  It appears it was announced yesterday along with the dates in Warsaw and Copenhagen.

http://www.rockefeller.no/090318a.html

At this point it seems there will not be an update on the official ARW website until all dates are announced, so unless that occurs within the next week one might assume there are more dates to come for June, at the very least.

update: more information on upcoming shows

I needed to completely rewrite my latest entry as further information has been found, for those of you who had read my post regarding the Warsaw show.  Part of the problem is that some of the announcements regarding upcoming dates have been using the social media designations for Yes Official rather than Yes featuring ARW.  As I noted in that previous entry (which I've now taken down and replaced with this one), it appears I spoke too soon regarding the number of shows ARW will be performing in June, as the total now stands at seven: three in the UK and four in Europe.

So here's what I have found so far:
June 3rd - Sowinski Park in Warsaw
https://www.cantaramusic.pl/news.php?action=details&id=12020

June 10th - VEGA in Copenhagen
https://vega.dk/event/yes---featuring-jon-anderson,-trevor-rabin,-rick-wakeman--31542

I have also seen mention of a show in Oslo, but I have yet to find any information from the promoter or venue regarding when/where it will be, but I will either update this entry or post a new one as soon as I'm able to find additional details.

another European show

Spotted on Instagram: ARW will be appearing at the Sweden Rock festival on June 9th as one of the headliners.

YES till Sweden Rock. Och med dom klassiska medlemmarna Anderson, Rabin och Wakeman i uppsättningen. Jag tror jag svimmar 😍🤘. #yes #jonanderson #trevorrabin #rickwakeman #swedenrockfestival #srf #lycklig

A post shared by Niclas Bjelkenhoff (@mrchampagne70) on Mar 7, 2018 at 5:50am PST

Their entry on the festival's website can be accessed here:
https://www.swedenrock.com/index.cfm?pg=254&id=1663&_blhc=1

As Rick mentioned in a recent interview that they would be playing "a couple" of European shows, this appears to be the extent of their bookings in that region for 2018.

a very Big Fish in the musical sea

In observance of what would have been Chris Squire's 70th birthday, I thought I'd post some of the fabulous fanart available online in honor of The Fish.  May his presence loom over us in benevolent - and booming - splendour for all time.  The artists' love and respect for Chris is evident in each of these works and my gratitude to all of them for sharing their art with the fandom.

This portrait is from the hand of The Groovy Archives, her beautiful image features Chris wearing a crown of lotus and ivy.

This "green and submarine" drawing was created by my dear friend Jennifer Albright, it's been in fandom circulation for many years now, a testament to her talent.

Andy has created many wonderful images of Chris, and this is one of my favorites.  They are so creative, encompassing a range of different styles to enjoy.

Big Boy #chrissquire #yesband

A post shared by Andy (@strangeapparatus) on Oct 12, 2017 at 5:53pm PDT

Charlie Roy has also drawn many portraits of Chris, I recommend you check out his Instagram for more amazing artwork!

#chrissquire #yes #progrock #pencildrawing #pencilportal #pencilportrait

A post shared by Charlie Roy (@charlie_roy_art) on Jan 27, 2018 at 8:27am PST

Another fine pencil portrait...

No.73 The late great Chris Squire from Yes 927 to go #1000faceyear #chrissquire #yesband #birodrawing #pendrawing

A post shared by shoalsofdeadfishfloatonthelake (@shoalsofdeadfishfloatonthelake) on Feb 12, 2018 at 8:51am PST

A really interesting profile portrait from the Yessongs era...

An ancient fish in action . . . . . #art #artistsofig #yestheband #chrissquire #yesband #yessongs #musicians #sketch #sketchbook #coloredpencils #fabercastellpolychromos #fabercastell #traditionalart

A post shared by 🐙Nemo🐙 (@lunarceas) on Feb 8, 2018 at 7:28pm PST

An adorable caricature...

Caricatura de #ChrisSquire (já falecido), baixista do #YES, 2015. R.I.P.

A post shared by Adão De Lima Junior (@adao_de_lima_jr) on Jan 23, 2018 at 12:19pm PST

And another fanciful aquatic imagining!

I made it yesterday, but I don't know exactly what I did #chrissquire #yesband #fanart

A post shared by Fishey Squire 🐠 (@chrissquireisafish) on Jan 14, 2018 at 2:39pm PST

A lovely portrait featuring one of Chris' more colorful stage outfits...

https://narcissical.tumblr.com/post/162333239180/all-you-have-to-do-is-hold-out-your-h-a-n-d-a

  Chris through the years, courtesy of Rani's amazing anime-style illustration.

https://ranithefishpeterson.tumblr.com/post/162316716148/i-draw-this-just-two-years-ago-in-memory-of

wonderful memories

As I noted yesterday, Trevor updated his Facebook regarding the upcoming Summer touring, but he also changed the photo on his page header to one which long-time fans have seen a few times over the years, and I also included it in my entry from January of last year regarding Beginnings.

One of Trevor's original Rabbitt-era fans posted a great comment in this entry and I really appreciate Josie de Villiers sharing with us the story of how she came to gift Trevor with that particular shirt as well as where the photo originally appeared (I would assume it was taken to accompany an article in that publication).  Many thanks, Josie!

Ok my word! I was a HUGE fan of Trevor’s when he had his band Rabbitt in the 70’s and I actually bought him that jersey as a gift. AMERICA 77 ON PARADE! I took it to his house in Parktown all gift wrapped expecting to drop it off and when his mom opened the front door - he was sitting right there on the phone. I nearly passed out from excitement!🙈That picture appeared in The Star Newspaper as well and yes it was of him, his dad Godfrey and his brother Derick. Seeing this photo is such a blast from the past and brings back great memories of those days!

Not that these things are related, but...

...I'd just like to thank Trevor for posting on my birthday.  :)


All teasing aside, we're all looking forward to it as well, Trev. *thumbs up*

More tour dates to come...?

Spotted on Twitter: European ticket broker Eventim has announced an additional gig today, and it is being billed as "their only German concert."  The show will be June 5th in Mannheim.

Eine der wichtigsten Rockbands der 70er Jahre 🔥 Zu ihrem nunmehr 50. Bühnenjubiläum spielen @yesofficial feat. Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman eine exklusive Deutschlandshow! 🙌 #Tickets erhaltet ihr ab sofort bei uns im exkl. VVK 👉 https://t.co/KfkBl4AucB

— Eventim (DE) (@eventimDE) March 1, 2018