Jon Anderson says his version of Yes, with Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman, is no more. https://t.co/DG1Mwy0gQj— KECH95 (@kech95fm) February 27, 2019
Jon Anderson says his version of Yes, with Trevor Rabin and Rick Wakeman, is no more. https://t.co/76T0ePRAzP— Randi Scott (@RandiScottKSLX) February 27, 2019
...and those of us who listen to terrestrial/satellite radio are aware that DJs and the like often receive their information from the same place their audience does: the Internet. The link provided is to the ARW official site rather than the apparent source of their assertion.
In this particular case, although there was controversy due to Trevor's comments in his interview with Celluloid Tunes last year regarding his future commitment to ARW (causing Trevor to attempt some spin doctoring in the wake of fan reaction), I would say it's not necessarily an end to ARW, but it seems clear to me they won't be pursuing any band-related activities in 2019 with everyone seemingly committed to other projects. It would appear the source of this rumor has to do with interviews Jon is giving to promote his new album 1000 Hands and its' accompanying US tour this Spring and Summer. Jon recently posted on his Facebook page that he desires the tour to take place over the next three years, presumably to visit as many regions as possible.
Given a recent comment made by Rick to a fan that the band is planning to tour next year, and then Jon's comment in his Guitar World livestream: "So I just said 'I'll see you in 2020 or 2021 and so we'll get together.'" I could understand how that might lead people to think it's a gracious way of saying the project has gone on as long as it was going to as a legacy touring band. But I don't believe it's responsible to tweet these kinds of statements when Jon's comment was not definitive regarding future activity for ARW. And Trevor's comment in his Celluloid Tunes interview: "I said, 'Look, you can always call me and we can look at things, and if I'm not busy we can do things,'" aligns with this same sentiment, I would say.
ETA: here is an article published 2-27 which includes an actual quote from Jon but I would still assert you cannot take that quote as an actual statement of dissolution.
https://985thefox.iheart.com/featured/mike-bell/content/2019-02-27-once-again-there-is-only-one-yes/
So my take on this is: don't count ARW out just yet. But also don't expect any activity for at least a year. And this might not be the news that you want to read, but it's better than nothing, one suspects.
Given a recent comment made by Rick to a fan that the band is planning to tour next year, and then Jon's comment in his Guitar World livestream: "So I just said 'I'll see you in 2020 or 2021 and so we'll get together.'" I could understand how that might lead people to think it's a gracious way of saying the project has gone on as long as it was going to as a legacy touring band. But I don't believe it's responsible to tweet these kinds of statements when Jon's comment was not definitive regarding future activity for ARW. And Trevor's comment in his Celluloid Tunes interview: "I said, 'Look, you can always call me and we can look at things, and if I'm not busy we can do things,'" aligns with this same sentiment, I would say.
ETA: here is an article published 2-27 which includes an actual quote from Jon but I would still assert you cannot take that quote as an actual statement of dissolution.
https://985thefox.iheart.com/featured/mike-bell/content/2019-02-27-once-again-there-is-only-one-yes/
So my take on this is: don't count ARW out just yet. But also don't expect any activity for at least a year. And this might not be the news that you want to read, but it's better than nothing, one suspects.
