Certainly, the most exciting news for long-time YES fans was the recent announcement that three of the group’s best known past members, singer Jon Anderson (pictured above), guitarist Trevor Rabin, and keyboardist Rick Wakeman (both pictured below) - ARW - have united and will be embarking on a world tour starting in early October (October 4th in Orlando, Florida at Hard Rock Live) running through the spring of 2017.

And now, it is time to announce who will be joining the trio for the 2016 tour:

Lee Pomeroy  (bass) - Lee is an award winning composer and producer, as well as being an in demand session musician. As a professional bass player, Lee has recorded, toured, and performed with a diverse roster of high profile artistes, including Jeff Lynne's ELO, Take That, Steve Hackett and Rick Wakeman.

"I have played with arguably the three greatest bass players ever, Chris Squire, John Entwistle, and Lee Pomeroy!" says Rick Wakeman." And I can't wait to play with him again!"

Louis Molino III (drums) - Louis is originally from Philadelphia, and is a Los Angeles-based studio and touring drummer. Lou was an original member of Cock Robin, who released their debut album on Columbia Records. He has worked with producers Bob Ezrin, Eddie Offord, Paul De Villiers, Trevor Horn, Steve Hillage and Ken Scott. He has recorded and/or toured with Trevor Rabin, Julian Lennon, Kim Mitchell, Kenny Loggins, Roger Hodgson, and The Tubes. Lou's work can be heard on such films as Con Air, Tarzan, Armageddon, Training Day, Jack Frost, Glory Road, Bad Boys II, Gone in Sixty Seconds, G-Force and Max. His television credits include Zero Hour, Agent X and 12 Monkeys.

Gary Cambra (multi-instrumentalist) - For 20 years, Gary has been the keyboardist, guitarist, and producer for one of rock music's most notorious acts, The Tubes. He has also toured and been a session musician for notable acts, such as Stephen Bishop and Jefferson Starship, and produced and helped in the development of many acts in the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas. Gary has composed for film and TV on projects such as, Roseanne Barr' Saturday Night Special on the FOX Network, The Playboy Channel, and films such as, The Blob (Paramount), Under The Gun, and The Peace Effort (PBS).

The most successful prog rock group of all time, YES, was co-founded by Jon Anderson and the late Chris Squire in 1968 and went on to sell millions of units with releases such as Fragile, Close To The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Going For The One, 90125 and numerous live albums as well as embarking on several record-breaking world tours.

The worldwide ARW Tour is being produced by legendary concert promoter Larry Magid, who is considered an architect and leader of the modern concert business. With over 16,000 concerts to his credit and still counting, he has produced national and international tours for Yes, Richard Pryor, Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder, Robin Williams, Kristin Chenoweth, Earth Wind & Fire, Il Divo, The Allman Brothers Band, Patti LaBelle, Grover Washington Jr. and many others. In 1985 Larry Magid co-produced the American portion of Live Aid and in 2005 he was the producer of Live 8.  

Tour dates:

October
4 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
6 - Hollywood, FL - Seminole Hard Rock Casino
7 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
9 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center
10 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall For The Performing Arts
15 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
16 - Glenside, PA - Keswick Theatre
19 - Boston, MA - Wang Theatre
21 - Wallingford, CT - Toyota Oakdale Theatre
22 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount
24 - Montclair, NJ - Wellmont Theater
26 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theatre
28 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata Event Center
29 - Akron, OH - Goodyear Theater at East End

November
1 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Hall
4 - New Buffalo, MI - Four Winds Casino
5 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
7 - Nashville, TN - Schermerhorn Symphony Center
9 - St Louis, MO - Fox Theatre
11 - New Orleans, LA - Saenger Theatre
12 - San Antonio, TX - Majestic Theatre
14 - Austin, TX - ACL at the Moody Theater
16 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
17 - Salt Lake City, UT - Capitol Theater  
19 - Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl  
20 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre  
22 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum  
25 - San Francisco, CA - Masonic  
27 - San Jose, CA - City National Civic Center
29 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

March
12 - Cardiff, UK - Cardiff Arena
13 - Birmingham, UK - Birmingham Symphony Hall
15 - Brighton, UK - Brighton Dome
16 - Bournemouth, UK - International Centre
19 - London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo
21 - Nottingham, UK - Royal Concert Hall
22 - Edinburgh, UK - Usher Hall
24 - Glasgow, UK - Royal Concert Hall
25 - Manchester, UK - Apollo
27 - Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royal
28 - Utrecht, Netherlands - TivoliVredenburg

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