Five of the world’s greatest drummers got to hang out backstage at the Yestival concert held on August 11th at the The Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk in Brooklyn, NY.

Shown above from left to right: Prairie Prince (Todd Rundgren, The Tubes), Carl Palmer (Emerson Lake & Palmer, Asia), Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Rod Stewart, Appice Brothers), Alan White (YES, John Lennon), Dylan Howe (YES, Dr. Feelgood).  

All these drummers except for Appice are touring together on Yestival through early September. Remaining dates are listed below.

Tour dates:

August
14 - Hershey, PA - Hershey Theatre
16 - Greensburg, PA - The Palace Theatre
17 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
19 - Elgin, IL - Festival Park - Grand Victoria Casino
20 - Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
22 - Oklahoma City, OK - The Zoo Amphitheatre
23 - Sugar Land, TX - Smart Financial Centre
25 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theatre
26 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
28 - San Diego, CA - Balboa Theatre ~
29 - Los Angeles, CA - Microsoft Theater
31 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort - Grand Theatre **

September
1 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre **
3 - Tulalip, WA - Tulalip Amphitheatre
5 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre ^
7 - Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium ^
8 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium ^
11 - Moorhead, MN - Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheatre ^
12 - Cedar Rapids, IA - McGrath Amphitheatre ^
14 - London, ON - Budweiser Gardens ^
17 - Boston, MA - The Wilbur Theatre **
18 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount **
19 - Huntington, NY - The Paramount **

** YES only
~ with Carl Palmer only
^ with Todd Rundgren only