JON ANDERSON To Play Select Summer 2012 Concerts
May 23, 2012, 12 years ago
Music legend and original YES vocalist and songwriter JON ANDERSON will be playing select concert dates this summer in support of his new digital download release, Open.
Jon Anderson, who has one of the most recognizable voices in music, and is best known for his work with YES, VANGELIS and KITARO, as well as his innovative solo efforts, recently completed several successful tours of the US and South America. The new summer tour promises to deliver an exciting mixture of material from Jon Anderson's prolific solo career, collaborations with Vangelis and classic YES songs, along with songs from his latest CD, Survival & Other Stories, and new compositions, highlighted by humorous and enlightening stories told by Jon.
Says Jon: "So great to be on tour this summer, always a wonderful evening of fun stories and singing, sing'a'long'a'Yes... why not!!!... come and have a wonderful evening out."
Jon Anderson summer 2012 tour dates:
June
1 - Minneapolis, MN - Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant3 - Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theatre
6 - Chicago, IL - Mayne Stage
8 - Lincolnshire, IL - Viper Alley
11 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
12 - Seattle, WA - The Triple Door
16 - Napa, CA - Napa Valley Opera House
19 - Livermore, CA - Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center
21 - Rio Theatre - Santa Cruz, CA
July
6 - The Coach House - San Juan CapistranoIn other news, on August 8, 2012 Jon will be performing in the UK for the first time in many years at the Sadler's Wells Theater in London.
“The concert in London is with the Slovakian Chamber Orchestra with the help of my good friend composer Peter Machajdik plus a semi acoustic group I performed with a couple of years ago in Bratislava,” says Jon. “We will be performing some classic songs I wrote with Yes and Vangelis, plus some new songs in a concert for Earth and Peace at the 2012 Olympic Games.“
(Photo: Tami Freed)