JON ANDERSON To Tour South America In September 2012
August 20, 2012, 12 years ago
Music legend and original YES vocalist and songwriter JON ANDERSON will be performing a series of concerts in South America this September 2012. Jon's previous tour of South America was regarded as a major triumph, and fans have clamored for his return.
Dates include:
September
11 - Auditorio Nacional Adela Reta - Montevideo, Uruguay14 - Teatro Positivo - Curitiba, Brazil
15 - Teatro Santa Isabel - Recife, Brazil
19 - Teatro Castro Alves - Salvador, Brazil
21 - Centro Cultural Joao Nogueira - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
26 - Palacio das Artes - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
More dates in Argentina to be announced soon as well as a special concert in Chile late November with the Youth Orchestra of Santiago. For more information visit this location.
In honor of the World Cup to be held in Brazil in 2014, Jon has written a tribute the the event titled 'Brasilian Music Sound'. Here's a video of Jon's new song, created by Victor Cristean:
In other news, Jon played a special one-off concert on August 8th at the Sadler's Wells Theater in London, which was by all accounts a smashing success. This was the first time Jon had performed in the UK since his tour with Rick Wakeman in 2010.
“The concert in London was 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.
In honor of the UK 2012 Olympics, Jon recorded a vocal version of the Vangelis song 'Chariots of Fire', titled 'Race To The End', with lyrics penned by Jon. The song can be purchased at this location..
Also, Jon is featured on four tracks on the new CD by DENNIS HAKLAR, called Lizard's Tales.
(Photo - Dave Johnson)
