YES Plots Winter US Tour
December 8, 2009, 14 years ago
According to Gary Graff from Billboard.com, prog rock veterans YES return to the U.S. in February for an 18-date run of small venues that kicks off Feb. 2 in Poughkeepsie, NY and wraps 26 days later in Boca Raton, FL. Tickets go on sale December 11.
The group's lineup remains founding bassist Chris Squire, longtime guitarist Steve Howe and drummer Alan White, and 2008 newcomers Oliver Wakeman: son of Rick Wakeman: on keyboards and Benoit David from the Montreal Yes tribute band CLOSE TO THE EDGE in place of Jon Anderson, who's been unable to tour due to health reasons.
"I think they're doing a tremendous job," Howe tells Billboard.com about Wakeman and David. "We've mapped out a period of time for (Yes) to work, so in that period of time things are going to stay as they are now with Oliver and Benoit. When things were to feel right with any other lineup, then that will happen, but at the moment this is what we're focusing on."Read more here.
