THE ULTIMATE YES, 35 YEARS AND GOING STRONG!!!!

     The journey continues for YES, the Grammy Award winning pioneers of progressive rock, as they continue their extremely successful Full Circle world tour. Conquering North America last year, the band is making their way across Europe and will soon tour Southeast Asia, Japan and Australia.

     On July 17th, at Hyde Park in the UK, YES will be celebrating 35 years of music with a special event. Featuring the classic line-up of Jon Anderson (vocals), Chris Squire (bass), Steve Howe (guitar), Alan White (drums) and Rick Wakeman (keyboards) the band is stronger than ever: THE ULTIMATE YES.

     Still viable in 2003, YES are currently experiencing a career renaissance with the world tour. On July 8th Rhino Records will release Yes Remixes a collection of YES songs remixed by The Verge (Steve Howe's son Virgil). This past February, Rhino began reissuing the complete works of YES with bonus material and will have them all out by the end of the year.

     Last year they released the Yes box set, In A Word: YES (1969- ), the most definitive YES retrospective ever produced, featuring more than three decades of music, ranging from 1969's YES on Atlantic Records to 2001's Magnification on Beyond Records. There are also plans for a future release with entirely new music.

     The consummate musicians band, YES, was formed in London in 1968, and has released 32 albums worldwide and sold over 35 million albums. Formed by Chris Squire and Jon Anderson, they surrounded themselves with other virtuostic musicians that have each topped 'best of' lists in publications like Guitar Player Magazine and Melody Maker (UK).

     Beating out Led Zepplin for the title of "most sold out nights at Madison Square Garden", YES sold out 16 consecutive dates there. Their record still stands today.

     They are renowned for elaborate stage shows that have pushed the limits of current day technology; including, the first quadraphonic sound system (70s) and the first ever surround sound system (1999).

     YES also experimented with concertsonics (1984), which allowed anyone with a walkman to tune in and listen to the house mix over their headsets. In 1984, YES was nominated for three Grammy Awards winning Best Rock Instrumental track for "Cinema".

YES 2003 European Tour Dates:
Jun 3   DUBLIN, IRELAND  VICAR STREET
Jun 5   CARDIFF, WALES  CARDIFF INT ARENA
Jun 6   NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND  ROAYL CONCERT HALL
Jun 8   SOVESBORG, SWEDEN  SWEDEN ROCK FESTIVAL
Jun 10  HAMBURG, GERMANY  HAMBURG STADTPARK
Jun 11  BERLIN, GERMANY  TEMPODROM
Jun 12  LEIPZIG, GERMANY  LEIPZIG PARKBUHNE
Jun 14  DRESDEN, GERMANY  DRESDEN GARDE
Jun 15  WARSAW, POLAND  SALA KONGGRESOWA
Jun 17  PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC  T-MOBILE ARENA
Jun 18  BUDAPEST, HUNGARY  BUDAPEST ARENA
Jun 20  STUTTGART, GERMANY  STUTTGART FREILICHT
Jun 21  MAINZ, GERMANY  ZITADELLE
Jun 22  BRUSSELS, BELGIUM  CIRQUE ROYAL
Jun 24  ROTTERDAM, HOLLAND  AHOY
Jun 25  HANNOVER, GERMANY  HANNOVER PARKBUHNE
Jun 28  PARIS, FRANCE  PALAIS DES CONGRES
Jun 29  GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND  GLASTONBURY FEST
Jul 1    LONDON, ENGLAND  LABATT'S APOLLO HAMMERSMITH
Jul 2    LONDON, ENGLAND  LABATT'S APOLLO HAMMERSMITH
Jul 3    BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND  NATIONAL INDOOR ARENA
Jul 5    LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND  LIVERPOOL KINGS DOCK
Jul 6    EDINBURGH, SCOTTLAND  THE PLAYHOUSE
Jul 8    BONN, GERMANY  MUSEUMSPLATZ DER KUNST
Jul 9    MUNICH, GERMANY  TOLLWOOD FESTIVAL
Jul 11   ROME, ITALY  VIALE DELLE OLIMPIADE
Jul 12   VADO LIGURE, ITALY  STADIO CHITTOLINA
Jul 14   MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND  MONTREUX JAZZ FEST
Jul 15   KONSTANZ, GERMANY  HOHENTWIEL
Jul 17   LONDON, ENGLAND  HYDE PARK-ROUTE OF KINGS
Jul 19   BARCELONA, SPAIN  RAZZMATAZ
Jul 21   ESTEPONA, SPAIN  PLAZA DE TOROS
Jul 22   MADRID, SPAIN  PATIO CENTRAL
Sep 12  OSAKA, JAPAN  OSAKA KOSEINENKIN
Sep 14  TOKYO, JAPAN  TOKYO INERNATIONAL FORUM
Sep 15  TOKYO, JAPAN  TOKYO INTERNATIONALFORUM
Sep 16  YOKOHAMA, JAPAN  YOKOHAMA KANAGAWA KENMIN HALL
Sep 19  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA  VODAFONE ARENA
Sep 20  SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA  SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE

RockonTour   Issue #21
Mitt Namlitt   CyberSnews@yahoo.com

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Yes is the answer
British progressive art rock band launches 35th Anniversary Tour

by Mitt Namlitt