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Date City | Venue | ||||||||
Summer 1972 North American Tour | |||||||||
07/26/72 Edwardsville IL | Mississippi River Festival | ||||||||
07/27/72 Louisville KY | Commonwealth Convention Center (5,500) | ||||||||
07/28/72 Memphis TN | Mid-South Coliseum (12,035) | ||||||||
07/29/72 Little Rock AR | Barton Coliseum | ||||||||
07/30/72 Dallas TX | Memorial Auditorium (12,000) | ||||||||
07/31/72 Houston TX | Hofheinz Pavilion | ||||||||
08/01/72 Oklahoma City OK | Fairgrounds Arena (10,944) | ||||||||
08/02/72 Denver CO | Denver Coliseum (9,200) | ||||||||
08/04/72 Long Beach CA | Long Beach Arena (14,000) | ||||||||
08/05/72 Berkeley CA | Berkeley Community Theatre (3,419) | ||||||||
08/06/72 Portland OR | Memorial Coliseum | ||||||||
08/07/72 Vancouver BC | PNE Coliseum (17,150) | ||||||||
08/08/72 Seattle WA | Seattle Center Coliseum | ||||||||
08/10/72 Dayton OH | Hara Arena | ||||||||
08/11/72 Akron OH | Rubber Bowl, The (35,202) | ||||||||
08/12/72 Asbury Park NJ | Convention Hall | ||||||||
08/13/72 Columbia MD | Merriweather Post Pavillion (15,200) | ||||||||
08/15/72 Philadelphia PA | Spectrum Arena (19,000) | ||||||||
08/16/72 New York City NY | Gaelic Park | ||||||||
08/18/72 Louisville KY | Commonwealth Convention Center (5,500) | ||||||||
08/20/72 Memphis TN | Mid-South Coliseum (12,035) | ||||||||
08/21/72 Edwardsville IL | Mississippi River Festival | ||||||||
Fall 1972 European Tour | |||||||||
09/02/72 London UK | Crystal Palace Bowl | ||||||||
09/04/72 Glasgow UK | Kelvin Hall | ||||||||
09/05/72 Glasgow UK | Kelvin Hall | ||||||||
09/09/72 Bristol UK | Colston Hall | ||||||||
09/10/72 Manchester UK | Kings Hall | ||||||||
09/12/72 Newcastle UK | Newcastle City Hall (2,000) | ||||||||
Fall 1972 North American Tour | |||||||||
09/15/72 Hollywood FL | Hollywood Sportatorium (12,500) | ||||||||
09/16/72 Tampa FL | Curtis Hixon Hall (7,000) | ||||||||
09/17/72 Jacksonville FL | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum (8,250) | ||||||||
09/19/72 Cincinnati OH | Cincinnati Gardens (12,000) | ||||||||
09/20/72 Indianapolis IN | Indiana Convention Center | ||||||||
09/21/72 Detroit MI | Cobo Hall (11,400) | ||||||||
09/22/72 Chicago IL | Arie Crown Theatre (4,319) | ||||||||
09/23/72 Chicago IL | Arie Crown Theatre (4,319) | ||||||||
09/24/72 Milwaukee WI | Mecca Arena (11,646) | ||||||||
09/25/72 Hartford CT | Dillion Stadium | ||||||||
09/26/72 Boston MA | Music Theater | ||||||||
09/27/72 Richmond VA | Richmond Coliseum | ||||||||
09/29/72 New Orleans LA | Morris F X Jeff Municipal Auditorium | ||||||||
09/30/72 Atlanta GA | Atlanta Municipal Auditorium | ||||||||
10/01/72 Tuscaloosa AL | Memorial Coliseum (15,547) | ||||||||
10/02/72 Columbia SC | Carolina Coliseum (12,767) | ||||||||
10/03/72 Charlotte NC | Charlotte Coliseum (12,500) | ||||||||
10/28/72 Millersville PA | Sports Arena | ||||||||
10/29/72 Syracuse NY | Onondaga County War Memorial (8,000) | ||||||||
10/30/72 Kitchener ON | University Of Waterloo, The | ||||||||
10/31/72 Toronto ON | Maple Leaf Gardens (17,000) | ||||||||
11/01/72 Ottawa ON | National Arts Centre English Theatre (2,325) | ||||||||
11/02/72 Montreal QU | St-Denis Theatre (2,100) | ||||||||
11/03/72 Flint MI | I.M.A. Auditorium | ||||||||
11/04/72 Columbus OH | St. John's Arena | ||||||||
11/05/72 Eire PA | Gannon College | ||||||||
11/06/72 Struthers OH | Struthers Field House | ||||||||
11/07/72 Pittsburgh PA | Pittsburgh Civic Arena (17,181) | ||||||||
11/08/72 Huntington WV | Huntington Civic Center Arena (5,780) | ||||||||
11/09/72 Norfolk VA | Norfolk Scope (10,000) | ||||||||
11/10/72 Roanoke VA | Roanoke Civic Center Coliseum (9,000) | ||||||||
11/11/72 Durham NC | Duke University | ||||||||
11/12/72 Greensboro NC | Greensboro Coliseum (21,487) | ||||||||
11/14/72 Athens GA | University Of Georgia | ||||||||
11/15/72 Knoxville TN | Knoxville Civic Auditorium (2,410) | ||||||||
11/16/72 Bowling Green OH | Bowling Green State University - Memorial Hall | ||||||||
11/17/72 Terre Haute IN | Tilson Auditorium (1,500) | ||||||||
11/18/72 South Bend IN | Notre Dame | ||||||||
11/20/72 Uniondale NY | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (18,509) | ||||||||
Winter 1972 European Tour | |||||||||
12/15/72 London UK | Rainbow Theatre (2,500) | ||||||||
12/16/72 London UK | Rainbow Theatre (2,500) | ||||||||
12/17/72 Manchester UK | Hardrock | ||||||||
Spring 1973 Asian Tour | |||||||||
03/08/73 Tokyo JP | Tokyo Koseinenkin Kaikan | ||||||||
03/09/73 Tokyo JP | Shibuya Koukaidou (2,318) | ||||||||
03/10/73 Tokyo JP | Kanda Kyoritsu Koudou | ||||||||
03/11/73 Nagoya JP | Nagoya-shi Koukaido | ||||||||
03/12/73 Osaka JP | Kouseinennkin Kaikan (2,400) | ||||||||
03/14/73 Kyoto JP | Kyoto Kaikan | ||||||||
Spring 1973 Australian Tour | |||||||||
03/19/73 Brisbane AU | Festival Hall | ||||||||
03/21/73 Adelaide AU | Apollo Stadium | ||||||||
03/23/73 Melbourne AU | Melbourne Festival Hall | ||||||||
03/26/73 Sydney AU | Hordern Pavilion (5,000) | ||||||||
03/27/73 Sydney AU | Hordern Pavilion (5,000) | ||||||||
03/29/73 Auckland NZ | Western Springs | ||||||||
03/30/73 Wellington NZ | Athletic Park | ||||||||
03/31/73 Christchurch NZ | Christchurch Town Hall (2,584) | ||||||||
Spring 1973 North American Tour | |||||||||
04/04/73 San Diego CA | San Diego Sports Arena (14,400) | ||||||||
04/05/73 Los Angeles CA | Los Angeles Forum (20,000) | ||||||||
04/06/73 Las Vegas NV | Ice Palace | ||||||||
04/07/73 San Francisco CA | Winterland | ||||||||
04/08/73 Albuquerque NM | Johnson Gym | ||||||||
04/09/73 Phoenix AZ | Civic Hall | ||||||||
04/11/73 Wichita KS | Century II Civic Center | ||||||||
04/12/73 Oklahoma City OK | Fairgrounds Arena (10,944) | ||||||||
04/13/73 San Antonio TX | San Antonio Municipal Auditorium | ||||||||
04/14/73 Houston TX | Hofheinz Pavilion | ||||||||
04/15/73 Dallas TX | Memorial Auditorium (12,000) | ||||||||
04/16/73 St. Louis MO | Kiel Auditorium (22,500) | ||||||||
04/17/73 St. Louis MO | Kiel Auditorium (22,500) | ||||||||
04/18/73 Nashville TN | Municipal Auditorium (9,654) | ||||||||
04/19/73 Atlanta GA | Georgia Tech Coliseum (7,000) | ||||||||
04/20/73 Savannah GA | Savannah Civic Center (5,600) | ||||||||
04/21/73 Tampa FL | Curtis Hixon Hall (7,000) | ||||||||
04/22/73 West Palm Beach FL | West Palm Beach Auditorium | ||||||||
05/01/73 Acapulco MX | Salle University |
(38 Kb) | James Harding |
(24 Kb) | Teresa |
(19 Kb) | Lou |
(30 Kb) | Rick Glover |
(Post Review) | |||
I was 16 when my older brother and 4 of his friends invited me to see yes at the Armory in Minneapolis Minnesota on September 23, 1972. We drove from Des Moines Ia to the twin cities. I had heard of Yes from Roundabout and had heard Yours is no Disgrace and I've seen All good people but was not aware it was Yes. After all these years I have finally come to the realization that what was a life changing experience included Alan White, who I had discounted as inferior to Bill Bruford. Like I said I was unfamiliar with Yes and was not aware who the drummer was at that show. I became a rabid Yes fan from that show. Now as a born again Christian, I hesitate to say it, but that show was like a spiritual event. This concert was like none I had ever seen before or since. If my memory serves me right, it seems that the audience was on its feet after every song. The applause was not because they were famous but because the performed the greatest concert we had ever attended. I am a drummer, and at that time I had kind of lost interest in playing, but that show ignited a fire in me that burns to this day. Even though Bruford was not with the band then, his talents inspired me to practice and learn all I can about playing. But, like I said, it has taken me over 30 years to give Allen White his due recognition since he was playing with Yes that night.
YES flew into town today for their four-concert tour.
They will play in Brisbane tomorrow, Adelaide on Wednesday, Melbourne on Friday, and Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on Monday week.
Ticket prices for Sydney are $2.20, $3.20, and $4.20.
Yes tour Dates
The Yes will commence their Australasian tour on March 19 in Brisbane at Festival Hall. Tickets can be bought from Palings. On the 21st they will appear in Adelaide at the Apollo Stadium for one night only and tickets can be bought at Allans. On the 23rd they will appear at the Melbourne Festival Hall and tickets can be obtained from Celebrity Services in the Rivoli Arcade. Myers and M.S.D. Their final performance will be in Sydney at the Hordern Pavilion and tickets are available from DJ's Hordern Pavilion and Mitchell's Booking Service. The Yes are one of the most respected groups in the world and are not to be missed. Although their previous albums haven't been massive sellers in this country. They have over the last 18 months gathered a huge following in Australia. The latest album CLOSE TO THE EDGE has already become their biggest seller in this country and with present album chart reaction it could make the Top five albums.
YES...GODSENT
Vocalist, Jon Anderson, gives us a close to the edge account of Yes
Saturday April 7 1973
Darel Nugent
Have you been happy with this tour?
Jon. Yeah. especially since we just came from Japan which was interesting to play. Australia's been really fantastic, just being able to play here for a start and to be able to turn round to myself and say that it's not all like what they said it was going to be. It's just a tremendous place.
Did you have preconceived ideas of what Australian audiences would be like?
Jon: Yeah, well. We were told everybody is all kind of thick and that it is just a silly place. When we first got here we sensed that it was a bit silly.
With record receptions and things like that?
Jon: Yeah. We had a hard time with that. Guys came up to me and said. "What's your name?" and I told him. "Jon who?" things like "What our last record was?" I enjoy doing my job right but I wish some of these guys would ask me the right questions. There was a guy from television and the first thing he hit us with was drugs. The first thing they started talking about was whether we were a bit paranoid about what happened with Joe Cocker and the Stones.
It was incredible! There was a guy who was supposed to be an interviewer from a local radio station in Sydney yet he asked the most stupid questions "Why isn't your group the same as every other group?" "What makes you so different?" A guy on telly asked Steve why people in bands are thin. What an idiot! Yet. this was live television, so Steve told him that he knew of fat people in bands.
The Firebird recording that was used on the 72-73 tours (recorded on Yessongs) is available (if you can find it) on RCA Victor 09026-61557-2 which is titled either 'Stravinsky: Rite of Spring' or 'Basic 100 #8'.
My first YES concert was in 1972 (Alan had just joined),and the opening act was the Eagles.
Rolling Stone Issue No 136
June 7, 1973
On the cover is a headline "YES: SIX GOLD RECORDS INDEED" When you open it up, (these are the days when RS was a newspaper, not a magazine) there is a huge photo of Rick Wakeman with a box of popcorn. The caption reads "Rick Wakeman, the only non-vegetarian Yes man, at Disneyland. Back at the hotel, he missed Richard Nixon and didn't even notice John Wayne."
The article is called "Yes: The band that stays healthy plays healthy" It is by Cameorn Crowe, and has pics of the entire band, plus Eddie Offord and Wolfman Jack. This article is probably copright by Crowe or RS, and if so, it is being reprinted without permission.
Alec Scott used to roadie for Marmalade. "Those guys had girls throwing themsleves at their feet. After shows, there'd be stark-naked young ladies running through the hotel corridors. And orgies? Like you wouldn't believe. Part of my job was to keep everything under control..." A year later, today, Alec is the road manager for Yes. His job, he says, consists largely of locating a health-food restaurant in every city the band plays. "Basically, Yes aren't a raving band," says Scott, a little sadly. "After gigs, they'll usually either head back to the hotel rooms and write or have some health food."
On the eve of their sixth straight gold album, Yes began their 1973 tour in Tokyo, March 8th, and worked across Japan and Australia. From there they would hit the United States to continue through Easter. bookings had provided for a six-day layover. And because they had worked the three weeks in Japan and Australia without families, Yes would be joined by wives and kids for the week off before the first US show in San Diego. Rick Wakeman, for one, is unhappy. "I don't like holidays," he says, gritting his teeth, mocking fury. "I like to continue working once I've started. When we finished Australia, the band was playing really well. But because all the _families_ have come over, the musical contact has been lost. It's a great shame..." Wakeman left his wife Rose and their son Oliver home in England.
It is Saturday, Disneyland Day for Yes. This morning, the band, the families, the roadies will be shuttled by linousines to Anaheim and the spot everyone has demanded they see while in California. The Beverly Hilton lobby, where the party of 15 will gather, is glutted with Secret Service men, LA police and curious hotel guests. Tonight, the Hilton plays host to a ceremonial tribute to film producer John Ford, and the guest of honor is Richard Nixon.
Brian Lane, the manager of Yes, grimaces at the scene, grumbles something to the effect that had he only known, Yes would have stayed somewhere else. Two nights ago, Lane had returned to his suite to find it completely barren. His luggage and clothes were gone; so was all the furniture, the TV, the lamps and the beds. Only after a frantic call down to the desk was he told that his room had been chosen as a stakeout for the FBI.
Lane pouts. "I'll tell you something. This band will never stay in the same hotel room as President Nixon again."
The elevator doors part and out strides Wakeman. "Hey, " he shouts and the newest member of Yes, Alan White. "Listen to this one." John Wayne strolls past, unnoticed. "You see, this bloke has just come from seeing a porno movie when he realizes that his hat is gone. He trots back to the fellow at the door and says, 'Could you let me back in for a moment. Me hat's in there.' And the guy at the dorr just looks at him and says, 'I believe your hat, Sir, is still in you lap!" The two go into hysteric convulsions.
The limousine ride to Disneyland is a rather unscenic one filled with puffing factories and brash billboards. The only passenger, save for one, in the third of three cars is Eddie Offord, Yes' producer.
Offord travels with Yes to coordinated sound equipment and act as consultant on the road. He is the sixth memeber of the band. He is also building and financing a Yes studio, where the group's next LP and their inevitable solo albums will be recorded. An instantly likable fellow with frizzed hair and a good sized beak, he gave up the chance to produce Emerson, Lake and Palmer live album to join Yes on this tour.
The three cars pull up to a crowded Disneyland and depoit their passengers at the entrance. Jon Anderson is the first one to enquire at the information booth. "Could you tell me if there's any place here that has fresh vegetables?
Wakeman is next. "Where's the bar?" he asks.
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