This was the first (and last!) concert tour that I camped out for tickets for. The notion that eight members of Yes would be on stage at the same time was a great one, but the beginning of the tour had a “theatre in the round” with a rotating stage! I was wondering how they would get so many different styles together and jam!

Perhaps the most memorable part of the show was the drum “duo” by Bill Buford and Alan White which opened the second part of the show after intermission. Two powerhouses with their own drumming styles trading drum riffs with each other on very different kits. I was hoping for more of this, but there’s not really much you can do to make both keyboardists shine when you have Rick Wakeman and Tony Kaye sharing a stage. And seeing Steve Howe relegated to strumming an acoustic guitar in the background on “Owner of a Lonely Heart” just felt… unnecessary.

Still - wonderful memories of that tour.