Yes Tour Cancelled
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Topic: Yes Tour Cancelled
Posted By: kirklott
Subject: Yes Tour Cancelled
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 21:49
Due to Jon Anderson's health, the 2008 Yes tour has been canceled. The news has been reported on yesfans.com, and will be on yesworld.com shortly. 
------------- "Progressive rock is the key to the continuance of human evolution." - Charles Darwin |
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Posted By: Chris S
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 22:01
Let's hope JA gets well soon and back where he belongs. Sadly the boys are not getting any younger so full on touring ( unless you are a Rolling Stone ) can be an enormous task/ask especially if ill health kicks in.
Get well soon ' Olias' ------------- ...As I venture through the slipstream, between the viaducts in your dreams...[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 22:03
| still waiting for the official announcement. Bummer. I had tickets to my first yes con cert this summer. shame i can not go. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 22:08
| sad news. i've seen them several times this decade and it was always a fantastic show. |
Posted By: themootbooxle
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 22:43
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Wow...that's a real bummer. I hadn't kept abreast of Yes news in the past several months, but I was starting to get curious if they would be touring this year. Let's hope we haven't seen the last of them! -MooT- |
Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 22:45
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Damn ------------- 
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Posted By: Relayer09
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 23:08
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Totally bummed but Jon's health is the most important thing. Hope he gets well soon. ------------- If you lose your temper, you've lost the arguement. -Proverb |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 00:26
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f**k!
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Posted By: BaronVonCruzer
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 01:09
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*uc*! ------------- THE PROG REPORT The Progressive Rock Fan's Guide To The iPod Revolution www.theprogreport.com |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 01:51
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:(
I was just getting ready to buy tickets to the Jones Beach show. I saw them there several years ago, and I really wanted ONE more chance to see my heros. This really bums me out and I'm so worried about Jon. I want him to be healthy and happy and performing music in front of loving fans. Can this really be true? |
Posted By: NurseryCryme89
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 03:11
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f**k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! there goes my one chance to see Yes... well, I hope Jon gets well soon......  |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 03:14
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I think this is the end for Yes. An era has passed by. |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 03:14
I'm with you. I have asthma and I know what it's like, but he must have it bad to cancel.
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el böthy wrote:Posted By: KeleCableII
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 05:03
| :( |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 05:42
well, imagine him getting a coughing fit in the midst of a song. impossible! you can't sing under these condtions -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 07:01
| Well, now I have gas money for 5 weeks. |
Posted By: Shadowavenger
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 07:03
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.........are you serious?!
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Posted By: Entity79
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 07:18
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Sorry, but I call shenanigans. Only ONE source for this, and it's been over 15 hours since it was posted, with no other mention online through searches on multiple search aggregators. Don't believe everything you read. It's just a rumor until/unless confirmed officially. |
Posted By: Frippertron
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 07:43
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Jon should come back home to the UK and move to the countryside.
Its obviously the U.S. pollution that is affecting him
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Posted By: Frippertron
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 07:51
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I would take everything with a pinch of salt at the moment, some folk tend to spread rumours which are totally invalid until it is official. As yesworld.com has not mentioned anything, and the only thing on any of the websites is from some woman in some far away land I would not worry too much yet.
The gigs dont kick off until July ya know. ------------- The Cheerful Insanity of Prog Rock |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 09:50
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This will be a total bummer if it turns out to be true. I always look forward to seeing them when they come around and this year was no exception. The tour is still a month away, they might still be playing it by ear to see how Jon feels. ------------- 
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Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 10:03
I know, you are right. I don't know how bad his asthma is but it is very controlable and by the time July rolls around he should be fine. I'm going through a spell of bad asthma myself now and I know from experience that I will be ok in a few days. Who knows what to think at this point.
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Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 10:12
Having asthma myself I can tell you that once it has been stabilized and the lungs recover it's fine. It does not take weeks or months but days from my experience to fully recover from a bad asthma attack. I have had a few so I do know what it's like. I'm going through it right now as a matter of fact and I will be fine by the weekend.
What Jon's conditions are I can't say but I do know that in most cases asthma is very treatable and does not leave a person with a coughing problem once the condition of the lungs clear.
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Posted By: RaphaelT
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 12:05
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Let's hope it is not true, otherwise Chris, Alan and Steve might get the idea of bringing back Trevor Horn
Anyway, go back to health, Jon ------------- yet you still have time! |
Posted By: NurseryCryme89
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 13:20
if that happens...I will televise my suicide! |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 14:23
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My heart skipped several beats when I read the title of this thread! I don't necessarily believe the story, but if the announcement becomes official it will be a particularly sh*tty way to start off my summer vacation (currently have tickets for an August show).
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Posted By: KeleCableII
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 14:53
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It's official, it's on yesworld.com. Oh well... :( |
Posted By: Frippertron
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 14:55
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My feeling is.. Something as important as this would have been put on the official Yes site almost immediately.
I just think its a rumour. I have no idea why people want to spread sad rumours like this, but hey it takes allsorts to make a world eh. ------------- The Cheerful Insanity of Prog Rock |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 15:11
| its on the official website now.check yesworld.com |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 15:29
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Damnitdamnitdamnitdamnit How depressing... I will probably never get a chance to see them now (I somehow doubt they will try to go on tour again...) To reiterate: FFFFFFF********************************************************************************KKK! -------------
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Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 16:08
| It's done. |
Posted By: Frippertron
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 16:09
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I am more concerned on the health of Jon Anderson than not being able to see Yes on tour.
Some people seem to be very selfish in their outlook on life.
Here is to a speedy recovery Jon. ------------- The Cheerful Insanity of Prog Rock |
Posted By: Frippertron
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 16:17
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Unfortunately the bands we love so much are getting quite old now. First it was Rick who had to retire due to health reasons, now its looking like Jon.
Jon is approaching 63! It is about time that they retire from live gigs and just record one last great studio album.
Health is so important in life. It should take precedence over everything in life.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 16:19
well said.. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 16:26
I don't know that people here are necessarily being selfish, just upset at not being able to see the band. There are some who have never seen Yes and they worry they might never get to. I don't think they're pissed off at Jon or anything, just the situation. |
Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 16:28
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I have seen Yes numerous times & cherish those memories. The ONLY concern should be Jon's health. I wish him well, & do personally believe, that this is the end of Yes' touring.
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Posted By: RaphaelT
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 16:29
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Let's hope we got the last studio album or perhaps (in the big dream) albums....
However I can't fight the feeling that it is going to be: So long Yes and thanks for all the Fish ------------- yet you still have time! |
Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 17:55
I hope they rescheduale. I wasn't able to go to the show at Jones Beach because of my sisters dance recital so hopefully i'll get tickets if they do  ------------- 
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Posted By: Bitterblogger
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 19:39
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I'm bummed like everyone else (even more for Jon's sake). But they can possibly still do the anniversary of the first album release in '09. And given that health issues will still be in the air, maybe they'll scale back and Rick can join them. |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 20:59
I'm not so sure we have seen the last of YES just yet. There is a rumour that they are working on new material for a new album and I think it might make a little more sense to tour the new album in 2009. We can only hope. OK Jon, get better and have a creative 2008, hope to see you in 2009...........
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 21:08
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It's official for sure. I just received my cancellation notice from LiveNation for the Kansas City show. Hope Jon is okay and all, but this really sucks. Last time I saw Yes was http://forgottenyesterdays.com/date.asp?s=5&tname=11&tdate=1558&navb=10 - here , and I figure this time around was going to be a lot better. ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: June 04 2008 at 21:43
If they do tour, it will be a very much scaled down tour, I would imagine, which is what Rick wanted, so
perhaps the "great man of the keys!" could join them!
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Posted By: TZKeyz
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 10:13
I had been in contact with Jon fairly frequently from November through February. He works and pushes himself very hard. During that time he was on the road for 12 weeks between solo shows and the School of Rock dates. When he's not on the road he's writing and recording new material. I was surprised by his continued ambition to create music. My guess (opinion) is he may need an extended period to really rest up and heal. He will be back and strong as ever. This may be a wake up call, "Jon, you're 64, not 24!" :-). I truly believe in his mind he feels 24. TZ ------------- Tommy Zvoncheck www.zkgmusic.com |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 10:26
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I don't know how much y'all read interviews with Jon, but I understood that on the last Yes tour he was suffering from a pneumonia which needed to be suppressed in order to finish the long tour, and I understood he basically took a very long time to recover from that.
My guess (and it's no more than a guess) is that he's now become more careful with his health. I do expect that cancelling a tour doesn't mean anything definitive about future plans (record, tour) for Yes.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 11:26
| http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7437219.stm - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7437219.stm |
Posted By: Clepsydra
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 12:06
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Come on people, let's be real, shall we?
Jon will never be able to do a "full" tour again.
Would you? If you were his age & in his condition?
I mean he can rest for a long time, but, he is always going to be faced with this & it can come back at
anytime.
Rick understood this & that is why he opted out.
I think that the best we can hope for is a "mini" tour (I am talking a few dates here & there), Anything
thing more that that, will always be a dangerous risk.
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Posted By: DethMaiden
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 12:10
| This is, while deeply saddening, a relief for my pocketbook. Still, get well soon Jon and I hope to see Yes in the future. |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 12:25
Yes, I suppose you're right. It's not an incident anymore, so maybe it will just be an album and some mini-tours, after some time.
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 15:53
| Above all else, here's hoping Jon makes a full and speedy recovery. |
Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 21:36
I think these guys will go to the grave with the creative juices flowing and why not. Most musicians would kill to be in their shoes. I suspect that his condition is probably more serious than just asthma which is bad enough on it's own. I do hope he regains his vigor. He still loves what he does.
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Posted By: Minimalist777
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 22:48
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I hope Jon gets well, I will be praying for him. Obviously his health is of more importance, but I do hope to see them live just once before they retire for good. ------------- WWOSD? What Would OliverStoned Do? |
Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 23:41
| It's just so hard to believe that Yes has cancelled their tour due to Jon's bad health, yet Chuck Berry is playing here in NYC tomorrow, and he's 81! Little Richard is coming soon, and he's 75. How can this be? |
Posted By: Harry Hood
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 23:54
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I couldn't afford the tickets anyway. At the closest venue tickets were about $70 for the crappy seats, and about $130 for decent ones. I'll be seeing Crimson for less than half of that. If the singer and keyboardist are in bad health, maybe it's time for a Drama lineup reunion? Without Jon or Rick, they'd more than likely be playing smaller/cheaper venues. I'd pay to see that. ------------- 
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Posted By: Frippertron
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 08:17
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peskypesky.. age has nothing to do with it. It is health.
I thought you would know that.
Best wishes to Jon
This news is very upsetting, as mentioned before, I dont care about if Yes dont tour ever again, as long as Jon and the rest have their health.
studio band perhaps ------------- The Cheerful Insanity of Prog Rock |
Posted By: ClassicRocker
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 21:48
 Spot on, NaturalScience. Thanks for understanding the unique situation of people such as myself. Of course I want Jon to get better, but I'd kill to see the band touring again (would have been my first time). Obviously a healthy tour is preferable to an ill-fated/canceled one for me. -------------
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Posted By: AcostaFulano
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 11:29
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I need some support here guys... :(
I had my first row ticket for the hollywood FL show....
As a 21 year old living in Peru, (Already had my plane ticket) this shocks me very much, coz this was probably my last chance to see em perform in my life. Now I´m going to the grave without seeing them live...
Sad thing is... back in 2005, i flew to SLC for the DT's 20 year reunion tour and my specific show was cancelled THE SAME DAY. Back then dt was my favorite band
and now this...
can someone lend me a shotgun please?
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Posted By: Dennis
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 11:50
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Hey everyone, way too much speculation here! I know that a legion of PA forum members are under 21 years old, but realize that life doesn't necessarily end after reaching 60 because of health. C'mon, 15 and 18 year olds die every day too. Every individual is unique. I will never forgot seeing the great drummer Buddy Rich performing in the 1970's when he was in his 70's! And he kicked ass over any prog drummer I can think of. He was totally amazing. And it's about attitude also. Jon Anderson seems to be a very hard working musician, with a love of life, and a positive outlook. That is healing in itself. Don't count Jon or Yes out yet. I think they'll be back. They have so many fans that love them.How many aging prog rock groups that you know of can still fill the large arenas and venues like they do? Not many! Long live YES! ------------- "Day dawns dark, it now numbers infinity" |
Posted By: marslair
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 12:33
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Sad news indeed...
I hope Jon gets well soon.
In my younger days, early to late 70's - I was fortunate to attend something like 14 YES concerts.
Around '76 they did a show at the Aladdin Theater for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas.
Opening act was Renaissance. My friends and I drove-up from LA, and it was a great show.
Afterward, Jon and his lovely wife came down into the casino, and actually sat at the blackjack table
where I was playing! I could not believe it. We chatted briefly...
The man is a milestone in music history -
I wish him the best of everything, and a swift recovery.
Over the last 30 yrs. or so, whenever I have felt sad, or blue, all I have to do is listen to some Yes,
and Jon's very upbeat attitude on Life always puts a smile back on my face.
One amazing human being, to be sure . . .
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Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: June 09 2008 at 19:23
Well said. I am insanely jealous of you for all the Yes shows you saw. Especially in the classic years. I've only seen them 3 times (Drama, 90125, and Masterworks). I am absolutely KICKING myself for all the times I could have seen them but didn't! AARRGGGHHHH!!! |
Posted By: glasshouse27
Date Posted: June 13 2008 at 13:13
It's a shame I was really looking forward to this one!!
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