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Yes doesn’t have Jon Anderson in the lineup, but will play a lot of his songs in Clearwater

Jon Davison fronts the band at Ruth Eckerd Hall.

By on Wed, Oct 4, 2023 at 12:17 pm

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click to enlarge Steve Howe of Yes, which plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on Oct. 11, 2023. - Photo by Caesar Carbajal
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Steve Howe of Yes, which plays Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida on Oct. 11, 2023.
Say what you will about the current lineup of Yes (not featuring Jon Anderson or Rick Wakeman), but longtime guitarist Steve Howe, Drama-era keyboardist—and former Buggle—Geoff Downes do make each tour incredibly different, and continue making albums under the 55-year-old moniker. Luckily, all but two songs on the band’s current setlist—which includes excerpts from all four epics from Tales from Topographic Oceans, which turns 50 in December—were originally written and released when Anderson was fronting the band.

Now in the OG frontman’s place is Jon Davison, who lost two drummer friends—Alan White and Taylor Hawkins—within just over two months of each other last year.

Tickets to see Yes at Clearwater's Ruth Eckerd Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 11 are still available, and start at $53.25.
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