MUSIC NEWS - A classic rock double bill to die for; two of the most influential 
and ground-breaking artists of the 1970s, YES and Peter Frampton, have announced a twenty-five city USA co-headline summer 2010 tour! The run will kick-off in early June and goes through the middle of July. The two had performed stadium shows together in 1976, including a show to more than 100,000 rock fans at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia, PA.
The concerts will feature more than three hours of music from the Grammy 
Award winners. One of rock history’s greatest progressive rock bands, YES, who just wrapped up a February USA tour, continues to feature the lineup of guitarist Steve Howe (pictured at left and also on tour with the original Asia ), bassist & founding member Chris Squire, and drummer Alan White, as well as Oliver Wakeman (son of keyboard legend Rick Wakeman) on keyboards and lead singer Benoit David. Original band member and lead singer, Jon Anderson has still not returned to the line up and has been touring on his own of late.
Frampton, who recently won a Grammy Award for his instrumental album Fingerprints, will be performing material from his forthcoming release Thank You Mr Churchill (out April 27, via A&M/New Door/UMe) (see related Frampton news) . Frampton’s band will include Rob Arthur (keyboards, guitar and backing vocals) and John Regan (bass), as well as Adam Lester (guitar) and Dan Wojciechowski (drums).
YES & PETER FRAMPTON 2010 TOUR ITINERARY-
June
16 Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT
18 Bethel Woods Center for the Arts, Bethel, NY
19 Tower Theater, Upper Darby, PA
20 Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Meadow Lands, PA
23 Wolf Trap Foundation for Performing Arts, Vienna, VA
24 | | Baltimore, MD | Pier Six Pavilion |
| | 25 | | Holmdel, NJ | PNC Bank Arts Center |
| | 26 | | Wantagh, NY (NYC area) | Nikon at Jones Beach Th |
| | 27 | | Laval, QUE | Amphitheatre Loto-Quebec | (Free) |
| 29 | | Big Flats, NY | Tag's Summer Stage |
| | 30 | | Canandaigua, NY | CMAC | |
July
2 | | Milwaukee, WI | Summerfest (Classic Rock Stage) |
| | 3 | | Merrillville, IN | Star Plaza Theatre |
| | 4 | Blue Ash, OH Lake Forest Venue Free |
| 6 | | Concho, OK | Lucky Star Casino |
| | 7 | Albuquerque, NM Sandia Casino |
9 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre
10 Valley Center, CA Harrah’s Rincon-Open Sky Theater |
11
| Saratoga, CA | Mountain Winery |
| | 13 | | Santa Rosa, CA | Wells Fargo Center for the Arts |
15
| Snoqualmie, WA | Mountain View Plaza @ Snoqualmie Casino |
More info @ yesworld.com and frampton.com.
Yes without Jon Anderson (with a s*ab singer) is NO
Posted by: WRM | Mar 18, 2010 at 07:24 AM
Would love to see this show but with Jon Anderson.
no offense to Benoit David but Anderson is the only voice of Yes..
Posted by: Louie K | Apr 20, 2010 at 06:42 PM