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Will you be going to see YES or YES this summer?

ARW has now taken on the name YES, which IMO, is the way it should be. Jon and Chris (RIP) were the founding members, so I say if Jon is playing Yes music, he has every right to the name. Especially with Rick in the band. So now that this discussion is open, which Yes will you be going to see? This is an easy one for me, the one with Jon Anderson as the lead singer.
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martykl
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Yes
qdrone
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I’ve seen Yes 4 times ( Tales of Topographic Oceans,Relayer,90125,Union Tours) so I will pass. ARW was just down here but I prefer Rabin influenced YES. So no.

fjn04 OP
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I saw the Union tour also. I have to see him live to determine, but many are saying Jon is in very good form. I was kicking myself for missing ARW last year, so was happy to see they are coming back. I admit that I'm not a hardcore Yes fan, but I couldn't get excited about Yes without Jon.
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roxy54
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I saw AWR here in Phoenix some months ago , and he and the band were fantastic. Nobody wet home disappointed that night. After the second song, the audience simply wouldn't stop a standing ovation...And Jon Anderson seemed genuinely surprised and humbled. He finally just put his hands up as if to say "I'm speechless".

I have tickets to see the other Yes here in August. I saw them here a year before Chris Squire passed, and they were also in great form, except for Alan White, who I have always considered wrong for the band.  
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roxy54
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qdrone,
I don't quite understand your comment. Treveo Rabin is with AWR, and playing some of his own solo stuff as well, so why wouldn't you want to see them? 
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