Tony Kaye will guest on Yes's 50th Anniversary Tour

[ThomasKDye]

YesOfficial just tweeted:

"TONY KAYE, founder member of YES is Special Guest for the band's 2018 #YES50 50th Anniversary, starting on http://cruisetotheedge.com Feb 3-8"

I'm actually happy about that. I'm guessing Sherwood championed bringing him along, and it does make the event a little more "special." I'll be curious to hear people's reviews!

[JKL2000]

So it'll be Downes and Tony Kaye?

[SteveSly]

I think it is kind of cool too.

[wilcox660]

Glad to hear that Tony's feeling well enough for some live gigs!

[bRETT]

Looking forward to how the "cover band" arguments will play out with both Yesses having one original member, two members of the Yessongs lineup and two members of the 90125 lineup.

[progeezer]

I won't belabor the point and tell a story that I've recounted here more than once, but suffice it to say that an experience years ago in Mexicali in 2008 made me appreciate what a beautiful man Tony is and at the same time what a tactless idiot Sherwood is.

If you haven't heard the story and won't rest until you hear it, PM me and I'll tell you, but I don't want to bore people who've heard it on the 2 or 3 occasions I've posted about it in relevant treads over the last 9 years.

[chescorph]

Tony is a class act and this is a classy move, perhaps Moraz is next.

[Dan Roth]

I was hoping for something like this. On another thread I had suggested having Kaye as a special guest. I also was hoping for Moraz (back when Relayer was being bandied about for live shows) and possibly Horn. But yeah - I am pretty thrilled about this.

[3RDegree_Robert]

I'd imagine he will be doing lots of organ as that seems to be his main thing. This should be interesting for those aboard.

[Supersonic Scientist]

I think it's a great idea.....maybe they can beg/plead/bribe Bruford to do the same for a few gigs for the 50th anni.

[arturs]

I think it is a great idea too. I love Kaye's playing on the first 3 Yes albums. He will complement Downes very well.

On the first ARW thread we had, I had suggested they enlist Kaye as a 2nd keyboardist. Legitimacy and all that, and the fact that I just like him. They missed the opportunity.

At the very least, now Brian Lane can't trot out the "we have one original member. you have zero. nyah nyah na boo boo" argument.

[Farpoint Kevin]

Very cool news!

[strawberrybrick]

Might even get me to see that lineup!

[miamiscot]

Now this band has:

1) an original member
2) someone in it who's played on each Yes album
3) three Hall-Of-Famers
4) an equal claim to legitimacy

Very smart move. Very smart indeed. Now if Bruford could be persuaded out of retirement...

(...he'd be playing with Robert Fripp.)

[Tom]

I'm a big Bruford fan, but fantasizing about that is a waste of time:
-- he is thoroughly and irreversibly retired
-- he openly disliked playing "the old stuff", with increasing intensity from about 1990 onward

[Man In The Mountain]

A "guest" sounds like he'll play on a song or two, like Alan White. Or Chuck Panozzo.

Yes, keep the legitimacy teetering, because we flip flop from saying "who cares who's in the band, I'm in it for the music!" to "we've got 3 RRHOF members!"

[Scott Bails]

I'm not Kaye's biggest fan, as a musician, but I've always respected his place in the band's history and have always heard about what a gentleman he is. So, it's good to hear that his health is allowing for this, and it's nice that they made some room for him, regardless of their motivations.

[progman1975]

I won't belabor the point and tell a story that I've recounted here more than once, but suffice it to say that an experience years ago in Mexicali in 2008 made me appreciate what a beautiful man Tony is and at the same time what a tactless idiot Sherwood is.

If you haven't heard the story and won't rest until you hear it, PM me and I'll tell you, but I don't want to bore people who've heard it on the 2 or 3 occasions I've posted about it in relevant treads over the last 9 years.

We all know that Sherwood is a whiny asshole

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[JKL2000]

I think it's a great idea.....maybe they can beg/plead/bribe Bruford to do the same for a few gigs for the 50th anni.

Yeah, Bruford, Alan White, and Jay Schellen doing a drum trio thing would be very cool.

[Chichen Itza]

I won't belabor the point and tell a story that I've recounted here more than once, but suffice it to say that an experience years ago in Mexicali in 2008 made me appreciate what a beautiful man Tony is and at the same time what a tactless idiot Sherwood is.

Since we have stuff like the below, please re-post

We all know that Sherwood is a whiny asshole

[gojikranz]

Yeah, Bruford, Alan White, and Jay Schellen doing a drum trio thing would be very cool.

get Patrick moraz and they could have a three drummer three keyboard lineup and out-crimson king crimson when it comes to members on stage.

[ProgArtist]

Since we have stuff like the below, please re-post

Yes! Those that have heard it before can skip it.

[Paulrus]

Nice move, and I have a feeling Geoff won't mind sharing the burden.

Now if they pull out some old chestnuts like "The Prophet" or "Looking Around" that would be extra awesome.

[progeezer]

Let me reiterate: if you're curious why my opinion of BS (perfect initials for the a**h*le) is so high, PM me.

[Bruno Sampaio Barbosa]